Musicals based in Asia

FBay
#1Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 6:27am

Do you know any?

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haterobics
#2Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 6:39am

King & I, South Pacific

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somechrysanthemumtea
#3Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 6:39am

Flower Drum Song, Ms. Saigon, Pacific Overtures etc!

I have more - but probably not well known. 

Updated On: 9/23/15 at 06:39 AM

After Eight
#4Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 7:26am

Cherry Blossoms, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, Shogun, Chu Chem, Sayonara, Bombay Dreams, Christine

Updated On: 9/23/15 at 07:26 AM

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JBroadway
#5Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 8:34am

somechrysanthemumtea said: "Flower Drum Song"

 

Isn't Flower Drum Song based in San Francisco?

 

 

 

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somechrysanthemumtea
#6Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 8:45am

JBroadway - you're right, my bad! I get muddled up.

Some others: Beauty World, Forbidden City. I've also seen lots of musicals transposed to an Asian city (Singapore), like Company and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (more a play with music) and Into The Woods! 

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Mr Roxy
#7Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 8:49am

Song Of Singapore - Off Broadway

More Than You Deserve - Off Broadway 

The Lieutenant

Tears Of Heaven

 


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Updated On: 9/23/15 at 08:49 AM

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Someone in a Tree2
#8Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 9:51am

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

DR. ZHIVAGO

MILK AND HONEY

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

ALLADIN

KISMET

THE JUNGLE BOOK

 

 

Updated On: 9/23/15 at 09:51 AM

StephieElise
#9Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 10:11am

The Mikado

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (the parts in Israel)

The Jungle Book

Chess - the act set in Bangkok (either act 1 or 2, depending on the version)

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hork
#10Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 11:31am

haterobics said: "King & I, South Pacific

 

South Pacific is set in Asia? I seem to remember it being set in the South Pacific.

 

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Scripps2
#11Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 2:34pm

Poppy

jo
#12Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 8:09pm

Not strictly musical theatre, but --


The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan 


Madame Butterfly by Puccini


 

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Fantod
#13Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 8:30pm

Timbuktu!

edit: what was I thinking? That's Africa.

Updated On: 9/23/15 at 08:30 PM

Wildcard
#14Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 8:33pm

Here Lies Love

Waterfall

FBay
#15Musicals based in Asia
Posted: 9/23/15 at 8:41pm

I just thought of one on my own thread

Pacific Overtures

Jungle Book

Aladdin (that is cheating)