Photo Flash: Ann Harada, Telly Leung and More at ASIAN AMERICAN COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS PROJECT

In celebration of Asian Heritage month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors' Equity Association and ReImagined World Entertainment presented "The Asian American Composers and Lyricists Project," a free evening of original works created and sung by Asian American theatre artists. This one-night only concert event took place on Sunday, May 19 at 8PM at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!

The evening was directed by Alan Muraoka ("Sesame Street") and emceed by Ann Harada (Broadway's "Cinderella"), featuring original music and lyrics by Adam Gwon, Timothy Huang, Christine Toy Johnson, Leon Ko, Felice Kuan, Robert Lee, Yan Li and Jason Ma.

The company of stage actors scheduled to perform included: Cindy Cheung, Karl Josef Co, Joshua Dela Cruz, Marc De La Cruz, Daniel J. Edwards, Ali Ewoldt, Brooke Ishibashi, Joanne Javien, Christine Toy Johnson, Brian Jose, Raymond J. Lee, Telly Leung, Jose Llana, Jaygee Macapugay, Helen Park, Diane Phelan, Ann Sanders and Hansel Tan.

REIMAGINED WORLD ENTERTAINMENT (co-producer) created in 2003 by award-winning filmmakersBruce Alan Johnson and Christine Toy Johnson, is dedicated to creating theatre, film and television projects without boundaries, challenging preconceived ideas and expectations while maintaining universal themes and telling stories that celebrate the underdog.

Actors' Equity Association (co-producer), "AEA" or "Equity," founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 professional stage actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For more information visit, www.ActorsEquity.org.

Photo Credit: Eric Bondoc

Ann Harada, Host, cracks a joke about the perceived lack of good

Raymond J. Lee, Ann Sanders, Telly Leung, Christine Toy Johnson

Cindy Cheung, Brooke Ishibashi, and Daniel J Edwards perform

Composer and lyricist Timothy Huang

Composer and lyricist Adam Gwon

Composer and lyricist Felice Kuan

Composer and lyricist Jason Ma

Actor Hansel Tan, Lyricist Jason Purdy and Composer Yan Li

Lyricist Robert Lee

Actress/Librettist/Lyricist Christine Toy Johnson

Ann Sanders, Telly Leung

Thom Sesma

Jaygee Macapugay & Marc De La Cruz

Raymond J. Lee and Ali Ewoldt

Company Bow