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Who Played Bloody Mary in South Pacific

Bloody Mary is a role in South Pacific, a musical that opened West End in 1951.

Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener<p>The plot of South Pacific centers on an American nurse stationed on a South Pacific island during World War II who falls in love with a middle-aged expatriate French plantation owner. This story is intertwined with a secondary romance, between a U.S. lieutenant and a young Tonkinese woman. The original Broadway production enjoyed immense critical and box-office success and became the second-longest running Broadway musical to that point (behind Rodgers and Hammerstein's earlier Oklahoma!). Because of its exploration of racial and social issues of the day, the show won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950. Several of its songs, including "Bali Ha'i", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair", "Some Enchanted Evening", "There Is Nothing Like a Dame", "Happy Talk" and Younger Than Springtime" have become popular standards. The production won 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score, and it is the only musical production to win Tony Awards in all four acting categories. Its original cast album was the bestselling record of the 1940s, and other recordings of the show have also been popular. The show has enjoyed many successful revivals and tours, spawning a 1958 film and television adaptations. The 2008 Broadway revival won seven Tonys, including Best Musical Revival.

18 actors have played Bloody Mary in South Pacific.

View full cast of South Pacific

Performer Production Opened
Diosa Costello Broadway South Pacific 1949
Juanita Hall Broadway South Pacific 1949
Musa Williams Broadway South Pacific 1949
Odette Myrtil Broadway South Pacific 1949
Diosa Costello US Tour South Pacific 1950
Dorothy Franklin US Tour South Pacific 1950
Irene Bordoni US Tour South Pacific 1950
Muriel Smith West End South Pacific 1951
Sylvia Syms Broadway South Pacific 1955
Bertice Reading West End South Pacific 1988
Sheila Francisco West End South Pacific 2001
Lillias White Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Lisa Howard Broadway South Pacific 2008
Liz McCartney Broadway South Pacific 2008
Loretta Ables Sayre Broadway South Pacific 2008
Lucia Spina Broadway South Pacific 2008
MaryAnn Hu Broadway South Pacific 2008
Loretta Ables Sayre West End South Pacific 2011
Catrina Teruel Clark US Tour South Pacific (Non-Eq) 2022
Joanna Ampil West End South Pacific 2022

Other Roles in South Pacific

Role Production Opened
Bloody Mary West End South Pacific 1951
Emile De Beque West End South Pacific 1951
Ensign Nellie Forbush West End South Pacific 1951
Other Roles West End South Pacific 1951

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