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Oct 1, 2024 · Set in 1853, Pacific Overtures explores the intersection of Western and Eastern cultures during the pivotal moment in Japan's history when it was opened to...
Oct 2, 2024 · Set in 1853, Pacific Overtures, featuring a score by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, explores the intersection of Western and Eastern cultures during the pivotal moment in...
Oct 2, 2024 · Casting has been set for East West Players' return production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Tony-nominated Pacific Overtures. Directed by former EWP Artistic Director Tim Dang, the...
3 days ago · Pacific Overtures (1976), with a book by John Weidman, was one of Sondheim's most unconventional efforts: it explored the westernization of Japan, and was originally presented in a mock-Kabuki style. [59] The show closed after a run of 193 performances, [60] and was revived on Broadway in 2004. [61]
6 days ago · George Takei, Reciter in Pacific Overtures by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman; Classic Stage Company, New York, USA. 6 April–18 June 2017. Photo: Alex Lozupone
2 days ago · Mr Sondheim received the Tony Award for Best Score/Music/Lyrics for Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods and Passion, all of which won the New York Drama Circle award for Outstanding /Best Musical, as did Pacific Overtures and Sunday In The Park With George. In total, his works have accumulated more than sixty ...
Oct 2, 2024 · Pacific Overtures is a musical written by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. 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.
