Musical adaptation of NY Times Best Seller, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford.
Book by Lainie Sakakura
Music & Lyrics by Paul Fujimoto
Cantonese Consultant: Fenton Li
Documentarian: Lia Chang
1942 wartime Seattle. 12 year old Henry, a Chinese American boy, has a secret love of jazz music and his best friend is a black jazz saxophone player. Henry's life is turned upside down when he meets Keiko, a Japanese American girl and the only other Asian kid in school. A multi-generational story about fathers and sons, coming of age, Seattle jazz, racism, blind patriotism. and unbreakable bonds.
2020 Goodspeed Musicals Johnny Mercer Writers Grove
Goodspeed Musicals is the first of its kind in the country dedicated solely to the creation of new musicals, providing a sanctuary for composers, lyricists, and librettists to embark on new musical theatre work in an environment rich with creative energy.
2019 Theatre 71, NYC - 29 Hr AEA Reading
Produced by 5th Avenue Theatre, Abingdon Theatre Co
Directed by Lainie Sakakura
Music Supervisor & Dance Arrangements: Sam Davis
Percussion: Kory Grossman
Stage Management: Anita Shastri, Nicole Marcon
Cast: Jane Bernhard, Darius de Haas, Carly Gendell, Rick Faugno, Kenny Ingram, Sala Iwamatsu, Spencer Jones, Kathleen Kwan, Darren Lee, Jonny Lee Jr., Fenton Li, Jason Ma, Zach Mackiewicz, Mary Beth Purdy, Alex Sanchez, Avelina Sanchez, Isabela Sanchez, Ian Saraceni, Virginia Woodruff, Timothy Yang
2018 Playroom Theater, NYC - 29 Hr AEA Reading
Produced by Lainie Sakakura
General Manager Joey Monda
Directed by Darren Lee
Music Supervisor: Mark Hummel
Cast: Alan Ariano, Jane Bernhard, Rick Faugno, Kenny Ingram, Telly Leung, Fenton Li, Jeffrey Li, Carol To Moy, Mary Beth Purdy, Alex Sanchez, Avelina Sanchez, Yuka Takara, Allyson Tucker, Joshua Turchin
New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC
Dir/Choreography by Alex Sanchez
Co-Conceived/Written/Additional Lyrics by Lainie Sakakura
Co-conceived by Telly Leung
43 AAPI Broadway Performers: A.Albano, S.Allen, S.Ancheta, A.Ariano, P.Chin, M.Choi, A.Chu, M.Dionisio, A.Ewoldt, T.Fischer, L.Gaston, S.Hong, J.Hwang, J.Ignacio, S.Imamura, M.Imoto, A.Ing, N.Lam, T.Leung, J.Llana, B.Lee, J.Long, J.Marcos, P.Miller, C.Morra, K.Nakagawa, A.Park, V.Racimo, C.Ricafort, L.Sakakura, R.Sandhu, H.Sebek, S.Smith, R.Takahashi, Y.Takara, R.Tatad, V.Wing, M.Wong, E.Yang, W.Yang, K.Youngman, L.Yuen, M.Yusui
Alvin Ing - Got A Lot Of Living To Do
2016 The Duplex, NYC
Written & Directed by Lainie Sakakura
Music Direction & Piano: Thomas Conroy
Bass: Vince Fay
Cast: Alvin Ing, Darren Lee, Jose Llana, Hazel Anne Raymundo, Virginia Wing
The Ing And Out Of Alvin - Journey of a Cockeyed Optimist
2015 Don't Tell Mama, NYC
Written & Directed by Lainie Sakakura
Music Direction & Piano: Sarah Brett England
Drums: Kory Grossman
Bass: Vince Fay
Alvin Ing - Time's A Wasting
2011 Don't Tell Mama, NYC
Directed by Lainie Sakakura
Music Direction & Piano by Cathy Venable
Bass Joe Sinaguglia