James Shigeta

Concord is Developing a New Take on a FLOWER DRUM SONG Movie

The 1958 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical was adapted as a 1961 movie starring Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta and Miyoshi Umeki.

BWW Review: HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE�"CVLT STREAMS VISITING MR. GREEN, EXAMINE PSYCHOLOGY, MUSICAL STYLE AND CREATIVITY OF HAMILTON, PROJECT SING OUT!, and more

On Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, CVLT will be streaming the archival video of Visiting Mr. Green for a pay-as-you-can admission. For details and advance reservation, visit https://cvlt.org/events/visiting-mr-green

Photo Flash: Take a Look at Rarely Seen Images From FLOWER DRUM SONG

Tonight Turner Classic Movies will be airing the Rodgers & Hammerstein film Flower Drum Song at 8:00 PM ET. Flower Drum Song (1961) is the only screen version of a Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II Broadway musical to be filmed by Universal Studios, and the one that many consider to have the most imaginative choreography (by Hermes Pan).

BWW Interview: SOFT POWER's Francis Jue On Representing David Henry Hwang & Fellow Asian-Americans

SOFT POWER, the first collective creation of Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori, will world premiere at the Ahmanson under the auspices of Center Theatre Group, in association with East West Players and the Curran, opening May 16, 2018. We had the wonderful opportunity to chat with a frequent collaborator of both David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori, actor/singer Francis Jue who portrays DHH in SOFT POWER.

FLOWER DRUM SONG Star James Shigeta Dies at 81

Variety reports that actor James Shigeta, best known for his roles in “Die Hard” and the big screen adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song, died Monday at 81.

James Shigeta, Star of FLOWER DRUM SONG Film, Passes Away

According to Variety, Asian-American actor James Shigeta, known for his role as 'Wang Ta' in the 1961 film adaptation of the Broadway musical FLOWER DRUM SONG, died today, July 28, 2014. He was 81.

Encore to Present THE ELVIS COLLECTION Throughout May

ENCORE will present 'The Elvis Collection,' showcasing a robust slate of classic films starring 'The King,' documentaries and features that pay tribute to Elvis Presley, which will only be seen on ENCORE, throughout the month of May. 'The Elvis Collection' will include some of Presley's most popular performances in titles such as Roustabout, Blue Hawaii, G.I. Blues, King Creole, Clambake and more, to be announced.

Utah Star of Broadway Dies at 86

Melva Niles Barborka, a Broadway leading lady, passed away on March 12 in South Jordan, Utah. She succumbed to chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, a neurological disease, at age 86. As Melva Niles, she stared in the Broadway runs "Song of Norway" and "Magdalena," creating the role of Solis.

Japan Society Screens Hardest Men in Town 3/9-3/19

Years before Coppola's Godfather enthralled a nation and decades before "Sopranos" and "Boardwalk Empire" fed viewers' insatiable appetites for serial gangster melodrama, the yakuza (Japanese mafia) were mainstays of the Japanese film industry.

FLOWER DRUM SONG 50th Anniv. Celebration to Feature Leung, Suzuki & More at David Henry Hwang Theatre 2/2

There will be a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song at the David Henry Hwang Theatre of East West Players, 120 Judge John Aiso Street in Los Angeles on Monday, February 2 at 7 pm.