This guide is based on the updated 2002 version of Flower Drum Song. The revised production featured a book by David Henry Hwang, which was based on the original book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joseph Fields. Hwang’s updated script retains the Chinatown setting, along with the intergenerational and immigrant themes, but emphasizes the romantic relationships in the show. For example, the character of Mei-Li is transformed from a mail order bride to a refugee from communist China.
For the original song list (with original characters), see below:
Act I
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