MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 07, 1949
Closing Date
Jan 16, 1954
Performances
1,925
MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Majestic Theatre
(Apr 07, 1949 - May 16, 1953)
Broadway Theatre
(Jun 29, 1953 - Jan 16, 1954)
Setting
Two islands in the South Pacific. World War II.
Media
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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
Mary Martin
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Apr 07, 1949 - Jun 02, 1951
Ezio Pinza
Emile de Becque
Apr 07, 1949 - May 31, 1950
Juanita Hall
Bloody Mary
Apr 07, 1949 - Jun 02, 1951
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
 
Ensign Dinah Murphy
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
Apr 07, 1949 - May 14, 1949
Pat Northrop
Ensign Sue Yaeger
Mary Ann Reeve
Ensemble
Fred Sadoff
Professor
Bernice Saunders
Ensign Cora MacRae
Archie Savage
Abner
Apr 07, 1949 - Jan 20, 1951
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: Sandra Deel (Ensign Nellie Forbush), Dickinson Eastham (Emile de Becque), Thomas Gleason (Captain George Brackett, U.S.N.), Arthur Hammond (Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey, Yeoman Herbert Quale), Richard Loo (Henry), William McGraw (Lt. Buzz Adams), Henry Michel (Emile de Becque, Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.), Gene Smith (Professor) and Musa Williams (Bloody Mary)

Majestic Theatre (Apr 07, 1949 - May 16, 1953)

Musical Director: I. Frank Nowicki
Company Manager: Rube Bernstein
Assistant Stage Mgr: James Hammerstein and Eddie Rissien (circa. 1953 - ?); Stage Manager: Philip Mathias; General Stage Manager: Jean Barrere
Press Representative: John L. Toohey and Frank Goodman

Cast

George Britton
Emile de Becque
Jan 12, 1952 - Jan 16, 1954
Betty Early
During Martha Wright's vacation
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Jul 27, 1953 - Aug 08, 1953
Cloris Leachman
During Martha Wright's hiatus to play the role on tour
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Oct 13, 1952 - Nov 08, 1952
Ray Middleton
Emile de Becque
Jun 01, 1950 - Jul 07, 1951
Roger Rico
Emile de Becque
Jul 09, 1951 - Jan 12, 1952
Martha Wright
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Jun 04, 1951 - Jan 16, 1954
Diosa Costello
Bloody Mary
Jun 04, 1951 - ?
Odette Myrtil
Bloody Mary
Musa Williams
Bloody Mary
Fabian Acosta
Jerome
Alternate
Leigh Allen
Ensign Lisa Minelli
 
Ensign Janet MacGregor
George Armand
Jerome
Alternate
Sidney Armus
Professor
Mardi Bayne
Ensign Pamela Whitmore
Jack Cassidy
Seabee Richard West
Dort Clark
Stewpot
Oct 16, 1950 - ?
Helen Clayton
Ensign Connie Walewska
Cristanta Cornejo
Ngana
Alternate
Robert Cortazal
Jerome
Alternate
Donald Covert
Ensemble
Rosalina Davila
Ngana
Alternate
Dolores Decin
Ngana
Alternate
William Diehl
Seaman Gustl Schulz
 
Seaman Tom O'Brien
Bill Dwyer
Lt. Buzz Adams
Betty Early
During Martha Wright's vacation
Ensign Dinah Murphy
Elizabeth Early
Ensign Pamela Whitmore
Don Fellows
Seabee Richard West
Pat Finch
Ensign Lisa Minelli
Jack Fontan
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey
Betty Gillett
Lt. Genevieve Marshall
Oct 16, 1950 - ?
 
Ensign Cora MacRae
Katherine Graves
Bloody Mary's Assistant
Thomas Griffin
Jerome
Alternate
Arthur Hammond
Pvt. Victor Moulton
Dody Heath
Ensign Sue Yaeger
Steve Holland
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey
 
Pvt. Victor Moulton
Joan Kavanagh
Ensign Pamela Whitmore
Kermit Kegley
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey
Peter Kelley
Seaman Tom O'Brien
Mimi Kelly
Ensign Janet MacGregor
 
Ensign Dinah Murphy
Don Leslie
Ensemble
Karen Lewis
Ensign Connie Walewska
Christina Lind
Ensign Sue Yaeger
Roberta MacDonald
Ensign Sue Yaeger
Don MacLaughlin
Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.
Patricia Marand
Lt. Genevieve Marshall
 
Ensign Cora MacRae
Nov 05, 1951 - ?
Virginia Martin
Ensign Bessie Noonan
Dorothy Maruki
Ensemble
Melle Matthews
Ensign Sue Yaeger
William McGraw
Seaman Tom O'Brien
 
Ensemble
 
Yeoman Herbert Quale
Merle Muskal
Ensign Janet MacGregor
 
Ensign Connie Walewska
Betty O'Neil
Ensign Sue Yaeger
Virginia Paris
Bloody Mary's Assistant
Jose Perez
Jerome
? - Sep 13, 1952
Alternate
Albert Popwell
Abner
Jan 22, 1951 - ?
Dorothy Richards
Lt. Genevieve Marshall
Robert Rippy
Petty Officer Hamilton Steves
Bartlett Robinson
Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.
Orlando Rodriguez
Jerome
Sep 15, 1952 - ?
Alternate
Steve Roland
Seaman Tom O'Brien
Gene Saks
Professor
Irma Sandre
Liat
Jean Shore
Ensign Connie Walewska
Eugene Smith
Seaman Thomas Hassinger
Peter Smith
Seaman Tom O'Brien
Maria Suarez
Ngana
Alternate
Bill Thunhurst
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey
Webb Tilton
Seabee Richard West
Bunny Warner
Ngana
Alternate
Jack Weston
Stewpot
Billie Worth
Ensign Janet MacGregor
Understudies: George Britton (Emile de Becque), Dort Clark (Luther Billis), Rosalie Davella (Ngana), William Diehl (Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.), Betty Early (Ensign Nellie Forbush), George Finn (Jerome), Betty Gillett (Ensign Nellie Forbush), Katherine Graves (Bloody Mary), Steve Holland (Stewpot), Kermit Kegley (Stewpot), Peter Kelley (Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.), Mimi Kelly (Ensign Nellie Forbush), Cloris Leachman (Ensign Nellie Forbush), Dorothy Maruki (Liat), Virginia Paris (Bloody Mary), Bill Thunhurst (Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.), Webb Tilton (Emile de Becque), Jack Weston (Luther Billis) and Billie Worth (Ensign Nellie Forbush)

Broadway Theatre (Jun 29, 1953 - Jan 16, 1954)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Stage Manager: Nick Mayo

Cast

Shirley Jones
Ensign Sue Yaeger
music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Act 1
Sung 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 2
Sung 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 and Luther Billis
You've Got To Be Taught
Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
This Nearly Was Mine
Emile de Becque
Some Enchanted Evening (Reprise)
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Act II Finale

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1950 Winner ; Produced in association with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan
Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Music by Richard Rodgers

Libretto

1950 Winner
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan

Best Original Score

1950 Winner
Music by Richard Rodgers

Best Actor in a Musical

1950 Winner
Ezio Pinza

Best Actress in a Musical

1950 Winner
Mary Martin

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1950 Winner
Myron McCormick

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1950 Winner
Juanita Hall

Producer (Musical)

1950 Winner ; Produced in association with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan
Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

Best Director

1950 Winner
Directed by Joshua Logan

Best Scenic Design

1949 Winner
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1950 Winner
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
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