SYNOPSIS:

A stunning exploration of tradition and transformation based on historical events.

In 1853, after 200 years of stability, Japan faces an American expedition determined to open the “floating kingdom” to trade. The isolationist island’s reckoning with the unwelcome western influence is brilliantly illuminated through a kaleidoscope of stories about sailors, samurai, “someone in a tree” and two friends who choose radically different paths.

This innovative epic of East meets West is one of Sondheim’s most ambitious and rarely produced musicals.

Directed & Choreographed by Ethan Heard

Music Direction by Alexander Tom

Featuring Alex Koichi Beard, Eymard Meneses Cabling, Andrew Cristi, Albert Hsueh, Joey Ledonio, Jonny Lee Jr., Quynh-My Luu, Jason Ma, Daniel May, Christopher Mueller, Ashley D. Nguyen, Ryan Sellers, Chani Wereley, Nicholas Yenson