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===20th century=== [[File:Florence Henderson 1967.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=A woman in her thirties with short, parted hair in a black-and-white portrait shot. She wears a khaki shirt. |[[Florence Henderson]] as Nellie, 1967]] The first Australian production opened in September 1952 at [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne|His Majesty's Theatre]] in Melbourne, playing for 10 months and 333 performances. It then played seasons in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide until late 1954, before returning to Melbourne for a further season.<ref>Murphy, Frank. [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172527047 "Theatre: Music"], ''[[The Advocate (Melbourne)|The Advocate]]'', Victoria, Australia, vol. LXXXV, issue=5069, p. 18, September 18, 1952, accessed March 12, 2018, via National Library of Australia; and [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article100381763 "''South Pacific'': Vic. Records"], ''[[Goulburn Evening Post]]'', p. 6, New South Wales, Australia, July 15, 1953, accessed March 12, 2018, via National Library of Australia</ref> A limited run of ''South Pacific'' by the New York City Center Light Opera Company opened at [[New York City Center]] on May 4, 1955, closing on May 15, 1955. It was directed by Charles Atkin, and had costumes by Motley and sets by Mielziner. The cast included Richard Collett as Emile, Sandra Deel as Nellie, [[Carol Lawrence]] as Liat, [[Sylvia Syms (singer)|Sylvia Syms]] as Bloody Mary and [[Gene Saks]] as the Professor.<ref>Funke, Lewis. "Theatre: Back to Bali Ha'i", ''The New York Times'', May 5, 1955, p. 39</ref> A second limited run of the same production with a different cast opened at City Center on April 24, 1957, closing on May 12, 1957. It was directed by [[Jean Dalrymple]], and the cast included Robert Wright as Emile, [[Mindy Carson]] as Nellie and Hall reprising the role of Bloody Mary.<ref>[http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=1895680&imageID=1801934&total=8&num=0&sel_part_id=463&word=&s=¬word=&d=&c=&f=&k=0&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&lword=&lfield=&imgs=20&pos=1&e=r&cdonum=0 "South Pacific (1957 City Center Revival)"], NYPL Digital Gallery, accessed December 7, 2011</ref> That production was given again in 1961, this time with Ann McLerie and [[William Chapman (baritone)|William Chapman]] in the lead roles.<ref name = "H264">Hischak, p. 264</ref> There have been many stock or summer revivals of ''South Pacific''. One, in 1957 at Long Island's [[Westbury Music Fair]], occurred at the same time that Arkansas Governor [[Orval Faubus]] was resisting the integration of [[Little Rock Central High School|Central High School]] by the [[Little Rock Nine]]. Nellie's pronouncement that she was from Little Rock was initially met with boos. Logan refused to allow Nellie's hometown to be changed, so a speech was made before each performance asking for the audience's forbearance, which was forthcoming.<ref>Maslon, p. 158</ref> There were two revivals at [[Lincoln Center]]. Richard Rodgers produced the 1967 revival, which starred [[Florence Henderson]] and [[Giorgio Tozzi]], who had been [[Rossano Brazzi]]'s singing voice in the 1958 film.<ref name=florence>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/south-pacific-music-theater-of-lincoln-center-recording-mw0000583831 "Review, ''South Pacific'' (Music Theater of Lincoln Center Recording)"], Allmusic.com, accessed April 20, 2011</ref> [[Joe Layton]] was the director; [[Eleanor Calbes]]'s casting as Liat led to the addition of a reprise of "Bali Ha'i" for her.<ref name="H264"/><ref>Stewart, John. [https://www.mississauga.com/whatson-story/4079876-bit-part-turns-into-long-career-for-calbes "Bit part turns into long career for Calbes"], Mississauga.com, September 15, 2013, accessed May 7, 2019</ref> The cast album was issued on [[LP record|LP]] and later on CD.<ref name=florence/><ref> Suskin, Steven. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/102078-ON-THE-RECORD-1960s-revivals-of-South-Pacific-and-The-King-and-I "On The Record: 1960's revivals of ''South Pacific'' and ''The King and I''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020222425/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/102078-ON-THE-RECORD-1960s-revivals-of-South-Pacific-and-The-King-and-I |date=2012-10-20 }} , Playbill.com, September 17, 2006</ref> The musical toured North America from 1986 to 1988, headlined by [[Robert Goulet]] and [[Barbara Eden]], with [[David Carroll (actor)|David Carroll]] as Cable, [[Armelia McQueen]] as Bloody Mary and [[Lia Chang]] as Liat, first directed by [[Geraldine Fitzgerald]] and then [[Ron Field]].<ref>Nelson, Nels. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927052039/http://articles.philly.com/1986-07-09/entertainment/26097627_1_words-and-music-nellie-forbush-nurse "''South Pacific'' at Valley Forge Music Fair"], ''Philadelphia Daily News'', Philly.com, July 9, 1986, p. 44, accessed May 7, 2019; [http://www.liachang.lifeyo.com/bio-reel/ "Lia Chang"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929112309/http://www.liachang.lifeyo.com/bio-reel/ |date=2013-09-29 }}, Bio & Reel, Lifeyo.com, accessed September 25, 2013; Smith, Sid. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140203182224/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-11-13/features/8803060569_1_becque-musical-comedy-american-musical-comedy "Some Enchanted Musical with Robert Goulet in the Role of Emile De Becque, A Revived ''South Pacific'' Is Again a Hit."], ''Chicago Tribune'', November 13, 1988, accessed September 25, 2013</ref> A [[New York City Opera]] production in 1987 featured alternating performers [[Justino DΓaz]] and Stanley Wexler as Emile, and Susan Bigelow and Marcia Mitzman as Nellie.<ref>Hischak 2008, p. 700</ref> A 1988 West End revival starred [[Gemma Craven]] and [[Emile Belcourt]], supported by [[Bertice Reading]], among others, and was directed by Roger Redfern. It ran at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] from January 20, 1988, to January 14, 1989.<ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/shows/theatre.php?theatre_id=5183 "Prince of Wales Theatre"], Broadwayworld.com, accessed August 29, 2012</ref>
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