'Allegiance' review: George Takei lends luster to new Broadway musical
6 / 10
A storied 'Star Trek' helmsman can do only so much to make his first Broadway enterprise soar. George Takei, known as Mr. Sulu from the classic sci-fi series, does bring starry charisma and a galaxy of goodwill to 'Allegiance,' but the show is stuck on impulse power. Sam and Kei's grandfather (an endearing Takei) folds the questionnaire into a paper lotus that gets pinned behind Kei's ear. 'You're a woman who wears a political statement in her hair,' says Frankie. 'Allegiance' also wants to make a significant statement. But it's too tangled to say very much.

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