‘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 Tim Dang
This Month in Theatre History
The first production to use electric lighting, a tragic theatre fire, a Broadway landmark, an Asian American icon, and a James Baldwin musical adaptation.
This Month in Theatre History
From the opening of new theatres in L.A. and in the Great Smoky Mountains to the start of Tim Dang’s tenure at East West Players, July was a noteworthy month for theatre.
Snehal Desai Named Artistic Director of East West Players
The director will take over for Tim Dang at the Los Angeles-based Asian-American theatre.
The Buzz: 5 Theatre Artists Dish on What’s Coming Up
From a Thanksgiving comedy, to exciting new hires, to ‘Scrooge in Love!’, five theatre artists preview what they’re working on, and what they’re looking forward to.
Tim Dang Receives 2015 Zelda Fichandler Award
The long-serving producing artistic director of East West Players is honored for his contributions to the resident theatre movement and to Asian-American theatre artists.
East West Players Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang to Step Down
Dang makes way for new leadership after 22 years at the helm of the nation’s oldest continually operating theatre of color.
East West Players Prepares for a More Diverse 2042
The new 51% Preparedness Plan calls for SoCal theatres to lead the national charge toward greater diversity onstage, backstage and in the house.
Opening the Golden Gate
For generations of Asian-American artists in the Bay Area, life in the theatre has meant a passionate struggle for opportunity and change.
