BroadwayWorld is Most Thankful For: Broadway Bound in 2014?- ALLEGIANCE
By: BWW Special Coverage Nov. 30, 2013
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Thanksgiving might be over, but that doesn't mean that there isn't anything left to be thankful for this year! Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld brought you entries from over 60 of Broadway's biggest stars on what they are counting their blessings for (CLICK HERE to check out the full list), but now we turn the tables and share with you the reasons why we are thankful this holiday season.
Allegiance - A New American Musical, has been eyeing a Broadway run since it premiered at San Diego's Old Globe last fall. Since then, a New York City reading was held, led by Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung, all of whom starred in the San Diego production, as well as a recent backers screening in Austin. A production source told BroadwayWorld that Allegiance is aiming for Broadway, possibly in the spring of 2014, but there are numerous variables including star schedules and theatre availability that need to line up, so there is yet no official plan.
We are keeping our fingers crossed for a Broadway transfer!
Allegiance features music and lyrics by Jay Kuo, book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione, direction by Stafford Arima, choreography by Andrew Palermo and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Lynne Shankel.
Sixty years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a chance meeting forces WWII veteran Sam Kimura 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 and his sister Kei find themselves torn between loyalty to their family andAllegiance to their country. With its moving score, Allegiance - A New American Musical takes audiences on a journey into our nation's history through the eyes of one American family.
Photo Credit: Henry DiRocco
Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, George Takei and Paul Nakauchi
The cast of the World Premiere of Allegiance
Telly Leung, Jon Jon Briones, Scott Watanabe, Karl Josef Co and Marc De La Cruz
Michael K. Lee with Kay Trinidad, MaryAnn Hu, Ann Sanders and Katie Boren
The cast of the World Premiere of Allegiance
Michael K. Lee and Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, George Takei and Paul Nakauchi
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