°ëµºÌåÓý UniverseRead Reviews for New Jeanine Tesori-David Henry Hwang Collaboration Soft PowerConrad Ricamora and Francis Jue star in the world-premiere, genre-spanning “play with a musicalâ€� that opened May 16 in Los Angeles.
By
Adam Hetrick
May 18, 2018
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Soft Power, the new collaboration from Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) and Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), officially opened May 16 at the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.
Billed as a “play with a musical,� Soft Power continues its L.A. run through June 10, prior to a June 20–July 8 run at San Francisco’s Curran Theatre.
Soft Power, directed by and choreographed by Sam Pinkleton, rewinds recent political history and plays it back, a century later, through the Chinese lens of a future, East-meets-West musical. In the musical, a Chinese executive visiting America falls in love with a good-hearted U.S. leader as the power balance between their two countries shifts following the 2016 election.
First Look at David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori’s Soft Power
First Look at David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori’s Soft Power
The production, directed by Leigh Silverman and choreographed by Sam Pinkleton, began performances in Los Angeles May 3.
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Conrad Ricamora and Kendyl Ito
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Conrad Ricamora and Francis Jue
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Maria-Christina Oliveras, Geena Quintos, Billy Bustamante, Conrad Ricamora, Jaygee Macapugay, Jon Hoche, and Daniel May
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Francis Jue
Francis Jue, Conrad Ricamora, Austin Ku, Raymond J. Lee, Jaygee Macapugay, Billy Bustamante, Alyse Alan Louis (center), Maria-Christina Oliveras, Geena Quintos, Paul HeeSang Miller, Jon Hoche, Kristen Faith Oei, Daniel May, and Kendyl Ito
Conrad Ricamora, Austin Ku, Francis Jue, Geena Quintos, Billy Bustamante, and Raymond J. Lee
Conrad Ricamora and Kendyl Ito
Kristen Faith Oei, Raymond J. Lee, Austin Ku, Daniel May, Geena Quintos, Jon Hoche, Paul HeeSang Miller, Jaygee Macapugay, Billy Bustamante, Maria-Christina Oliveras, and Kendyl Ito
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Conrad Ricamora and Alyse Alan Louis
Conrad Ricamora
Jon Hoche, Daniel May, Kendyl Ito, Kristen Faith Oei, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Raymond J. Lee, Jaygee Macapugay, and Geena Quintos
Cast
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Raymond J. Lee, Jaygee Macapugay, Austin Ku, Kendyl Ito, and Jon Hoche
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