Casting Complete for South Pacific at Lincoln Center Theater

Lincoln Center Theater has announced final casting for its upcoming Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific. The show begins performances on March 1 at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher. Opening night is April 3.

Joining the previously announced Kelli O'Hara Nellie Forbush, Paulo Szot Emile de Becque, Matthew Morrison Lt. Joseph Cable, Danny Burstein Luther Billis and Loretta Ables Sayre Bloody Mary will be Sean Cullen as Cmdr. William Harbison, Victor Hawks Stewpot, Luka Kain Jerome, Li Jun Li Liat, Laurissa Romain Ngana, Thomas G. Waites Captain George Brackett and Noah Weisberg Professor. Rounding out the cast of 40 will be ensemble members Becca Ayers, Wendi Bergamini, Genson Blimline, Grady McLeod Bowman, Charlie Brady, Matt Caplan, Christian Carter, Helmar Augustus Cooper, Jeremy Davis, Margot de la Barre, Christian Delacroix, Laura Marie Duncan, Mike Evariste, Laura Griffith, Lisa Howard, MaryAnn Hu, Zachary James, Robert Lenzi, Garrett Long, Nick Mayo, George Merrick, William Michals, Kimber Monroe, Emily Morales, Darius Nichols, George Psomas, Andrew Samonsky and Jerold E. Solomon.

South Pacific includes music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener, the original 1949 production was directed by Joshua Logan. The Lincoln Center Theater production will have musical staging by Christopher Gattelli, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Scott Lehrer and musical direction by Ted Sperling, conducting a 30-piece orchestra performing the original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and dance and incidental music arranged by Trude Rittmann.