March 21 - April 6, 2008

EXTENDED THRU APRIL 13TH!

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Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by DAVID HENRY HWANG
Based on the Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields
Based on the novel by C. Y. Lee

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Directed and Choreographed by GREG ZANE
Musical Direction by JUDY YOSHIOKA

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Sponsored by:
A&B Foundation
City Mill
Hilton Hawaiian Village
ABC Corporation, American Savings Bank, Carolyn A. Berry,
C. S. Wo & Sons,Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Revived and rewritten for Broadway in 2002, the David Hwang version of Flower Drum Song maintains its beloved songs, but updates the storyline with delightful results. In San Francisco’s Chinatown, Chinese immigrants struggle to find their identity in their new country. Some are more successful than others. One recent arrival is Mei-Li who escaped Communist China for a new life in America. She arrives, hoping to sing at the Golden Pearl, a theatre specializing in Chinese opera. The owner’s son, Ta, however has a more Americanized theatre in mind. Mei-Li, disappointed and disenchanted, makes plans to move to Hong Kong but a last minute plea by Ta could change her mind. Musical highlights: “A Hundred Million Miracles”, “I Am Going to Like It Here”, and “I Enjoy Being a Girl”.