Interview / Broadway Actors Discuss ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Musical ǀ The Taipei Tonight Show

By Taiwan Plus, Taipei Tonight Show

Ang Lee’s breakout movie “The Wedding Banquet” (囍宴) was pivotal for Asian and LGBTQ representation in its unique portrayal of Asian-American family relationships. Now this groundbreaking movie is reimagined as a musical for a new generation. Meet some of the cast and crew to discover what makes this new stage production special.

Dennis catches up with some of the cast and crew of a new musical production of Ang Lee’s movie “The Wedding Banquet.” They chat about the special nature of this production, as a Taiwan-U.S. coproduction including Broadway stars Telly Leung (Aladdin, Wicked) and Matt Shingledecker (Wicked, Rent). Director Gordon Greenberg chats about the show's special development in Taiwan, with his hopes that the show could make it to Broadway.

Telly, Matt and Gordon share their excitement for working on this unique project here in Taiwan and the pleasure of working with a Taiwanese cast and crew. Telly also shares how important Ang Lee’s film was for him and what it means to be a part of this project as an Asian American and a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

The cast discusses the importance of representation and how this has developed in Broadway productions. Plus, there are two electric live performances from Mandopop star Janice Yan who plays the role of Ku Wei-wei, and Matt Shingledecker who plays Simon. Discover a musical stage production for a new generation with Dennis and the cast of “The Wedding Banquet: A New Musical” on this episode of The Taipei Tonight Show.