Larry The Musical

Larry the Musical is based on the book Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong by the late historian Dr. Dawn Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta. Fully realized for the stage by a Filipino American creative team led by Gayle Romasanta, Writer and Executive Producer, and Bryan Pangilinan, Composer and Executive Producer, this show is (he)art work centered on the love of self, community, and kapwa.

The assistant director under Cesar Chavez when the United Farm Workers (UFW) was created, Larry organized and led protests for equal pay and dignified living conditions for farm and cannery workers throughout the West Coast and Alaska from the 1930s to when the UFW was created in 1966. As the musical unfolds, Itliong’s story as a brilliant labor organizer comes to life, shedding light on the Filipino American community who shaped Itliong’s leadership as a 15-year-old to his posthumous recognition in Labor International’s Hall of Fame, and the proclamation of “Larry Itliong Day,” by the State of California in 2022.

Director and Choreographer Billy Bustamante (assistant director, Here Lies Love; assistant choreographer of Stephen Sondheim’s last musical Here We Are on Broadway);

Music Director and Co-Composer Sean Kana (music director, Hippest Trip - The Soul Train Musical, associate music director, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations)

Writer Kevin Camia (Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Frankie Quinones Show, The Dress Up Gang)

Larry the Musical is produced by community activist, publisher, filmmaker and founder of Positively Filipino Mona Lisa Yuchengco; San Francisco State University professor of Ethnic Studies, Filipina/x/o American Literature and Art, and founder of Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP) Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales; and John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor, author, psychologist, activist and President of the Filipino American National Historical Society Dr. Kevin Nadal.

For more information visit www.larrythemusical.com and follow us on Instagram: @larrythemusical.

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Larry The Musical

Saturday, March 16, 2024 8:00 PM - Sunday, April 14, 2024 8:00 PM (PDT)

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