EAST WEST PLAYERS SETS SECOND PRODUCTION OF INAUGURAL SEASON HEADING EAST: THE MUSICAL

HEADING EAST: THE MUSICAL is the second production of the inaugural season at East West Players in the new David Henry Hwang Theatre at the Union Center for the Arts, located in Little Tokyo at 120 N. Judge John Aiso Street (formerly N. San Pedro Street, between First and Temple Streets). The opening for this special engagement production is set for May 29 and closing on June 7, 1998. Previews begin May 27. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm and Sunday matinee at 2 pm.

Directed by Glen Chin, HEADING EAST: THE MUSICAL is a funny, slightly off beat musical about a family retracing its footsteps from 1848 to the present. The musical is part of program designed in celebration of California's Sesquicentennial (150 Anniversary) with the purpose of highlighting the roles played by Asian Pacifics in the growth of California. Sesquicentennial Commissioner Beulah Quo: "Join us to commemorate and celebrate California's story - it's Discovery, Diversity, and Destiny." HEADING EAST is presented in part the California Sesquicentennial Foundation and the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. School programs are presented by AT&T.

The cast for HEADING EAST: THE MUSICAL includes (in alphabetical order)

Reggie De Leon, Chanel Akiko Hirai, Yumi Iwama, Radmar Agana Jao, Kurt Kuniyoshi, Emily Kuroda, Sabrina Lu, Benjamin Lum, Jenny Murano, Tedd Szeto, and Ke'o Woolford.

Set design for HEADING EAST: THE MUSICAL is by Akeime Mitterlehner, lighting by G. Shizuko Herrera, costumes by Dori Quan, and props by Ken Takemoto. Ricardo Figueroa is the production stage manager.

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 15, by calling Telecharge at 800/233-3123, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Senior, student and groups rates are available by calling 213/625-7000, Monday through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm.

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