George takei rehearses a scene from allegiance, a new musical inspired by takeis childhood in japaneseamerican internment camps during world war ii. George takei is set to return to honolulu with cast members from his broadway musical allegiance to honor the veterans of the 442nd regimental combat team the most decorated unit of the u. Actor george takei shares familys story of wwii internment. Buy george takeis album titled allegiance original broadway cast recording to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Inscribed by author on half title page in black pen, to doug, lets keep reaching for the highest star george takei 8.
He then went on to a second career as a social activist and pop culture icon. George takei on internment, allegiance and gaman history. In a recent interview, actor george takei recalled his familys years spent in a japanese internment camp in arkansas. Now please welcome back our vip, star of the broadway musical allegiance, george takei. George takei and lea salonga in a scene from allegiance photo. Actor george takei became famous in the 1960s, playing the role of mr. George takeis allegiance the broadway musical on the big screen back by popular demand, george takeis broadway musical returns to cinemas on sunday, february 19 the japanese american day of remembrance, and 75th anniversary of executive order 9066 which gave way to the internment of japaneseamericans. Actor george takei has been gratified by the response to allegiance, a musical inspired by his childhood experience of the japanese american internment. George takei isnt a goodreads author, but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed. Sep 01, 2018 george takei on internment, allegiance and gaman actor george takei reflects on a lifetime of activism, the legacy of japanese american internment camps and the spirit of gaman. Mar 01, 2018 actor george takei as sammy kimura in allegiance how a musical inspired by george takeis experience in japanese internment camps is especially relevant today. Sulu, helmsman of the starship enterprise tm and captain of the starship excelsior, george takei is beloved by millions as part of the command team that has taken audiences to new vistas of adventure in star trek the unprecedented television and feature film phenomenon. The internment of japaneseamericans during world war ii. In this realityseries, actor and activist george takei star treks sulu and husband brad takei navigate their daily lives, from the internet and broadway to jetpacks and human hamster.
George takei as a japaneseamerican who was interned during world war ii, in allegiance. Kuo and lorenzo thione, intermittently bring us dispatches from. Takei, allegiance is a rare foray onto the new york stage, where he first appeared as a replacement in the off broadway civilrights musical fly blackbird. Voyager as of april 2018, his facebook page has attracted over 10. Sep 15, 2015 the musical written by jay kuo music, lyrics, and book, lorenzo thione book, and marc acito book, and directed by stafford arima is inspired by takeis own experiences of a shameful chapter in american history. Allegiance george takeis musical in hd food science institute. Marc acito makes his broadway debut with allegiance. They called us enemy is a memoir that tells the story of george takei known for his groundbreaking role as hikaru sulu on star trek as well as his activism for social justice and his familys imprisonment in two different internment camps during world war ii. The show, inspired by takeis experiences in a japaneseamerican internment camp had music and lyrics by jay kuo, and a book by marc acito, kuo and lorenzo thione.
Allegiance original broadway cast recording by george takei. Takei, whose page has nearly 3 million followers on the social network, says in a facebook post that his forthcoming book oh myyy will include an entire chapter devoted to facebooks filtering. Allegiance, a musical history lesson about interned. He is best known for his role as hikaru sulu, helmsman of the uss enterprise in the television series star trek. Allegiance original broadway cast recording by george.
Jan 12, 2016 george takei found stardom through his role as hikaru sulu on the original star trek television series. When he was a boy, he and his family were held in the war relocation authority camp in rohwer desha county. Allegiance george takeis musical in hd food science. George takei guides allegiance, a musical, not a starship.
George takei debuts on broadway in allegiance inspired by takei s own childhood experiences, the musical spotlights a dark era in american history. Actor george takeis allegiance comes to the big screen. One hundred and twenty thousand japaneseamerican men, women and children, classified as enemy aliens, were forcibly removed from their homes and businesses and. Acitos comedy birds of a feather won the helen hayes award for best new play and has been produced by theaters around the country. Inspired by the true life experience of its star, george takei, allegiance is coming to a movie theater near you, on february 19th, after a recordbreaking film premiere, and directly from its groundbreaking broadway musical production. George takei has 23 books on goodreads with 48881 ratings. Allegiance s theme remains relevant, takei says, in a postsept. The broadway musical on the big screen will be showing in more than 600 theaters nationwide on tuesday, december, 2016 at. Part 4 of the ted radio hour episode the heros journey about george takeis ted talk.
Allegiance is george takeis legacy project a musical that played 150 performances on broadway during the 20152016 season and that was inspired by takeis true life experience as an internee. George takei, whose family was among japanese americans interned in world war twoera camps, praised california for apology for helping the feds round up 120,000 people. Dec 18, 2015 part 4 of the ted radio hour episode the heros journey about george takei s ted talk. George takei will be in boston to see allegiance playing at the speakeasy stage from may 4 to june 2. George takei takes story of internment to the stage ncpr news. George takei debuts on broadway in allegiance ncpr news. The musical inspired by actor george takei s life, allegiance, officially opened on broadway nov. Allegiance george takeis musical in hd the shortlived broadway musical allegiance was screened in hd in some 600 theaters throughout the country yesterday. Over the past 50 years, george takei has become famous for being many different things. Inspired by george takeis experiences in a japanese internment camp during world war ii, allegiance is a sometimes moving, sometimes stodgy musical about this terrible injustice perpetrated against japaneseamericans.
Now, he has a new broadway musical called allegiance based in part on his familys story of japanese. Actor george takei as sammy kimura in allegiance how a musical inspired by george takeis experience in japanese internment camps is especially relevant today. Dec 14, 2016 allegiance george takeis musical in hd the shortlived broadway musical allegiance was screened in hd in some 600 theaters throughout the country yesterday. George hosato takei gained international fame as lieutenant sulu in the original star trek television series and six movies. George takei is an actor, activist and social media maven. George takei recalls time in an american internment camp in they called us enemy. George takei, the original sulu on star trek, was one of those interned. George takei takes story of internment to the stage. The allegiance cast album features legendary actor and activist, george takei star trek, heroes, tony winner lea salonga miss saigon, mulan, telly leung, katie rose clarke, and michael k. An early example of george takeis activism can in 1973. Nov 09, 2015 george takei as a japaneseamerican who was interned during world war ii, in allegiance. Nov 08, 2015 george takei, the original sulu on star trek, was one of those interned.
The strength of allegiance isnt in the music or book, which are serviceable, but in the disturbing reallife events behind the show. The musical allegiance, which recounts a familys struggle to endure the japaneseamerican internment in the 1940s, opens on broadway on. George takeis most popular book is the night before christmas. Too few people know about that dark chapter of american history, said takei.
Roosevelt signed executive order 9066 in 1942 shortly after the attack on pearl harbor, which. Star trek actor, civil rights activist and social media maven george takei has now written a graphic novel, they called us enemy, about the trauma of his familys being rounded up by the u. Starring opposite lea salonga and telly leung, george takei makes his broadway debut in this musical inspired by his childhood experiences in a wwii internment camp for japaneseamericans. With aaron albano, belinda allyn, marcus choi, katie rose clarke.
Hikaru sulu on star trek, was five years old in 1942 when his family and some 120,000 other japaneseamericans living on the west coast were forcibly rel. George takei and allegiance cast to honor the 442nd. He also portrayed the character in six star trek feature films and one episode. The broadway musical on the big screen, a film of the 2015 broadway musical, is shown in cinemas across the u. Oct 23, 2019 star trek actor, civil rights activist and social media maven george takei has now written a graphic novel, they called us enemy, about the trauma of his familys being rounded up by the u. Star trek actor george takei praises california apology. He also portrayed the character in six star trek feature films and one episode of star trek. Actor and activist george takei was just 5 years old when president franklin d. Decades later, the actor describes his journey to forgive the country that betrayed him. His novel how i paid for college won the ken kesey. The musical inspired by actor george takeis life, allegiance, officially opened on broadway nov.
Books by george takei author of they called us enemy. Matthew murphy the creative team behind allegiance has worked hard to make this important musical both entertaining and illuminating, and takei is just one of the many splendid performers, including lea salonga and telly leung, who boost the enterprise with both lively and. George takei wants his legacy to boldly go beyond star. George takei, lea salonga survive internment in allegiance. An early example of george takei s activism can in 1973. For george takei, the star trek adventure is intertwined with his personal odyssey through adversity in which fouryearold george and his family were forced by the united states government into internment camps during world war ii. Allegiance illuminates one of american historys lesser known chapters as it tells the story of sam kimura, transported back nearly six decades to when his younger self and his sister kei fought to stay connected to their heritage, their family and themselves after japanese americans were wrongfully.
But today many people know of him through his often humorous online presence. George takei invites elected officials to allegiance. Laughter now, george, you have a catchphrase which is ill do my impression oh. The experiences of his family have now inspired allegiance, an unexceptional though often affecting new broadway musical. His father, takekuma norman takei, immigrated to the united states from japan at age. George takei recalls time in an american internment. Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by jay kuo and a book by marc acito, kuo and lorenzo thione. Allegiances theme remains relevant, takei says, in a postsept. Takei joined nprs scott simon to discuss his experience of internment and the importance of remembering the darker chapters of american history. The story, set during the japanese american internment of world war ii with a framing story set in the present day, was inspired by the personal experiences of george takei, who stars in the musical. The degrading treatment of japanese american families like mine is the theme of my new musical, allegiance published. Now, at age 78, the pioneering japanese american actor is about to make his debut on broadway.
The actor, famous for nearly 50 years as sulu, the star trek helmsman, is making his broadway debut at 78 in allegiance, which from its inception was. Aug 29, 2012 george takei rehearses a scene from allegiance, a new musical inspired by takei s childhood in japaneseamerican internment camps during world war ii. Nov 09, 2015 george takei debuts on broadway in allegiance inspired by takeis own childhood experiences, the musical spotlights a dark era in american history. George takei on internment, allegiance and gaman actor george takei reflects on a lifetime of activism, the legacy of japanese american internment camps. George takei recalls time in an american internment camp in they called us enemy through his graphic memoir, the star trek actorturnedauthor shows that while it may be too late to undo the. Produced by lynne shankel and joel moss for broadway recordsyellow sound. George takei debuts on broadway in allegiance inspired by takeis own childhood experiences, the musical spotlights a dark era in american history. Sulu, helmsman of the starship enterprise and captain of the starship excelsior, george takei is beloved by millions as part of the command team that has taken audiences to new vistas of adventure in star trek, the unprecedented television and feature film phenomenon. Oct 28, 2015 our star, george takei, explains how his life experiences inspired the story of allegiance and why its important to him to share this heartfelt journey with audiences on broadway. Allegiance musical allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by jay kuo and a book by marc acito, kuo and lorenzo thione. George takei on challenging the mindless inhumanity of u.
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