51 min
4: Cynthia Meng // From Moulin Rouge to Hadestown East Side Story
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- Performing Arts
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
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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
51 min