George Takei, WWII Internment Camps, and a Big Musical

It’s safe to say that Allegiance is not the average musical. Yes, it has the song-and-dance numbers and the powerful ballads that define the form, but its topic is one of the United States’ darkest subjects: the forced relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. This week Little Tokyo’s East West Players brings Allegiance to Downtown. George Takei, who helped create the show, is starring in the production that makes its Los Angeles debut…

published on February 27, 2018