Putting It Together

Please Hello – Pacific Overtures (with Donatella Galella)


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Japan is opening up. But what do the other nations have to say about that? Donatella Galella comes on to discuss history, Asian representation, and all the different musical styles of "Please Hello".

You can read the article that Donatella wrote called Feeling Yellow here: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3bg763d9

And you can email Donatella Galella at: [email protected]

You can purchase Stephen Sondheim's first book of lyrics, Finishing the Hat, by going here: https://amzn.to/2LB9ZJo

We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Pacific Overtures.
The Original Broadway Cast (1976) starring Mako, Isao Sato, Sab Shimono, Yuki Shimoda, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2TeEjBu

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3gc1GFb

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iykXlx


The Broadway revival (2004) starring BD Wong, Michael K. Lee, Paolo Montalban, Sab Shimono, and Alvin Ing.

You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://apple.co/3pDyqdb

Or listen to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zh2gbQ

Or buy it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TeFelq

Our sponsors this week are:

  1. Alberta Association of Optometrists - https://www.optometrists.ab.ca - The Alberta Association of Optometrists represents almost 800 Doctors of Optometry in over eighty communities across the province. Members are highly-trained, regulated health professionals who provide primary eye health and vision care to Albertans.
  2. SHIFT by Alberta Innovates - https://shift.albertainnovates.ca - Shift showcases the work being done in the province’s innovation ecosystem in everything from health to clean energy.


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