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John Adams: Nixon in China (Season 5, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 188 min | Musical

US President Richard Nixon, wife Pat, and Henry Kissinger travel to China to visit Chairman and Madame Mao in 1972, normalizing relations between the countries for the first time in 25 years. Both sides wonder if this for the better.
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Alice Goodman (libretto)
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Updated Feb 12, 2011

Release date
Feb 12, 2011 (United States)
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18 cast members
Name Known for
James Maddalena
Richard Nixon Richard Nixon   See fewer
Janis Kelly
Pat Nixon Pat Nixon   See fewer
Robert Brubaker
Mao Tse-tung Mao Tse-tung   See fewer
Kathleen Kim
Chian Ch'ing Chian Ch'ing   See fewer
Russell Braun
Chou En-lai Chou En-lai   See fewer
Richard Paul Fink
Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger   See fewer
Ginger Costa-Jackson
Nancy Ch'ing (First Secretary to Mao) Nancy Ch'ing (First Secretary to Mao)   See fewer
Teresa S. Herold
Second Secretary to Mao Second Secretary to Mao   See fewer
Tamara Mumford
Third Secretary to Mao Third Secretary to Mao   See fewer
Haruno Yamazaki
Solo Dancers Solo Dancers   See fewer
Kanji Segawa
Solo Dancers Solo Dancers   See fewer
John Adams
Self - Conductor Self - Conductor   See fewer
Thomas Hampson
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Leo Kubota
Chinese Soldier / Waiter Chinese Soldier / Waiter   See fewer
Mark Morris
Self - Intermission Interviewee Self - Intermission Interviewee   See fewer
Peter Sellars
Self - Intermission Interviewee Self - Intermission Interviewee   See fewer
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