Who Played Marcel in South Pacific

Marcel is a role in South Pacific, a musical that opened Broadway in 1949.

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.

3 actors have played Marcel in South Pacific.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Richard Loo	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Nick Gentile	Broadway South Pacific	1955
Daryl Kwan	West End South Pacific	1988

Other Roles in South Pacific

Role	Production	Opened
Abner	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Bloody Mary	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Bloody Mary's Assistant	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Captain George Brackett	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Captain George Brackett, U.S.N.	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Cmdr. William Harbison	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N.	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Emile de Becque	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Emile De Beque	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensemble	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Bessie Noonan	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Connie Walewska	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Cora MacRae	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Dinah Murphy	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Janet MacGregor	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Lisa Minelli	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Nellie Forbush	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Pamela Whitmore	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ensign Sue Yaeger	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Henry	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Jerome	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Jerome [alternate]</i>	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Liat	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Lt. Buzz Adams	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Lt. Genevieve Marshall	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C.	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Luther Billis	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Marcel	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Marine Cpl. Hamilton Steves	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Ngana	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Petty Officer Hamilton Steves	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Professor	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Pvt. Victor Moulton	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Seabee Morton Wise	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Seabee Richard West	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Seaman Gustl Schulz	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Seaman James Hayes	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Seaman Thomas Hassinger	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Seaman Tom O'Brien	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Sgt. Kenneth Johnson	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Staff Sgt. Thomas Hassinger	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Stewpot	Broadway South Pacific	1949
U.S.N.	Broadway South Pacific	1949
Yeoman Herbert Quale	Broadway South Pacific	1949

“Marcel” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
The Boy Friend	Broadway	1954

Photos from South Pacific

Photos: First Look Inside the Newly-Restored Majestic Theatre

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