Pacific Overtures
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened May 17, 2005
Closed Jul 10, 2005
Opened May 17, 2005
Closed Jul 10, 2005
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The Signature Theatre presents Pacific Overtures, based on a book by John Weidman, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and directed by Eric Schaeffer. Spanning 120 years of Japan's fascinating history, the musical begins in 1853 with America's first contact and tells the story of Japan's emergence from an isolated country rooted in tradition to its current position at the forefront of international politics. The story is told through the eyes of Kayama and Manjiro -- two friends turned bitter enemies as they struggle with traditional and Western influences.
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It may turn out that future generations of musical theater fans will come to know Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures as it has now been rendered by director Eric Schaeffer, stripped down and focused on its essential elements. It's certainly fitting that, as the last show to be presented in Signature Theatre's current home -- a converted auto repair shop in which Schaeffer and company built a national reputation based in no small part on the 12 Sondheim musicals produced here over 14 years -- , Pacific Overtures has been overhauled. Jonathan Tunick has updated and recalibrated his orchestrations down from 22 pieces to seven. The original Broadway cast of 39 has been streamlined to 10. Both [...]