Producing While Asian

Chase Smith, Founder/CEO of Press Play Podcasts, offers a final message to the P3 family.

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 Anant Das on these social media platforms:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anant_garde/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anantdas/ 

Broadway Boxed Up: https://www.broadwayboxedup.com/ 

BBU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/broadwayboxedup/ 

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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 media platforms:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gtongi/ 
Here Lies Love: https://www.instagram.com/herelieslovebway/ 
FilAm Arts: https://www.filamartsla.org/ 
FilAm Arts Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/filamartsla/ 

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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.ProducingWhileAsian.com

Check out Lora Nicolas Olaes on these social media platforms:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loranicolasolaes/

Here Lies Love: https://www.instagram.com/herelieslovebway/ 

Check out Jeremiah Abraham on these social media platforms:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerabraham/

Tremendous: https://www.instagram.com/tremendous_comm/ 

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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 social media platforms:
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/djcherishtheluv 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djcherishtheluv/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malaran
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNw7mEu-1xgb2C61oK3muw 

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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://georginapazcoguin.com/

Swan Dive: https://georginapazcoguin.com/swan-dive/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgina_pazcoguin/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorginaRogueBallerina

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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://www.roblaqui.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rob.laqui
TISG: https://theindustrystandardgroup.com/
No Guarantees: https://www.noguarantees.com/ 

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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 date about all of our guests and where we are on social media at www.ProducingWhileAsian.com

Check out Don Mike Mendoza on these social media platforms:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donmikemendoza/

LA TI DO Productions: https://www.latidoproductions.com/ 

DMHMendoza Productions: https://www.dmhmproductions.com/ 

Here Lies Love: https://herelieslovebroadway.com/ 

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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/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seedaro/ 

Mondays Dark: https://mondaysdark.com/

The Space: https://thespacelv.com/ 

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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://twitter.com/MariaCadeTV

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MariaCadeTV/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariacadetv/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mariacadetv 

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