Grandson Uncovers Family's Painful Secret from World War II
Chicago native, Daniel Sugimoto grew up around his Japanese American grandmother who refused to talk about her dusty past. After years of trying to approach the subject, Sugimoto with his big-heart and stubborn-nature got her to open up while she was preoccupied watching Wheel of Fortune. From this dark truth in American history comes a "piercingly beautiful" new musical.
Letters To Eve is a 7-year labor of love for writer Sugimoto, when he started writing this story for his grandmother, Midori Sugimoto, he was unaware how important her story would be today...
In America's current political situation there are flickers of history repeating. This story revisits lessons of the past to make a better future from a diverse perspective of Japanese Americans across three generations, an African-American jazz musician, and a Jewish Immigrant.
Experience the journey of forgotten heroes as they fight for love, friendship, family, and honor in a five-week run at The Miles Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403. Performances run November 17th-December 17th.
This "fascinating work of art" (Broadway World) by Sugimoto made it's world premiere in November 2016 with incredible responses from critics and audiences. "Not only is he a triple threat onstage as well as a brilliant musical director, his skill with composing musical numbers that movingly tell a story imbues each of his characters with deep-felt heart and soul through his incredible imagination and understanding of human nature." - Broadway World.
More info at: LettersToEve.com
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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The Family Album La Jolla Playhouse (7/17-8/23) |