Pacific Overtures
MusicalComedy DramaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 02, 2004
Closing Date
Jan 30, 2005
1st Preview
Nov 12, 2004
1st Preview
Nov 12, 2004
Previews
24
Performances
69
MusicalComedy DramaRevivalBroadway
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Open Date: Dec 02, 2004
Close Date: Jan 30, 2005
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Japan, 1853-Present.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director)Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director); Produced in association with Gorgeous EntertainmentMusic by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman; Additional Material by Hugh Wheeler; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Music orchestrated by Jonathan TunickDirected by Amon Miyamoto; Assistant Director: Scott Smith; Choreographed by Amon Miyamoto; Associate Choreographer: Darren LeeSet and Mask Design: Rumi Matsui; Costume Design by Junko Koshino; Associate Costume Design: Maiko Matsushima; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Associate Lighting Design: Anne McMills; Assistant Lighting Design: Rachel Eichorn; Moving Light Programmer: David Arch; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Associate Sound Design: David BullardExecutive Producer: Sydney Beers; Roundabout General Manager: Sydney Beers; Company Manager: Nichole Larson; House Manager: LaConya RobinsonRoundabout Technical Supervisor: Steve Beers; Production Stage Manager: Arthur Gaffin; Stage Manager: Kenneth McGee and Justin ScribnerConducted by Paul Gemignani; Associate Conductor: Mark Mitchell; Flute / Clarinet: Dennis Anderson; Cello: Deborah Assael-Migliore; Synthesizer #1: Paul Ford; Synthesizer #2: Mark Mitchell; Violin / Viola: Suzanne Ornstein; Percussion #1: Paul Pizzuti; Percussion #2: Thad WheelerCasting: Jim Carnahan; Associate Artistic Dir: Scott Ellis; Dance Captain: Darren Lee; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown and Joe Perrotta; Assistant Dance Captain: Mayumi Omagari; Fight direction by Kuzuki Takase; Assistant Fight Director: Yoshihisa Kuwayama; Roundabout Director of Marketing: David B. Steffen; Dramaturg to the Director: Mariko Kojima; Production Assistant: Brendan Clifford and Sara S. SahinWarriorOfficerBritish AdmiralSoothsayerSamuraiStorytellerOld ManDutch AdmiralSailorOfficerMerchantCommodore Matthew Calbraith PerryLord of the SouthPriestEmperor PriestObserverSailorShogun's CompanionNobleGrandmotherDaughterKanagawa GirlFrench AdmiralKanagawa GirlShogun's Wife's ServantKanagawa GirlRussian AdmiralOlder SwordsmanPhysicianSamurai BodyguardUnderstudies: Eric Bondoc (Noble, Officer, American Admiral, Sailor, Councilor, Priest, Emperor Priest, Kanagawa Girl, French Admiral, Observer, Shogun's Companion, Boy), Rick Edinger (Observer, Officer, Warrior, British Admiral, Shogun's Mother, Old Man, Merchant, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, Lord of the South, Sailor, Councilor, Grandmother, Fisherman, Physician, Older Swordsman, Russian Admiral), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Reciter), Fred Isozaki (Samurai, Thief, Soothsayer, Storyteller, Fisherman, Physician, Older Swordsman, Russian Admiral), Darren Lee (Manjiro), Hoon Lee (Observer, Officer, Warrior, British Admiral, Samurai, Thief, Soothsayer, Storyteller), Ming Lee (Lord Abe, Shogun's Mother, Old Man), Telly Leung (Kayama), Alan Muraoka (Madam, Dutch Admiral), Daniel Jay Park (Sailor) and Kim Varhola (Tamate, Kanagawa Girl, Daughter, Shogun's Wife, Son, Shogun's Wife's Servant)
Studio 54 (Dec 02, 2004 - Jan 30, 2005)
Swings: Michael J. Bulatao and Orville MendozaUnderstudy: Alan Muraoka (Merchant) -
Songsmusic by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen SondheimAct 1Sung ByThe Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the SeaReciter and CompanyThere Is No Other WayObserversFour Black DragonsFisherman, Thief, Reciter and CompanyChrysanthemum TeaShogun, Shogun's Mother, Shogun's Wife, Soothsayer, Priests, Shogun's Companion, Physician and Shogun's Wife's ServantI Will Make a PoemKayama and ManjiroWelcome To KanagawaMadam and GirlsSomeone in a TreeOld Man, Reciter, Boy and WarriorLion DanceCompanyAct 2Sung ByPlease Hello!Lord Abe, Reciter, American Admiral, British Admiral, Dutch Admiral, Russian Admiral and French AdmiralA Bowler HatKayamaPretty LadySailorsNextReciter and Company
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Revival of a Musical
2005 Nominee
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director) ; Produced in association with Gorgeous EntertainmentBest Orchestrations
2005 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Jonathan TunickBest Scenic Design of a Musical
2005 Nominee
Scenic Design by Rumi MatsuiBest Costume Design of a Musical
2005 Nominee
Costume Design by Junko Koshino -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director)
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director); Produced in association with Gorgeous Entertainment
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman; Additional Material by Hugh Wheeler; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick
Directed by Amon Miyamoto; Assistant Director: Scott Smith; Choreographed by Amon Miyamoto; Associate Choreographer: Darren Lee
Set and Mask Design: Rumi Matsui; Costume Design by Junko Koshino; Associate Costume Design: Maiko Matsushima; Lighting Design by Brian MacDevitt; Associate Lighting Design: Anne McMills; Assistant Lighting Design: Rachel Eichorn; Moving Light Programmer: David Arch; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Associate Sound Design: David Bullard
Executive Producer: Sydney Beers; Roundabout General Manager: Sydney Beers; Company Manager: Nichole Larson; House Manager: LaConya Robinson
Roundabout Technical Supervisor: Steve Beers; Production Stage Manager: Arthur Gaffin; Stage Manager: Kenneth McGee and Justin Scribner
Conducted by Paul Gemignani; Associate Conductor: Mark Mitchell; Flute / Clarinet: Dennis Anderson; Cello: Deborah Assael-Migliore; Synthesizer #1: Paul Ford; Synthesizer #2: Mark Mitchell; Violin / Viola: Suzanne Ornstein; Percussion #1: Paul Pizzuti; Percussion #2: Thad Wheeler
Casting: Jim Carnahan; Associate Artistic Dir: Scott Ellis; Dance Captain: Darren Lee; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown and Joe Perrotta; Assistant Dance Captain: Mayumi Omagari; Fight direction by Kuzuki Takase; Assistant Fight Director: Yoshihisa Kuwayama; Roundabout Director of Marketing: David B. Steffen; Dramaturg to the Director: Mariko Kojima; Production Assistant: Brendan Clifford and Sara S. Sahin
Warrior
Officer
British Admiral
Soothsayer
Samurai
Storyteller
Old Man
Dutch Admiral
Sailor
Officer
Merchant
Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
Lord of the South
Priest
Emperor Priest
Observer
Sailor
Shogun's Companion
Noble
Grandmother
Daughter
Kanagawa Girl
French Admiral
Kanagawa Girl
Shogun's Wife's Servant
Kanagawa Girl
Russian Admiral
Older Swordsman
Physician
Samurai Bodyguard
Understudies:
Eric Bondoc
(Noble, Officer, American Admiral, Sailor, Councilor, Priest, Emperor Priest, Kanagawa Girl, French Admiral, Observer, Shogun's Companion, Boy), Rick Edinger
(Observer, Officer, Warrior, British Admiral, Shogun's Mother, Old Man, Merchant, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, Lord of the South, Sailor, Councilor, Grandmother, Fisherman, Physician, Older Swordsman, Russian Admiral), Joseph Anthony Foronda
(Reciter), Fred Isozaki
(Samurai, Thief, Soothsayer, Storyteller, Fisherman, Physician, Older Swordsman, Russian Admiral), Darren Lee
(Manjiro), Hoon Lee
(Observer, Officer, Warrior, British Admiral, Samurai, Thief, Soothsayer, Storyteller), Ming Lee
(Lord Abe, Shogun's Mother, Old Man), Telly Leung
(Kayama), Alan Muraoka
(Madam, Dutch Admiral), Daniel Jay Park
(Sailor) and Kim Varhola
(Tamate, Kanagawa Girl, Daughter, Shogun's Wife, Son, Shogun's Wife's Servant)
Studio 54 (Dec 02, 2004 - Jan 30, 2005)
Swings:
Michael J. Bulatao
and Orville Mendoza
Understudy:
Alan Muraoka
(Merchant)
music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
The Advantages of Floating in the Middle of the Sea
Reciter and Company
There Is No Other Way
Observers
Four Black Dragons
Fisherman, Thief, Reciter and Company
Chrysanthemum Tea
Shogun, Shogun's Mother, Shogun's Wife, Soothsayer, Priests, Shogun's Companion, Physician and Shogun's Wife's Servant
I Will Make a Poem
Kayama and Manjiro
Welcome To Kanagawa
Madam and Girls
Someone in a Tree
Old Man, Reciter, Boy and Warrior
Lion Dance
Company
Act 2
Sung By
Please Hello!
Lord Abe, Reciter, American Admiral, British Admiral, Dutch Admiral, Russian Admiral and French Admiral
A Bowler Hat
Kayama
Pretty Lady
Sailors
Next
Reciter and Company
Tony Award®
Best Revival of a Musical
2005 Nominee
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director) ; Produced in association with Gorgeous Entertainment
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director) ; Produced in association with Gorgeous Entertainment
Best Orchestrations
2005 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick
Music orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
2005 Nominee
Scenic Design by Rumi Matsui
Scenic Design by Rumi Matsui
Best Costume Design of a Musical
2005 Nominee
Costume Design by Junko Koshino
Costume Design by Junko Koshino
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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