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Who Played Professor in South Pacific

Professor 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.

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
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

“Professor” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
The Skin of Our Teeth Broadway 1942

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