South Pacific

Vivian Beaumont Theatre

Previews Began: March 1, 2008

Opening Night: April 3, 2008

Closing Night: August 22, 2010

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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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