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Obie Awards Announce Village Voice's Michael Feingold as Chairman; Ceremony Set for 5/20 at Webster Hall (Feb 20, 2013)

Photo Coverage: Ma-Yi Theater Company, Sicangco et al. Accept TOFA-NY Awards (Nov 1, 2012)

Photo Coverage: De Tagle, Go, Broadway Barkada et al. at 114th Philippine Independence Celebration (Jun 4, 2012)

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Obie Awards Announce Village Voice's Michael Feingold as Chairman; Ceremony Set for 5/20 at Webster Hall
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2013

The Village Voice, the nation's first and largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that esteemed critic and longtime judge of the awards will resume his former position as Obie chairman for the 58th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards, replacing former Chairman Brian Parks who has moved on from The Village Voice. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Ma-Yi Theater Company, Sicangco et al. Accept TOFA-NY Awards
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 01, 2012

Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning theater organization Ma-Yi Theater Company, which originally produced Filipino and Filipino-American plays prior to shifting gears toward exploring more of the Asian-American experience via theatrical workshops and presentations, and Filipino-American set and costume designer Eduardo Sicangco ("Gentlemen Prefer Blondes") accepted "The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York" (TOFA-NY) Heritage Award (2012) and the TOFA-NY Arts and Culture Award (2012) respectively at TOFA-NY's awarding rites held at the Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall Saturday, October 27. (more...)

Photo Coverage: De Tagle, Go, Broadway Barkada et al. at 114th Philippine Independence Celebration
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 04, 2012

Filipino musical theater artists Anna Maria Perez de Tagle ("Godspell" - Broadway), Rachelle Ann Go (Disney's "The Little Mermaid" - Manila), Ryan Cayabyab ("Katy!," "Larawan,"), Kirby Asunto ("Child Access Broadway'), Liz Casasola ("Imelda," "Girl Crazy"), Ryan Cayabyab Singers, Broadway Barkada, a group of New York-based Filipino actors, singers, and dancers that have been performing in various Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, and GMA Pinoy TV talents Dingdong Dantes and Aljur Abrenica headlined the Philippine Independence Day Council's (PIDCI) well attended 114th Philippine Independence Parade and cultural show held on Madison Avenue Sunday afternoon. (more...)

TCG/ITI-US Sends Nat'l Theatre Delegation to ITI World Congress in Xiamen
by BWW News Desk - Sep 19, 2011

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre and home to the United States Center of the International Theatre Institute (TCG/ITI-US), has assembled 15 theatre leaders to attend the 33rd ITI World Congress September 19-24 in Xiamen, China - the first ever Congress to take place in China. (more...)

TCG/ITI-US Sends Nat'l Theatre Delegation to ITI World Congress in Xiamen
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2011

National Asian American Theater Festival Held June 23-26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 25, 2011

The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists' 3rd National Asian American Theater Festival will feature ten works from around the world-and four partner productions from local companies-that feature Asian Americans performers and stories. (more...)

National Asian American Theater Festival Held June 23-26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2011

Asian American Theater Conference and Festival to be Held in LA, 6/16-26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2011

For the first time, the National Asian American Theater Conference and the National Asian American Theater Festival will be held jointly from June 16-25, 2011. The event will be presented in Los Angeles by the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) and hosted by Asian American Theaters East West Players and Teada Productions, both residing in Los Angeles. (more...)

National Asian American Theater Festival Held June 23-26
by BWW News Desk - Jun 02, 2011

Asian American Theater Conference and Festival to be Held in LA, 6/16-26
by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2011

David Greenspan & Jennifer Ikeda Head Ma-Yi Theatre Company's RESCUE ME
by BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2010

Ma-Yi Theater Company - the Off-Broadway, Obie Award-winning company dedicated to producing new works about the Asian-American experience - will present the world-premiere of Michi Barall's play 'RESCUE ME (A Post-modern classic with snacks)', an adaptation of Euripides 'Iphigenia in Taurus,' previewing March 23 and opening March 30 at the Ohio Theatre (66 Wooster St.) in Manhattan. (more...)

Ma-Yi Theater Presents SOUL SAMURAI, Previews Begin 2/14
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2009

Ma-Yi Theater Company in association with Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, will present the world premiere production of 'SOUL SAMURAI,' written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Robert Ross Parker, with fight choreography by Mr. Nguyen, when it begins performances on February 14 at HERE Arts Center(www.here.org), 145 Sixth Avenue (between Spring and Broome Streets, enter on Dominick Street). 'SOUL SAMURAI' will officially open on Thursday, February 19 at 8:30 p.m. This Off Broadway limited engagement will run through Sunday, March 15. (more...)

SOUL SAMURAI Takes Us To Post-Apocalyptic Brooklyn 2/14-3/15
by BWW News Desk - Feb 14, 2009

Cooler than Kill Bill, hotter than Shaft! The OBIE Award-winning Ma-Yi Theater Company teams up with the NYIT Award-winning Vampire Cowboys for 'SOUL SAMURAI' the story of Dewdrop and her fight through the mean streets of a post-apocalyptic Brooklyn. After avenging her lover's murder in the heart of Coney Island, Dewdrop now must make it back home to the Lower East Side before the shoguns of Kings County find her. In a play that mixes hip-hop culture, blaxploitation, and the martial arts, this production dials it back old school with this seventies-inspired samurai story. This is one slick slice with a sharp sword and a score to settle! 'SOUL SAMURAI' is being sponsored by the 2009 New York Comic Con. (more...)

SOUL SAMURAI Takes Us To Post-Apocalyptic Brooklyn 2/14-3/15
by BWW News Desk - Feb 02, 2009

Ma-Yi Theater Presents SOUL SAMURAI, Previews Begin 2/14
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2009

Photo Coverage: Ma-Yi Benefit
by Linda Lenzi - Apr 25, 2007

David Henry Hwang was among the honorees celebrated at the Ma-Yi Theatre Company's April 23rd benefit, featuring Jenn Gambatese and Jose Llana (more...)

Hwang Honored at 4/23 Benefit, with Llana, Gambatese
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2007

The OBIE Award-winning Ma-Yi Theater Company, one of the leading theater companies in the U.S. devoted to presenting work about the Asian-American experience, honors Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and Loida Nicolas Lewis, a best-selling author and the Asian-American CEO of TLC Beatrice, as part of its Seventh Annual Benefit and Awards Dinner on Monday, April 23 (more...)

First National Asian American Theatre Fest Runs in June
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2007

New York City will be the setting for the first-ever National Asian American Theatre Festival from June 11-24, 2007 when more than 25 Asian American performing arts companies and solo artists from coast-to-coast -- Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, etc. -- convene for two weeks of performances at various venues throughout NYC. (more...)