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Lia Chang wins 2025 Hometown Media Award from Alliance for Community Media Foundation

Lia Chang has won the 2025 Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation. The awards program was established to honor and promote community media, community radio, and local cable programs that are distributed on Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access cable television channels. Proceeds go to the ACM Foundation which is exclusively used for facilitating, preserving and promoting education in community media. … Continue reading Lia Chang wins 2025 Hometown Media Award from Alliance for Community Media Foundation

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HADESTOWN Filmed West End Performance with original Broadway cast members Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, and Patrick Page Set for North America Theatrical Release on July 24

The live, West End capture of Hadestown will be released theatrically in North America on July 24, 2026. The UK will follow at a date to be announced. The film, titled Hadestown: The Musical, features the five original principal cast members of the Broadway company: Reeve Carney as ‘Orpheus,’ André De Shields’ in his Tony Award®-winning turn as ‘Hermes,’ Amber Gray as ‘Persephone,’ Eva Noblezada … Continue reading HADESTOWN Filmed West End Performance with original Broadway cast members Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, and Patrick Page Set for North America Theatrical Release on July 24

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Apr. 13-14: Emy Coligado, Aury Krebs, Emily Kuroda,​ Dorcas Leung,  Lianah Sta. Ana, Lili Thomas and More Set for Brandy Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, and Erika Ji’s Musical YOKO’S HUSBAND’S KILLER’S JAPANESE WIFE, GLORIA at Joe’s Pub

Neen Williams-Teramachi is pleased to announce the concert performance of Brandy Hoang Collier (book), Clare Fuyuko Bierman (lyrics), and Erika Ji’s (composer) YOKO’S HUSBAND’S KILLER’S JAPANESE WIFE, GLORIA, music direction by Lily Ling, directed by Jess McLeod. The show will play a two-performance limited engagement at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY). Performances will take place on Monday, April … Continue reading Apr. 13-14: Emy Coligado, Aury Krebs, Emily Kuroda,​ Dorcas Leung,  Lianah Sta. Ana, Lili Thomas and More Set for Brandy Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, and Erika Ji’s Musical YOKO’S HUSBAND’S KILLER’S JAPANESE WIFE, GLORIA at Joe’s Pub

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Mar. 29-30: Liz Casasola, Emy Coligado, Marc Delacruz, Diane Phelan, Joshua Carandang, Shea Renne, Kay Sibal, Lito Villareal, and Reuben Uy Set for Concert of Anthony Fedorov and Jennifer Paz’s New Pop Musical PROUD MARYS in Prospect Musicals’ Ignite Series; Tia Carrere, Dante Basco, Jon Jon Briones, Kay Sibal Featured on Concept Album

Prospect Musicals (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director; Melissa Huber, Managing Director) announced the full cast and creative team for Proud Marys – In Concert, the culmination of Prospect’s 2026 IGNITE Concert Festival at Baruch Performing Arts Center (55 Lexington Avenue, NYC). Proud Marys is presented in partnership with National Asian Artists Project (NAAP Co-Founders: Steven Eng, Nina Zoie Lam, and Tony Award recipient Baayork Lee) … Continue reading Mar. 29-30: Liz Casasola, Emy Coligado, Marc Delacruz, Diane Phelan, Joshua Carandang, Shea Renne, Kay Sibal, Lito Villareal, and Reuben Uy Set for Concert of Anthony Fedorov and Jennifer Paz’s New Pop Musical PROUD MARYS in Prospect Musicals’ Ignite Series; Tia Carrere, Dante Basco, Jon Jon Briones, Kay Sibal Featured on Concept Album

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Hollywood Icons Tzi Ma, Rae Dawn Chong and Rising Star Aileen Wu Join Canadian Series Charlie Chan Debuting at Series Mania Forum

Hollywood icons Tzi Ma (Mulan, Kung Fu, Interior Chinatown), Rae Dawn Chong (Interview with the Vampire, American Crime Story, The Color Purple) and rising star Aileen Wu (Alien: Romulus) have joined Charlie Chan, a Canadian content television series, in key creative and on-screen roles. Ma will serve as Executive Producer and star as Charlie Chan; Chong will portray Detective Joyous Green; and Wu will play … Continue reading Hollywood Icons Tzi Ma, Rae Dawn Chong and Rising Star Aileen Wu Join Canadian Series Charlie Chan Debuting at Series Mania Forum

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Ma-Yi Theater and The Public Theater Extend Jeena Yi’s JESA starring Tina Chilip, Christine Heesun Hwang, Laura Sohn, and Lortel and Obie-winner Shannon Tyo through April 12

Due to popular demand, Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater have announced a one-week extension for the world premiere of JESA, written by Jeena Yi in her playwriting debut. Directed by Mei Ann Teo, performances began on March 10 at The Public Theater with a Joseph Papp Free Performance. JESA officially opens in The Public’s Shiva Theater on Friday, March 20. Originally scheduled to … Continue reading Ma-Yi Theater and The Public Theater Extend Jeena Yi’s JESA starring Tina Chilip, Christine Heesun Hwang, Laura Sohn, and Lortel and Obie-winner Shannon Tyo through April 12

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Kara Young Replaces Samira Wiley in PROOF on Broadway joining Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle and Jin Ha

Two-time Tony Award winner Kara Young will join the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof, directed by Tony Award winner Thomas Kail. Emmy and SAG Award winner Samira Wiley, who was previously announced to play ‘Claire,’ is withdrawing from Proof, with the production’s complete support and well wishes, due to a treatable medical condition … Continue reading Kara Young Replaces Samira Wiley in PROOF on Broadway joining Ayo Edebiri, Don Cheadle and Jin Ha

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CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Launches Digital Lottery and Rush Policies

Digital lottery and rush policies have been announced for the new Broadway production of the wildly acclaimed, award-winning CATS: The Jellicle Ball, which begins preview performances Wednesday, March 18 at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) ahead of a Wednesday, April 7 opening night. Digital Lottery Policy Tickets to CATS: The Jellicle Ball will be available through a digital lottery the day before the … Continue reading CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Launches Digital Lottery and Rush Policies

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Mar. 23: Prospect Musicals IGNITE Festival in collaboration with Live & in Color is presenting the SOUTH ASIAN SONGBOOK: Writing the Future of Musical Theatre

Prospect Musicals IGNITE Festival in collaboration with Live & in Color is presenting the SOUTH ASIAN SONGBOOK: Writing the Future of Musical Theatre on Monday, March 23 at 7:00pm at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave in New York. Click here for tickets and more information. Hosted by Hamilton’s Ari Afsar and Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri — two groundbreaking South Asian artists who … Continue reading Mar. 23: Prospect Musicals IGNITE Festival in collaboration with Live & in Color is presenting the SOUTH ASIAN SONGBOOK: Writing the Future of Musical Theatre

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May 27-31: La MaMa Celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI) with SLANT Performance Group’s Lucky FM2

La MaMa is celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI) with SLANT Performance Group’s Lucky FM 2 in The Club, 74A East 4th Street in New York, Wednesday, May 27 through Sunday, May 31, 2026. Slant returns to The Club to dig deeper and wider into the liminal space between past and present with Lucky FM 2. Through the underground radio’s telethon portal….Slant journeys through AANHPI histories … Continue reading May 27-31: La MaMa Celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI) with SLANT Performance Group’s Lucky FM2

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Jun. 9-Jul. 19: NAATCO’s HENRY VI Featuring Tommy Bo, Rajesh Bose, Kimiye Corwin, Myka Cue, John Haggerty, Ðavid Lee Huỳnh, Anna Ishida, Paul Juhn, Mia Katigbak, Teresa Avia Lim, Orville Mendoza, Jon Norman Schneider, David Shih, Julyana Soelistyo, Sue Jin Song and Jame Yaegashi, set for The Public Theater’s Summer Season

The Public Theater and NAATCO will present a remount of NAATCO’s production of Henry VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts, making its Public Theater premiere this summer. After a successful run in 2018, the production, directed by Stephen Brown-Fried, will begin performances in The Public’s Newman Theater on Tuesday, June 9. Henry VI will run through Sunday, July 19. Click here for tickets. After a … Continue reading Jun. 9-Jul. 19: NAATCO’s HENRY VI Featuring Tommy Bo, Rajesh Bose, Kimiye Corwin, Myka Cue, John Haggerty, Ðavid Lee Huỳnh, Anna Ishida, Paul Juhn, Mia Katigbak, Teresa Avia Lim, Orville Mendoza, Jon Norman Schneider, David Shih, Julyana Soelistyo, Sue Jin Song and Jame Yaegashi, set for The Public Theater’s Summer Season

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