{"id":1560,"date":"2023-10-17T13:38:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?page_id=1560"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:59:50","slug":"soft-magical-tofu-boys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinwongmusic.com\/?page_id=1560","title":{"rendered":"Soft Magical Tofu Boy(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Book, Lyrics, and Music by Kevin Wong<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SYNOPSIS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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)<\/em> is an imaginative romp through a queer Chinese-Canadian suburban fantasia rife with 90s pop divas, anime magical girl princesses, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREDITS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioned by the Musical Stage Company in 2023 as part of the Aubrey & Marla Dan Fund for New Musicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed with the Eugene O\u2019Neill Theater Center during the 2024 National Music Theater Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tiffany Gavin
Executive Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alexander Gemignani
Artistic Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

DEMOS<\/h1>\n\n\n
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April 11, 2025 Closed Workshop Presentation of Soft Magical Tofu Boy(s)<\/em>
L to R: Colin Asuncion, Alicia Ault, Rosie Simon, Jonathan Tan, Travis Seetoo, Carolyn Fe, Izzy Bergman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Musical Stage Workshop #1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

May, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAST<\/strong>
Chris Lam, Colin Asuncion, Rosie Simon, Stephanie Sy, Michelle Yu, Timothy Ng<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREATIVE<\/strong>
Director: Ray Hogg
Stage Manager: Joey Lau
Producing Company: The Musical Stage Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop #2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

February, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAST<\/strong>
Jonathan Tan, Colin Asuncion, Alicia Ault, Izzy Bergman, Kimmy Truong, Michelle Yu, Timothy Ng<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREATIVE<\/strong>
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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O’Neill Conference Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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July, 2024
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
National Musical Theatre Conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAST<\/strong>
Alex Tan, Major Curda, Samuel Li Weintraub, Sami Ma, El Beh, Jully Lee, Futaba Shioda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREATIVE<\/strong>
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMTC Artistic Director: Alex Gemignani
Literary Manager: Helena Pennington
Artistic Associate: Rebecca Rovezzi
Line Producer: Jorge Rivera Lopez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three public sharings of the piece-in-progress were presented to the public in Waterford, CT, on July 6, 10, and 12, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Major Curda (Calvin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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L to R: Jully Lee (Ensemble 4), Major Curda (Calvi), El Beh (Ensemble 2), Alex Tan (Kenneth), Samuel Li Weintraub (Di Di), Futaba Shioda (Ensemble 3), Sami Ma (Ensemble 1)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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El Beh (Ensemble 2)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alex Tan (Kenneth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jully Lee (Ensemble 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sami Ma (Ensemble 1) & Samuel Li Weintraub (Di Di)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sami Ma (Ensemble 1)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Futaba Shioda (Ensemble 3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Workshop #3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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April, 2025
THE MUSICAL STAge company<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAST<\/strong>
Jonathan Tan, Colin Asuncion, Izzy Bergman, Alicia Ault, Carolyn Fe, Travis Seetoo, Rosie Simon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREATIVE<\/strong>
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Closed Reading of a partial excerpt was presented to a small audience on April 11, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Athena<\/a>
Athena So (MD), Kevin Wong (Writer), and Rielle Braid (Apprentice Director)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Colin<\/a>
Colin Asuncion (Calvin) and Rosie Simon (Ensemble 1)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Colin<\/a>
Colin Asuncion (Calvin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Kevin<\/a>
Kevin Wong (Writer), Rielle Braid (Apprentice Director), Colin Asuncion (Calvin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Colin<\/a>
Colin Asuncion (Calvin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Izzy<\/a>
Izzy Bergman (Di Di)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Colin<\/a>
Colin Asuncion (Calvin), Alicia Ault (Ensemble 2), Rosie Simon (Ensemble 1), Jonathan Tan (Kenneth), Travis Seetoo (Ensemble 3), Carolyn Fe (Ensemble 4), Izzy Bergman (Di Di)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Alicia<\/a>
Alicia Ault (Ensemble 2), Rosie Simon (Ensemble 1), Jonathan Tan (Kenneth), Travis Seetoo (Ensemble 3), Carolyn Fe (Ensemble 4), Izzy Bergman (Di Di)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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DEMOS DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY Musical Stage Workshop #1 May, 2023 CASTChris Lam, Colin Asuncion, Rosie Simon, Stephanie Sy, Michelle Yu, Timothy Ng CREATIVEDirector: Ray HoggStage Manager: Joey LauProducing Company: The Musical Stage Company Workshop #2 February, 2024 CASTJonathan Tan, Colin Asuncion, Alicia Ault, Izzy Bergman, Kimmy Truong, Michelle Yu, Timothy Ng CREATIVEDirector: Courtney Ch’ng LancasterMusic Director: … <\/p>\n

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