Flower Drum Song

Musical

Writers: David Henry Hwang Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II

Songs

Act One

  • 1. Prologue, Part I (“A Hundred Million Miracles”) – Mei-Li & Ensemble
  • 1a. Prologue, Part II – Orchestra
  • 1b. Prologue, Part III (“A Hundred Million Miracles”) – Mei-Li and Ensemble
  • 2. “The Golden Pearl Theater” – Ensemble
  • 3. “I Am Going To Like It Here” – Mei-Li
  • 3a. “Jazz Bit” – Showgirls
  • 3b. You Be The Rock – Orchestra
  • 4. “I Enjoy Being A Girl” Part I – Linda
  • 4a. “I Enjoy Being A Girl” Part II – Linda & Ensemble
  • 4b. “I Enjoy Being A Girl” Playoff – Linda & Men
  • 5. The Flower Drum – Orchestra
  • 6. “You Are Beautiful” – Mei-Li & Ta
  • 6a. “Flower Boat Dance” – Ta & Mei-Li
  • 7. “Grant Avenue” – Madame Liang, Linda, Harvard, Ta, Mei-Li & Wang
  • 7. “Grant Avenue” Parade – Madame Liang, Chin & Ensemble
  • 7. Grant Avenue Playoff – Orchestra
  • 8. “Sunday” – Ta & Mei-Li
  • 8a. Scene Change (Mai Tai) – Orchestra
  • 9. “I Enjoy Being A Girl (Reprise)” – Mei-Li
  • 10. “Fan Tan Fannie” – Linda & Ensemble
  • 10. “Fan Tan Fannie” Playoff – Linda, Women & Harvard
  • 11. “Gliding Through My Memoree” – Wang & Ensemble
  • 11a. The Most Filial Son – Orchestra
  • 11b. The Girl in the Yellow Dress – Orchestra
  • 11c. Let’s Make an Exit – Orchestra
  • 12. Finale Act I (“A Hundred Million Miracles”) – Mei-Li & Ensemble

Act Two

  • 13. “Chop Suey” Part I – Wang & Ensemble
  • 14. “Chop Suey” Part II – Liang, Wang & Ensemble
  • 15. Ta’s Memory – Orchestra
  • 16. “My Best Love” – Chin
  • 17. The Fortune Cookie Factory (“I Am Going To Like It Here” Reprise) – Mei-Li, Chao & Workers
  • 18. Fish Heads & Chicken Feet – Orchestra
  • 18a. To the Golden Dragon – Orchestra
  • 18b. Cocktails on the House – Orchestra
  • 19. “Don’t Marry Me” – Madame Liang & Wang
  • 19. Don’t Marry Me Playoff – Orchestra
  • 20. “At the Docks” – Mei-Li & Emigrants
  • 20a. “Love, Look Away” – Mei-Li & Emigrants
  • 21. Return to the Golden Pearl (“You Are Beautiful” Reprise) – Ta
  • 21a. Wang Plays the Girl – Orchestra
  • 22. “Like a God” – Ta
  • 22a. “Prayer”/”Like A God” Reprise – Mei-Li & Ta
  • 23. Finale, Part I (The Processional) – Orchestra
  • 24. Finale, Part II (Wedding Monologues) – Orchestra
  • 25. Finale, Part III (“A Hundred Million Miracles” Reprise) – Company

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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