Lia Chang
Cathy Foy-Mahi
The cast of South Pacific stars Marcelo Guzzo as Emile de Becque, Katie Reid as Ensign Nellie Forbush, Shane Donovan as Lt. Joseph Cable, Cathy Foy-Mahi as Bloody Mary, Hsin Yu Liao as Liat and features Christian Marriner as Luther Billis, Robert John Biedermann as Capt. George Brackett, James Bould as Cmdr. William Harbison, Cole Bullock as Jerome, Jake Bridges as Professor, Judae’a Brown as Ngana and Erick Cheski. Hannah Isabel Bautista, Samantha Berman, James Erickson, Jay Frisby, Tripp Hampton, Sheldon Henry, Royce McIntosh, Andrew Mauney, Ben Mayne, Jessica Naimy, Ariel Padilla, Matt Patrick, Laura Pavles, Jenny Piersol, Rachek Rhodes-Devey, Michael Jayne Walker, Alex Pepper and Angela Travino round out the cast.
Hawaiian native Cathy Foy-Mahi’s favorite roles include Chah-Li in the original cast of the Off-broadway production of Song of Singapore starring Donna Murphy, Lady Thiang in King and I, Madame Liang in Flower Drum Song, Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables, Mazeppa in Gypsy and Lilli in Kiss Me Kate. Her Film and TV credits include Battleship and “Lost” (ABC), “Hawaii 5-0” (CBS).
Calthy Foy-Mahi and Alexander Skarsgard on the set of Battleship.
Set on a tropical island during World War II, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical South Pacific tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and their own prejudices. Considered by many as the finest musical ever written, the score’s most memorable songs include such classics as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” “Younger Than Springtime,” “Bali Ha’i,” “There is Nothin’ Like A Dame,” “This Nearly Was Mine” and “A Wonderful Guy.”
This breathtaking new production is based on the 2008 Tony Award® winning Lincoln Center Theater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. Based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize winning book Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan.
For more information on the production, please visit www.SouthPacificOnTour.com or www.broadwayacrossamerica/boston.
Boston, MA
Sep 27 – Oct 2, 2011
Opera House
bostonoperahouseonline.com
Baltimore, MD
Oct 4 – 9, 2011
Hippodrome Theatre
www.france-merrickpac.com/home.html
Jacksonville, FL
Oct 11 – 16, 2011
Moran Theater – Times Union Performing Arts Center
www.artistseriesjax.org/peo
Wilmington, DE
Oct 18 – 23, 2011
DuPont Theatre
www.duponttheatre.com
Morgantown, WV
Oct 24, 2011
Creative Arts
www.events.wvu.edu/index.shtml
Sioux City, IA
Oct 26, 2011
Orpheum
www.orpheumlive.com
Mason City, IA
Oct 27, 2011
North Iowa Community Auditorium
www.niacc.edu/calevents
Milwaukee, WI
Oct 28 – 30, 2011
Milwaukee Theatre
Times:
8:00 p.m. Friday
2:00 & 8:00 p.m. Saturday
2:00 p.m. Sunday
Tickets: $75.00, $63.00, $48.00, $33.00
Special Offers:
Opening night $75.00, $53.00, $38.00, $23.00
Seniors 62+ $75.00, $57.00, $43.50, $30.00
Military $75.00, $53.00, $38.00, $23.00
www.milwaukeetheatre.com
Grand Forks, ND
Nov 1, 2011
Chester Fritz Auditorium
www.cfa.und.edu
Bismarck, ND
Nov 2, 2011
Civic Center
www.bismarckciviccenter.com
Ft. Collins, CO
Nov 4 – 6, 2011
Lincoln Center
www.fcgov.com/lctix
Austin, TX
Nov 8 – 13, 2011
Bass Concert Hall
texasperformingarts.org
College Station, TX
Nov 14 – 15, 2011
OPAS at Texas A&M University
opas.tamu.edu
Oxford, MS
Nov 17, 2011
Gertrude Castellow Ford Center
www.olemiss.edu/fordcenter
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 18, 2011
River Center Theater
www.brrivercenter.com/site.php
Galveston, TX
Nov 19, 2011
The Grand 1894 Opera House
www.thegrand.com
Orange, TX
Nov 20, 2011
Lutcher Theater
www.lutcher.org
New Orleans, LA
Nov 29 – Dec 4, 2011
Mahalia Jackson Theater
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com
Orlando, FL
Dec 6 – 11, 2011
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com
Rockford, IL
Dec 13, 2011
Coronado Performing Arts Center
www.coronadopac.org
Evansville, IN
Dec 14, 2011
The Centre
www.broadwayatthecentre.com
Richmond, VA
Dec 16 – 17, 2011
Landmark Theater
www.broadwayinrichmond.com
Charleston, WV
Dec 18, 2011
Clay Center
www.theclaycenter.org
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 3 – 8, 2012
Capitol Theatre
www.newspaceentertainment.com/saltlakecity
Tempe, AZ
Jan 10 – 15, 2012
ASU Gammage
www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/tempe/index.html
Bartlesville, OK
Jan 17, 2012
Bartlesville Community Center
www.bartlesvillecommunitycenter.com
Lawrence, KS
Jan 18, 2012
Lied Center
www.lied.ku.edu
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 20 – 22, 2012
Popejoy
www.newspaceentertainment.com/albuquerque
Bakersfield, CA
Jan 24, 2012
Rabobank Theater
www.rabobankarena.com
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan 25, 2012
Cal Poly Arts
www.calpolyarts.org
Palm Desert, CA
Jan 27 – 29, 2012
McCallum Theatre
www.mccallumtheatre.com
Nashville, TN
Feb 7 – 12, 2012
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
tpac.org
New Haven, CT
Mar 8 – 11, 2012
Shubert Theater
www.shubert.com
Syracuse, NY
Mar 20 – 22, 2012
Crouse-Hinds Theater
www.famousartistsbroadway.com
Clearwater, FL
Apr 6 – 7, 2012
Ruth Eckerd Hall
www.rutheckerdhall.com
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Apr 10 – 22, 2012
Broward Center
www.browardcenter.org
Gainesville, FL
Apr 23, 2012
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
www.performingarts.ufl.edu
Buffalo, NY
May 1 – 6, 2012
Shea’s Performing Arts Center
www.sheas.org
Worcester, MA
May 11 – 13, 2012
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
www.thehanovertheatre.org
Rochester, NY
May 15 – 20, 2012
Auditorium Theatre
www.rbtl.org
For more information on the production, visit www.SouthPacificOnTour.com.
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As a photographer and videographer, Lia collaborates with artists, organizations and companies in establishing their documentary photo archive and social media presence. She has been documenting her colleagues and contemporaries in the arts, fashion and journalism since making her stage debut as Liat in the National Tour of South Pacific, with Robert Goulet and Barbara Eden. Lia currently plays Nurse Lia on “One Life to Live”. She has appeared in Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman and “New York Undercover”.
Selections of Lia’s archive of Asian Pacific Americans in the arts, fashion, journalism, politics and space are now in the newly created LIA CHANG THEATER PORTFOLIO in the ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTION housed in the Library of Congress Asian Division’s Asian American Pacific Islander Collection.
Lia’s portraits and performance photos have appeared in Vanity Fair, Gourmet, German Elle, Women’s Wear Daily, The Paris Review, TV Guide, Daily Variety, Interior Design, American Theatre, Broadwayworld.com, Life & Style, OUT, New York Magazine, InStyle, Timeout.com, Villagevoice.com, Playbill.com, Theatermania.com, thelmagazine.com, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, New York Times and Washington Post. A former syndicated arts and entertainment columnist for KYODO News, Lia is the New York Bureau Chief for AsianConnections.com. She writes about culture, style and Asian American issues for a variety of publications and this Backstage Pass with Lia Chang blog.
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