Flower Drum Song
WXXI Classical Presents

Flower Drum Song

Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 3:00pm

Little Theatre 1 (240 East Ave.)
Doors open at 2:00pm

Regular ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if available).

A young woman arrives in San Francisco’s Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers. Starring Nancy Kwan and James Shigeta.

This adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical was the first major Hollywood feature to have a majority Asian-American cast in a contemporary Asian-American story.

Approved | 2 hr 13 mins | Musical | 1961
USA | English and Cantonese

Digital | Samuel Goldwyn Films

About the series

Black Cinema Series
WXXI Classical Presents

WXXI Classical Presents is a series of films that are related to classical music in some way, co-produced by WXXI Classical and The Little Theatre. Selected by classical music hosts Brenda Tremblay, Mona Seghatoleslami, and Steve Johnson each film chosen exemplifies the power of music in an exciting or non-traditional narrative way. More details about the WXXI Classical Presents Series