South Pacific
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
Previews Began: March 1, 2008
Opening Night: April 3, 2008
Closing Night: August 22, 2010
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Book: Russel Crouse
Howard Lindsay
Nellie, a nurse on a Pacific Island during WWII, falls in love with de Becque, a local planter. However, when she learns he is a widower with two half-caste children, she cannot accept the situation. Meanwhile, Cable falls in love with a Polynesian girl named Liat. Cable and de Bacque go off together on a spy mission and the two women wait in hope of their return.
Musical Numbers
Act One
Dites-Moi…………………….Pourquoi Ngana, Jerome
A Cockeyed Optimist……….Ensign Nellie Forbush
Twin Soliloquies………………Ensign Nellie Forbush,
Emile de Becque
Some Enchanted Evening………..Emile de Becque
Dites-Moi (Reprise)……..Pourquoi Ngana, Jerome,
Emile de Becque
Bloody Mary……………….Sailors, Seabees, Marines
There’s Nothing Like a Dame………….Luther Billis,
Sailors, Seabees,
Marines
Bali Ha’i………………………………………….Bloody Mary
My Girl Back Home………………….Lt. Joseph Cable,
Ensign Nellie Forbush,
U.S.M.C.
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My
Hair…………………….Ensign Nellie Forbush, Nurses
Some Enchanted Evening
(Reprise)…………………………………Emile de Becque,
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Wonderful Guy…….Ensign Nellie Forbush, Nurses
Bali Ha’i (Reprise)………………………..Island Woman
Younger Than Springtime…………Lt. Joseph Cable,
U.S.M.C.
Act I Finale……………………..Ensign Nellie Forbush,
Emile de Becque
Act Two
Happy Talk…………………………….Bloody Mary, Liat,
Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.
Honey Bun…..Ensign Nellie Forbush, 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…………………….Ensign Nellie Forbush,
Pourquoi Ngana, Jerome,
Emile de Becque
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