Composer Helen Park made history after nabbing a Tony Award nomination for best original score in a Broadway show.
Park and Vernon were nominated alongside Marc Shaiman for “Some Like It Hot,” Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally for “Shucked,” Cameron Crowe and Tom Kitt for “Almost Famous,” and David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori for “Kimberly Akimbo.”
Most of the Asian-centric narratives that have run on prestigious Broadway stages, Park said, have been written by white men. Citing plays like “The King and I” and “Miss Saigon,” she added that Asian cultures, packaged to seem like exotic fantasies, are more “comfortable” for mainstream audiences compared to something like “KPOP,” which deals with contemporary subjects.
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