Broadway Explores Japanese Internment
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | 7:00pm
Please join us for a special screening of the Broadway musical Allegiance –
starring George Takei – with a pre-show lecture by Professors Eric Muller and Heidi Kim.
Pre-show lecture begins at 7:00PM. The show begins at 7:30PM.
University Place, 201 S Estes Dr #100
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Tickets are available at http://bit.ly/2f5JtrJ
Inspired by the true life experience of its star George Takei (Star Trek, Heroes), Allegiance follows one family’s extraordinary journey in this untold American story.
Their loyalty was questioned, their freedom taken away, but their spirit could never be broken. Rejoice in one family’s triumphant story of hope, love, and forgiveness in the new Broadway musical: Allegiance.
Inspired by true events, Allegiance is the story of the Kimura family, whose lives are upended when they and 120,000 other Japanese-Americans are forced to leave their homes following the events of Pearl Harbor. Sam Kimura seeks to prove his patriotism by fighting for his country in the war, but his sister, Kei, fiercely protests the government’s treatment of her people. An uplifting testament to the power of the human spirit, Allegiance follows the Kimuras as they fight between duty and defiance, custom and change, family bonds and forbidden loves. Legendary performer George Takei — (Star Trek, “Heroes”), who was himself an internee as a child, stars alongside Tony® winner Lea Salonga – (Miss Saigon, Mulan) in this enthralling and epic new musical.
But as long-lost memories are unlocked, Sam finds that it is never too late to forgive and to recognize the redemptive power of love.
Read more here.