Allegiance on Broadway
Allegiance a A New American Musical is an epic story of family, love and patriotism set during the Japanese American internment of World War II. Sixty years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a chance meeting forces WWII veteran Sam Kimura (television and film star George Takei) to remember his family’s relocation from their California farm to the Heart Mountain internment camp. As they struggle to adjust to their new home, Young Sam (Telly Leung – Godspell, “Glee”) and his sister Kei (Lea Salonga, Tony Award winner for Miss Saigon) find themselves torn between loyalty to their family and allegiance to their country. With its moving score, Allegiance takes audiences on a journey into our nation’s history through the eyes of one American family.
First Preview Oct 06, 2015
Opening Night Nov 08, 2015
Longacre Theatre on Broadway
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Background on the Japanese American Internment
The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II is an oft-overlooked and shameful chapter of American history. In the aftermath of Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt authorized, through Executive Order 9066, the forced evacuation of approximately 120,000 persons of Japanese descent from the West Coast of the U.S. and their involuntary internment in 10 camps on American soil. About two-thirds of the internees were American citizens.
Although many reasons were given at the time for the internment, all of them have been discredited as based in prejudice, animus and war-time hysteria. No U.S. citizen or alien of Japanese descent was ever charged with, let alone found guilty of, any act of espionage or sabotage, even though the U.S. government had insisted these concerns underlay its egregious policy. Decades later, the U.S. apologized for its actions and provided certain monetary reparations to surviving internees.
Cast
| Telly Leung | Sammy Kimura | |
| Lea Salonga | Kei Kimura | |
| George Takei Broadway debut |
Sam Kimura | |
| Ojii San | ||
| Katie Rose Clarke | Hannah Campbell | |
| Michael K. Lee | Frankie Suzuki | |
| Christopheren Nomura | Tatsuo Kimura | |
| Greg Watanabe | Mike Masaoka | |
| Aaron J. Albano | ||
| Belinda Allyn | ||
| Marcus Choi | ||
| Janelle Dote | ||
| Dan Horn | ||
| Owen Johnston | ||
| Darren Lee | ||
| Manna Nichols | ||
| Autumn Ogawa | ||
| Rumi Oyama | ||
| Momoko Sugai | ||
| Cary Tedder | ||
| Elena Wang | ||
| Scott Watanabe | ||
| Scott Wise |
Creative
Produced by Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus
Book by Marc Acito
Music by Jay Kuo
Lyrics by Jay Kuo
Music arranged by Lynne Shankel
Music orchestrated by Lynne Shankel
Musical Director: Laura Bergquist
Directed by Stafford Arima
Choreographed by Andrew Palermo
Scenic Design by Donyale Werle
Costume Design by Alejo Vietti
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Kai Harada
Projection Design by Darrel Maloney
Hair and Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe
General Manager: The Charlotte Wilcox Company
Production Manager: Aurora Productions
Production Stage Manager: Peter Wolf
Musical Supervisor: Lynne Shankel
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