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Pacific Overtures is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler. Set in nineteenth-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization starting in 1853, when American ships forcibly opened it to the rest of the world.
27 de ago. de 2013 · 2.2K. 196K views 10 years ago. At long last- recorded on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on June 9th, 1976 and then broadcast on Japanese public television, this is the original Broadway...
4 de may. de 2017 · por allwebber · Publicada 4 mayo, 2017 · Actualizado 10 enero, 2024. “ PACIFIC OVERTURES ” es quizá el musical más ambicioso y complejo de Stephen Sondheim, escrito entre “ A little night music ” y “ Sweeney Todd “. El compositor afrontó esta historia ambientada en Japón en 1853, incluyendo instrumentos originales ...
Sondheim’s ninth musical, Pacific Overtures (1976), is considered by many to be his most unusual. It was his fourth collaboration with Hal Prince as director and producer. Prince introduced Sondheim to young playwright John Weidman, who had advanced the idea of a dramatic play about 19th-century Japan, chronicling the 1853 arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry and America’s “gunboat ...
15 de mar. de 2023 · PACIFIC OVERTURES at Signature Theatre. PACIFIC OVERTURES Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by John Weidman Directed by Ethan Heard March 7 – April 9, 2023 A stunning exploration of ...
Marty Pasetta. Director. Pacific Overtures is a musical written by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. The show is set in Japan beginning in 1853 and follows the difficult westernization of Japan, told from the point of view of the Japanese. In particular, the story focuses on the lives of two friends caught in the change.
Top of Pacific Overtures. Last modified on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Compiled by Michael H. Hutchins. A guide to the work of Stephen Sondheim, including production information, publications, recordings, a complete song listing and more.
