Bowen Yang can officially add Emmy nominee to his already-impressive résumé. After just two on-camera seasons on Saturday Night Live, the 30-year-old actor nabbed a well-deserved nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series on Tuesday, making him the first featured player to do so in the show's 46 seasons.
Read MoreYeun and co-star Youn Yuh-jung also finally snapped a disheartening streak that had heretofore seen Asian actors shut out of recognition from their otherwise decorated films (Parasite, The Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and The Last Emperor all garnered multiple Oscar nominations, including best picture, without a single acting nod). A year after Korea's Parasite swept the Academy Awards (except in the acting categories, of course), the two have become the first performers born in that country to earn Oscar recognition.
Read MoreThe writing team of Tidtaya Sinutoke (music) and Isabella Dawis (book & lyrics) have won the 14th Annual Weston-Ghostlight New Musical Award for their new musical, HALF THE SKY. HALF THE SKY was an inaugural 2019 First Draft Commission by the 5th Avenue Theatre, with additional development at Theater Mu's New Eyes Festival and Theater Latté Da's NEXT Festival.
Read MoreAwkwafina on Sunday night became the first Asian-American woman to win a Golden Globe Award for best actress, winning in the musical or comedy category for her role in “The Farewell.”
Read MorePlaywright Jessica Huang has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the 4 Seasons Residency. In collaboration with National New Play Network (NNPN), four organizations will collaborate in supporting Huang over the course of a year.
Read MoreThe Ordway Center for the Performing Arts has announced the recipients of the 27th annual Sally Awards. Saymoukda Vongsay, a Minnesota-based Lao-American writer who shares the experiences of refugees in plays, books and poetry. Her plays have been presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and locally by Theater Mu and Theater Unbound.
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