 A staff member of the producer David Merrick's office saw the performance and auditioned her for the Broadway musical "The World of Suzie Wong" and Tsu got a part.Later Irene auditioned for choreographer Hermes Pan in the upcoming film adaptation of the musical "Flower Drum Song".The choreographer Hermes Pan brought Irene to Hollywood and she was a teenage dancer in the film Flower Drum Song (1961), directed by Henry Koster.