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Flower Drum Song by Hwang, David Henry, 1957- is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.

What is Flower Drum Song about?

I loved this show so much! I laughed hysterically and cried during moments that surprised me with feelings of recognition. This new Flower Drum Song , with its references to the new and the old, has become a kind of history of being Asian in America. It is absolutely authentic to how Chinese America has grown up. Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club A tremendous breakthrough in storytelling about the Asian-American experience. The humor, energy, and artistic excellence of the show make it worthwhile for people of all backgrounds. Patrick Purdon, The Tech "A funny and clever radical revision of the 1958 Broadway hit." Time magazine To create something new, we must first love what is old. So says a character in David Henry Hwangs updated book to the 1958 Broadway musical Flower Drum Song by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields. Set in San Franciscos Chinatown in the late fifties, Flower Drum Song is a funny and moving story which explores what it means to be an American and touches the history of every person whose forbears once arrived as a stranger to these shores. The new, fully revised version includes David Henry Hwangs Tony Award-nominated text, an introducti

Who reads Flower Drum Song?

It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.

Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.

Author
Hwang, David Henry, 1957-
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group : Exclusively distributed to the book trade by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, 2003
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9781559362221
Category
performing arts
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Humanities
Rating
3.13 / 5 (38 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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