‘Pacific Overtures’ Gets an East West Encore
Sondheim and Weidman’s masterpiece about Japan’s ‘opening’ to the West returns to an L.A. company whose history with the show is as tightly intertwined as its subjects are.
All Stories About Lily Tung Crystal
Katie Bradley Named Theater Mu Interim Artistic Director
A longtime performer and teaching artist with the company, she will serve alongside managing director Anh Thu T. Pham while a successor for Lily Tung Crystal is sought.
Lily Tung Crystal Departs Theater Mu to Lead East West Players
A Southern California native whose career has taken her to the Bay Area and the Twin Cities, she will succeed Snehal Desai in leading the L.A. company.
Theater Mu: Resilience and Range, Mentorship and Momentum
The Minnesota theatre is thriving in difficult times thanks to nimbleness, versatility, and time for reflection.
Asians Under Attack: A Theatremakers’ Round Table
7 Asian American theatre leaders reflect on the rise in both hate crimes and open racism, how they’ve responded, and the support they would like to see.
If a Theatre Company Does It, Is It Theatre?
Beyond Zoom readings, companies are finding new forms and collaborators, and reaching audiences far beyond any they could serve in person.
Lily Tung Crystal, Doing Her Life’s Work at Theater Mu
In her first year at the Twin Cities theatre, a series of crises offered opportunities for allyship and community-building.
Tired but Not Daunted in the Twin Cities
Amid the grief and rage over George Floyd’s murder, but unable to gather and heal through their art, Black theatremakers speak out and demand change.
Lily Tung Crystal Named Theater Mu’s New Artistic Director
The performer/director/leadership coach, who founded San Francisco’s Ferocious Lotus, will take the reins of the Twin Cities company this fall.
