Allegiance Star George Takei Talks Endless Supply of Social Media Jokes, 'Star Trek Night' & More

On the day before his Broadway debut in Allegiance, TV and social media favorite George Takei stopped by The Today Show to discuss the new musical, which is inspired by his childhood life in Japanese American internment camps. His near-iconic Internet presence is actually related to his passion for the project, he explains: “People know very little about this story still. How do we get the people informed and raise the awareness?” What started as a blog and occasional Facebook posts turned into a machine of social justice and jokes: “Humor was the honey.” And in terms of the musical, the honey is the score. Takei goes so far as to say that composer Jay Kuo could be “the definer of musical theater from now on out.” Catch the interview below for more, including the details on "Star Trek Night" at the Longacre Theatre!