Olivia Oguma News

THE PERFECT GAME: A SLAM DUNK NEW MUSICAL is making its Off-Broadway Premiere this January for a limited engagement through January 27, 2024. See photos of the production.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. 

Don your vintage 1960’s apparel and get tickets to see HAIR, now at Two River Theater (TRT) through October 22. 

Check out the first look photos of Andrew Polec, Jordan Dobson, Olivia Puckett, and more as they bring the iconic musical HAIR to life at Two River Theater. Get a sneak peek of the talented cast and their vibrant performances in this must-see production.

Get all the details about the upcoming production of HAIR at Two River Theater. Meet the cast and creative team, and mark your calendars for the opening night on October 15. Don't miss this groovy musical experience!

Discover the powerful and captivating story of Tiananmen: A Brave and Necessary New Musical, making its world premiere at The Phoenix Theatre Company on October 6th, 2023. Experience the journey of courage and resilience through this captivating new production. Don't miss the opportunity to be moved by this compelling musical event.

​​​​​​​Mixed Asian Media, a media collective created by and celebrating multiracial, mixed Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs), along with community partners Leviathan Lab, ACE NextGen, Hate is a Virus, The Lunar Collective, and Love, Bonito to present a one-night evening of comedy honoring National Asian American Pacific Islander Native Hawaiian (AAPINH) Heritage Month 2023 at Hana House at 345 Adams Street in downtown Brooklyn.

Celebrating Asian American Heritage Month, Comedian Kate Siahaan-Rigg and Olivia Oguma (Mamma Mia, A Christmas Carol) host Disorientalism in Joes Pub at the Public Theatre. Part 4 of their ongoing show. This is a musical and comedic fun filled show featuring New York’s premier Asian American performers including the hosts themselves. The night was vibrant with everyone in good spirits celebrating this special event!

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW will present Aged Out: Current & Former Broadway Kids Take The Stage! on July 14th, 2022, at 9:30pm. Broadway would not be complete without its hundreds of fiercely talented child actors who have recently been seen in shows like Disney’s Frozen, Caroline, Or Change, Disney’s The Lion King, Flying Over Sunset, and many others.

For their fourteenth installment of MUSEMATCH, Bill Coyne and Authenteur Inc. present some interesting song topics mated with talented singers.

The Green Room 42, presents MUSEMATCH XIV: A Musical Theater Blind Date on Sunday May 15th at 7pm.

The popular songwriting extravaganza returns to The Green Room 42 for the second episode in their residency.

The 15th season of New York Theatre Barn’s award-winning New Works Series continues on Monday, April 11th, 2022 at 7PM ET at Theaterlab (357 W 36th St, NYC). The live and in-person presentation will feature excerpts from the new musicals With(out) Her and Black-Eyed Susan as well as a conversation with the writers.

Imaginative, interactive and illuminating, ADDRESSLESS humanizes the plight of three homeless and nomadic New Yorkers who are forced to keep couch surfing, shelter hopping, street roaming and panhandling to survive winter and beyond. While the trio of actor-avatars encounter systemic barriers at the socio-political intersection of age, race, gender, ability, employment, income and health, the at-home audience is invited to help them choose their next move...which could directly impact their immediate or long-term well-being.

Mixed Asian Media (Formerly known as Hapa Mag) will present their first annual Mixed Asian Media Fest (MAMF) September 18th-19th, 2021. In light of COVID-19, MAM Fest will be a virtual celebration of mixed Asian & Pacific Islanders, who express themselves through creative art forms.

Irish Repertory Theatre announced today productions for their upcoming fall season, which will mark their return to in-person programming following the Covid-19 shutdown in March 2020.  

NAATCO will present a virtual reading of Our Town by Thornton Wilder with an all-Asian American cast for one night only, Wednesday May 19th, at 8pm, in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The proceeds of this reading will benefit the company.

Ma-Yi has announced programming for its Spring 2021 season which includes collaborations with artists in China, the Philippines, and Japan. The season, running February 11–May 3, 2021, illustrates that by putting artists and craftspeople to work, despite the coronavirus pandemic, innovation and compelling storytelling can thrive.

Tune in this Saturday for Ka'davaret, the Virtual Broadway Villains Ball. Produced by Lance Roberts (Sunset Boulevard) and Broadway's Calling.