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The Sondheim musical about Japanese westernization.

Story:

The show is set in 1853 Japan and follows the difficult westernization of Japan, told from the point of view of the Japanese. In particular, the story focuses on the lives of two friends caught in the change.

: Composer
Stephen Sondheim

: Librettist
John Weidman

Premiere
2004

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Winter Garden Theatre

Opening Night: Jan 11, 1976

Total Performances: 193

Original Cast: Mako, Soon-Teck Oh, Isao Sato, Yuki Shimoda, Sab Shimono, Ernest Abuba, James Dybas, Kenneth S. Eiland, Timm Fujii, Haruki Fujimoto, Joey Ginza, Larry Hama, Ernest Harada, Alvin Ing, Susan Kikuchi, Patrick Kinser-Lau, Diane Lam, Jae Woo Lee, Freddy Mao, Tony Marinyo, Tom Matsusaka, Kevin Maung, Kim Miyori, Dingo Secretario, Freda Foh Shen, Mark Hsu Syers, Ricardo Tobia, Gedde Watanabe, Leslie Watanabe, Conrad Yama, Fusako Yoshida

Director: Harold Prince

Choreographer: Patricia Birch

Producer: Harold Prince

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: Boris Aronson

Costume Design: Florence Klotz

Lighting Design: Tharon Musser

Sound Design: Jack Mann

2004 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Studio 54

Opening Night: Dec 2, 2004

Total Performances: 69

Original Cast: B.D. Wong, Evan D'Angeles, Joseph Anthony Foronda, Yoko Fumoto, Alvin Y. F. Ing, Fred Isozaki, Francis Jue, Darren Lee, Hoon Lee, Michael K. Lee, Ming Lee, Telly Leung, Paolo Montalban, Alan Muraoka, Mayumi Omagari, Daniel Jay Park, Hazel Anne Raymundo, Sab Shimono, Yuka Takara, Scott Watanabe

Director: Amon Miyamoto

Choreographer: Amon Miyamoto

Producer: The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director)

Musical Director: Paul Gemignani

Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick

Scenic Design: Rumi Matsui

Costume Design: Junko Koshino

Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt

Sound Design: Dan Moses Schreier

Mask Design: Rumi Matsui

Musical Numbers

The Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea

There Is No Other Way

Four Black Dragons

Chrysanthemum Tea

I Will Make a Poem

Welcome To Kanagawa

Someone in a Tree

Lion Dance

Please Hello!

A Bowler Hat

Pretty Lady

CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 2004 Broadway Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Score

Books

: Libretto

Other

2018 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

2018 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical

2018 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

2005 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Orchestrations
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Musical

1976 Tony Award Nominations

Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actor in a Musical - Mako
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Isao Sato
Best Lighting Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical

1976 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Musical/Book
Outstanding Music and Lyrics
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Haruki Fujimoto
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Director of a Musical