Flower Drum Song
April 16-May 31
The enchanting golden era musical Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song, directed by EWP’s Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, will serve as the grand finale for EWP’s Diamond Legacy season.
This captivating tale will receive a newly updated book for 2026 by the Tony Award-winning playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and EWP theater namesake David Henry Hwang. At a time when conversations about identity and cultural preservation are more important than ever, Hwang’s reworking of the book for the Spring 2026 production allows Asian Americans to reclaim this cherished story in a meaningful way, illuminating the complexities and richness of the community’s continuous evolution.
Flower Drum Song pulls back the curtain on themes of assimilation and tradition in 1950’s San Francisco Chinatown as Mei-li, a young Chinese opera artist fleeing communism, arrives in America, where she is immediately drawn into the dazzling world of the Grant Avenue nightclubs.
Upcoming Dates
- Thu, Apr 16, 2026 7:30pm
- Fri, Apr 17, 2026 7:30pm
- Sat, Apr 18, 2026 8:00pm
- Sun, Apr 19, 2026 7:00pm
- Tue, Apr 21, 2026 7:30pm
- Wed, Apr 22, 2026 7:30pm
- Fri, Apr 24, 2026 7:30pm
- Sat, Apr 25, 2026 2:00pm
- Sat, Apr 25, 2026 8:00pm
- Sun, Apr 26, 2026 1:00pm
- Thu, Apr 30, 2026 7:30pm
- Fri, May 1, 2026 7:30pm
- Sat, May 2, 2026 2:00pm
- Sat, May 2, 2026 8:00pm
- Sun, May 3, 2026 7:00pm
- Fri, May 8, 2026 7:30pm
- Sat, May 9, 2026 2:00pm
- Sat, May 9, 2026 8:00pm
- Sun, May 10, 2026 1:00pm
- Sun, May 10, 2026 7:00pm
- Fri, May 15, 2026 7:30pm
- Sat, May 16, 2026 2:00pm
- Sat, May 16, 2026 8:00pm
- Sun, May 17, 2026 1:00pm
- Sun, May 17, 2026 7:00pm
- Fri, May 22, 2026 7:30pm
- Sat, May 23, 2026 2:00pm
- Sat, May 23, 2026 8:00pm
- Sun, May 24, 2026 1:00pm
- Sun, May 24, 2026 7:00pm
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