Overview
Character Name
Nellie Forbush
Show
Gender
Female
Young Adult, Adult
Lead
Mover
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Vocal Range
High Note: C5
Low Note: A3
Time & Place
a south pacific island during wwii, 1940s
Analysis
A self-described “hick,” Nellie is an optimistic, naive, tomboyish, and spunky Navy nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas. She is friendly and has a soft spot for her friend Luther Billis, who does her laundry for free. She meets Emile de Becque at an officers’ dance and falls
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