Flower Drum Song
At the 1959 Tony Awards this production was nominated for 6 awards:-
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical – Larry Blyden
Best Actress in a Musical – Miyoshi Umeki
Best Choreography – Carol Haney
Best Costumes – Irene Sharaff
Best Musical Director – Salvatore Dell’ Isola WINNER
1959 was not a good year for musicals in general and apart for the one win for Musical Director all the other categories were won by “Redhead” as follows:-
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical – Richard Kiley
Best Actress in a Musical – Gwen Verdon
Best Choreography – Bob Fosse
Best Costumes – Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Child | Susan Lynn Kikuchi |
|---|---|
| Child | Linda Ribuca |
| Child | Yvonne Ribuca |
| Child | Luis Robert Hernandez |
| Dr Li | Conrad Yama |
| Dr Lu Fong | Chao Li |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Jose Ahumada |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Fumi Akimoto |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Jo Anne Miya |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Paula Chin |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Victor Duntiere |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Helen Funai |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Pat Griffith |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Mary Huie |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Betty Kawamura |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Baayork Lee |
| Ensemble – Dancers | George Li |
| Ensemble – Dancers | David Lober |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Robert Lorca |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Wonci Lui |
| Ensemble – Dancers | George Minami |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Vicki Racimo |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Shawnee Smith |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Maureen Tiongco |
| Ensemble – Dancers | David Toguri |
| Ensemble – Dancers | Mabel Wing |
| Ensemble – Dancers | George Young |
| Ensemble – Dancers (Replacement) | Yoshiko Kuzutani |
| Ensemble – Dancers (Replacement) | Carolyn Okada |
| Ensemble – Dancers (Replacement) | Denise Quan |
| Ensemble – Dancers (Replacement) | Yin Sun |
| Frankie Wing | Jack Soo |
| Head Waiter | George Young |
| Helen Chao | Arabella Hong |
| Linda Low | Pat Suzuki |
| Linda Low (Ballet) | Jo Anne Miya |
| Linda Low (Ballet) (Replacement) | Denise Quan |
| Liu Ma | Rose Quong |
| Madam Fong | Eileen Nakamura |
| Madam Liang | Juanita Hall |
| Mei-Li | Myoshi Umeki |
| Mei-Li (Ballet) | Yuriko |
| Mei-Li (Replacement) | Cely Carrillo |
| Mr Huan, the banker | Jon Lee |
| Mr Lung, the tailor | Harry Shawlowe |
| Night Club Singer | Anita Ellis |
| Professor Cheng | Peter Chan |
| Sammy Fong | Larry Blyden |
| Sammy Fong (Replacement) | Jack Soo |
| Wang Chi Yang | Keye Luke |
| Wang San | Patrick Adiarte |
| Wang Ta | Ed Kenney |
Crew | |
| Book | Joseph Fields |
| Book & Lyrics | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Choreograher | Carol Haney |
| Costumes | Irene Sharaff |
| Designer | Oliver Smith |
| Director | Gene Kelly |
| Lighting | Peggy Clark |
| Music | Richard Rodgers |
| Musical Director | Salvatore Dell’ Isola |
| Orchestrations | Robert Russell Bennett |
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