A Lively “South Pacific” at the Palace Theatre

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” recently began its run on the Springer Memorial Stage at Georgetown’s Palace Theatre.   The play, adapted from Jame Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Tales of the South Pacific,”  will be entertaining audiences every weekend through March 24.    Playing a leading role as Ensign Nellie Forbush is Christine Jean-Jacques (opening photo), recently coming to the Austin area from Orlando, Florida.   She’s joined in many scenes by Bob Beare, cast as Emile de Becque.  Both actors do a great job.   Another standout, playing Bloody Mary, is  Julliard School graduate Michelle Hache’.   And you can’t get more adorable than 8-year-old Madeline Rodriguez and 7-year-old Diego Rodriguez, real-life siblings who play Emile de Becque’s children in the production.    It’s a long production, but moves well and keeps the audience engaged.   These are photos accompanying a Williamson County Sun review being published later this week.