• 4: Cynthia Meng // From Moulin Rouge to Hadestown

  • Sep 9 2019
  • Length: 51 mins
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4: Cynthia Meng // From Moulin Rouge to Hadestown

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  • Grappling with Otherness "Don't ever forget, you will be thought of as an other." - Cynthia Meng Within a year of freelancing, Cynthia has worked in rooms for musicals in-development on Broadway, Off-Broadway and out-of-town tryouts. What is her secret? Does it only have to do with luck, like she puts it? Or is it more? I believe there's certainly more to that and we investigate that in the episode. In This Episode, You Will Learn: What Cynthia thought of playing classical piano (3:05) What Cynthia studied at Harvard (13:45) How Cynthia got to work on Hadestown (21:19) The difference between Broadway and Off-Broadway for Cynthia's jobscope (29:12) How has Cynthia conquered being Asian and Female in this industry (34:03) And so much more… Some Questions We Discuss: What was classical piano competitions like? (3:52) Was musical theater part of family tradition? (8:41) Did she actively run away from what her parents associated with? (12:40) What was it like to work on a Tony Award winning musical? (23:37) Does seeing yourself represented on stage makes a difference in your career choices? (37:30) Links and Resources: Follow Cynthia on Instagram Follow Listening Party on Instagram Follow Canal Street Market on Instagram Harvard University - Computer Science Moulin Rouge (Musical) Lempicka (Musical) Hadestown (Musical) Follow East Side Story on Instagram Follow Cheeyang on Instagram Did You Enjoy the Podcast? If you did, please leave a review on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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