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Flower Drum Song is a 1961 American musical film directed by Henry Koster, adapted from the 1958 Broadway musical Flower Drum Song, written by the composer Richard Rodgers and the lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II, in turn based on the 1957 novel of the same name by the Chinese American author Chin Yang Lee.
Flower Drum Song was the eighth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on the 1957 novel, The Flower Drum Song, by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee. It premiered on Broadway in 1958 and was then performed in the West End and on tour. It was adapted for a 1961 musical film.
Juanita Hall (née Long, November 6, 1901 – February 29, 1968) [1] was an American musical theatre and film actress. She is remembered for her roles in the original stage and screen versions of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals South Pacific as Bloody Mary – a role that garnered her the Tony Award – and Flower Drum Song as Madame Liang.
James Saburo Shigeta (Japanese: 繁田 三郎; June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor and singer of Japanese descent. [1] He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960), Flower Drum Song (1961), Bridge to the Sun (1961), Midway (1976), Die Hard (1988), and Mulan (1998).
Ing’s “Flower Drum Song” co-star Lea Salonga added, “His voice was glorious and filled the room with its flawless sound, but beyond that, his sound was steeped in joy. Alvin was a joyful ...
Umeki appeared in Universal Studios' film adaptation of the musical in 1961. [5] She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Flower Drum Song. Although a guest on many television variety shows, she appeared in only three more movies through 1962, including Cry for Happy (also 1961), The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962), and A Girl Named Tamiko (1963
Pat Suzuki (born Chiyoko Suzuki; September 22, 1930) [1] is an American popular singer and actress, who is best known for her role in the original Broadway production of the musical Flower Drum Song, and her performance of the song "I Enjoy Being a Girl" in the show.
The historically subversive comedy, which debuted off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 2019, jumps between 16th century France, 1920s India and 1960s Idaho, and will feature a South Asian and ...