Pacific Overtures (Broadway, Winter Garden Theatre, 1976) | Playbill

Pacific Overtures

Broadway
Musical
Original


SYNOPSIS:

A stunning exploration of tradition and transformation based on historical events.

In 1853, after 200 years of stability, Japan faces an American expedition determined to open the “floating kingdom” to trade. The isolationist island’s reckoning with the unwelcome western influence is brilliantly illuminated through a kaleidoscope of stories about sailors, samurai, “someone in a tree” and two friends who choose radically different paths.

This innovative epic of East meets West is one of Sondheim’s most ambitious and rarely produced musicals.

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Awards

Drama Desk Award
1976 Outstanding Costume Design Winner
1976 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1976 Outstanding Set Design Winner
1976 Outstanding Music and Lyrics Nominee
1976 Outstanding Musical Nominee
1976 Outstanding Director of a Musical Nominee
1976 Outstanding Choreography Nominee
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1976 Best Musical Winner
Tony Award
1976 Scenic Design (Play or Musical) Winner
1976 Musical Nominee
1976 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
1976 Lighting Design (Play or Musical) Nominee
1976 Best Original Score Nominee
1976 Best Book of a Musical Nominee
1976 Best Choreography Nominee
1976 Costume Design (Play or Musical) Winner
1976 Best Actor in a Musical Nominee
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