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George Takei, Telly Leung & More Will Sing From ALLEGIANCE at TALKS AT GOOGLE; Live Broadcast at 1PM!

By: Oct. 28, 2014
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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 in a recent backers screening in Austin. Takei just announced that the cast will be taking part in a 'Talks at Google' event which will be broadcast live tomorrow. He writes:

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"Tomorrow, Wednesday October 29 at 1pm EST, I'll be joined by Broadway's finest at Google NYC to present an hour-long showcase of Allegiance that will be hosted by Sirius XM's Julie James and broadcast LIVE on Youtube.

This historic collaboration of art and technology will also feature Telly Leung (RENT, Wicked, Godspell, Glee, Allegiance); Melinda Doolittle (American Idol Season 6 Finalist); Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Grease, Godspell); Anna Maria Perez de Tagle (Hannah Montana, Fame, Godspell); Marc de la Cruz (IF/THEN, Allegiance) and many talented others.

Selections will include songs familiar to Allegiance fans, such as the previously recorded "Paradise," "Higher," and "Gaman," as well as the unreleased tuner "What Makes A Man," and the World Premiere of "Stronger Than Before." After the presentation, the creative team of Allegiance will join me for a Q&A to field questions from the audience.

While the "Talks at Google" program has featured many notable musicals, Allegiance is the first show to be featured before its Broadway debut and the first to be live-broadcast. Please join me for this groundbreaking event."

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 and allegiance 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.







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