The movie has been adapted from the 1958 broadway musical flower drum song, that was written by the music composer richard rodgers. Flower drum song is a 1961 american musical film directed by henry koster, adapted from the 1958 broadway musical flower drum song, written by the composer richard rodgers and the lyricist/librettist oscar hammerstein ii, in turn based on the 1957 novel of the same name by the chinese american author chin yang lee.the film stars nancy kwan, james shigeta, miyoshi umeki, jack soo, benson fong.
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As with most rodgers & hammerstein cinematic adaptations.
Flower drum song musical. It has received poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an imdb score of 7.0. Having had to wait so long for the uk dvd of flower drum song to come on the market i am pleased to say i was not disappointed. The only rodgers and hammerstein works to be produced by universal, flower drum song was also one of their few musicals to be a commercial disappointment.
The flower drum song has become a symbol of chinese culture, it even inspired an american broadway musical about china under the same name. Because the song became so popular, it evolved throughout modern history and now includes dances and other forms of theatrical performance. It was adapted for a 1961 musical film.
Flower drum song awards and nominations. A young woman arrives in san francisco's chinatown from hong kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers. Lee.it premiered on broadway in 1958 and was then performed in the west end and on tour.
Flower drum song is an comedy, music, romance movie that was released in 1961 and has a run time of 2 hr 11 min. With nancy kwan, james shigeta, benson fong, jack soo. Flower drum song, that rarity among rodgers & hammerstein musicals, a moderate hit (otherwise, their shows were either smashes like south pacific or flops like me & juliet), also became a moderately successful film in late 1961, three years after its broadway opening;
She arrived in the united states, and immediately goes to a small theater in chinatown, where an old friend of her father works. A sign announcing the musical flower drum song is seen above the virginia theatre on march 10, 2003 in new york city. The musical film was adapted from the broadway musical of the same name that released in 1958, which in turn was originally based on the 1957 novel of the same name by chinese american author chin yang lee.
Mario tama / getty images file but “flower drum song,” with its dazzling. The broadway cast album features the routine orchestrations of robert russell bennet. Flower drum song song list including song titles, associated characters and recommended audition songs.
Join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. A musical play in two acts by oscar hammerstein ii and joseph fields, based on the novel by c.y. After their extraordinary early successes, beginning with oklahoma!
Directed by (1) writing credits (4) cast (78) produced by (2) music by (1) cinematography by (1) film editing by (1) art direction by (2) set decoration by (1) costume design by (1) makeup department (2) production management (2) The vital diffence is in the orchestrations and musical leadership. James theatre, new york, 1 december 1958 with miyoshi umeki (mei li), larry blyden (sammy fong) and ed kenney (wang ta).
Flower drum song (original, musical, comedy, broadway) opened in new york city dec 1, 1958 and played through may 7, 1960. Currently, the film industry’s defense of “whitewashing” — a term that. Flower drum song (revival, musical, comedy, broadway) opened in new york city oct 17, 2002 and played through mar 16, 2003.
Flower drum song was the first musical and one of the first films about asian americans, starring asian americans. The young refugee is befriended by wang, who is struggling to keep the chinese opera theatrical tradition alive, despite his son's determination to turn the family theatre into a rowdy nightclub. In 1943, richard rodgers and.
Music by richard rodgers, lyrics by oscar hammerstein ii. Flower drum song is a 1961 american musical movie, directed by henry koster. Flower drum song much of the fundamental charm, grace and novelty of rodgers & hammerstein's [1958 broadway hit] flower drum song has been overwhelmed by the sheer opulence and glamour with which.
Information about rodgers and hammerstein's broadway musical, flower drum song, including news and gossip, production information, synopsis, musical numbers, sheetmusic, cds, videos, books, sound and video clips, tickets, lyrics, rights holders, the offical website and more. Oscar hammerstein ii / richard rodgers. Flower drum song (1961) full cast & crew.
Complete soundtrack list, synopsys, video, plot review, cast for flower drum song show. The opening of flower drum song finds the household of wang chi yang faced with problems of adjustment. The only rodgers and hammerstein cinemadaptation to be produced by universal pictures, flower drum song was, alas, also the only rogers and hammerstein film to lose money at the box office.
When it comes to broadway musicals, i hardly ever prefer a movie soundtrack to the orginal cast album, but flower drum song is one of the exceptions. Lyrics to flower drum song broadway musical.
