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:

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  What Cynthia thought of playing classical piano (3:05 )

  
  


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  What Cynthia studied at Harvard (13:45 )

  
  


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  How Cynthia got to work on Hadestown (21:19 )

  
  


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  The difference between Broadway and Off-Broadway for Cynthia's jobscope (29:12 )

  
  


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  How has Cynthia conquered being Asian and Female in this industry (34:03 )

  
  


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  And so much more…

  
  

Some Questions We Discuss:

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  What was classical piano competitions like? (3:52 )

  
  


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  Was musical theater part of family tradition? (8:41 )

  
  


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  Did she actively run away from what her parents associated with? (12:40 )

  
  


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  What was it like to work on a Tony Award winning musical? (23:37 )

  
  


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  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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