Allegiance (musical)

Allegiance
Logo of the musical Allegiance
MusicJay Kuo
LyricsJay Kuo
BookMarc Acito
Jay Kuo
Lorenzo Thione
Productions2012 San Diego
2015 Broadway
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Allegiance is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione. The story, set during the Japanese American internment of World War II (with a framing story set in the present day), was inspired by the personal experiences of George Takei, who starred in the musical. It follows the Kimura family in the years following the attack on Pearl Harbor, as they are forced to leave their farm in Salinas, California, and are sent to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in the rural plains of Wyoming.

The musical began development in 2008 and premiered in September 2012 in San Diego, California. It played on Broadway from October 2015 to February 2016.[1] Reviews on Broadway were mixed, although the cast was generally praised.[2] Further productions were mounted in Los Angeles in 2018 and London in 2023.

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