Pacific Overtures Playbill - Jan 1976
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.
| 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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