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In 1853, Japan was just Nippon, a simple farmer's island, rooted in tradition and "floating in the middle of the sea." Then the West arrived, seeking trade routes, and bringing with them the conveniences -- and evils -- of industrialized society. Within 135 years, Nippon had rapidly mutated into Japan, dominator of world economics. The Westernization of Japan is painfully related through a pair of doomed friends caught on either side of the struggle between serenity and "civilization."
Music By Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics By Stephen Sondheim
Book/Libretto by: John Weidman
Produced by: Harold Prince
Choreography by: Patricia Birch
Directed by: Harold Prince
Opened: January 11, 1976
Theatre: Winter Garden Theatre
# of Performances: 193
Licensing Agent: Music Theatre International
Song List
- The Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea
- There Is No Other Way
- Four Black Dragons
- Chrysanthemum Tea
- Poems
- Welcome To Kanagawa
- Someone In A Tree
- Please Hello
- A Bowler Hat
- Pretty Lady
- Next
Cast List
Mako, Soon-Teck Oh, Yuki Shimoda, Sab Shimono, & Isao Sato
Misc. Show Information
Mastering the highly theatrical Kabuki-style storytelling, Sondheim and Weidman's first collaboration remains one of the composer's most legendary and haunting works, incorporating music he himself considers among his very best.
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Added: Sun Aug 16 2009