Shōgun: The Musical
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Shōgun: The Musical is a musical with a book and lyrics by John Driver[1] and music by Paul Chihara.[1]
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Shōgun | |
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The Musical | |
Music | Paul Chihara |
Lyrics | John Driver |
Book | John Driver |
Basis | James Clavell's novel Shōgun |
Productions | 1990 Kennedy Center 1990 Broadway |
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Based on James Clavell's 1976 novel[1] and the 1980 television mini-series of the same name, the musical centers on shipwrecked English sea captain John Blackthorne, who finds himself drawn into a political power play while involved in an illicit affair with a married noblewoman in 17th-century Japan. Clavell's novel was itself originally inspired by the true story of English navigator William Adams.