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Telly Leung, Jodi Long, and More to Perform in 50th Anniversary Celebration of Flower Drum Song

Telly Leung
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Telly Leung
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Jenn Aedo, Rich Cerrulo, Telly Leung, Jodi Long, Blythe Matsui, Mark Oka, Erin Quill, Yuka Takara, Lainie Takakura and Robert Tatad will perform in a 50th anniversary celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song, to be held at the David Henry Hwang Theatre of East West Players, on February 2 at 7 pm.

The musical’s original Broadway star Pat Suzuki, the film version’s stars Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta, and the book writer for the revised version of the musicalDavid Henry Hwang, will serve as honorary chairs for the event, which is being put together by Alvin Ing, a Broadway cast member of both the original and revival productions.

The program will include performances of the major songs from the musical including “I Enjoy Being a Girl,” “Grant Avenue,” “Love Look Away,” “Sunday,” “Fan Tan Fanny,” and “Gliding Through My Memoree.”

Tickets are $50, which includes a banquet following at Plum Tree Inn. For more information, email aling89@cs.com.

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