The Landmark Asian-American Musical That Never Got Its Oscar Due

The Landmark Asian-American Musical That Never Got Its Oscar Due

By Conde Nast & Vanity Fair

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, a look back at 1961's Flower Drum Song, a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that was the first major Hollywood film to star an almost entirely Asian and Asian-American cast— and the last one for decades. Plus, updates on the status of the WGA strike and a look at promising series Yellowjackets and A Small Light.


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