East West Players has a long history with “Pacific Overtures,” Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s 1976 musical about the opening of Japan to international trade by American warships in 1853 and the ...

George Takei, who recently starred in the Broadway musical Allegiance, has been cast as "Reciter" in Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's PACIFIC ...

If gunboat diplomacy, which is perhaps a less offensive phrase than imperialism, strikes you as an odd choice for the subject of a musical, you're not alone. When "Pacific Overtures," with music and ...

With its elegant presentation of Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures,” San Francisco’s Kunoichi Productions is fulfilling its mission to present “innovative theater with Japanese aesthetics, ...