SHENG, IOANA, AND FRIENDS

Music Director- Sobina Yi-Hsuan Chi Director- Mandarin Wu Sheng Lei and Ioana Preda Buburuzan became collaborators at NYU in the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Join us as we perform songs from our show Helen, and also works from independent projects with other collaborators: Rebecca Hart, Meng-Huan Lin, AriDy Nox, and Megan Petersen. Featuring friends from the musical theatre community: Leo Yu-Ning Chang, Ya Han Chang*, Shan Y Chuang, Victoria Frings*, Rebecca Hart*, Kennedy Kanagawa*, Austin Ku*, Ioana Preda Buburuzan, and Mandarin Wu*. With band members: Sobina Chi/Ioana Preda Buburuzan on piano, Emily Chiu on violin, and Sheng Lei on guitar. *Members of the Actor’s Equity Association.

Sheng Lei is a New York City based composer/musician born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan with an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He is always excited in collaborating with artists of all kinds of medium, including musical theatre, plays, and dance. He believes musical theatre is an ultimate form of storytelling which has no boundaries nor limitations - capable of expressing the inexpressible, making the unseen heard. www.shengleimusic.com

Ioana Preda Buburuzan is a composer/lyricist, playwright, and performer with an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU based in NYC. Originally starting out as a singer/actor, musical theatre has always been her passion. Whether on stage or as the writer, Ioana believes in the magical power of storytelling. She is most excited about stories that can explore what it means to be human, and that include audiences that have not before been traditionally included in musical theatre. Ioana is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. www.ioanapredabuburuzan.com