EastEnders' Samantha Womack Eyes Lead in Bartlett Sher's South Pacific in London
British soap star Samantha Womack is eyeing the leading role of Nellie Forbush in the London production of South Pacific, directed by Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher, according to the Daily Mail. The production will begin performances on August 15 at the Barbican and run for six weeks. It will then embark on a U.K. tour in the fall and return to the Barbican in 2012. Womack is best known for her rol…