She cannot overcome her prejudices and tearfully leaves. Nellie is shocked to find they are Emile's children by a native woman, now deceased. After lovemaking, he sings "Younger Than Springtime." Bloody Mary muses that Cable will be her son-in-law.Īt Emile's party, Emile introduces Nellie to Ngana and Jerome (Kennedy and Bradshaw Mattson). Billis takes part in a native ceremony, and Bloody Mary introduces Cable to her daughter Liat (Erica Bryan).Ĭable and Liat are immediately attracted to each other. Brackett tells Cable to go on leave until he can change Emile's mind.īillis convinces Cable to take him to Bali Ha'i. Emile refuses because he wants to start a new life with Nellie. Brarckett asks Emile to help Cable infiltrate a Japanese-held island and report on ship movements. After Emile leaves, Nellie regales the nurses with "I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy."Ĭapt. Realizing she still loves him, Nellie agrees to marry Emile. Asked about his politics, Emile avows universal freedom and says he fled France after choking a local bully in self-defense. (Left to right, Laura Markis, Amy Rucci, Devine, Grace Spelman, Mary Roberge.)Įmile unexpectedly shows up and invites Nellie to a party where he will introduce her to his friends. Someone suggests this actually may make him more suitable for the mission.Īcknowledging she doesn't know enough about Emile, Nellie decides to break it off with Emile and sings "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" with the nurses on the beach. There's a rumor Emile left France because he committed murder there. The three ask Nellie to ascertain Emile's background and politics. They plan to ask Emile for his help, since he used to live on the island where Cable's mission will occur. Billis encourages Cable, since he, himself, wants to go to the island-presumably to see the Boar's Tooth Ceremony, but more likely to see the French women.Ĭable meets with the base's commanding officers, Commander William Harbison (Hal Chernoff) and Captain George Brackett (Mark Proulx). Bloody Mary urges Cable to visit the nearby island of "Bali Ha'i," saying it is his island. Joseph Cable (Danny Viets), a Marine from Guadalcanal, arrives to take part in a dangerous spy mission crucial to the war effort. Luther leads the rest of the seabees in "There is Nothing Like A Dame." (Left to right: O'Keefe, Zachary Gray, Michael Holt, Timothy Glynn, Tony Andruss, Andrew Holl, Hal Chernoff.) She tempts Luther Billis (Shaun O'Keefe) with a bracelet made from a boar's tooth. Navy nurses, being commissioned officers, are off-limits! The only civilian woman, a Tonkinese vendor of grass skirts and shrunken heads, is known as Bloody Mary (Becky Rodia Schoenfeld). The American seabees lament the lack of women on their island. Nellie is unaware that Jerome and his sister Ngana are Emile's children. Nellie returns to her hospital, and Emile sings a bit of "Dites-Moi" to Jerome (Bradshaw Mattson). Each wonders if the other feels the same way as they sing "Twin Soliloquies."Įmile admits he has loved her since they met at the officers' club dance and sings "Some Enchanted Evening." Nellie promises to think about their relationship.
Concern about the war abounds, but Nellie is confident all will be well as she sings "Cockeyed Optimist."Įmile has fallen for Nellie as well.
Maura (Bloody Mary’s Assistant) – Meghna ThomasĬdr.Nellie Forbush (Stephanie Devine), a Navy nurse from Little Rock, has fallen for Emile de Becque (Rich Moran), a plantation owner on a South Pacific island during World War II. Jerome (De Becque child) – Sam Heft/Noah Salmanson Ngana (De Becque child) – Isabel Bowser/Rachel RaffertyĪntoinette (De Becque child) – Skylar Ortiz/Amanda Santos Music Director and Conductor: Raquel Garcia Well known songs from the show include: “Some Enchanted Evening”, “Cock-eyed Optimist”, “Nothing Like a Dame” and “Younger than Springtime”. Cable with Liat, the daughter of a colorful local entrepreneur (Bloody Mary). Joe Cable as they struggle to overcome long held prejudices and the realities of war as they find themselves in unconventional love affairs: Nellie with an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque, and Lt. The story follows a young navy nurse, Nellie Forbush and Lt. This romantic Rogers and Hammerstein musical is set in the South Pacific Islands during World War II.
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