Flower Drum Song Movie Choreographer. Flower drum song is a 1961 american musical film directed by henry koster, adapted from the 1958 broadway musical flower drum song, written by the composer richard rodgers and the lyricist/librettist oscar hammerstein ii, in turn based on the 1957 novel of the same name by the chinese american author chin yang lee. Butterfly interview flower drum song coco lee in 2001 oscars first look kung fu rehearsal lea salonga broadway concert the king and i montage shanghai dream with shoko tamai
After assisting gene kelly in choreographing films, haney won a tony award for her role in broadway's the pajama game, while later work as a stage choreographer earned her three tony nominations. It made several careers, including that of nancy kwan and james. 4 (0) the pleasure of his company choreographer.
It is the basis of 1958 musical flower drum song, and later a movie of the same title, released in 1961, starring nancy kwan and james shigeta.
There's some bracing dance numbers from veteran. Flower drum song was the eighth musical by the team of rodgers and hammerstein. Flower drum song henry koster (1961). Even as its kids adopt baseball and rock 'n' roll, the chinatown of flower drum song is, was, and remains outside mainstream america.