Hello!
Welcome to my website. Lots of projects to tell you about!
My solo play with music, "A Little More Blue" completed a workshop with some generous grant support from the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance earlier this year and we have also received a grant from the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone to bring a performance to NYC on December 11 at the Riverside Theatre. Here's a link to RSVP. Running time is 70 minutes.
We've completed production on a short movie musical I wrote screenplay & lyrics for with composer Michael Mott, directed by Bruce Johnson (who also is directing "A Little More Blue") and I am so proud of the outcome! This film, "Riding Out the Storm", received a grant award to bring a public screening to NYC on October 30 at the Tribeca Screening Room. You can RSVP here for a free ticket to one of our 3 screenings that evening (6, 7, 8 pm with a panel discussion at 6:30 pm). We're also proud to be making our Film Festival debut at the New York Shorts International Film Festival on Sunday, October 15 at 2 pm. Tickets for the program go on sale on October 4, here.
The musical I wrote with Jason Ma, "Broken Ground" continues its development. We're proud to have been named a Finalist for the O'Neill Theatre Conference this year and are brainstorming other avenues for the show's journey.
And I'm so excited to be collaborating with the brilliant composer Cecilia Lin and the phenomenal director Gabriel Barre on another new musical that is an adaptation of a beautiful novel by Geling Yan.
An organization that I co-founded 12 years ago, the Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) was given a Tony Award Honor for Excellence in the Theatre in 2022. I am thrilled that our work, advocating for AAPI representation on NYC stages, is being recognized in this way and attending the Tonys last year as an honoree was an experience I'll never forget! You can read more about it here.
I continue to be deeply honored to be serving as Treasurer of the Dramatists Guild, along with Amanda Green (our first female President), Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as VP and Kristoffer Diaz as Secretary. To read more, here's the press release.
Seasons 1,2, 3, and 4 of the podcast that I host for the Guild, "The Dramatists Guild presents Talkback" are available to listen to on the Broadway Podcast Network, Apple, and Spotify. We are in post-production of Season 5, which will debut in October.
I'm also super proud to share this song that I wrote with Kim Sherman & Scott Killian in Fall of 2020 in support of the Biden Harris campaign. Spoken word section is by Notorious Pink. Sung and played by members of the Broadway community.
Peace and Love to All.
