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South Pacific   

 
Majestic Theatre , (4/07/1949 - 5/16/1953)
Broadway Theatre , (6/29/1953 - 1/16/1954)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Apr 07, 1949   
Closing Date:Jan 16, 1954 Total Performances:1925

Category: Musical, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: Two islands in the South Pacific. World War II.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Magoro Operating Corporation
Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II; Produced in association with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan; Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener; Musical Director: Salvatore Dell'Isola; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett
Directed by Joshua Logan; Musical Staging by Joshua Logan
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Motley; Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey and Furth Ullman
General Manager: Morris Jacobs; Company Manager: Maurice Winters
General Stage Manager: Charles Atkins; Stage Manager: Jean Barrere; Assistant Stage Mgr: Beau Tilden
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff; Assistant to Mr. Rodgers: Trude Rittman
General Press Representative: Michel Mok; Press Representative: Helen Hoerle and Peggy Phillips; Casting: John Fearnley; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner; Assistant to Mr. Rodgers: Evelyn Nolt and Margot Hopkins; Assistant to Mr. Logan: James Awe
Cast
Mary Martin Ensign Nellie Forbush
Ezio Pinza Emile de Becque
Juanita Hall Bloody Mary
Myron McCormick Luther Billis
Betta St. John Liat
Harvey Stephens Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.
William Tabbert Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
Martin Wolfson Captain George Brackett, U.S.N.
Mardi Bayne Ensign Connie Walewska
Evelyn Colby Ensign Pamela Whitmore
Michael De Leon Jerome Alternate
Noel De Leon Jerome Alternate
Sandra Deel Ensign Janet MacGregor
Bill Dwyer Seaman Tom O'Brien
Dickinson Eastham Seabee Richard West
Don Fellows Lt. Buzz Adams
William Ferguson Ensemble
Jacqueline Fisher Lt. Genevieve Marshall
Jack Fontan Seaman Thomas Hassinger
Alan Gilbert Yeoman Herbert Quale
Thomas Gleason Sgt. Kenneth Johnson
Jim Hawthorne Petty Officer Hamilton Steves
Richard Loo Marcel
Henry's Assistant
Ensemble
Roslynd Lowe Ensign Dinah Murphy
Barbara Luna Ngana
Biff McGuire Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey
Gloria Meli Ensign Lisa Minelli
Henry Michel Seabee Morton Wise
Alex Nicol Ensemble
Pat Northrop Ensign Sue Yaeger
Mary Ann Reeve Ensemble
Fred Sadoff Professor
Bernice Saunders Ensign Cora MacRae
Archie Savage Abner
Helena Schurgot Ensign Bessie Noonan
Richard Silvera Henry
Henry Slate Stewpot
Eugene Smith Ensemble
Beau Tilden Seaman James Hayes
Musa Williams Bloody Mary's Assistant
Chin Yu Ensemble
Understudies: Thomas Gleason (Captain George Brackett, U.S.N.), Arthur Hammond (Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey, Yeoman Herbert Quale), Cloris Leachman (Ensign Nellie Forbush), Richard Loo (Henry), William McGraw (Lt. Buzz Adams), Henry Michel (Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N., Emile de Becque), Gene Smith (Professor) and Musa Williams (Bloody Mary)
1950 Tony Award® Best Musical
winnerProduced in association with Joshua Logan and Leland Hayward; Book by Joshua Logan and Oscar Hammerstein II; Produced by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Music by Richard Rodgers [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Libretto
winnerBook by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Best Original Score
winnerMusic by Richard Rodgers [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
winnerEzio Pinza [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
winnerMary Martin [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
winnerMyron McCormick [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
winnerJuanita Hall [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Producer (Musical)
winnerProduced by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers; Produced in association with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan [winner]
1950 Tony Award® Best Director
winnerDirected by Joshua Logan [winner]
1949 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
winnerJo Mielziner [winner]
1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
winnerMusic by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan [winner]
ACT 1Sung By
Dites-Moi Pourquoi Ngana and Jerome
A Cockeyed Optimist Ensign Nellie Forbush
Twin Soliloquies Ensign Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque
Some Enchanted Evening Emile de Becque
Bloody Mary Is The Girl I Love Sailors, Seabees and Marines
There's Nothing Like a Dame Luther Billis, Sailors, Seabees and Marines
Bali Ha'i Bloody Mary
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair Ensign Nellie Forbush and Nurses
I'm In Love With a Wonderful Guy Ensign Nellie Forbush and Nurses
Younger Than Springtime Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
Act I Finale Ensign Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque
ACT 2Sung By
Soft Shoe Dance Nurses and Seabees
Happy Talk Bloody Mary, Liat and Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
Honey Bun Ensign Nellie Forbush
You've Got To Be Taught Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
Honey Bun Luther Billis
This Nearly Was Mine Emile de Becque
Some Enchanted Evening (Reprise)Ensign Nellie Forbush
Act II Finale