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Huffington Post: 'Soft Power,' Which Set New Precedent for Asians In Theater, Has Vital 2020 Message

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Huffington Post - As his stint on ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” comes to a close, Conrad Ricamora is getting back to his musical theater roots.

Last fall, the actor returned to the stage in “Soft Power” at New York’s Public Theater. Written by playwright David Henry Hwang and composer Jeanine Tesori, the “play with a musical” had been received enthusiastically in Los Angeles and San Francisco prior to its New York debut.

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Hwang, Ricamora and Tesori will be at the virtual listening party — to be streamed on YouTube at 8 p.m. — when the Public Theater unveils the “Soft Power” album on Friday. The event will also serve as a fundraiser for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, which is dedicated to “protecting and promoting the civil rights of Asian Americans.”

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