VIDEO: ALLEGIANCE's George Takei Honored With 'Ride of Fame' Double Decker Bus

"I've been honored in my home town of Los Angeles on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame," says ALLEGIANCE star George Takei. "They put that honor on the sidewalk... where the whole world can trample over my good name. Here in New York, with my good name, you can take in the glory of the city."

The 78-year-old actor/activist, now making his Broadway debut in a musical inspired by his childhood experiences in a Japanese internment camp, was recently honored with his name gracing one of New York's double-decker tour buses.

While basking in the splendor of the city, Takei explains how his passion for activism came when reading American history books and finding nothing about the camps where the United States government imprisoned Americans of Japanese descent during World War II.

Broadway's Allegiance opened on November 8, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Previews began October 6. ALLEGIANCE features a book by Marc Acito and music and lyrics by Jay Kuo. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima (London's Ragtime, Off-Broadway's Bare, Carrie, Altar Boyz) directs.

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