To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, 半岛体育's social media team put together a series of bite-sized AAPI theatre facts, highlighting the industry's Asian and Pacific Islander American movers, shakers, and groundbreakers. The short videos鈥攑resented by Asian and Pacific Islander artists including Andrea Macasaet, Anchuli Felicia King, Marc delaCruz, Preston Mui, Conrad Ricamora, Kay Trinidad, Suzy Nakamura, Jeigh Madjus, Michael Maliakel, Manu Narayan, Zachary Noah Piser, and Jodi Kimura鈥攁ppeared throughout the month on Instagram and TikTok, but don't worry if you're not a social media maven; we've collected them all for you right here.
Follow along below for minute-long primers on costume designer Willa Kim, playwright David Henry Hwang, choreographer and director Baayork Lee, actor BD Wong, set designer Ming Cho Lee, dancer Sono Osato, musical theatre actor Lea Salonga, actor Alvin Ing, designer Neil Patel, the Broadway show Bombay Dreams, and theatre companies East West Players and Ma-Yi Theater Company.
Meet the Asian and Pacific Islander Artists
Andrea Macasaet on Willa Kim
Anchuli Felicia King on David Henry Hwang
Learn about playwright David Henry Hwang from Golden Shield鈥檚 playwright Anchuli Felicia King for !
Marc delaCruz and Preston Mui on East West Players
Jeigh Madjus on Baayork Lee
@Moulin Rouge! The Musical鈥檚 @Jeigh Madjus tells us about in honor of
Suzy Nakamura on BD Wong
Kelvin Mooh Loh on Ming Cho Lee
Kelvin Mooh Loh from @BeetlejuiceBway is telling us about Tony winning scenic designer Ming Cho Lee
Conrad Ricamora on Lea Salonga
Zachary Noah Piser on Sono Osato
Today is going to be a good day and here鈥檚 why: from @Dear Evan Hansen is teaching us about Sono Osato
Manu Narayan on Bombay Dreams
Kay Trinidad on Ma-Yi Theater Company
Learn about from @hadestownmusical鈥檚 @kaytrinidadkarns!
Jodi Kimura on Alvin Ing
Michael Maliakel on Neil Patel
@Aladdin The Musical鈥檚 Michael Maliakel is teaching us our last fact!
