allegiance to takei

Yes, that Takei, the one who was Mr. Sulu on "Star Trek" for so many years.
Now, he is on a trek of his own: to get a WW II-era musical, "Allegiance", onto a Broadway stage.
Yes, I did say "musical".
Yes, I did say "World War II".
Yes, I realize those things don't normally go together, though they certainly have before.
Will this show have battle scenes?
I don't know, but I doubt it.
The story is from the point of view of a Japanese-ancestry family living and working in America when Pearl Harbor was bombed...and the aftermath of a country gone to war on its own citizens.
George Takei was a boy 5 years old when his family, and many others, were imprisoned behind barbed-wire fences in desolate locations. Their only crime was having Japanese heritage.
Incredible to think that this country went so crazy as to lock up thousands of Japanese-American citizens, whether they were men, women, or children.
Incredible... and very sad.
But now, as part of his legacy to the USA and to the world, Takei is ready to share that history with all of us.
What a worthy cause!
And so, mere moments ago, in anticipation of the play's Broadway debut, I have bought into his dream!
For a mere five dollars, I now own Priority Access Pass #08713 for "Allegiance"!!!
That means, once it has been accepted by one of the 41 theatres on Broadway for its run, I will be once of the first to be allowed to purchase tickets!
Who knows?
I just may have to make a run up to New York City for that auspicious occasion!
It has been a very, very, very long time since I last saw a play on Broadway. The play was "Lunch Hour", with Sam Waterston and Gilda Radner, back in February of 1981, before my tour of duty in Okinawa.
(smile)
I'll keep watching for more news...
and say a little prayer for this worthy piece of history.