Synopsis
Flower Drum Song is a musical comedy set in San Francisco's Chinatown, concerning old-fashioned Chinese and modern Chinese-Americans clashing over tradition and trying to find romance. Mei Li, a Chinese picture bride, arrives in San Francisco to meet her husband Sammy Fong, an Americanized Chinese night-club owner. However, Sammy is already in love with the star attraction of his nightclub show, the sultry singer-dancer Linda Lu. He tries to propose his own marriage contract to Wang Ta, a handsome novice businessman living in Chinatown. Ta, however, has his sights set on Linda as well, while Linda's seamstress Helen Chow secretly pines for Ta.
It�s a complicated love quadrangle (with a fifth wheel). Who ends up with whom? Based on a novel by C.Y. Lee, first produced at the St. James Theatre on December 1, 1958, Year IV MMA brings to you their own version of Flower Drum Song.
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