Ep 68 Stephanie Jae Park - As Eliza Hamilton on Broadway!

Today we have the immense pleasure of hearing from singer/actor Stephanie Jae Park who is currently playing the part of Eliza Schuyler/Hamilton on Broadway, New York, New York!  She is an amazing singer and actor, who really gave us some insights into life on stage in a Broadway musical. 

Growing up loving musical theatre, I had mixed feelings about musicals like the King and I and Miss Saigon.  On the one hand, it was great to see Asians on stage, but on the other hand, these plays aren’t always uplifting to Asian culture or people.  In 2015, Hamilton broke casting barriers by putting a diverse cast on stage regardless of who the character was historically. Hamilton the musical proved that audiences are fine with actors of all backgrounds playing characters on stage regardless of the role.

In February 2022, Stephanie and her partner Voltaire Wade-Green released an album of original music as the duo Saffron Lips.  I hope you give her music a listen, it’s available on Spotify or Apple Music!  And if you can get to New York, please head down to theater row to see Stephanie slay as Eliza! Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now!

Photo Credit: Joan Marcus and stephaniejaepark.com

You can follow Stephanie @stephanieslaypark on Instagram, or visit her website StephanieJaePark.com  

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Music

“Cincinnati” by Saffron Lips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PxUnvSBMO4

Our Theme:

“Super Happy J-Pop Fun-Time” by Prismic Studios was arranged and performed by All Arms Around 

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