Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
#1Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/6/22 at 5:35am
George Takei will make his London theatre debut in early 2023, it has been revealed.
Tara Overfield Wilkinson directs what is billed as a more "intimate" version of the show, with Takei set to be joined by Telly Leung
https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/george-takei-allegiance-musical-debut_57295.html
¿Macavity?
Broadway Star Joined: 1/29/16
#2Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/6/22 at 6:02am
I saw Pippin at Charing Cross, and it is quite intimate. Never saw Allegiance, but the cast recording left me underwhelmed. Might check this out though if I can make it into London during its run.
#3Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/6/22 at 9:16am
This is a nice surprise. Picked up a ticket for March and looking forward to seeing it in such a small space.
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#4Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/6/22 at 11:30am
We saw Titanic at Charring Cross - and it fit well in that space. But, that was mostly a unitary set. I can't recall how Allegiance is staged - but it does have multiple locales for scenes. So, it could be staged well. I'm sure Takei will see that it is staged well.
Hold on: looked at the booking information. For this production, the stage is in the middle of the theatre? So much for a set and projections.... Will be ..... interesting.
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#5Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/6/22 at 1:03pm
Is this the same theater/space that did Sunset Blvd with just a carpet, basically?
Theatre Fan3
Leading Actor Joined: 1/27/15
#6Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/7/22 at 12:05pm
This is exciting news as we will be back in London next March. The only thing that could make this even more exciting is if Lea Salonga would be reprising her role but I'm afraid that's too much to hope for as she would certainly have been announced in this initial press release.
#7Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/7/22 at 1:06pm
I don’t think there’s a chance Lea would do this. The theatre is tiny and tickets are very (relatively) inexpensive so Takei already must be taking VERY little money for this, I can’t imagine they can do that with another huge name.
#8Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/7/22 at 6:27pm
I really hope they rework the book and part of the score to make it a little less melodramatic and more emotionally raw and nuanced when it is called for. I bawled a lot during my four visits to the show, but half of the time it was due to the subject matter and circumstances the characters found themselves in, not particularly because of the strength of the writing.
#9Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/8/22 at 3:25pm
Serious question did he write or produce it or something on Broadway? Why is it his?
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Legendary TV and film star
GEORGE TAKEI
Will make his London stage debut
in the UK Premiere of his Broadway Musical
George Takei's Allegiance"
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#10Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/8/22 at 3:35pm
binau said: "Serious question did he write or produce it or something on Broadway? Why is it his?
"
Legendary TV and film star
GEORGE TAKEI
Will make his London stage debut
in the UK Premiere of his Broadway Musical
George Takei'sAllegiance""
The show wouldn’t have existed without him. There are a lot of reports and interviews about where its concept came from if you don’t mind Googling.
lilpunkin
Chorus Member Joined: 9/14/04
#11Allegiance - London premiere in 2023
Posted: 9/8/22 at 5:33pm
The director has a terrible reputation in the UK and was at the centre of a racism scandal. I’m not at all confident in her ability to handle a play about the minority experience.
