South Pacific Opening Night Cast on Broadway - Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis and Photos

South Pacific: Opening Night Cast

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Mary Martin

Ensign Nellie Forbush

Martha Wright

Cloris Leachman

Replacements
Ezio Pinza

Emile de Becque

Ray Middleton

George Britton

Roger Rico

Replacements
Myron McCormick

Luther Billis
Juanita Hall

Bloody Mary

Odette Myrtil

Diosa Costello

Musa Williams

Replacements
William Tabbert

Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
Betta St. John

Liat

Irma Sandre

Replacements
Martin Wolfson

Captain George Brackett, U.S.N.
Harvey Stephens

Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.
Henry Slate

Stewpot

Jack Weston

Dort Clark

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Archie Savage

Abner

Albert Popwell

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Fred Sadoff

Professor

Gene Saks

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Roslynd Lowe

Ensign Dinah Murphy

Betty Early

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Don Fellows

Lt. Buzz Adams

Bill Dwyer

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Alan Gilbert

Yeoman Herbert Quale

William McGraw

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William Biff McGuire

Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey

Bill Thunhurst

Steve Holland

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Sandra Deel

Ensign Janet MacGregor

Billie Worth

Merle Muskal

Mimi Kelly

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Thomas Gleason

Sgt. Kenneth Johnson
Richard Silvera

Henry
Mardi Bayne

Ensign Connie Walewska
Evelyn Colby

Ensign Pamela Whitmore
Michael De Leon

Jerome [Alternate]
Noel De Leon

Jerome [Alternate]
Bill Dwyer

Seaman Tom O'Brien
Dickinson Eastham

Seabee Richard West
William Ferguson

Ensemble
Jacqueline Fisher

Lt. Genevieve Marshall
Jack Fontan

Seaman Thomas Hassinger
Jim Hawthorne

Marine Corporal Hamilton Steeves
Richard Loo

Marcel, Henry's Assistant
Ensemble
Barbara Luna

Ngana
Gloria Meli

Ensign Lisa Minelli
Henry Michel

Seabee Morton Wise
Alex Nicol

Ensemble
Patricia Northrop

Ensign Sue Yaeger
Mary Ann Reeve

Ensemble
Bernice Saunders

Ensign Cora MacRae
Helena Schurgot

Ensign Bessie Noonan
Eugene Smith

Ensemble
Beau Tilden

Seaman James Hayes
Musa Williams

Bloody Mary's Assistant
Chin Yu

Ensemble
Sandra Deel

Ensign Nellie Forbush
(Understudy)
Dickinson Eastham

Emile de Becque
(Understudy)
Musa Williams

Bloody Mary
(Understudy)
Henry Slate

Luther Billis
(Understudy)
Alan Gilbert

Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
(Understudy)
Thomas Gleason

Captain George Brackett, U.S.N.
(Understudy)
Henry Michel

Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.
(Understudy)
Richard Loo

Henry
(Understudy)
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Helen Clayton

Ensign Connie Walewska

Karen Lewis

Ensign Connie Walewska

Mardi Bayne

Ensign Pamela Whitmore

Joan Kavanagh

Ensign Pamela Whitmore

Peter Smith

Seaman Tom O'Brien

Peter Kelley

Seaman Tom O'Brien

Steve Roland

Seaman Tom O'Brien

William McGraw

Seaman Tom O'Brien

Patricia Marand

Lt. Genevieve Marshall

Betty Gillette

Lt. Genevieve Marshall

Dorothy Richards

Lt. Genevieve Marshall

Eugene Smith

Seaman Thomas Hassinger

Robert Rippy

Marine Corporal Hamilton Steeves

Maria Suarez

Ngana

Bunny Warner

Ngana

Dolores Decin

Ngana

Cristanta Cornejo

Ngana

Pat Finch

Ensign Lisa Minelli

Leigh Allen

Ensign Lisa Minelli

Betty O'Neil

Ensign Sue Yaeger

Christina Lind

Ensign Sue Yaeger

Melle Matthews

Ensign Sue Yaeger

Roberta MacDonald

Ensign Sue Yaeger

Betty Gillett

Ensign Cora MacRae

Virginia Martin

Ensign Bessie Noonan

Betty Early

Ensign Nellie Forbush
(Understudy)

Billie Worth

Ensign Nellie Forbush
(Understudy)

Mimi Kelly

Ensign Nellie Forbush
(Understudy)

Cloris Leachman

Ensign Nellie Forbush
(Understudy)

Webb Tilton

Emile de Becque
(Understudy)

Henry Michel

Emile de Becque
(Understudy)

Jack Weston

Luther Billis
(Understudy)

Dort Clark

Luther Billis
(Understudy)

Bill Thunhurst

Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
(Understudy)

William Diehl

Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
(Understudy)

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South Pacific: Opening Night Music Credits

Salvatore Dell'Isola

Musical Director
Sol Gusikoff

Orchestra Personnel Manager
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I. Frank Nowicki

Musical Director

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South Pacific: Opening Night Production Credits

Oscar Hammerstein II

Book
Joshua Logan

Book
Richard Rodgers

Music
Oscar Hammerstein II

Lyrics
James A. Michener

Based on "Tales of the South Pacific"
Joshua Logan

Director
Musical Staging
Jo Mielziner

Scenic Design
Motley

Costume Design
Jo Mielziner

Lighting Design
James Awe

Assistant to Mr. Logan
John Harvey

Assistant to Mr. Mielziner
Furth Ullman

Assistant to Mr. Mielziner
Robert Russell Bennett

Orchestrations
Charles Atkin

General Stage Manager
Jean Barrere

Stage Manager
Beau Tilden

Assistant Stage Manager
John Fearnley

Casting Director
Shirley Rich

Assistant Casting Director
Margot Hopkins

Assistant to Mr. Rodgers
Trude Rittman

Assistant to Mr. Rodgers
Morris Jacobs

General Manager
Maurice Winters

Company Manager
Michel Mok

General Press Representative
Helen Hoerle

Press Representative
Lawrence Weiner

Advertising Representative
Richard Rodgers

Producer
Oscar Hammerstein II

Producer
Leland Hayward

Produced in Association with
Joshua Logan

Produced in Association with
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James Hammerstein

Assistant Stage Manager

Eddie Rissien

Assistant Stage Manager

Jean Barrere

General Stage Manager

Philip Mathias

Stage Manager

Nick Mayo

Stage Manager

Peggy Phillips

Press Representative

Rube Bernstein

Company Manager

John L. Toohey

Press Representative

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