Lea Salonga talks about Miss Saigon and the role she originated

posted by Takuma Okada

The smash-hit musical Miss Saigon has returned to Broadway. The revival is nominated for two Tony Awards, including Best Revival and Best Actress in a Musical for young Eva Noblezada in the role of Kim. Noblezada, a Mexican and Filipino American, was only 17 years old when she was … Read more

Controversial ‘Miss Saigon’ has Broadway Revival, Raises the Question: What’s Changed on Broadway for Asian Americans?

posted by Takuma Okada

By Takuma Okada
AsAmNews Intern

“Miss Saigon” is the latest hit musical to receive the revival treatment, perhaps taking its cue from the success of The King and I in 2015. But while we can celebrate the diverse cast, Miss Saigon has been a source of controversy in the U.S. since it first came to … Read more

Allegiance Breaks Records. Encore Performance Coming

posted by Randall

Blog: A Year of Activism and Protest

posted by Randall

By Ed Diokno
 
It would be easy to describe the year as an awful year with the highlight – or, lowlight, depending on your point of view – being the election of Donald Trump.
 
But something was happening among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders that might make 2016 a year to relish. The … Read more

Lea Salonga won’t miss a performance in Allegiance after father’s death

posted by Randall

By Ed Diokno

Lea Salonga told Playbill that despite the recent death of her father in the Philippines, she won’t miss any Allegiance performance in which she is scheduled.

Rear Admiral Feliciano Salonga, died on Friday, January 29. He was 86 years old. Salonga was also a former Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman, … Read more

George Takei Sees Allegiance Going on Tour after Broadway

posted by Louis Chan

 
By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent
 
Back in 2012, George Takei made a promise which he eventually delivered.

His play Allegiance was setting box office records at the Globe Theater in San Diego and Takei vowed the show would go to Broadway.

Three years later, that promise was fulfilled … Read more

Allegiance to Close February 14th

posted by Randall

By Ed Diokno

The musical Allegiance, which opened just two months ago on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre, has set a closing date for its Broadway run – Feb. 14, 2016.

Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and George Takei talk about Incarceration, Democracy and Broadway’s ‘Allegiance’

posted by Lia Chang

By Lia Chang
AsAmNews Arts & Entertainment Reporter

 

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University … Read more

Lea Salonga, George Takei, Telly Leung, Michael K. Lee and the Cast of ‘Allegiance’ to Record Cast Album

posted by Lia Chang

By Lia Chang
AsAmNews Arts and Entertainment Reporter

Sing Out, Louise! Productions and ATA have announced that the cast of the new musical Allegiance is headed into the MSR Studios on Monday, December 7th to record the cast album.

Scheduled … Read more

Telly Leung of ‘Allegiance’ Reaches New Heights with Role and New CD ‘Songs For You’

posted by Lia Chang

By Lia Chang
AsAmNews Arts & Entertainment Reporter

It’s been quite a year for Telly Leung, who is currently starring opposite Star Trek’s George Takei,  Tony winner Lea Salonga and Michael K. Lee in the new Broadway musical Allegiance, inspired by Takei’s real-life experience as a Japanese … Read more