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News See Asian-American Actors Including Jose Llana, Ann Harada and Ali Ewoldt Take on the Great Roles in Musical Theatre A host of top talent took part in Changing the Stats: Asian Americans on Broadway Nov. 2 at The Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space. The evening offered excerpts from dream roles not traditionally cast with Asian-American actors. We offer a selection of onstage, rehearsal and backstage shots!

November 09, 2015

The 7 PM concert featured tunes from The Producers (featuring Raymond J. Lee, Herman Sebek, Devin Ilaw and Emily Hsu); The Light in the Piazza (featuring Ali Ewoldt, Josh Dela Cruz and Christine Toy Johnson); Company (featuring Jose Llana, Pearl Sun, EJ Zimmerman, Joanna Carpenter, Ewoldt and Ilaw) and Gypsy (featuring Ann Harada, Alan Ariano, Albert Guerzon, Zimmerman and Carpenter).

See Asian-American Actors Including Jose Llana, Ann Harada and Ali Ewoldt Take on the Great Roles in Musical Theatre

Ali Ewoldt and Josh Dela Cruz sing <i>The Light in the Piazza</i> — See Asian-American Actors Including Jose Llana, Ann Harada and Ali Ewoldt Take on the Great Roles in Musical Theatre

A host of top talent took part in Changing the Stats: Asian Americans on Broadway Nov. 2 at The Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space. The evening offered excerpts from dream roles not traditionally cast with Asian-American actors. We offer a selection of onstage, rehearsal and backstage shots!
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Raymond J. Lee and Herman Sebek rehearse <i>The Producers</i> — Raymond J. Lee and Herman Sebek rehearse The Producers

Ali Ewoldt and Josh Dela Cruz sing <i>The Light in the Piazza</i> — Ali Ewoldt and Josh Dela Cruz sing The Light in the Piazza

Ali Ewoldt and Josh Dela Cruz sing <i>The Light in the Piazza</i> — Ali Ewoldt and Josh Dela Cruz sing The Light in the Piazza

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Joanna Carpenter, Devin Ilaw and EJ Zimmerman join Raymond J. Lee for "I Wanna Be a Producer"

Joanna Carpenter, Devin Ilaw and EJ Zimmerman join Raymond J. Lee for "I Wanna Be a Producer"

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Joanna Carpenter, Devin Ilaw and EJ Zimmerman join Raymond J. Lee for "I Wanna Be a Producer"

Christine Toy Johnson, Ali Ewoldt and Josh Dela Cruz perform from <i>The Light in the Piazza</i> — Christine Toy Johnson, Ali Ewoldt and Josh Dela Cruz perform from The Light in the Piazza

The group backstage

Jose Llana sings from <i>Company</i> — Jose Llana sings from Company

EJ Zimmerman, Joanna Carpenter and Pearl Sun sing "You Could Drive a Person Crazy"

Ali Ewoldt and Raymond J. Lee backstage

Joanna Carpenter, Devin Ilaw, EJ Zimmerman and Raymond J. Lee rehearse "I Wanna Be a Producer"

Raymond J. Lee and Herman Sebek rehearse <i>The Producers</i> — Raymond J. Lee and Herman Sebek rehearse The Producers

Emily Hsu performs "When You Got It, Flaunt It"

Joanna Carpenter, Devin Ilaw and EJ Zimmerman get ready to go on

Devin Ilaw in rehearsal

Devin Ilaw performs from <i>The Producers</i> — Devin Ilaw performs from The Producers

Devin Ilaw performs from <i>The Producers</i> — Devin Ilaw performs from The Producers

Christine Toy Johnson and Ali Ewoldt

Christine Toy Johnson sings from <i>The Light in the Piazza</i> — Christine Toy Johnson sings from The Light in the Piazza

Ann Harada sings "Rose's Turn"

Jose Llana photobombs Ann Harada and Christine Toy Johnson

Ali Ewoldt rehearses with Ming Aldrich-Gan

Albert Guerzon performs "All I Need Is the Girl"

Alan Ariano, Ann Harada and EJ Zimmerman rehearse <i>Gypsy</i> — Alan Ariano, Ann Harada and EJ Zimmerman rehearse Gypsy

The whole company

Curtain call!

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The concert was directed and staged by Rommy Sandhu, Marc Oka and Christine Toy Johnson. Music direction was by Ming Aldrich-Gan.

The evening was sponsored by the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors’ Equity Association and ReImagined World Entertainment, via Theatre Authority.

This concert was made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

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