Nominations from the San Diego Critics Circle has been announced and the cast of Allegiance tops the list with six, reports Lia Chang.
The play from George Takei about a family torn apart by the incarceration of Japanese Americans received nomations for Outstanding New Musical; an outstanding female featured performance nomination for Lea Salonga’s portrayal of Kei Kimura and an outstanding male featured performance in a musical nod for Michael K. Lee as Frankie Suzuki. The play also received nomations for ouotstanding direction of a musical for Helmer Stafford Arima, along with outstanding lightning design and projection design.
Allegiance sets box office records and Takei is hopeful it will get picked up for a Broadway run.