Catch Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung At Today's Allegiance CD Event | Playbill

News Catch Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung At Today's Allegiance CD Event Lea Salonga, George Takei, Telly Leung and Katie Rose Clarke are making an appearance at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble Feb. 5 to celebrate the original cast recording of their new musical Allegiance, which preserves the Jay Kuo score.

The performance and CD signing will begin at 3 PM. Barnes & Noble is located at 150 E. 86th St. For more information call (212) 369-2180. (Cast members will only sign copies of the Allegiance cast recording.)

The recording is produced by Lynne Shankel and Joel Moss for Sing Out, Louise! Productions.

The new American musical Allegiance, inspired by the life of veteran actor George Takei, officially opened on Broadway Nov. 8, 2015, following previews that began Oct. 6 at Broadway's Longacre Theatre. As previously reported, the production will play its final performance on Broadway Feb. 14.

The musical, which is billed as the "vibrant and unforgettable story of one family's resilience in the face of seemingly-insurmountable odds," marks the return of Broadway favorite Salonga, a Tony and Olivier winner for her work in Miss Saigon. The production also boasts the Main Stem debut of "Star Trek" icon Takei, whose life inspired the new musical. The cast also features Broadway and "Glee" star Leung.

Allegiance has a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione with music and lyrics by Kuo. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima directs in his Broadway debut. Andrew Palermo serves as choreographer.

Lea Salonga, George Takei, Telly Leung Bring "Gaman" to Broadway in First Pics From Allegiance!

The complete cast comprises Takei as Sam Kimura/Ojii San, Salonga as Kei Kimura, Leung as Sammy Kimura, Katie Rose Clarke as Hannah Campbell, Michael K. Lee as Frankie Suzuki, Christopheren Nomura as Tatsuo Kimura and Greg Watanabe as Mike Masaoka with Aaron J. Albano, Belinda Allyn, Marcus Choi, Janelle Dote, Dan Horn, Owen Johnston, Darren Lee, Manna Nichols, Rumi Oyama, Catherine Ricafort, Momoko Sugai, Sam Tanabe, Kevin Munhall, Elena Wang, Scott Watanabe and Tony winner Scott Wise.

Allegiance, according to press notes, "illuminates one of American history’s lesser known chapters as it tells the story of Sam Kimura (Takei), transported back nearly six decades to when his younger self (Leung) and his sister Kei (Salonga) fought to stay connected to their heritage, their family, and themselves after Japanese Americans were wrongfully imprisoned during World War II. An epic story told with great intimacy, Allegiance explores the ties that bind us, the struggle to persevere, and the overwhelming power of forgiveness and, most especially, love."

Lynn Shankel is musical supervisor and also provides arrangements and orchestrations. Laura Bergquist serves as musical director. Scenic design is by Tony Award winner Donyale Werle with costume design by Tony Award nominee Alejo Vietti, lighting design by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley, sound design by Tony Award nominee Kai Harada and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe. Projection design is by Darrel Maloney. Casting is by Telsey + Company/Craig Burns, C.S.A.

Allegiance had its world premiere in a record-breaking engagement at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in 2012. It is produced by Sing Out, Louise! Productions and ATA.

The Longacre Theatre is located at 220 West 48th Street. For more information visit AllegianceMusical.com.

 
Today’s Most Popular News:
 X

Blocking belongs
on the stage,
not on websites.

Our website is made possible by
displaying online advertisements to our visitors.

Please consider supporting us by
whitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.
Thank you!