Abraham Kim

East West Players Launches Campaign To Preserve Landmark Production Of CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2025

East West Players in community with Outside In Theatre, has announced that a fundraising campaign to create a professional recording of Lauren Yee's groundbreaking play, CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND, currently running at the David Henry Hwang Theater, has surpassed its initial $15,000 goal within 20 hours of launch.

Review: CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND at East West Players
by Evan Henerson - Mar 2, 2025

Chay Yew’s production for East West Players - improbably the play’s L.A. premiere seven years after its debut at South Coast Repertory – is as raw and raucous as it is timely. Yee urges us to remember the past, be watchful of the future and enjoy the holy hell out of the process.

CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND Extends at East West Players Through Late March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2025

East West Players has extended Lauren Yee's CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND through late March. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to upcoming performances.

Cast Set for CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND at East West Players
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2025

East West Players has revealed the cast and creative team for the Los Angeles premiere of Lauren Yee's groundbreaking play, CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

From The Top Announces Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2024

From the Top Announces Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Awards: $10,000 grants increase access to highly competitive classical music training.

Review: CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND from ACT Theatre And The 5th Avenue Theatre
by Jay Irwin - Oct 6, 2023

Dear Readers, last night I discovered at “Cambodian Rock Band”, the latest collaboration of ACT and the 5th Avenue Theatre, that I am officially a cranky old man. This is an astounding play from an astounding playwright but infused with a rock concert vibe. Now, I’ve never been a concert guy and while the adage, “If it’s too loud then you’re too old” doesn’t really apply as it wasn’t too loud, I did find the ending “concert” to be too long. We’ll touch on that more in a minute, but did I mention how astounding this play is?

Quiz: How Well Do You Know CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND?
by Team BWW - Aug 16, 2023

How well do you know Cambodian Rock Band? Take our quiz, put together in collaboration with Arena Stage - where the production runs through August 27th, 2023.

Cast and Creative Team Set for ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre's CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2023

Get the latest updates on the cast and creative team for ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre's upcoming co-production of Lauren Yee's CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND. Don't miss this exciting collaboration between two renowned theaters.

Photos: First Look at CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND at Arena Stage
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2023

Cambodian Rock Band by Lauren Yee, featuring songs by Dengue Fever, is now playing at Arena Stage. Directed by Chay Yew, this is a Signature Theatre production playing in the Kreeger Theater, July 18 - August 27, 2023.

Brooke Ishibashi, Abraham Kim & More to Star in CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 15, 2023

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for Cambodian Rock Band. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Photos: First Look at CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2023

Get a first look at brand-new production photos from Lauren Yee's Cambodian Rock Band, performing at Berkeley Repertory Theatre now through April 2, 2023. 

Photos: First Look At CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND At Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2023

Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents Lauren Yee's Cambodian Rock Band, a Signature Theatre production, performing at Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre (2015 Addison St., Berkeley) beginning Saturday, February 25 and continuing through Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Cast Announced for CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2023

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band, a Signature Theatre production, performing at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre beginning Saturday, February 25 and continuing through Sunday, April 2, 2023. 

Cast & Creative Team Announced for Co-Production of CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND Opening at Alley Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 29, 2022

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre and Artistic Director Rob Melrose announced the cast and creative team of Cambodian Rock Band. The Signature Theatre Production of Cambodian Rock Band is co-produced with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, ACT Theatre/5th Avenue, and Center Theatre Group.

TCG Gala to Feature Performances from CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND and Market Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2021

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, is pleased to announce the performances for the TCG’s 60th Anniversary Gala: Our Stories, which will be held virtually on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7:30pm ET with an afterparty to follow.

Anna Deavere Smith to be Honored at Signature Theatre's 30th Anniversary Gala in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2021

Signature Theatre has announced that the company’s 30th Anniversary Annual Gala: Three Decades Together, One Future for Us All will take place virtually on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Signature Theatre will present the inaugural Signature Outstanding Artist Award to Resident Playwright Anna Deavere Smith.

New and Upcoming Book and Music Releases For the Week of April 6 - HAMILTON Book, CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND Album, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2020

Need something new to read or watch? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!

BWW Review: In Lauren Yee's CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND, Music Spits In The Face Of Oppression
by Michael Dale - Mar 4, 2020

Family secrets, political history, moral dilemmas in the face of genocide and loud, kick-ass rock tunes mix terrifically in Lauren Yee's gripping and (for this reviewer) informative new drama Cambodian Rock Band, an often horrifying, but ultimately exhilarating reminder that if there's one thing totalitarian regimes fear, it's artists.