Pacific Overtures

Stephen Sondheim's kabuki retelling of the opening of Japan to the West.

140 mins
In 1853 Japan, the story follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman. The lives of both men are radically changed by the coming of American ships to Japan.

Mako

Reciter/Shogun/Jonathan Goble

Soon-Tek Oh

Tamate/Samurai/Storyteller/Swordsman

Yuki Shimoda

Abe, First Councillor

Isao Sato

Kayama

Alvin Ing

Shogun's Mother/Observer/Merchant/American Admiral

Ernest Harada

Physician/Madam/British Admiral

James Dybas

Second Councillor/Old Man/French Admiral

Mark Hsu Syers

Samurai/Thief/Soothsayer/Warrior/Russian Admiral/British Sailor

Patrick Kinser-Lau

Shogun's Companion/Dutch Admiral/British Sailor/Girl

Ernest Abuba

Samurai/Adams/Noble

Larry Hama

Williams/Lord of the South

Jae Woo Lee

Fisherman/Sumo Wrestler/Lord of the South

Freddy Mao

Third Councillor/Samurai's Daughter

Tom Matsusaka

Imperial Priest

Conrad Yama

Grandmother/Sumo Wrestler/Japanese Merchant

Timm Fujii

Son/Priest/Girl/Noble/British Sailor/Ensemble

Haruki Fujimoto

Servant/Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry

Joey Ginza

Ensemble

Diane Lam

Ensemble

Tony Marinyo

Ensemble

Kevin Maung

Ensemble

Kim Miyori

Ensemble

Freda Foh Shen

Shogun's Wife/Ensemble

Ricardo Tobia

Observer/Ensemble

Gedde Watanabe

Priest/Girl/Boy/Ensemble

Patricia Birch

Choreographer

Hal Prince

Stage Director

Boris Aronson

Set Designer

Florence Klotz

Costume Design

Tharon Musser

Lighting Design

Jonathan Tunick

Orchestrator

Paul Gemignani

Music Director

Haruki Fujimoto

Creative Consultant

Richard Allen

Wig Designer

Richard Allen

Makeup Designer

Stephen Sondheim

Original Music Composer

Hal Prince

Director

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