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Flower Drum Song

by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and David Henry Hwang

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Rodgers and Hammerstein's eighth Broadway collaboration, based on the 1957 novel, The Flower Drum Song by C. Y. Lee.

Story:

Mei Li has come to San Francisco for her arranged marriage to Sammy, but he would rather marry Linda Low. Luckily, Sammy's friend Wang Ta falls in love with Mei Li and they all live happily ever after.

: Composer
Richard Rodgers

: Lyricist and Librettist
Oscar Hammerstein II

: 2002 Librettist
David Henry Hwang

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: St. James Theatre

Opening Night: Dec 1, 1958

Total Performances: 600

Original Cast: Miyoshi Umeki, Larry Blyden, Pat Suzuki, Juanita Hall, Ed Kenney, Keye Luke, Arabella Hong, Jack Soo, Anita Ellis

Director: Gene Kelly

Choreographer: Carol Haney

Musical Director: Salvatore Dell'Isola

Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett

Scenic Design: Oliver Smith

Costume Design: Irene Sharaff

Lighting Design: Peggy Clark

2002 Broadway Revival

Theatre: Virginia Theatre

Opening Night: Oct 17, 2002

Total Performances: 169

Original Cast: Lea Salonga, Sandra Allen, Alvin Ing, Randall Duk Kim, Hoon Lee, Allen Liu, Jose Llana, Jodi Long

Director: Robert Longbottom

Choreographer: Robert Longbottom

Musical Director: David Chase

Orchestrations: Don Sebesky

Scenic Design: Robin Wagner

Costume Design: Gregg Barnes

Lighting Design: Natasha Katz

1961 Film Version

Movie Name: Flower Drum Song

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: Henry Koster

Screenplay: Joseph Fields

Starring: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, Juanita Hall, Reiko Sato, Patrick Adiarte, Kam Tong, Victor Sen Yung, Soo Yong, Ching Wah Lee, James Hong, Miyoshi Umeki

Musical Numbers

You are Beautiful

A Hundred Million Miracles

I Enjoy Being a Girl

I Am Going to Like it Here

Don't Mary Me

Fan Tan Fannie

Grand Avenue

Love, Look Away

Sunday

The Most Final Son

Like a God

The Other Generation

Chop Suey

Grant Avenue

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CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: Broadway Revival Cast Album

: Motion Picture Soundtrack

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

Books

: Novel by C. Y. Lee

Other

1959 Tony Award Nominations

Best Conductor and Musical Director
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Larry Blyden
Best Actress in a Musical - Miyoshi Umeki
Best Costume Design
Best Choreography