Flower Drum Song’s Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta perform "Love Letters" July 7, 2006

The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) announces acclaimed Asian American actors Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta will perform LOVE LETTERS by A.R. Gurney on July 7 & 8 at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre presented by Citibank.

Kwan and Shigeta gained international fame from their groundbreaking roles in the film adaptation of FLOWER DRUM SONG by Rogers and Hammerstein. This exclusive two-show engagement will be a San Francisco reunion for the pair for the first time since the film debuted in 1961.
“We are excited to welcome Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta to San Francisco. They are genuine Hollywood movie stars whose lifelong careers have served as an inspiration to an entire generation of Asian Americans” said Paul Osaki, JCCCNC Executive Director.

The Herbst Theatre is located at 401 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. The Friday, July 7th performance will be at 7:00 p.m., and pre-show silent auction. The Saturday, July 8th performance will be a 2:00 p.m. matinee.

Tickets are now on sale at City Box Office at (415) 392-4400 or online at www.cityboxoffice.com. Single tickets are $55 Front Orchestra, $40 Orchestra, $35 Dress Circle, and $25 Balcony. Group discounts available for 15 or more.

A limited amount of $150 Friday night VIP tickets which include a post-show VIP buffet and dessert reception with Kwan and Shigeta can be reserved from the JCCCNC at (415) 567-5505.
LOVE LETTERS by A.R. Gurney is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., in New York. This performance benefits the JCCCNC’s programs and services, including its recent cultural and community preservations efforts.

LOVE LETTERS is comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. As the actors read the letters aloud, what is created is an evocative, touching, frequently funny but always telling pair of character studies in which what is implied is as revealing and meaningful as what is actually written down.

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