Flower Drum Song Movie Cast

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Flower drum song movie cast. James theatre, new york, 1 december 1958 with miyoshi umeki (mei li), larry blyden (sammy fong) and ed kenney (wang ta). Next would be the funny 'don't marry me' song. Flower drum song is an comedy, music, romance movie that was released in 1961 and has a run time of 2 hr 11 min.

A musical play in two acts by oscar hammerstein ii and joseph fields, based on the novel by c.y. Flower drum song much of the fundamental charm, grace and novelty of rodgers & hammerstein's [1958 broadway hit] flower drum song has been overwhelmed by the sheer opulence and glamour with which. The film stars nancy kwan, james shigeta, miyoshi umeki, jack soo, benson fong, and juanita hall.

The broadway cast album features the routine orchestrations of robert russell bennet. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies: When it comes to broadway musicals, i hardly ever prefer a movie soundtrack to the orginal cast album, but flower drum song is one of the exceptions.

Miyoshi umeki, pat suzuki, larry blyden, juanita hall, ed kenney, keye luke, arabella hong, pat adiarte, anita ellis, jack soo. Lee, “flower drum song,” the broadway musical by richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein, premiered in 1958. Download sheet music for flower drum song [original broadway cast].

Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of flower drum song with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at tvguide.com The vital diffence is in the orchestrations and musical leadership. The young refugee is befriended by wang, who is struggling to keep the chinese opera theatrical tradition alive, despite his son's determination to turn the family theatre into a rowdy nightclub.

Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing flower drum song near you. We’re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. 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.