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South Pacific

Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Book: Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Notes: Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning book TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC by James A Michener
Production Year: 1955
Synopsis:

Small town nurse Nellie Forbush, stationed on a South Pacific island during World War II, is forced to examine her life and attitudes when she falls in love with a handsome French planter.

Cast Member

Role

Marlaina Tepel
Ensign Pamela Whitmore
Ben Woodward
Pvt. Victor Moulton
Harry O. Weber
Lt. Buzz Adams
Nolan Van Way
Radio Operator Bob McCaffery
Nancy Sharp
Ensign Peggy Olsen
Irma Sandre
Liat
Wendell Dewey Simpson
Jerome
Bob Schomaker
Yeoman Herbert Quale
Frances Rodgers
Bloody Mary's Assistant
Herbert Banke
Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
Billie Brummell
Ensign Billie Sue Yaeger
Eugene Dorian
Cmdr. William Harbison
Nancy Dysart
Ensign Marjorie Craven
Joseph Cusanelli
Stewpot
Brian Davies
Seabee Morton Wise
Richard Eastham
Emile de Becque
Benny Baker
Luther Billis
Kathryn George
Ensign Lisa Minelli
Dorothy Franklin
Bloody Mary
Lewis Bolyard
Professor
Rex O’Hara
Seaman Gustl Schulz
Susan Heinkel
Ngana
Patricia Maddox
Ensign Clara Noonan
June House
Ensign Janet MacGregor
Kyle MacDonnell
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Norman MacKaye
Capt. George Brackett, U.S.N.
Charles Magruder
Seaman Jack Hayes
Jerry Quinn
Seaman Tom O'Brien
Peter Messineo
Henry
Paul Richards
Marine Cpl. Hamilton Steeves
John McKay
Seabee Richard West
Harlene Pomroy
Ensign Cora MacRae
Christine Palmer
Ensign Dinah Murphy
Richard Martin
Abner
Tom Plank
Sgt. Kenneth Johnson
Kathleen Richter
Lt. Genevieve Marshall
Carole Jackson
Ensign Connie Walewska