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Pacific Overtures: Directed by Marty Pasetta. With Mako, Soon-Tek Oh, Yuki Shimoda, Sab Shimono. Set in 1853 Japan, Pacific Overtures follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman.
- (67)
- Musical
- Marty Pasetta
- 1976
Pacific Overtures is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler. Set in nineteenth-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization starting in 1853, when American ships forcibly opened it to the rest of the world.
Set in 1853 Japan, Pacific Overtures follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman. The lives of both men are radically changed by the coming of American ships to Japan.
Apr 17, 2020 · Interviews by Richard Ridge with BD Wong, John Weidman, Amon Miyamoto, Alvin Ing, Sab Shimono, and Francis Jue. ...more.
- 13 min
- 2.8K
- You'reGonnaLoveTomorrow
Pacific Overtures previewed in Boston and ran at The Kennedy Center for a month before opening on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on January 11, 1976. It closed after 193 perfor ...more....
- 140 min
- 1074
- Theater Geek
Aug 27, 2013 · At long last- recorded on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on June 9th, 1976 and then broadcast on Japanese public television, this is the original Broadway production of Pacific Overtures...
- 140 min
- 200.4K
- TheSondheimFan
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Set in 1853 Japan, Pacific Overtures follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman. The lives of both men are radically changed by the coming of American ships to Japan.
