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Rod Gilfry
Emile de Becque
The Grammy-nominated baritone has created leading roles in five major operas, most notably André Previn’s A Streetcar Named Desire (Stanley Kowalski; San Francisco). His discography includes over 25 recordings. Other credits: Busoni’s Doktor Faust (Doktor Faust; San Francisco), Britten’s Billy Budd (Billy Budd; Geneva, Paris, London, Dallas, Los Angeles), Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni; Los Angeles, Zurich, Lyon, London, Parma, Dallas, Minneapolis, Amsterdam), Maw’s Sophie’s Choice (Nathan; London, Washington, D.C.); Alfano’s Cyrano (DeGuiche; Valencia, opposite Placido Domingo), Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise (Saint Francois; Amsterdam, London), Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella (Joe; Los Angeles, Chicago), Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot (Lancelot; Chicago).
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Carmen Cusack
Ensign Nellie Forbush
from Houston, TX, has spent the last two years playing Elphaba in Wicked (US National tour, Chicago and Australia productions). Her career prior was based in England. Recent West End credits include Les Misérables (Fantine; UK, US & Shanghai), The Secret Garden (Rose; Royal Shakespeare Company), Personals (Kim), Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens (Chesty Prospects), Over the Rainbow (Eva Cassidy; UK & Ireland) and The Phantom of the Opera (Christine; UK National Tour). She invites you to her official website at carmencusack.com.
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Gerry Becker
Capt. George Brackett
NY: Song of Jacob Zulu (Broadway), Death Defying Acts (off-Broadway). Steppenwolf Theatre: Born Yesterday, Inspecting Carol, Common Pursuit. Remains Theatre: Our Country’s Good, Once in Doubt. Film: Donnie Brasco, The Game, Spiderman, Path to War, Man on the Moon, Blood Work. TV: Medium, Law & Order, Ally McBeal, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The West Wing.
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Genson Blimline
Stewpot/Voice over Loudspeaker
Broadway: South Pacific (LCT). NY: Mask The Musical, Dir. Richard Maltby Jr., Emmett Otter’s Jugband Christmas, Dir. Christopher Gattelli. Nat’l Tours: A Chorus Line, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Grease, Footloose. Regional: Carmen (La Jolla Playhouse), A Chorus Line (Casa Manana), West Side Story (Gateway), Cabaret (Arkansas Rep.). TV: As The World Turns, Texas Roadhouse. Much love to his family and Soon to B!
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Christina Carrera
Ngana
is thrilled to make her theatre debut in the South Pacific National Tour. TV: Numerous commercials, promos, independent films and print. She would like to give special thanks
to God, her Mom, Grandma Beverly and her amazing family and friends, Marnie Cooper, Abrams Artists Agency, Cheryl Felicia Rhoads, the entire cast and staff and many others for their love and support.
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Anderson Davis
Lt. Joseph Cable
Broadway/New York: Les Misérables (2006 revival), Damn Yankees (Encores!), Homemade Fusion (Zipper Theater), Become (Joe’s Pub). Regional: Pirates! (The Huntington), West Side Story (Portland Center Stage), High School Musical 2 (World Premiere - TOTS), A Funny Thing...Forum (Denver Center Theater), The Who’s Tommy (Pittsburgh CLO). BFA Drama: Carnegie Mellon. Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Sumie Maeda
Liat
Broadway: Hot Feet, New York: City Center Encores! Kismet (Princess Ababu), Victor Woo (Fringe Festival), National Tour: The King and I (Topsy), Regional: Flower Drum Song (AMTSJ), Film: Disney’s College Road Trip, Television: Law & Order: CI/SVU, One Life To Live, Commercial: DKNY(web), Heineken, American Express. Originally from Japan.
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CJ Palma
Jerome
is thrilled to be participating in the National Tour of The Lincoln Center’s production of South Pacific. CJ made his theatre debut at The New York Musical Theatre Festival’s production of Look What A Wonder Jesus Has Done, playing role of Prosser. CJ’s television credits include the David Letterman Show, Sesame Street and numerous national network commercials. CJ would like to thank God, his family, the management team at JMM and Innovative Artists.
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Peter Rini
Cmdr. William Harbison
Broadway: Neil Simon’s Proposals, A View From The Bridge, Tartuffe: Born Again. Off-Broadway: Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight, Dead City, Peter and Jerry (u/s). Regional: DTC, Shakespeare Theatre, D.C., A.R.T.,among others. Film/TV: Boiler Room, Sleepers, numerous re-runs of Law & Order and more.
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Rusty Ross
Professor
Broadway: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (original cast, created by Jack O’Brien). NYC: Alice (BAM). Regional: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pioneer), Our Lady of South Division Street (Penguin), Sick (NJ Rep), Grinch (Old Globe), Cripple of Inishmaan (Depot), Crimes of the Heart (Totem Pole), Six Degrees... (Weston). TV: Law & Order. Northwestern graduate.
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Matthew Saldivar
Luther Billis
Broadway: The Wedding Singer (originated Sammy); Grease (recreated Kenickie); Off-Broadway: Toxic Avenger (originated White Dude), Sea of Tranquility, Architecture of Loss, The Alchemist, Three Sisters, Julius Caesar, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Timon of Athens, Spread Eagle, Hamlet. Also:LAByrinthTheater Co, The Guthrie, the Long Wharf.Film: Year of the Fish, Boiler Room, Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding. BA, MA - Middlebury College, MFA - NYU.
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Keala Settle
Bloody Mary
KIA ORA! My name is Keala. And I am personally thanking YOU for supporting the arts by being at this performance. I COULD bore you with random details regarding what I did to get here, but all that matters is right now YOU’RE here, I’M here; LET’S CELEBRATE!! (For you, Mom).
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Eric L. Christian
Kenneth Johnson
is very excited to continue his journey with the South Pacific Tour. Credits: Broadway – South Pacific, Cry-Baby the Musical, The Color Purple, Hairspray, The Lion King and Chicago. Tours: Aida, Chicago and Carousel. Thank you, Josh.
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Jacqueline Colmer
Ass’t. Dance Captain/Swing
is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory. Credits include Rizzo, Grease (National Tour); Aldonza, Man of La Mancha (Casa Manana); Anita, West Side Story (Barrington Stage); Estelle, The Full Monty (Paper Mill Playhouse); Linda, The Wedding Singer (Gateway Playhouse); Felicite, Finding Frida Kahlo (The York Theatre). Thanks to her family, friends and Soon to Be.
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Jeremy Davis
Lt. Buzz Adams
Broadway: South Pacific, 9 to 5: The Musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. National Tours: The Who’s Tommy, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. AEA member since 1998. Jeremy is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. Thanks to Mom, Dad and Sarah.
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Mike Evariste
Henry/James Hayes
Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific Revival (Original cast), Les Misérables Revival (Montparnasse). National tours: Rent (Paul), Smokey Joe’s Café (Ken/Fred), Fame. Regional: Hairspray, Once on this Island, Hair. Commercial: “Truth” (anti-tobacco campaign). Bachelor of Music from Florida State University. “Thanks to my family, friends, Tiff and God.”
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Kate Fahrner
Ensign Dinah Murphy
Chicago: Wicked (Glinda). National Tours: The Full Monty, Cats. Off-Broadway: Sarah, Plain and Tall. Regional: Born Yesterday (Billie Dawn), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Hairspray (Amber), A Chorus Line (Maggie), Annie (Lily St. Regis) to name a few. Thanks to Telsey + Company and The Mine.
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Nicholas Galbraith
Johnny Noonan
has performed off-Broadway, regionally, internationally and recently starred as Zac Finn on As the World Turns. He is a graduate of UNC School of the Arts, La Scuola Internazionale di Commedia dell’Arte, and proud volunteer for Artists Striving Against Poverty. Huge thanks to Bernie Telsey. Member AEA. www.NicholasGalbraith.com
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Alexis G.B. Holt
Bloody Mary’s Ass’t.
is incredibly blessed to be apart of an award-winning production! She thanks God, her family, CESD and Bernard Telsey Casting. Alexis recently performed in The Wiz produced by Aspiring Young Artist, numerous commercials, print campaigns, Law & Order, Super Why, ABC Lost Child and she is the Little Crocs Princess.
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Robert Hunt
Richard West
Broadway: Les Misérables (Javert). Jerry Springer, the Opera at Carnegie Hall. Off-Broadway: Original casts of Boobs! The Musical and Have a Nice Day. Tours: Les Miserables (Javert), Forever Plaid (Smudge). Regional: Ravinia Festival, Wolf Trap, Goodspeed Opera House, Barrington Stage Co., Berkshire Theatre Festival, Theatre of the Stars, and Theatre Under the Stars, to name a few. www.Robert-Hunt.com
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Chad Jennings
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey
The first national tour for this native of Yakima, “The Palm Springs of Washington.” Chad is thankful for the support of family and the rich theatre community of Seattle, where he’s had the pleasure of performing at the wonderful 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre and Seattle Children’s Theatre, among others.
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Christopher Johnstone
Thomas Hassinger
Opera: Glimmerglass (Pirates of Penzance), Tanglewood (Mahagonny), Chateauville (Rape of Lucretia), Lyric Opera San Diego (Iolanthe, Waltz Dream), Mark Morris Dance Group(Dido & Aeneas). Soloist with Cincinnati, Long Beach Pops, Grand Rapids, Modesto Symphonies. Regional: A Little Night Music (Boston Pops), Tommy! (Capt. Walker). TV: All My Children, Personal Justice for TLC. www.topherstone.com
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Kristie Kerwin
Ensign Sue Yaeger
Broadway/NY: Monty Python’s Spamalot, Bye Bye Birdie (City Center Encores!). Also SF world premiere Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Curran Theatre, Orpheum Theatre and cast recording); No, No, Nanette (Betty Brown, Cape Playhouse), Anything Goes (Shubert Theatre). BFA, NYU/CAP21. Love and thanks to family and friends.
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Jodi Kimura
Bloody Mary’s Ass’t
Regional: World Goes Round (Woman 1), Spelling Bee (Marcy), JC Superstar (Mary), La Mancha (Aldonza), Full Monty (Vicki), Godspell (Sonia) and Juno in Olympia Dukakis’ premiere of Another Side of the Island. Special thanks to Kelli O’Hara, Randi @ Gersh and love to her friends and family, especially JJO.
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Joe Langworth
Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain/Swing
Associate Director: Next Fall (Off-Broadway premiere). Associate Choreographer/Casting: Lincoln Center’s South Pacific (2008 Tony Award, Best Musical Revival). Casting with Telsey + Company - Rent, In The Heights, Company and others. Performer: Ragtime, A Chorus Line, Follies, Millie, West Side Story and Tommy. Professor of Dance, SUNY Geneseo.
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Cathy Newman
Lt. Genevieve Marshall
is thrilled to be enlisting for duty with this, her 7th National Tour! Others include Les Misérables (twice!)–U.S. & China premiere with Colm Wilkinson and the final touring company, National Theatre of Great Britain/Mackintosh production of My Fair Lady and the critically acclaimed Deaf West production of Big River.
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Diane Phelan
Ensign Cora MacRae/Bloody Mary’s Ass’t.
Lincoln Center: Bernarda Alba. International: West Side Story (Maria) in Paris, Tokyo, Zurich, Bangkok and Dresden, and Where Elephants Weep in Phnom Penh. Off-B’way and workshops: Yes. Nat’l Tours: A handful. Regional: A bunch. Cabaret: Diary of an Ambiguously Ethnic Girl at The Duplex with all proceeds benefiting Cambodian Living Arts.
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John Pinto Jr.
Yeoman Herbert Quale
is elated to be joining South Pacific! Credits include Altar Boyz (Mark; BRT, Riverside Theatre, Arvada Center), Henry and Mudge (Henry; Theatreworks/ USA). 2006 Roger Sturtevant Award. Much thanks to Chris Gattelli, Mom, Dad, Joe, Curtis and friends. I Love You!
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Travis Robertson
Tom O’Brien
Broadway: Hairspray (Duane, u/s Seaweed) Nat’l tours: Hairspray Las Vegas (Gilbert), Mamma Mia! (Eddie, u/s Sky), Fame (Europe). Regional: Ragtime, Chicago, A Chorus Line, Smokey Joe’s Café, Sweet Charity. Thanks to Telsey and Stage 9. Much love to Danika, Mom and friends for their love.
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Josh Rouah
Lt. Eustis Carmichael/ Petty Officer Hamilton Steeves
Broadway: Grease (u/s Danny Zuko, Teen Angel, Vince Fontaine). Selected regional credits include Miss Saigon (Chris), Altar Boyz (Luke), Grease (Johnny Casino). Film: The American Mall (Pete). A Florida native, he earned his BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. Special thanks to the DGRW crew, Telsey + Co, and the LCT team. Love to Mom, Bubby, Zaida and the fam.
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Kristen J. Smith
Ensign Connie Walewska
An American in Paris (world premiere - Alley Theatre), White Christmas (Ordway Center), The Music Man (Zaneeta), West Side Story (Velma), Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Bye Bye Birdie (Kim MacAfee), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel) and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. www.kristenjsmith.com
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Matt Stokes
Swing
Regional credits include Les Misérables (Enjolras), Beauty and The Beast (Gaston, The Beast), West Side Story (Tony), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), A Little Night Music (Frid) and Camelot (Sir Lionel). Matt’s second love is personal health and nutrition (www.StokesHealth.com). A BIG thanks to Mom, Dad, Josh, Jon, Keri and Mrs. Bo.
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Gregory Williams
Swing
is excited to be making his touring debut! NYC credits: Broadway’s Rising Stars III (Town Hall), 4@15-The Wake (York Theatre). Regional: A Funny Thing... (Triarts Sharon Playhouse). A recent graduate of New York University, his college credits include Violet (Flick), Candide (Maximilian), Floyd Collins (Ed Bishop), A Little Night Music and King David.
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Victor J. Wisehart
Morton Wise
West End: West Side Story Diesel/Riff u/s (Sadler’s Wells Theatre London). Tour: 50th Ann. World Tour West Side Story, Dir. Joey McKneely, Diesel/Riff u/s. Regional: Pirates!, Pirate (Huntington Theatre Boston); Oklahoma!, Dream Curly (St. Louis MUNY). Danced principal roles with the New York Theatre Ballet. B.F.A in Dance from The Boston Conservatory. Proud member of Actors Equity.
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Richard Rodgers
Music by
After distinguished careers with other collaborators, composer Richard Rodgers (1902-79) and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) joined forces in 1942 to create the most successful partnership in the American musical theatre. Their output included Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), the movie State Fair (1945; remade 1962; Broadway premiere, 1996), Allegro (1947), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), Me and Juliet (1953), Pipe Dream (1955), the TV musical Cinderella (1957; remade 1965, 1997); Flower Drum Song (1958) and The Sound of Music (1959). To date, the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have received several dozen major awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys.
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Book and Lyrics by
After distinguished careers with other collaborators, composer Richard Rodgers (1902-79) and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) joined forces in 1942 to create the most successful partnership in the American musical theatre. Their output included Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), the movie State Fair (1945; remade 1962; Broadway premiere, 1996), Allegro (1947), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), Me and Juliet (1953), Pipe Dream (1955), the TV musical Cinderella (1957; remade 1965, 1997); Flower Drum Song (1958) and The Sound of Music (1959). To date, the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have received several dozen major awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys.
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Bartlett Sher
Directed by
Lincoln Center Theater: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, South Pacific (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards), Awake and Sing (Tony nomination), The Light in the Piazza (Tony nomination). Artistic Director of Seattle’s Intiman Theatre; credits there include the world premieres of Prayer for My Enemy and Singing Forest by Craig Lucas (both also Long Wharf Theatre) and Nickel and Dimed; plays by Chekhov, Wilder, Shakespeare, Goldoni and Tony Kushner. Opera: Roméo et Juliette (Salzburg Festival), The Barber of Seville (Metropolitan Opera), Mourning Becomes Electra (Seattle Opera and New York City Opera). New York: Cymbeline (2001 Callaway Award for Best Director; first American Shakespeare at the Royal Shakespeare Company), Waste (2000 Best Play Obie), Don Juan (all TFANA). He is a member of the TCG Board.
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James Michener
Author, Tales of the South Pacific
James A. Michener (1907-97) published his first book at age 40; entitled Tales of the South Pacific, it won the Pulitzer Prize and launched his writing career. Over the course of the next 45 years, he would write such monumental best sellers as Sayonara, The Bridges of Toko-Ri, Hawaii, The Source, Iberia, and Chesapeake. Decorated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Mr. Michener served on the Advisory Council to NASA, the Postal Committee, and the operating committee for the U.S. radio network broadcasting to the former U.S.S.R. and its satellites.
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Joshua Logan
Co-Author
Born in Texarkana, Texas, Joshua Logan (1908-88) was a director, writer and producer. His stage directorial credits included I Married An Angel, Knickerbocker Holiday, Morning’s At Seven, Higher And Higher, Charley’s Aunt, By Jupiter, This Is The Army, Annie Get Your Gun, Mister Roberts, Wish You Were Here (also co-author and co-producer), and Mr. President, as well as South Pacific, for which he was co-author, co-producer and director of the original production. His film directorial credits include Picnic, Bus Stop, South Pacific, Sayonara, Tall Story and Fanny.
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