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Flower Drum Song was the eighth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on the 1957 novel, The Flower Drum Song, by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee. It premiered on Broadway in 1958 and was then performed in the West End and on tour. It was adapted for a 1961 musical film .
- Chin Yang Lee
- 1957
The 1961 film adaptation of Flower Drum Song was produced by Universal Studios, a break for Rodgers and Hammerstein, who had previously had their films produced by Twentieth Century Fox.
Opening at the St. James Theatre on December 1, 1958, Flower Drum Song ran on Broadway for 600 performances, through the spring of 1960, just as the London production made its dazzling premiere at the Palace Theatre.
Henry Koster. Writers. Joseph Fields. C.Y. Lee. Oscar Hammerstein II. Stars. Nancy Kwan. James Shigeta. Benson Fong. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +5. Add to Watchlist. Added by 3.4K users. 66 User reviews. 18 Critic reviews. Nominated for 5 Oscars. 1 win & 12 nominations total.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Henry Koster
- 1962-03-28
Flower Drum Song. Music by Richard Rodgers | Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields. Based on C.Y. Lee’s 1957 novel, Flower Drum Song played its first performance at the St. James Theatre on December 1, 1958. The production made history: It was the first time a Broadway cast featured a majority of ...
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Jack Soo was in the original stage production in a different role. This was the first Oscar Hammerstein II film released by Universal since the 1936 version of "Show Boat". This was the only film version of a Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical not released by 20th Century-Fox.
Stills from the 1958 Original Broadway Production. ACT ONE. In a Prologue, Mei-Li begins a flower drum song she has learned from her father ( “A Hundred Million Miracles” ), which becomes the theme as she begins her own journey to the West.
