Being Dramatic Season 2 Episode 1

For the first episode of the second season of this podcast I decided to follow my curiosity about making new musicals by talking to composer-lyricist, singer/songwriter, dramaturg, Kevin Wong.

His musicals include: Recurring John: A Song Cycle; STAR!(ving): A Collection of Songs; Polly Peel (with Julie Tepperman); Out of Stock; Drama 101 (with Steven Gallagher); In Real Life (with Nick Green); Believers (with Ali Joy Richardson), Take Me Back (with Amir Haidar); and Soft Magical Tofu Boys. Kevin streams online concerts weekly on the streaming service Twitch (twitch.tv/kevinywong). He is a member of the vocal group Asian Riffing Trio (with Chris Tsujiuchi and Colin Asuncion), is currently part-time faculty at Sheridan College, and is a three-time winner of the Playwrights Guild of Canada’s Tom Hendry Dan School of Drama & Music Award for New Musical. As of 2023, he is the Creative Lead on the Musical Stage Company’s UnCovered concert series. Most recently, he can be heard on his albums Small Ways to Move and Covers (available on streaming services everywhere).

Being Dramatic is hosted by Alex Lean. I am here out of curiosity about creativity and a desire to connect with those who make scenes or music on the page and on the stage (or screen but in this episode the stage). I am hoping by stepping ever so sheepishly out of my comfort zone and into the spotlight I can inspire others to be brave and resilient and follow their heart. I also have a lot of questions.

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