George Takei, who recently starred in the Broadway musical Allegiance, has been cast as "Reciter" in Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's PACIFIC ...

Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures” is one of the master songwriter’s most rarely performed works. The show begins in 1853 and tells the tale of how an isolationist Japan was westernized when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. East West Players has a long history with "Pacific Overtures," Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 musical about the opening ...

In Southern California, the post-pandemic malaise finally started to lift. And the theater, quite unexpectedly, turned out to be 2024’s silver lining. The Mark Taper Forum reopened for business in the ...

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If gunboat diplomacy, which is perhaps a less offensive phrase than imperialism, strikes you as an odd choice for the subject of a musical, you're not alone. When "Pacific Overtures," with music and ...

Gedde Watanabe is a bit embarrassed about an interaction he had nearly 50 years ago with Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim. Not yet 20, and with a singing career that was little more than street ...

Left to right: Sittichai Chaiyahat, Nina Kasuya, Aric Martin, Kit DeZolt, and Gemma Pedersen performing “Welcome to Kanagawa” in Pacific Overtures (2024) at East West Players (photo by Teolindo, all ...

East West Players has a long history with "Pacific Overtures," Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 musical about the opening of Japan to international trade by American warships in 1853 and the ...

"Pacific Overtures is a show like none other," said director Nick Ishimaru. "It has some of Sondheim's best music--by his own estimation, Act 1's finale 'Someone in a Tree' is the most perfect song he ...