Book, Lyrics, and Music by Kevin Wong
SYNOPSIS
Three brothers live together. They have a magical ability: to conjure images and sounds into the air. The eldest brother, Kenneth, tries to find a way for these soft magical boys with ‘useless’ magical abilities to navigate a hard, unmagical world. Soft Magical Tofu Boy(s) is an imaginative romp through a queer Chinese-Canadian suburban fantasia rife with 90s pop divas, anime magical girl princesses, and more.
CREDITS
Commissioned by the Musical Stage Company in 2023 as part of the Aubrey & Marla Dan Fund for New Musicals.
Developed with the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center during the 2024 National Music Theater Conference.
Tiffany Gavin
Executive Director
Alexander Gemignani
Artistic Director
DEMOS
L to R: Colin Asuncion, Alicia Ault, Rosie Simon, Jonathan Tan, Travis Seetoo, Carolyn Fe, Izzy Bergman
DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY
Musical Stage Workshop #1
May, 2023
CAST
Chris Lam, Colin Asuncion, Rosie Simon, Stephanie Sy, Michelle Yu, Timothy Ng
CREATIVE
Director: Ray Hogg
Stage Manager: Joey Lau
Producing Company: The Musical Stage Company
Workshop #2
February, 2024
CAST
Jonathan Tan, Colin Asuncion, Alicia Ault, Izzy Bergman, Kimmy Truong, Michelle Yu, Timothy Ng
CREATIVE
Director: Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster
Music Director: Adam Sakiyama
Stage Manager: Joey Lau
Producing Company: The Musical Stage Company
Copyist: Haneul Yi
Dramaturg: Britta Johnson
Story Consultant: Robert McQueen
O’Neill Conference Reading
July, 2024
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
National Musical Theatre Conference
CAST
Alex Tan, Major Curda, Samuel Li Weintraub, Sami Ma, El Beh, Jully Lee, Futaba Shioda
CREATIVE
Director: Mei Ann Teo
Music Director: Jason Liebson
Dramaturge: Annie Jin Wang
Script Coordinator/Literary Rep: Kayla Brooke
Music Assistant: Daniella Ignacio
Score Supervisor: Jason Belanger
Production Stage Manager: Kevin Zhu
Assistant Stage Manager: Dani Berman
Lighting designer: ry burke
Sound Designer: Ryan Hickey
Soundboard Operator: Brandon McDuff
Stage Directions: Ren Dara Santiago
NMTC Artistic Director: Alex Gemignani
Literary Manager: Helena Pennington
Artistic Associate: Rebecca Rovezzi
Line Producer: Jorge Rivera Lopez
Three public sharings of the piece-in-progress were presented to the public in Waterford, CT, on July 6, 10, and 12, 2024.
Workshop #3
April, 2025
THE MUSICAL STAge company
CAST
Jonathan Tan, Colin Asuncion, Izzy Bergman, Alicia Ault, Carolyn Fe, Travis Seetoo, Rosie Simon
CREATIVE
Director: Mei Ann Teo
Music Director: Athena So
Substitute Music Director: Shane Snow
Stage Manager: Joey Lau
Producing Company: The Musical Stage Company
Dramaturg: Annie Jin Wang
Director of New Works: Robert McQueen
Supporting Dramaturgical Consultant: David Yee
A Closed Reading of a partial excerpt was presented to a small audience on April 11, 2025.
