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Step into the vibrant world of entertainment with "Producing While Asian," where host Don Mike Mendoza leads captivating conversations with producers, production staff, and notable personalities who identify as Asian, Asian American, BIPOC, or allies supporting the BIPOC community. Drawing from his tenure as Executive Producer of LA TI DO Productions, Don Mike delves into insightful interviews, sharing stories and perspectives that uplift the voices and creations of the BIPOC community in the arts and entertainment industry. Join us as we celebrate diversity, creativity, and the power of storytelling in a time where highlighting these voices is more important than ever.Producing While Asian presents conversations with producers, production staff, and recognizable personalities who identify as Asian and Asian American, BIPOC, or with allies who support the BIPOC community. Host Don Mike Mendoza leads each interview with many people he’s met since the beginning of his tenure as Executive Artistic Director of LA TI DO Productions, and also gives insights into his own projects too. The Producing While Asian podcast was created to uplift the voices and creations of the BIPOC community and its supporters in the arts and entertainment industry in a time when highlighting these people and projects is imperative.
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Meet Anant Das, Co-Producer of the Tony-nominated musical “Here Lies Love” and the upcoming musical “Smash”. Listen in on his conversation with our host Don Mike Mendoza as they chat about his experiences as a South Asian producer both here and abroad, his subscription box company Broadway Boxed Up, and his thoughts on the challenges faced when putting together Broadway shows. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out A...
Meet Giselle Töngi, Co-Producer and community liaison for the Tony-nominated musical “Here Lies Love”. She chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about her early days as an actress after being discovered in a discotheque in the Philipines, her transition from actress to producer, and her favorite experiences from bringing “Here Lies Love” to Broadway. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Giselle Töngi on these social ...
Meet Lora Nicolas Olaes & Jeremiah Abraham, co-producers of the Tony-nomiated musical “Here Lies Love”. They reunite with our host Don Mike Mendoza to chat about what they’ve been up to since their first appearances on this podcast, what they learned through their experiences working on “Here Lies Love”, and what the future holds for them and the AANHPI community in the entertainment industry. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAs...
Meet Cynthia Cherish Malaran, AKA DJ CherishTheLuv, co-producer of the Tony-nominated musical “Here Lies Love”. Listen in as she chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about joining the producing team for “Here Lies Love”, how producing music helped her through her breast cancer diagnosis, and how the loss of her dog is inspiring a brand new project. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out DJ CherishTheLuv on these socia...
Meet Georgina Pazcoguin, “The Rogue Ballerina” who became New York City Ballet’s first Asian American female soloist in 2013. Join her as she chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about her love of ballet, being a producer on “Here Lies Love”, and the effects of late-stage capitalism on the theater industry. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Georgina Pazcoguin on these social media platforms: Website: https://geo...
Meet Rob Laqui, a Tony Award-winning producer who worked on shows like “A Strange Loop”, “Hadestown”, and “Here Lies Love”. He talks with our host Don Mike Mendoza about transitioning from performing to producing, increasing diversity in the theatre industry, and his work on stage and behind the scenes of “Here Lies Love”. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Rob Laqui on these social media platforms: Website: https...
Our host Don Mike Mendoza welcomes listeners back to Producing While Asian for Season 3! He shares some personal stories about what he’s been up to since Season 2 like expanding LA TI DO Productions to 7 cities across the US, making his off-Broadway producer debut in the play “Hazing U”, producing the “Mr. DC: The Man of the District” pageant, releasing the movie musical “The Girl Who Left Home” to streaming, and making his Broadway producer debut in the musical “Here Lies Love”. Stay up to d...
Meet Cheryl Daro, a Filipino-American actor, director, and producer based in Las Vegas. She joins our host Don Mike Mendoza to chat about her production company, Marshun Entertainment, her charity organization, Mondays Dark, and the unique challenges behind producing shows in Vegas. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Cheryl Daro on these social media platforms: Website: https://www.cheryldaro.com/ Instag...
Meet Maria Cade, a Taiwanese Italian American MultiMedia Journalist at WTAJ-TV 10 News and Miss Central Pennsylvania 2022. She chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about her journey to journalism, her duties as Miss Central PA, and her community initiatives regarding inclusivity and diversity in local schools. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Maria Cade on these social media platforms: Twitter: https://...
Meet Julianna Austin, a Filipino-American artist native to the Hudson Valley of New York. She is currently a student at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, and will be making her off-broadway debut this summer in the play One Day Down by Samantha Toy Ozeas at the SheNYC festival in New York City. Listen in as she chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about joining the LA TI DO Pittsburgh production team, her perspectives on the entertainment industry, and her hopes for the future r...
Meet Dylan Thai, an LA-based actor, photographer, and producer currently playing Eddie Tan (Paxton's Hot Pocket) on Mindy Kaling's “Never Have I Ever” on Netflix. He joins our host Don Mike Mendoza to chat about his film industry debut as Executive Producer on “The Girl Who Left Home”, his photography brand Dylan Thai Productions, and his passion for uplifting unheard voices. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check...
Meet Lora Nicolas Olaes, a SAG-AFTRA / EMC actor, singer, producer, and event organizer living in New York City. She chats with her Kabayan New York co-host and our podcast host Don Mike Mendoza about combining her passion for performing with her social activism as co-director for Young Filipino Americans for Biden / Harris as well as Young Global Filipinos for Leni. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Lora...
Meet Alex Manalo, the Associate Artistic Director for LA TI DO Pittsburgh, PA. Listen in as she chats with LTD’s co-founder and our host Don Mike Mendoza about her training at Pittsburgh CLO, her producing the cabaret series Hometown Talent at the Philippine Center of Pittsburgh, and her balancing theatre life with Filipino heritage. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Alex Manalo on these social media plat...
Meet Alex Grubbs, an Account Executive at Battenhall who specializes in multimedia content creation. Join us as he chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about his work on social media platforms such as Kumu and Clubhouse, the need for representation in media creation, and advice for up and coming influencers. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Alex Grubbs on these social media platforms: Instagram: https:/...
Meet Angela Chan, an award winning lyricist and composer based in Las Vegas who’s toured all over the US, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico a Musical Director, Associate Conductor, and keyboard player on a variety of musical theatre productions. Listen in as she chats with our host Don Mike Mendoza about The Cre8sian Project, which helps fund nonprofits that support the AAPI community, and her blog Amazing Asians in the Arts, which showcases the achievements of Asian women in the arts. Stay up ...
Meet Aaron Albano, a New York City based actor currently in the National Tour of HAMILTON, and Telly Leung, a New York City based actor who created the role of "Sammy" in Broadway’s ALLEGIANCE. Together, they chat with our host Don Mike Mendoza about their upcoming documentary ENSEMBLE, the changes they’d like to see in the theatre industry, and how the lessons learned during the pandemic are applicable to other industries. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social me...
Meet Angelo Santos, an actor, writer, director, and producer based in New York. Our host, Don Mike Mendoza. met Angelo while working on the feature-length film “The Girl Who Left Home”. Join in as they chat about producing the movie, dealing with gatekeepers in the industry, and working with actors before they were famous. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Angelo Santos on these social media platfor...
Meet Ted Arthur, a music director, pianist, and conductor based in New York City. Listen in as he chats with our host, Don Mike Mendoza, as they chat about the challenges faced by AAPI musicians breaking into Broadway, building a pipeline for equitable representation in the arts for people of color, and the people who helped along the way. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Ted Arthur on these social...
Meet Steven Cuevas, a music director, musician, actor, and singer based in New York City. He and our host, Don Mike Mendoza, chat about switching tracks from performer to music director, his career on Broadway, and the challenges facing POC artists in the industry. Stay up to date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com Check out Steven Cuevas on these social media platforms: Website: https://museonline.org/profile/steven-cuevas/ ...
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