Ricamora returns to the Broadway stage after years of onscreen work, and this time, he’s taking to the bright lights of the Big Apple.
Tag: theater
Michele Ang Explores Being Young and Female In ‘Man of God’
When Michele Selene Ang read the script for her latest role, in Anna Moench’s play “Man of God,” for Los Angeles’ East West Players, she thought, “I have to be a part […]
Meet the First Asian American Woman to Write a Broadway Play
New York’s Broadway theater district isn’t called the Great White Way for nothing. Its most heralded dramatists are a roll call of great white men: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, […]
Lauren Yee’s ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ Faces the Music of the Past
The rock ’n’ roll revolution that ruled Cambodia through the ’60s and ’70s, and squashed by a brutal communist regime, is front and center in “Cambodian Rock Band,” a […]
First Play By An Asian American Woman To Hit Broadway
A new play about to hit Broadway is going to make history. “Straight White Men,” by Korean American playwright Young Jean Lee, is the first play by an Asian […]
‘Little Mermaid’ Star Diana Huey Responds To Racist Criticism
When Japanese-born Diana Huey accepted the role of Ariel, some weren’t pleased. Not because of her talent or skills — the issue at hand was that she was not […]
Ins Choi’s Comedy ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Is An All-Canadian Story
According to Ins Choi, his parents didn’t think he would ever make anything of himself. That was until he created “Kim’s Convenience,” which first rose to prominence as Canada’s most beloved […]
East West Players is out to promote diversity in theater across America
East West Players, the Los Angeles-based Asian American theater company billed as the nation’s longest-running of its kind, will put on a series of four Think Tanks with theater […]
‘Blasian Narratives’ struggles with the question: Black enough? Asian enough?
Teaching third graders in an underserved area of Brooklyn, Cenisa Gavin often looks out at her mostly black and Latino students and is reminded of the failings of her […]
East West Players’ new artistic director Snehal Desai looks to continue legacy
For the first time in 23 years, and for only the fourth time in 51 years, East West Players — the nation’s longest-running Asian American theater company — is […]
Live From UCLA, It’s LCC!
by ADA TSENG, Audrey Magazine When college students Randall Park, David J. Lee and Derek Mateo founded a theater group at UCLA 20 years ago, little did they know […]
LCC Theatre Group Alumni Are Making Their Mark in the Entertainment Industry
Audrey’s Summer 2015 issue features an article about UCLA’s LCC Theatre Company, started by Derek Mateo, David J. Lee, and Fresh Off the Boat’s Randall Park when they were […]
Reaching 50 Years, East West Players Soldiers On
Pictured above: Tim Dang, producing artistic director of East West Players. (Photo courtesy of M. Palma Photography) by ADA TSENG Tucked inside the Union Center for the Arts in […]
‘Born to Lead’ Pays Tribute to Susan Ahn Cuddy
Pictured above: Kathleen Park and Rich Lee in Born to Lead. by JIMMY LEE If there is one Korean American whose life demands dramatization, it would be Susan Ahn Cuddy. The elements […]
Link Attack: East West Players Honors Susan Ahn Cuddy; North Korean Soccer; Amadeus Cho in ‘Avengers’
Interesting reads from around the Internet. Take a gander! East West Players Honors Susan Ahn Cuddy in ‘Born to Lead’ Above photo: The 100-year-old veteran attended the performance along […]
