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Who Played Liat in South Pacific

Liat is a role in South Pacific, a musical that opened Off-Broadway in 2005.

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.

17 actors have played Liat in South Pacific.

View full cast of South Pacific

Performer Production Opened
Betta St. John Broadway South Pacific 1949
Dorothy Maruki Broadway South Pacific 1949
Irma Sandre Broadway South Pacific 1949
Mari Young US Tour South Pacific 1950
Norma Calderon US Tour South Pacific 1950
Carol Lawrence Broadway South Pacific 1955
Pamela Yang West End South Pacific 1988
Elaine Tan West End South Pacific 2001
Renita Croney Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Deborah Lew Broadway South Pacific 2008
Emily Morales Broadway South Pacific 2008
Li Jun Li Broadway South Pacific 2008
Margot de la Barre Broadway South Pacific 2008
Wendi Bergamini Broadway South Pacific 2008
Elizabeth Chong West End South Pacific 2011
Sera Maehara West End South Pacific 2022
Yuka Notsuka US Tour South Pacific (Non-Eq) 2022

Other Roles in South Pacific

Role Production Opened
Bloody Mary Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Capt. George Brackett Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Cmdr. William Harbison Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Emile de Becque Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Ensemble Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Ensign Nellie Forbush Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Jerome Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Liat Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Lt. Joseph Cable Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Luther Billis Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Ngana Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Professor Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Stewpot Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005

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