George Takei and Lea Salonga celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga, George Takei, Telly Leung and Katie Rose Clarke celebrated the release of the Allegiance original cast album, which features music & lyrics by Jay Kuo, at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016.
George Takei introduced the show and his castmates at the ALLEGIANCE live performance and CD Signing at Barnes and Noble in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
George Takei introduced the show and his castmates at the ALLEGIANCE live performance and CD Signing at Barnes and Noble in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
George Takei introduced the show and his castmates at the ALLEGIANCE live performance and CD Signing at Barnes and Noble in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
George Takei introduced his fellow cast members and gave a little background to their characters and each song.
Telly and Katie Rose sang “With You”.
Katie Rose Clarke and Telly Leung celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Telly Leung celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Telly Leung sings “With You” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Telly Leung sing “With You” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Telly Leung sing “With You” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Telly Leung sing “With You” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Telly Leung sing “With You” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea sang “Higher”.
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea and Katie Rose sang “Stronger than Before”.
Katie Rose Clarke and Lea Salonga sing “Stronger Than Before” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Lea Salonga sing “Stronger Than Before” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Lea Salonga sing “Stronger Than Before” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Lea Salonga sing “Stronger Than Before” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke and Lea Salonga sing “Stronger Than Before” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lea Salonga sings “Higher” to celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
The performance was followed by a CD signing.
Katie Rose Clarke, Telly Leung, Lea Salonga and George Takei sign the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
The recording is produced by Lynne Shankel & Joel Moss for Sing Out, Louise! Productions. Allegiance cast members Lea Salonga, George Takei, Telly Leung, Katie Rose Clarke and Michael K. Lee are joined by the entire company for the studio session, which includes original recordings of tracks such as “Wishes on the Wind,” “What Makes a Man,” “With You,” “Stronger Than Before,” and Salonga’s Act One showstopper “Higher,” among many others. The original cast album was recorded in December at MSR Studios and can be purchased here.
Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke, George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung attend the ALLEGIANCE live performance and CD Signing at Barnes and Noble in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Dawn Akiyama is a big fan of ALLEGIANCE and bought many CDs for friends and family in Hawaii. Photo by Lia Chang
George Takei signs the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
George Takei signs the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
George Takei signs the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
George Takei signs the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke, Telly Leung, Lea Salonga and George Takei sign the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Jay Kuo signs the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Lorenzo Thione, Jay Kuo and Marc Acito celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Telly Leung and Lea Salonga celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Jay Kuo and Katie Rose Clarke celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke celebrates the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Telly Leung celebrates the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Jay Kuo signs the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Allegiance is the vibrant and unforgettable story of one family’s resilience in the face of seemingly-insurmountable odds, inspired by Takei’s real-life experience as a Japanese American during World War II. Allegiance opened at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Allegiance will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, February 14, 2016. Click here to purchase tickets. For more information go to www.AllegianceMusical.com.
Lea Salonga and George Takei signs the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast Recording at Barnes and Noble in New York on February 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Allegiance features a book by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo, and Lorenzo Thione with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima directs, in his Broadway debut. Andrew Palermo serves as choreographer.
George Takei, Lorenzo Thione, Jay Kuo and Marc Acito celebrate the release of the ALLEGIANCE Original Cast recording at the Barnes and Noble CD Signing event in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
The cast is as follows: George Takei as Sam Kimura/Ojii San; Lea Salonga as Kei Kimura; Telly Leung as Sammy Kimura; Katie Rose Clarke as Hannah Campbell, Michael K. Lee as Frankie Suzuki, Christópheren Nomura as Tatsuo Kimura; and Greg Watanabe as Mike Masaoka. The ensemble will feature Aaron J. Albano, Belinda Allyn, Marcus Choi, Janelle Toyomi Dote, Dan Horn, Owen Johnston, Darren Lee, Kevin Munhall, Manna Nichols, Rumi Oyama, Catherine Ricafort, Momoko Sugai, Sam Tanabe, Elena Wang, Scott Watanabe and Tony winner Scott Wise.
The ALLEGIANCE live performance and CD Signing at Barnes and Noble in New York on Feb. 5, 2016. Photo by Lia Chang
Allegiance illuminates one of American history’s lesser known chapters as it tells the story of Sam Kimura (Takei), transported back nearly six decades to when his younger self (Leung) and his sister Kei (Salonga) fought to stay connected to their heritage, their family, and themselves after Japanese Americans were wrongfully imprisoned during World War II. An epic story told with great intimacy, Allegiance explores the ties that bind us, the struggle to persevere, and the overwhelming power of forgiveness and, most especially, love.
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