impressive, but the score was weak and Smuin, whose background was ballet, had concentrated more on unnecessary dance sequences than he had on plot exposition. Japanese visitors kept the show running for two months, but when the Persian Gulf War broke out, tourism dropped dramatically and the production closed. Songs Act I Karma Night of Screams This is Samurai How Nice to See You Impossible Eyes He Let Me Live Honto Assassination Shogun Royal Blood An Island No Word for Love Mad Rum Below/Escape Karma (Reprise) Born to Be Together Act II Fireflies Sail Home Rum Below Pillowing Born to Be Together (Reprise) No Man Cha-No-Yu Absolution Poetry Competition Death Walk One Candle Ninja Raid One Candle (Reprise) Winter Battle Resolutions Trio Finale Awards and nominations Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Angela, nominee) Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee) Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Angela, nominee) Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costumes (winner) Theatre World Award (Ruivivar, winner) References Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops by Ken Mandelbaum, published by St. Martin's Press (1991), pages 185-86 ()\ External links New York Times review Time Magazine review Compositions by Paul Chihara 1990 musicals Broadway musicals Musicals based on television series Musicals based on novels Musicals based on multiple works