George Takei to star in Allegiance musical’s UK premiere at Charing Cross Theatre
George Takei is to star in the UK premiere of Broadway musical Allegiance.
A new production will run at Charing Cross Theatre in 2023 running from 7 January to 8 April. Tickets are on sale now
Inspired by Takei’s own experiences, the musical has a book by Marc Acito and Jay Kuo with Kuo also providing the music and lyrics.
Telly Leung (Broadway’s Aladdin, Glee) will join Takei on the cast with Aynrand Ferrer, Iroy Abesamis, Mark Anderson, Masashi Fujimoto, Megan Gardiner, Raiko Gohara, Eu Jin Hwang, Hana Ichijo, Misa Koide, Patrick Munday, Rachel Jayne Picar, Sario Solomon, Joy Tan and Iverson Yabut.
Californian born Takei and his family were placed behind barbed-wired enclosures of United States internment camps along with 120,000 other Japanese Americans. He spent years of his childhood at camp Rohwer in the swamps of Arkansas and at wind-swept Camp Tule in northern California.
This real life experience has inspired this award winning musical, reinterpreted for the more intimate setting of our Mainstage.
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The new production is directed and choreographed by Tara Overfield Wilkinson featuring musical supervision and orchestrations by Andrew Hilton & Charlie Ingles, design by Mayou Trikerioti, lighting by Nic Farman, sound by Chris Whybrow and casting by Sarah Leung Casting.
For more information, visit charingcrosstheatre.co.uk
Allegiance first made its premiere in 2012 in San Diego before transferring to Broadway in 2012 with Lea Salonga starring alongside Takei and Leung.
