Allegiance - 2015 Broadway History , Info & More
Longacre Theatre (Broadway)
220 West 48th Street New York, NY
Beloved television star and popular social media icon George Takei (Star Trek, Heroes) stars in this unforgettable new musical alongside Telly Leung (Godspell, "Glee") and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Aladdin, Mulan) in her highly anticipated Broadway return. Inspired by Takei's true-life experience, Allegiance is an untold American story spanning from the lush California heartland, to the windswept prairies of Wyoming, to the European battlefields of World War II- a multi-generational tale of one Japanese American family's love, optimism and unparalleled heroism in the face of unimaginable circumstances.
Allegiance - 2015 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Allegiance
'Allegiance': Theater Review
8 / 10
The knowledge that the story was inspired by Takei's childhood hardships in the Japanese-American 'relocation centers' of World War II adds significantly to the emotional impact. But the powerful sentiments involved are too often flattened by the pedestrian lyrics and unmemorable melodies of Jay Kuo's score, making an unconvincing case for this material's suitability to be a musical...Nonetheless, writers Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thomas have woven together a plot that's admirable in its bid to shine a light on the injustices committed against 120,000 West Coast Americans of Japanese descent, by focusing on the festering discord within one such family.
George Takei, Lea Salonga Survive WWII Internment In Broadway’s New ‘Allegiance’ – Review
7 / 10
The score by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione (book) and Kuo (music) struck me on first hearing as more imitation than original. Case in point, Kei's late Act I 'Higher,' which gives Salonga a showcase for her still-rich pipes but is so generic it lacks any emotional punch. Validation is hardly the worst crime a show can commit, and I think that's one reason the audience was cheering at the very moving end of the show. It's a triumph of a rare sort, shedding light in a dark corner of our history with uncommon generosity of spirit.
Allegiance History
Other Productions of Allegiance
| 2015 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2018 | Los Angeles |
Los Angeles Premiere Los Angeles |
Allegiance - 2015 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | George Takei |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Katie Rose Clarke |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Musical | Telly Leung |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Lea Salonga |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Lighting Design | Howell Binkley |
| 2016 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Broadway's Backbone Best Musical Ensemble | Allegiance |
| 2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical | Alejo Vietti |
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