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About Min Kahng
9 Musical Theatre Writers You Should Know, Lily Janiak, American Theatre Magazine
With Theaters Shut Down, Why Not Put On A Play At Home?, Chloe Veltman, NPR/KQED
The Coachella Review Talks with Min Kahng, Grace Jasmine, Coachella Review
Towards a More Inclusive Theatre, Sean Fenton, WolfBrown Insights
Asian American Theater Artists Recognized as Best of 2017, Roger Tang, Theatre Revue Blog
Happy Pleasant Valley: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical
Reviews:
Happy Pleasant Valley: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical, Eddie Reynolds, Talkin’ Broadway
“Happy Pleasant Valley, A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical” – at TheatreWorks, Mary Lou Herlihy, Theatrius
Happy Pleasant Valley: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical, Cordell Reports
Wild Romp in Senior Living, Joanne Engelhardt, Stage and Cinema
‘Happy Pleasant Valley’ is full of laughs – and potential, David John Chavez, Marin Independent Journal
Review: HAPPY PLEASANT VALLEY: A SENIOR SEX SCANDAL MURDER MYSTERY MUSICAL, Steve Murray, Broadway World
Press:
Interview: Min Kahng of HAPPY PLEASANT VALLEY: A SENIOR SEX SCANDAL MURDER MYSTERY MUSICAL at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Jim Munson, Broadway World
TheatreWorks premieres ‘Happy Pleasant’ musical about senior sex, David John Chávez, Mercury News
’Happy Pleasant Valley’ - Playwright Min Kahng’s whodunnit musical at TheatreWorks, Jim Gladstone, The Bay Area Reporter
Musical comedy whodunit about the scandalous sex lives of seniors premieres in Palo Alto, Ashwini Gangal, Palo Alto Online
Murder, He Wrote: Playwright Min Kahng on ‘Happy Pleasant Valley’, Sharan Street, Metro Silicon Valley
’Happy Pleasant Valley’ is a new multigenerational musical mystery experience, Brandon Roth, Los Altos Town Crier
Interview: Min Kahng of the 20th Anniversary New Works Festival at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Uses Absurdity to Explore Humanity, Jim Munson, Broadway World
Premiere of ‘Happy Pleasant Valley: A Senior Sex Scandal Murder Mystery Musical,’ The Rafu Shimpo
The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga
Reviews:
Playwright Min Kahng's 'THE FOUR IMMIGRANTS: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL MANGA' is a World Premiere Masterpiece, Linda Hodges, Broadway World
Immigrants’ story drawn in manga musical, Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle/Gate
'Four Immigrants' in Palo Alto a powerful slice of Americana, Sam Hurwitt, San Jose Mercury News
A timely, sensitive 'American Musical Manga' at TheatreWorks, Jean Schiffman, San Francisco Examiner
Musical from the American melting pot, Richard Dodds, The Bay Area Reporter
There Won't Be Strumpets, George Heymont, Huffington Post
‘Four Immigrants’ is delightful in premiere at TheatreWorks, Joanne Engelhardt, The Daily News
'Musical Manga' is a marvel, Karla Kane, Palo Alto Weekly
The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga, Eddie Reynolds, Talkin' Broadway
Grit, exuberance mark TheatreWorks' Immigrants, Chad Jones, Theater Dogs
TheatreWorks provides a does of musical manga magic, David John Chávez, Bay Area Plays
The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga, Steve Murray, For All Events
TheatreWorks has a winner with 'The Four Immigrants,' Judy Richter, For All Events
"The Four Immigrants" Hits the Heights at TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, Victor Cordell, Theatrius
The Four Immigrants – Play Review, Darshana Varia Nadkarni's Blog
Story of 4 immigrants a rousing musical, John Angell Grant, Palo Alto Daily News
'Four Immigrants': A Review, Susan Rife, South Valley Magazine
The Four Immigrants is a marvelous musical book of cartoons with serious overtones at TheatreWorks, TheatreWorld Internet Magazine
Media:
Bay Sunday TV Interview, KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area
A World-Premiere Comic Book-Inspired Musical, Jeffrey Freymann, Classical KDFC
TheatreWorks Gets Top Kudos At Bay Area Critics Circle Awards, Broadway World SF
2017 Bay Area Theatre in Review, Richard Dodds, Bay Area Reporter
2017 on stage, Karla Kane, Palo Alto Weekly
Best of Bay Area Live Theatre 2017 Musicals and Plays, VMedia
Granddaughter of one of the ‘Four Immigrants’ visits from Japan, John Orr, Mercury News
Eight Decades Later, ‘The Four Immigrants Manga’ Finds New Life as a Musical, Grace Hwang Lynch, NBC Asian America
Political Manga-Inspired Musical Focuses on Shared Experiences of Asian Immigrants, Rommel Conclara, Balitang America
'Four Immigrants': How an early 1900s comic book birthed a new musical, Lou Fancher, Mercury News
Singing songs of 'Four Immigrants,' John Orr, Palo Alto Daily News
TheatreWorks' 'The Four Immigrants' Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle
The Pink Section, SF Chronicle
"Framed!," American Theatre Magazine
Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards Announces Round 1 2017 Recipients, TCG
The Do List, Cy Musiker, KQED News
PhotoFlash: First Look at THE FOUR IMMIGRANTS at TheatreWorks, Broadway World
A few common threads run through 2 musicals of different stripes, Anne Gelhaus, Bay Area News Group
From the Page to the Stage, Jill Radsken, Harvard Gazette
Min Kahng: From manga to musical (to Harvard), Samantha Neville, Harvard Arts Blog
From manga to musical, Yixin Zhou, USC Annenberg Media
The Song of the Nightingale
Reviews:
Strong cast in Town Hall's 'Nightingale' production, Sally Hogarty, East Bay Times
Profound issues raised in a seemingly simple fairy tale at Town Hall Theatre, Sophie Braccini, Lamorinda Weekly
Min Kahng Puts Modern Twist on Classic Fairy Tale, Robert M. Gardner, Theatrius
The Song of the Nightingale, Victor Cordell, For All Events
Min Kahng Brings A Classic Fairy Tale About A Nightingale That Rivals Any Disney Musical, Vince Mediaa, VMedia Backstage
"The Song of the Nightingale," Marc Gonzalez, The Road to 1000
Altarena's 'Song of the Nightingale' is enchanting, must-see musical, Alice Chalip, Contra Costa Times
Media:
Revised 'Song of the Nightingale' swoops into Lafayette, Sam Hurwitt, Mercury News
Town Hall Theatre's 'The Song of the Nightingale,' Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle
5 Events Not To Miss, LeeAnne Jones, Theatre & Dance, Diablo Magazine
Curtain Calls, Sally Hogarty, Contra Costa Times
Castro Valley man writes musical for Asian Actors, Laura Casey, Mercury News
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Over the Moon for Min Kahng, Susan Fairbrook, Theatre Play by Play
Island transplant adapts award-winning Chinese story into musical, Lou Fancher, Contra Costa Times
Dragons, quests, and a fine fairy tale, Bob Hicks, Oregon Artswatch
Bad Kitty On Stage!
Bad Kitty kids' books make a leap onto the stage, Beth Spotswood, SF Chronicle/Gate
True Review: OCT's Bad Kitty On Stage, Wm. Steven Humphrey, True Parent
Review: OCT's "Bad Kitty!" Jade Chan, PDX Parent
GOLD: The Midas Musical
Fun Music, Important Themes! Va Rep’s New Musical is Pure Gold for Families, Lindsay Garrison, Richmond Family Magazine