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South Pacific
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South Pacific
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Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A torpedoed black seaman lands on an island in the South Pacific and is content to stay with the natives rather than return to fight for a war he doesn't care about, until his captain companion is killed on another mission.
playwright:
Dorothy Heyward
,
Howard Rigsby
People (24)
Canada Lee
Sam Johnson
(Original)
Ruby Dee
Native
(Original)
Kaie Deei
Japanese Voice
(Original)
George Fisher
Native
(Original)
Emanuel Gillard
Native Child
(Original)
Clyde Goines
Native Child
(Original)
Gordon Heath
Native
(Original)
Daniel Johnson
Liliboi
(Original)
Wini Johnson
Ruth
(Original)
Wendell K. Phillips
Captain Dunlap
(Original)
James Reason
Native Child
(Original)
Gloria Robinson
Native Child
(Original)
Ledia Rosa
Native Child
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Dr. John
(Original)
Rudolph Whitaker
Daniel
(Original)
Frank Wilson
The Luluai
(Original)
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Canada Lee
Sam Johnson
(Original)
Ruby Dee
Native
(Original)
Kaie Deei
Japanese Voice
(Original)
George Fisher
Native
(Original)
Emanuel Gillard
Native Child
(Original)
Clyde Goines
Native Child
(Original)
Gordon Heath
Native
(Original)
Daniel Johnson
Liliboi
(Original)
Wini Johnson
Ruth
(Original)
Wendell K. Phillips
Captain Dunlap
(Original)
James Reason
Native Child
(Original)
Gloria Robinson
Native Child
(Original)
Ledia Rosa
Native Child
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Dr. John
(Original)
Rudolph Whitaker
Daniel
(Original)
Frank Wilson
The Luluai
(Original)
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Dorothy Heyward
Writer
Howard Rigsby
Writer
Robert Shaw
Choral Director
Lee Strasberg
Staging
Boris Aronson
Scenic Design
Paul Bowles
Incidental Music
W. Horace Schmidlapp
Production Supervisor
David Lowe
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
29
1943
Closing Date
Jan
1
1944
Performances
5
as of Jan 05, 2026
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