Houston Community News >> Free Asian American Broadway Concert in Hermann Park
5/5/2007 Houston- A free
musical showcase boasting several Broadway performers will be part of the 2007
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Festival May 6 in Houston, TX.
The 7:30 PM concert, entitled Opening Doors: Asian Americans on Broadway, will
feature direction by Alan Muraoka and musical direction by Michael Patrick
Walker. Those scheduled to perform include The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee's Jose Llana, Rent's Telly Leung, Beauty and the Beast's Deborah
Lew, The Music Man's Christine Toy Johnson and Pacific Overtures' Hazel Raymundo.
The day-long festival, which runs 2-9 PM, includes "thousands of people
celebrating their culture and heritage! Immerse yourself in culture with food,
arts & crafts tables, even calligraphers and origami artists while learning more
about Asian/Pacific American organizations, social clubs, professional
associations, social service agencies, and vendors. Enjoy children's activities
with festival rides & games, Anime rooms, video games, and so much more. Observe
Houston's finest martial artists groups demonstrating their techniques."
The Opening Doors concert will be held in the Miller Outdoor Theatre, Hermann
Park, located at 100 Concert Drive in Houston, TX.
(Contributed by APAHA)