Muny Archive

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: 1963
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

Emile de Becque
Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Bloody Mary's Assistant
Capt. George Brackett, U.S.N.
Radio Operator Bob McCaffery
Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.
Luther Billis
Ensign Dinah Murphy
Bloody Mary
Lt. Buzz Adams
Professor