BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.5038@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20151014T000000Z DTEND:20160214T000000Z DESCRIPTION:&nbsp\;Inspired by the true-life experience of its star George Takei (&ldquo\;Star Trek\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Heroes&rdquo\;)\, Allegiance f ollows one family&rsquo\;s extraordinary journey in this untold American story.\n\nA mysterious envelope leads Sam Kimura (Takei) back 60 years to a time when he (played as a young man by Telly Leung &mdash\; <em>God</em> <em>spell</em> \, &ldquo\;Glee&rdquo\;) and his sister Kei (Tony Award-wi nner Lea Salonga &mdash\; <em>Miss Saigon\, Mulan</em> ) strive to save t heir family from the wrongful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during W orld War II. Sam enlists in the army to prove the Kimuras&rsquo\; loyalty \, but Kei joins draft resisters fighting for the rights of their people. \n\nTheir paths take them from the lush farmlands of California to the wa stelands of Wyoming to the battlefields of Europe\, and their divided loy alties threaten to tear them apart forever. But as long-lost memories are unlocked\, Sam finds that it is never too late to forgive and to recogni ze the redemptive power of love.\n\nSee theater website for more info and performance dates\, see <a href="http://allegiancemusical.com/#mEM3l3hj6RC zURdv.99" target="_blank">http://allegiancemusical.com/</a> DTSTAMP:20240418T164924Z SUMMARY:The Story of Allegiance: A New Musical Inspired by a True Story URL:/en/events/2015/10/14/the-story-of-allegiance-a-new-musical-inspired-by / END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR