The 16-strong forged of George Takei’s Allegiance has been revealed. ‘George Takei’s Allegiance’ will get its UK premiere at Charing Cross Theatre for 13 weeks from Saturday 7 January to Saturday 8 April, 2023.
This newly reconceived UK manufacturing of ‘George Takei’s Allegiance’ has a guide by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo.
Starring alongside the beforehand introduced legendary TV and movie star George Takei and Broadway and TV star Telly Leung is Aynrand Ferrer, who has simply performed the alternate Kim in ‘Miss Saigon’ in Vienna. All three are making their London stage debuts.
The multi-national forged additionally options Iroy Abesamis, Mark Anderson, Masashi Fujimoto, Megan Gardiner, Raiko Gohara, Eu Jin Hwang, Hana Ichijo, Misa Koide, Patrick Munday, Rachel Jayne Picar, Sario Solomon, Joy Tan, Iverson Yabut.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor throughout World War II, California-born George Takei and his
household have been positioned behind the barbed-wire enclosures of United States’ internment camps together with 120,000 different Japanese Americans. He spent years of his childhood at Camp Rohwer within the swamps of Arkansas and at wind-swept Camp Tule Lake in northern California. At the top of the battle, Takei’s household returned to their native Los Angeles.
Inspired by this tough chapter of American historical past and his personal true childhood experiences, Takei
developed the Broadway musical Allegiance, an epic story of affection and heroism wherein he starred alongside Tony Award winner Lea Salonga and Telly Leung in its record-breaking world premiere on the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in 2012. The present received a number of awards and was adopted by a Broadway run in 2015-2016.
Now Allegiance will get a brand new and extra intimate manufacturing for the UK, conceived particularly for the
Off West End area at Charing Cross Theatre, directed and choreographed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson (director, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ UK tour, affiliate director/choreographer of ‘Come From Away’ UK).
‘George Takei’s Allegiance’ tells the transferring story of Sam Kimura (Takei) as he’s transported again almost six a long time to when his youthful self (Leung) and his sister Kei (Ferrer) fought to remain
linked to their heritage, their household and themselves after Japanese Americans have been wrongfully imprisoned throughout World War II. A strong story informed with nice resonance and intimacy, ‘George Takei’s Allegiance’ explores the ties that bind us, the wrestle to persevere and the overwhelming energy of forgiveness and, most particularly, love.
Creative workforce:
Book Marc Acito, Jay Kuo & Lorenzo Thione,
Music & Lyrics Jay Kuo,
Director and Choreographer Tara Overfield Wilkinson,
Musical Supervisors and Orchestrations Andrew Hilton and Charlie Ingles,
Set and Costume Designer Mayou Trikerioti,
Lighting Designer Nic Farman,
Sound Designer Chris Whybrow,
Casting Director Sarah Leung CDG,
Musical Director Amy Hsu,
Associate Director Kirsty Malpass,
Associate Choreographer Misa Koide,
Assistant Musical Director Beth Jerem,
Production Management New Wolf Productions,
General Management Something for the Weekend,
Producers Sing Out, Louise! Productions.