From one perspective, the latest Pacific Overtures revival emerges at an opportune moment. The Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman-Hugh Wheeler musical examines the ironic repercussions of one country's move to impose its political and cultural values on another. With the United States mired in Iraq, the elegant 1976 tuner could be viewed as even more of a cautionary tale now than when it opened. But seen from a different angle, the show -- in the hands of Japanese director/choreographer Amon Miyamoto -- may be bowing inopportunely. This week's business-news headlines scream that the Japanese economic recovery is fading, a development that takes the edge off the vindictive triumph inherent in S[...]