A stunning exploration of tradition and transformation based on historical events.In 1853, after 200 years of stability, Japan faces an American expedition determined to open the floating kingdom to trade. The isolationist islands reckoning with the unwelcome western influence is brilliantly illuminated through a kaleidoscope of stories about sailors, samurai, someone in a tree and two friends who choose radically different paths.This innovative epic of East meets West is one of Sondheims most ambitious and rarely produced musicals.One of the great musicals of our time. Variety
Year | Category | |
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1976 | Best Musical | |
2005 | Best Revival of a Musical |
Videos
Prayer for the French Republic
Theater J (10/30 - 11/24) | ||
Rigoletto
Aaron & Cecile Goldman Theater (12/7 - 12/15) | ||
RIVERDANCE 30 – The New Generation
Opera House at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (3/4 - 6/16) | ||
Rockville Civic Ballet presents The Nutcraker
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre (12/6 - 12/15) | ||
Kodo - One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/1 - 3/1) | ||
Sister Act
Ford's Theatre (3/14 - 5/17) | ||
Data
Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle (10/31 - 12/15) | ||
Eureka Day
The Kennedy Center - Eisenhower Theater (3/4 - 3/22) | ||
The Peking Acrobats
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/9 - 3/9) | ||
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