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“May the world be safe, may the world be kind, may the world forever be our home.” —Joy Kogawa, Naomi’s Tree This refrain was sung …
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With rehearsals in full swing, the cast of the Los Angeles production of Allegiance met with local media on Feb. 8 at the Japanese American …
All good things must come to an end, but this end is coming far too soon. At the end of October, I had the privilege …
Read Part 1 >> After interviewing Takei and thoroughly researching the WWII incarceration, Kuo, Thione, and Marc Acito wrote the book and Kuo composed the …
After a November performance at the Longacre Theatre in New York’s fabled Broadway district, AARP members were invited for a “talkback” with George Takei and …
The problem with the new Broadway musical Allegiance is not just its historical inaccuracies, although it is riddled with them. It’s the fabrication of events …
SPOILER ALERT: This theater preview reveals an absurd central plot point. The implied pact the musical Allegiance makes with its audience is that you will see an …
“A musical?” says Leonard Nimoy, “on that?” He bursts out laughing. “A musical about the internment?” asks U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, wincing, “no, I would …
In Tea, With Music, actress Yumi Iwama plays Setsuko Banks, a Japanese war bride. This role was a particularly compelling and unique one for her, …
Last week, I attended a workshop production of a musical called Allegiance, which tells the tale of the unconstitutional imprisonment of 120,000 West Coast residents …
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