FLOWER DRUM SONG
 


Mei Li has come to San Francisco for her arranged marriage to Sammy, but he would rather marry Linda Low. Luckily, Sammy's friend Wang Ta falls in love with Mei Li and they all live happily ever after.


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1959 Tony Award
Best Conductor and Musical Director

1959 Theatre World Award
Pat Suzuki 

BROADWAY PREMIERE
December 1, 1958, played 600 performances

REVIVAL
October 17, 2002, played 169 performances
 
COMPOSER
Richard Rogers

LYRICIST
Oscar Hammerstein II

LIBRETTIST
Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields
 
ORIGINAL CAST
Miyoshi Umeki, Larry Blyden, Pat Suzuki, Juanita Hall, Ed Kenney, Keye Luke, Arabella Hong, Jack Soo, and Anita Ellis

DIRECTOR
Gene Kelly

CHOREOGRAPHER
Carol Haney
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

PRODUCTION RIGHTS
R&H Theatricals

LYRICS
flowerdrumsong.com
 
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