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	Flower Drum Song Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In '58, "Flower Drum Song" told the tale of mail-order bride Mei-Li, who with her father arrived in Chinatown at the behest of her intended, hepcat Sammy Fong.
		But this is not your father's "Flower Drum Song," and instead we begin in China, where Mei-Li (Lea Salonga) watches her father tear down a banner of Mao and get dragged away by the Communists.
		She is carrying with her a flower drum, which inspires her to hope for a better life.
	www.aatrevue.com /FDS1001.html (3763 words)

	11/6/02: Flower Drum Song Show and Album Review
		Flower Drum Song has always been a sentimental favorite of movie musical fans, and yet there has never been a major theatrical revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's hit, despite the fact that it played for 600 performances in 1958 and was a successful movie in 1961.
		Flower Drum Song has been perceived as out-dated, with its mail-order bride plot and quaint outsider-looking-in portrayal of the Asian characters.
		However, there are some wonderful songs like "Love, Look Away" and "You are Beautiful." DRG Records is releasing the cast album of this production in early 2003, and this is probably the best way to enjoy the show.
	www.filmscoremonthly.com /articles/2002/06_Nov---Flower_Drum_Song.asp (904 words)

	AsianWeek.com: Feature: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Watching the splashy, groundbreaking musical Flower Drum Song when it aired on TV was a tradition in some Asian Pacific American households, who were starved to see some familiar faces on the tube in the ’70s and ’80s.
		And Flower Drum Song — which was originally inspired by the 1957 novel by C.Y. Lee — fits the festival like a cheongsam, because San Francisco is as prominent a character as any other, including Kwan’s scheming showgirl, Linda Low, or James Shigeta’s clean-cut Americanized frat boy, Wang Ta.
		Flower Drum Song will be shown on Sunday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
	www.asianweek.com /2002_03_08/feature_flowerdrum.html (1220 words)

	Talkin' Broadway Review: Flower Drum Song
		Based on the novel by C. Lee, the original Flower Drum Song was a fully integrated musical, professionally and intelligently constructed with plenty of humor, a beautiful score, and a one-of-a-kind story about the generational conflicts among the Chinese in late 50s San Francisco.
		The Flower Drum Song currently on view is much like chop suey, "everything is in it - all mixed up," to borrow a line from the original libretto which has been completely scuttled in a favor of a new one by David Henry Hwang.
		Even if the songs themselves have been treated as chess pieces to be moved about indiscriminantly, hearing them sung in a theater by a good cast serves as a strong reminder of the power of good musical theatre writing.
	www.talkinbroadway.com /world/FlowerDrumSong.html (1106 words)

	eBay - VHS: Flower Drum Song (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Flower Drum Song (VHS) RODGERS and HAMMERSTEIN Nancy Kwan
		"Flower Drum Song" is the penultimate musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the same legendary songwriting team that gave us "Oklahoma!", "The King and I", and "The Sound of Music".
		Flower Drum Song is a musical comedy set in present day San Francisco Chinatown, concerning old fashioned Chinese and modern Chinese Americans...
	product.ebay.com /Flower-Drum-Song_W0QQfvcsZ1178QQsoprZ3078763 (831 words)

	Amazon.com: Flower Drum Song (1958 Original Broadway Cast): Music: Anita Allis,Baayork Lee,Cely Carrillo,Conrad Yama,Ed ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		FLOWER DRUM SONG is one of the small gems in the canon of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals.
		FLOWER DRUM SONG was a respectable hit on Broadway, running for six hundred performances, making a national star out of the gifted Pat Suzuki, and cementing the celebrity of Academy Award-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki.
		Flower Drum Song, the musical play by Rodgers and Hammerstein is a sweet, lively story about the romantic complications of two families in San Francisco in the 1950s: the established Wangs, and the newly-arrived Lis.
	www.amazon.com /Flower-Drum-1958-Original-Broadway/dp/B00000J28P (1616 words)

	Flower Drum Song - Rodgers & Hammerstein II - The Guide to Musical Theatre (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Sammy Fong, a successful and completely Westernised young man, arrives to suggest to Wang that his 'picture bride' just arrived from Hong Kong would be better suited to Wang Ta, as she is too sweet and obedient for his combative tastes.
		He introduces Mei Li and her father Dr. Li; Wang is favourably impressed, the girl is from a good family and born in the right year -what is more, she can sing the well-loved Flower Drum Song, and modestly obliges (A Hundred Million Miracles).
		She pockets the flower and leaves quickly; Ta also is anxious to get home to pacify his father, leaving Helen disconsolate.
	www.nodanw.com.cob-web.org:8888 /shows_f/flower_drum_song.htm (1212 words)

	Flower Drum Song - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The book for the musical was written by Hammerstein and Joseph Fields, based on the novel Flower Drum Song by C.Y. Lee.
		With an entirely new book by David Henry Hwang, and a number of changes in the music (including new lyrics for a couple of songs, one number cut, and another cut number reinstated).
		As of October 2006, there were 13 versions of the song on YouTube, including performances by Pat Suzuki and parodies based on Harry Potter and Battlestar Galactica.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flower_Drum_Song (563 words)

	Flower Drum Song On Broadway 2002
		FLOWER DRUM SONG starring LEA SALONGA will open at the VIRGINIA THEATRE on October 17, 2002...
		FLOWER DRUM SONG Cast Members to Perform at Broadway on Broadway Times Square
		Cast members from FLOWER DRUM SONG will perform at this year's Broadway on Broadway, the theatre community's annual season kick-off event, co-produced by the League of American Theatres and Producers and the Times Square Business Improvement District.
	www.geocities.com /brdwaytodd/flowerdrumsong (250 words)

	Flower Drum Song
		Following a critically acclaimed sell-out run at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, Rodgers and Hammerstein's FLOWER DRUM SONG, starring Lea Salonga, has beaten a path to the Virginia Theatre for its first Broadway revival.
		Considered to be one of the composers' lesser works, FLOWER DRUM still offers a fine score including such standards as "A Hundred Million Miracles" and "I Enjoy Being a Girl.
		FLOWER DRUM SONG, a colorful close to a century of Richard Rodgers.
	www.broadwaybeat.com /russell/FlowerDrumSong.htm (660 words)

	Amazon.com: Flower Drum Song: Video: Nancy Kwan,James Shigeta,Benson Fong,Jack Soo,Juanita Hall,Reiko Sato,Patrick ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The score for FLOWER DRUM SONG was one of the most accomplished written by the duo, with numbers running the gamut of emotion (Mei Li's pragmatic "A Hundred Million Miracles" and the simple, inward melody of "I Am Going to Like It Here").
		Although FLOWER DRUM SONG has been cruelly dismissed throughout the ensuing years for it's ideas and non-PC attitudes, the musical itself is an endlessly enjoyable ride for the entire family.
		"Flower Drum Song" remains one of the best and most faithful transfers of Broadway to Hollywood and I give thanks to the "Gods" who were responsible for finally releasing this joyful gem on DVD.
	www.amazon.com /Flower-Drum-Song-Henry-Koster/dp/6300184242 (2207 words)

	Amazon.fr : Flower Drum Song: Livres en anglais: David Henry Hwang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Set in San Francisco's Chinatown in the late fifties, this is a funny and moving story which explores what it means to be an American and touches the history of every person whose forebearers once arrived as a stranger to these shores.
		His first English novel, Flower Drum Song, was an instant New York Times Bestseller, and was adapted into a Broadway musical in 1957; it has been popular ever since.
		In 1977, Universal Pictures produced Flower Drum Song for the big screen, and received great acclaims throughout the world.
	www.amazon.fr /Flower-Song-David-Henry-Hwang/dp/1559362227 (615 words)

	The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company
		It is hard to understand why Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song is infrequently chosen by amateur societies.
		Hungerford's production had vivid, colourful costumes, a chorus of lively children who silently waited for their entrances and clever manipulation in the first act which had a flower boat drifting in front of Chinese strolling figures.
		Jack Dillon's (Wang Ta) rich melodic sound gave the title song depth and sincerity, whilst Natalie Hyde's (Mei Li) performance captured exactly the deference of a Chinese girl and her clear, accurate musical voice made every song a delight.
	www.newburytheatre.co.uk /groups/hungerford.htm (1032 words)

	Playbill Features: PLAYBILL ARCHIVES: Flower Drum Song — 1958
		A Broadway revival of Flower Drum Song featuring a new book by David Henry Hwang opens Oct. 17 at the Virginia Theatre.
		Among the songs are "You Are Beautiful," "I Enjoy Being a Girl," "I Am Going To Like It Here," "Like a God," "Chop Suey," "Don't Marry Me," "Fan Tan Tannie" and "The Other Generation.
		Flower Drum Song was overshadowed at that season's Tony Awards by a musical from librettist Fields' two younger siblings librettist Herbert and lyricist Dorothy.
	www.playbill.com /features/article/85768.html (742 words)

	AsianWeek.com: A&E: Flower Drum Song — The Reviews are In (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		If Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song is kitsch, then Hwang’s version camps it up by playfully reconstructing the storyline and making the whole story over the top.
		This is why theater-goers are giving his Flower Drum Song standing ovations.
		In appraising Flower Drum Song, reviewers are challenged to be equally adept at sensing the ongoing call-and-response that keeps camp (and theater) exciting.
	www.asianweek.com /2002_12_13/arts_flowerdrum.html (1675 words)

	Flower Drum Song, a CurtainUp LA review
		The flower drum throbs again in the Mark Taper Forum's world premiere of the revised version of the Rogers & Hammerstein opus.
		But, its song is still a 1950s musical, not the complex piece anticipated from the book written by Tony award-winner David Henry Hwang.
		Based on a 1957 novel by C. Lee, which became the first bestseller by an Asian-American, the all-Oriental cast and tale was groundbreaking in its day but the musical and its 1961 film version were subsequently labeled patronizing and stereotyped.
	www.curtainup.com /flowerdrumsong.html (537 words)

	Flower Drum Song - INQ7 Advertorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		And the hopes and the dreams shared through the beat of a flower drum help a couple find true love -- for each other, for who they have been and for who they are.
		Enter the fascinating world of "Flower Drum Song," starring internationally acclaimed Filipina actress Lea Salonga.
		For a limited time only, INQ7.net would like to offer you a very special discounted ticket offer to see "Flower Drum Song" on Broadway for as little as 50 dollars.
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	Flower Drum Song Tickets - Great Source for Flower Drum Song Theatre Tickets!
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	Broadway's new FLOWER DRUM SONG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		With such appealing works, it is no wonder that revivals of these musicals abound from community groups to Broadway itself.
		Rodgers and Hammerstein did, however, also collaborate on three other musicals, “Me and Juliet”, “Pipe Dream”, and “Flower Drum Song”; all of which achieved financial success but not the fame of their five big hits.
		Now, you’re probably wondering, why would anyone want to mount a revival of “Flower Drum Song” since it was not one of the team’s smash successes?
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/musical_theatre/93102 (533 words)

	Bay Tripper
		David Henry Hwang takes on Flower Drum Song, set in a San Francisco nightclub, but it's Rodgers and Hammerstein who'd be singing the blues; a play about the death penalty is -- exhilarating.
		SWEET AND LOW DOWN: Sandra Allen as Linda Low, a stripper on the verge of a feminist awakening, in Flower Drum Song.
		Such rewrites are not unlike updating Hamlet's advice to Ophelia as "Get thee to a consciousness-raising group." The original book by Hammerstein and Joseph Fields, based on a fiction by C. Lee, may have been naïve and sentimental, but it was of a piece with the songs and it dealt sympathetically with a then-novel subject.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/arts/theater/reviews/n_7880 (1064 words)

	Flower Drum Song Photo Page
		One of the highlights of this season is the new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's FLOWER DRUM SONG.
		FLOWER DRUM SONG is directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom.
		We ask that you keep in mind that these photos are copyrighted.
	www.broadwaybeat.com /FlowerDrumSong.htm (199 words)

	Flower Drum Song (1961) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Was that song a slur against Chinese Americans in the late 1950's?
		Ancient Chinese saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." In these troubled times, Broadway audiences would have appreciated a slightly tweaked and updated version of this 1958 gem of a show.
		Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Flower Drum Song (1961)
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0054885 (472 words)

	Flower Drum Song tickets : Broadway Show Information
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	Amazon.co.uk: Flower Drum Song: Music: Original Cast Recording (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		I bought this recording for the sheer fact Lea Salonga was init, but the more I listened the more I fell in love with the traditional and modern songs in the play from beautiful songs such as "you are beautiful" to the toe tapping hip wiggling "I enjoy being a girl" and "fan tan fannie".
		I would thouroughly recommend this recording to anyone who has seen the show (unlike me) or is a musical fan.
		Flower drum song tackles many racial issues and the migration of persons to become asian-americans!
	www.amazon.co.uk /Flower-Drum-Original-Cast-Recording/dp/B00007G77A (420 words)

	Flower Drum Song
		He is further impressed by her when she sings for him an ancient Chinese song ("A Hundred Million Miracles").
		But Dr. Li, the girl's father, objects, since the original contract had specified that the girl was to marry Sammy.
		She is indeed very much of a female, as she elaborates in a song ("I Enjoy Being a Girl").
	www.theatrehistory.com /american/musical025.html (1016 words)

	Flower Drum Song Soundtrack (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Flower Drum Song Lyrics.Movie - Flower Drum Song
		Site has original soundtrack song lyrics (song words) for any popular sound track.
		You can find songs text, lyric from any movie, motion picture, film, cartoon, tv, musical, score, ost.
	www.stlyrics.com.cob-web.org:8888 /f/flowerdrumsong.htm (93 words)

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