Pacific Overtures Revival
Pacific Overtures - 2017 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Classic Stage Company
136 East 13th Street New York City, NY 10003
George Takei, who recently starred in the Broadway musical Allegiance, has been cast as "Reciter" in Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's PACIFIC OVERTURES, to be directed by Tony Award winner (and 2016 Tony Award nominee) John Doyle, who this season takes the reins as Artistic Director of the vital East Village theater company.
Performances for PACIFIC OVERTURES begin April 5, 2017. Additional casting and creative team to be announced at a later date.
In the ground-breaking PACIFIC OVERTURES, Commodore Matthew Perry sails to Japan in 1853 on a U.S mission to open up trade relations at any cost. The musical tells the tale of a samurai and a fisherman who are caught up in the Westernization of the East. With PACIFIC OVERTURES, which first premiered on Broadway in 1976 (directed by Hal Prince), John Doyle continues his highly-acclaimed and award-winning exploration of Sondheim's work, having directed the legendary composer's Sweeney Todd and Company on Broadway, and Passion at CSC.
Pacific Overtures - 2017 - Off-Broadway Cast
Pacific Overtures FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
There Is No Other Way
Four Black Dragons
Chrysanthemum Tea [i]
Poems
Welcome to Kanagawa
March to the Treaty House
Someone in a Tree
Lion Dance
Please Hello
A Bowler Hat
Pretty Lady
Next
Prayers
Chrysanthemum Tea [ii]
We Float
The Advantages Of Floating In The Middle Of The Sea
There Is No Other Way
Four Black Dragons
Poems
Welcome To Kanagawa
Someone In A Tree
Please Hello
A Bowler Hat
Pretty Lady
Next
Pacific Overtures History
Other Productions of Pacific Overtures
| 1976 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1976 | US Tour |
West Coast Tour US Tour |
| 1984 | Off-Off-Broadway |
York Theatre Company Production Off-Off-Broadway |
| 1984 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1987 | Regional (UK) |
English National Opera Production Regional (UK) |
| 2000 |
New National Theatre of Tokyo Production |
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| 2001 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
| 2002 | US Tour |
New National Theatre of Tokyo Production US Tour |
| 2003 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
| 2003 | West End |
Donmar Warehouse Revival West End |
| 2004 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
| 2017 | Off-Broadway |
Classic Stage Company Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
Pacific Overtures - 2017 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick |
| 2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Dan Moses Schreier |
| 2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Pacific Overtures |
| 2018 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Thom Sesma |
| 2018 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical | Steven Eng |
| 2017 | Best Musical Revival | Pacific Overtures |
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