Chika Shimizu

Review: HAMLET is a Haunting Spectacle at DCPA
by Jon Bee - Oct 3, 2024

What did BroawayWorld's critic think of HAMLET at DCPA? Read the review and learn more about the production!

Video: HAMLET at Denver Center for the Performing Arts
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 22, 2024

Get a first look at HAMLET at Denver Center for the Performing Arts in the video here!

Video: How HAMLET's Sword Fight is Staged at Denver Center Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Aug 28, 2024

At the end of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the revenge cycle between Hamlet, Leartes, and Fortinbras, comes to a close using a duel. Watch as famed Fight Director Rick Sordelet of Sodelet, Inc. coordinate the final moments of the play at Denver Center Theatre Company.

Review: SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Pamela Roberts - Aug 16, 2024

Soft Power at Signature Theatre, is lush and polished, wacky and worrisome, absurdist and cautionary. It’s a tightrope of high political stakes and a zany montage of the US and China. As we head into high season of the 2024 election, the timing is perfect for staging the recently revised musical by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori.

Photos: SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2024

Get a first look at photos of Soft Power at Signature Theatre. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Exclusive Video: First Look at SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Aug 13, 2024

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at Soft Power at Singature Theatre, a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang. Check out the cast in action!

Video: 'Democracy' from SOFT POWER At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2024

Go inside Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power with a performance of the song 'Democracy'. Watch the video!

Video: Go Inside Rehearsals & Learn About Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER
by Joshua Wright - Jul 31, 2024

Go inside rehearsals and learn more about Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power. Soft Power is a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly Akimbo, Fun Home) and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Yellow Face).

Denver Center Theatre Company Unveils Casts for HAMLET & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2024

The Denver Center Theatre Company has revealed the full casting and creative teams for the two productions leading the 2024/25 Theatre Company season. Learn more!

Exclusive: 'I'm With Her' from Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER
by Joshua Wright - Jul 24, 2024

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the cast of Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power in rehearsal. Soft Power is a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly Akimbo, Fun Home) and book and lyrics by David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Yellow Face).

Signature Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team Of SOFT POWER
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 12, 2024

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for SOFT POWER.

Yangtze Rep Awards Project YZ $10K Residencies To Nana Dakin And Chika Shimizu
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2024

Yangtze Repertory Theatre awards $10K residencies to Nana Dakin and Chika Shimizu. Learn more!

Video: Playwright a.k. payne Talks FURLOUGH'S PARADISE at Alliance Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 25, 2024

Watch playwright a.k. payne share their experience bringing FURLOUGH'S PARADISE  to life at the Alliance Theatre and what the Alliance/Kendeda Program means for upcoming playwrights in the video here!

Review: FURLOUGH'S PARADISE at Alliance Theatre
by Jennifer Skura Boutell - Feb 19, 2024

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition 20th competition winner FURLOUGH’S PARADISE written by a.k. payne and directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden has its world premiere on the Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre Jan 31 – Mar 3, 2024.

Video: Get A First Look At Alliance Theatre's FURLOUGH'S PARADISE
by Joshua Wright - Feb 8, 2024

Get a first look at Alliance Theatre's FURLOUGH’S PARADISE, which follows Cousins Sade and Mina, raised like sisters but now leading very different lives, as they return to their childhood town for a funeral.

The Alliance Theatre to Present the World Premiere of FURLOUGH'S PARADISE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2024

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition will continue to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a full production for the competition winner and staged readings for four competition finalists.

Yangtze Repertory Theatre Adds Performances Of SALESMAN之死 To Sold-Out Run At Connelly Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2023

Due to popular demand and critical acclaim, Yangtze Repertory Theatre, in association with Gung Ho Projects, has announce two additional performances of Salesman之死 as part of its sold-out run at the Connelly Theater (220 E 4th St, Manhattan).

Photos: Get a First Look at the World Premiere of BITE ME at WP Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 5, 2023

Get a first look at photos of the world premiere production of BITE ME at WP Theater. Don't miss the limited engagement of this captivating play at WP Theater.

All-Asian Female Cast Set For Bilingual SALESMAN之死 at Connelly Theater in October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 24, 2023

Yangtze Repertory Theatre, in association with Gung Ho Projects, is proud to announce details for the world premiere of Salesman之死, a new bilingual play inspired by the true story of Arthur Miller directing Death of a Salesman in China.

Colt Coeur Reveals New Executive Producer and Fall Benefit Honorees
by Stephi Wild - Aug 24, 2023

On the cusp of an exciting double world-premiere season, Colt Coeur is thrilled to announce their new Executive Producer, Heather Cohn. Heather brings rich experience in the NYC theatre landscape - having served at institutions ranging from Flux Ensemble to En Garde Arts, New York Theatre Workshop, Disney Theatrical and TCG.