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Description / My Opinion
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CD Now - Ordered 05/19/1999 - Shipped 05/29/1999 - Received 06/08/1999 Flower Drum Song opened December 1, 1958, at the St. James Theatre in New York City and closed May 7, 1960 after 600 performances. Scenic Production by Oliver Smith, Costumes by Irene Sharaff, Lighting by Peggy Clark, Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, Musical Director: Salvatore Dell'Isola, Dance Arrangements by Luther Henderson,Jr., Choregraphy by Carol Haney, Directed by Gene Kelly. The booklet contains 2 small, 2 medium and 2 big B&W pictures of the show. There are nearly 4 pages of text by Didier Deutsch (one of the CD Reissue Producers), followed by a one page synopsis and finally, a half page text from Didier Deutsch again, titled A Personal Note. The inside of jewel box contains a big B&W drawing and the back of the jewel box holds a big color picture of the show.
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Musical Numbers
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| 1 | 4:13 | Overture | Orchestra |
| 2 | 4:05 | You Are Beautiful | Ed Kenney, Juanita Hall |
| 3 | 4:26 | A Hundred Million Miracles | Miyoshi Umeki, Conrad Yama, Keye Luke, Juanita Hall, Rose Quong |
| 4 | 3:38 | I Enjoy Being A Girl | Pat Suzuki |
| 5 | 3:53 | I Am Going To Like It Here | Miyoshi Umeki |
| 6 | 1:36 | Like A God | Ed Kenney |
| 7 | 2:40 | Chop Suey | Juanita Hall, Patrick Adiarte, Ensemble |
| 8 | 4:13 | Don't Marry Me | Larry Blyden, Miyoshi Umeki |
| 9 | 2:36 | Grant Avenue | Pat Suzuki, Ensemble |
| 10 | 3:36 | Love, Look Away | Arabella Hong |
| 11 | 5:07 | Fan Tan Fannie | Anita Ellis |
| | | Gliding Through My Memoree | Jack Soo |
| | | Grant Avenue (Reprise) | Pat Suzuki, Ensemble |
| 12 | 1:34 | Entr'acte | Orchestra |
| 13 | 3:18 | The Other Generation | Keye Luke, Juanita Hall |
| 14 | 4:23 | Sunday | Pat Suzuki, Larry Blyden |
| 15 | 2:03 | The Other Generation (Reprise) | Susan Lynn Kikuchi, Patrick Adiarte, Baayork Lee, Linda Ribuca, Yvonne Ribuca, Luis Robert Hernandez, Cely Carillo |
| 16 | 2:29 | Wedding Parade | Orchestra |
| | | A Hundred Million Miracles (Reprise) | Ed Kenney, Miyoshi Umeki, Entire Company |
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The Cast
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| | Madam Liang | Juanita Hall | | | Liu Ma | Rose Quong | | | Wang San | Patrick Adiarte | | | Wang Ta | Ed Kenney | | | Wang Chi Yang | Keye Luke | | | Sammy Fong | Larry Blyden | | | Dr. Li | Conrad Yama | | | Mei Li | Miyoshi Umeki | | | Linda Low | Pat Suzuki | | | Mr. Lung | Harry Shaw Lowe | | | Mr. Huan | Jon Lee | | | Helen Chao | Arabella Hong | | | Professor Cheng | Peter Chan | | | Frankie Wing | Jack Soo | | | Head Waiter | George Young | | | Night Club Singer | Anita Ellis | | | Dr. Lu Fong | Chao Li | | | Madam Fong | Eilen Nakamura | | | Children | Linda Ribuca | | | | Yvonne Ribuca | | | | Susan Lynn Kikuchi | | | | Luis Robert Hernandez | | | Ensemble | Fumi Akimoto | | | | Paula Chin | | | | Helen Funai | | | | Pat Griffith | | | | Mary Huie | | | | Marion Jim | | | | Betty Kawamura | | | | Baayork Lee | | | | Wonci Lui | | | | Jo Anne Miya | | | | Denise Quan | | | | Vicki Racimo | | | | Shawnee Smith | | | | Maureen Tiongco | | | | Mabel Wing | | | | Yuriko | | | | José Ahumada | | | | Victor Duntiere | | | | George Li | | | | David Lober | | | | Robert Lorca | | | | George Minami | | | | David Toguri | | | | George Young |
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