Stafford Arima directs the world premiere of
Allegiance—A New American Musical, a history-inspired story which charts the lives of some of the 120,000 Japanese Americans who were placed into U.S. concentration camps during World War II. The
Jay Kuo (composer-lyricist, co-librettist),
Marc Acito and
Lorenzo Thione (co-librettists) musical features Tony winner
Lea Salonga (
Miss Saigon),
Telly Leung (
Glee,
Godspell), and
Star Trek veteran
George Takei (in dual roles). Performances run through October 21 at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre.