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Who Played Professor in South Pacific

Professor is a role in South Pacific, a musical that opened US Tour in 1950.

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.

16 actors have played Professor in South Pacific.

View full cast of South Pacific

Performer Production Opened
Fred Sadoff Broadway South Pacific 1949
Gene Saks Broadway South Pacific 1949
Gene Smith Broadway South Pacific 1949
Bill Mullikin US Tour South Pacific 1950
Don Wortman US Tour South Pacific 1950
Earl Drebing US Tour South Pacific 1950
Gene Saks Broadway South Pacific 1955
Micheal Nielsen West End South Pacific 1988
David Stothard West End South Pacific 2001
Tom Deckman Off-Broadway South Pacific 2005
Christian Delcroix Broadway South Pacific 2008
George Merrick Broadway South Pacific 2008
Jason Michael Snow Broadway South Pacific 2008
Matt Caplan Broadway South Pacific 2008
Noah Weisberg Broadway South Pacific 2008
Luke Kempner West End South Pacific 2011
TJ Lamando US Tour South Pacific (Non-Eq) 2022

Other Roles in South Pacific

Role Production Opened
Abner US Tour South Pacific 1950
Bloody Mary US Tour South Pacific 1950
Bloody Mary's Assistant US Tour South Pacific 1950
Capt. George Brackett US Tour South Pacific 1950
Chin Yu US Tour South Pacific 1950
Cmdr. William Harbison US Tour South Pacific 1950
Cpl. Hamilton Steeves US Tour South Pacific 1950
Emile de Becque US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Bessie Noonan US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Connie Walewska US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Cora MacRae US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Dinah Murphy US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Janet MacGregor US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Lisa Minelli US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Pamela Whitmore US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Peggy Olsen US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ens. Sue Yaeger US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ensign Nellie Forbush US Tour South Pacific 1950
Henry US Tour South Pacific 1950
Jerome US Tour South Pacific 1950
Liat US Tour South Pacific 1950
Liwana US Tour South Pacific 1950
Lt. Buzz Adams US Tour South Pacific 1950
Lt. Genevieve Marshall US Tour South Pacific 1950
Lt. Joseph Cable US Tour South Pacific 1950
Luther Billis US Tour South Pacific 1950
Marcell US Tour South Pacific 1950
Maria US Tour South Pacific 1950
Ngana US Tour South Pacific 1950
Professor US Tour South Pacific 1950
Pvt. Sven Larsen US Tour South Pacific 1950
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey US Tour South Pacific 1950
S/Sgt. Thomas Hassinger US Tour South Pacific 1950
Seabee Jack Williams US Tour South Pacific 1950
Seabee Morton Wise US Tour South Pacific 1950
Seabee Richard West US Tour South Pacific 1950
Seaman James Hayes US Tour South Pacific 1950
Seaman Tom O'Brien US Tour South Pacific 1950
Sgt. Kenneth Johnson US Tour South Pacific 1950
Stewpot US Tour South Pacific 1950
Yeoman Herbert Quale US Tour South Pacific 1950

“Professor” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
The Skin of Our Teeth Broadway 1942

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