⭐ RUMOUR – STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S PACIFIC OVERTURES – LONDON REVIVAL PLANNED ⭐
Stephen Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures is reportedly set for a London revival, it has been rumoured.
The rumoured revival will reportedly hit London in late 2022/early 2023.
The original Broadway production of Pacific Overtures in 1976 was staged in Kabuki style, with men playing women’s parts and set changes made in full view of the audience by black-clad stagehands. It was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning 2.
Pacific Overtures is considered by many to be the artistic pinnacle of the legendary Sondheim/Prince collaborations, this exploration of culture and imperialism pushes the boundaries of musical theatre further than ever before.
Commodore Matthew Perry’s 1853 mission to open trade relations with isolationist Japan through gunboat diplomacy forges an unlikely friendship between the samurai, Kayama, and the Americanized fisherman, Manjiro. Kayama and Manjiro – and all of Japanese society – must face the wave of Westernization that follows.
Pacific Overtures has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman, with additional material by Hugh Wheeler.
Fingers crossed for this one! ! !
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