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The plot concerns a young Chinese girl, Mei Li, who is brought to the USA to enter into an arranged marriage. Her intended, who is already involved with a showgirl, Linda Low, only gradually comes to appreciate Mei Li's qualities.
In 1961 the musical was made into a movie, starring Nancy Kwan as Linda Low, James Shigeta , Benson Fong, Jack Soo , and original Broadway cast members Umeki and Hall. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Costume Design, Color, Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture and Best SoundThis is a list of films that have received an Oscar for best sound. 1930s 1930 The Big House Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio 1931 Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department 1932 Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department 1933 A Farewell to Arms Fr.
In 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, a revivalRevival is a restoration of something, usually referring to the concept of coming back to life from the dead. A famous example of this type of revival is Lazarus, revived by the power of Jesus and God, as told in the Christian Bible. The term may also be of the show opened on Broadway at the Virginia Theatre. With an entirely new book by David Henry HwangDavid Henry Hwang ( Pinyin: Huang Zhilun) (born November 8, 1957) is a contemporary American playwright. He was born in Los Angeles, California. Many of his plays concern the role of the Chinese American and Asian American in the modern day world. His fir, and a number of changes in the music (including new lyrics for a couple of songs, one number cut, and another cut number reinserted), the production was directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom and starred Lea SalongaLea Salonga (born February 22, 1971) is an actress and singer from the Philippines and has achieved international recognition. Her most notable performance is her portrayal of Kim, the title role in the play Miss Saigon''. Lea Salonga was born in Manila t. The production ran for 169 performances, the shortest ever run for any Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in New York City. In defending his decision to rewrite the original book, Hwang stated, "I tried to write the book that Oscar Hammerstein would have written if he were Asian-American."
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