Erin Mackey Nellie Forbush in the 2014 Paper Mill Playhouse production of "South Pacific". She starred as Mary Catlett in the world premiere of the musical, "Amazing Grace" from October to November 2014 playing a role she would later reprise on Broadway. From November 2016 through April 2017, Mackey starred on Broadway in the a cappella musical "In Transit". She is playing Dot in the Guthrie Theater's 2017 production of "Sunday in the Park with George". After her freshman year of college, Mackey auditioned for the musical "Wicked" and was offered a role as a swing on the national touring production. After
Nellie Zabel Willhite Nellie Zabel Willhite Eleanor "Nellie" Zabel Willhite (Born November 22, 1892 in Box Elder, South Dakota – September 2, 1991) was the first deaf woman to earn a pilot’s license, as well as South Dakota’s first female pilot. Willhite became deaf at age two due to measles. She earned her pilot's license in 1928. She was a founding member of the Ninety-Nines, an organization which was founded in 1929 with 99 female pilots as founding members, and is dedicated to the advancement of aviation and support for women in aviation. Willhite started the first South Dakota chapter of the Ninety-Nines