Production PhotosA Look at the World Premiere of Jason Ma’s Gold Mountain, Starring Ali Ewoldt, Jonny Lee Jr., MoreThe Utah Shakespeare Festival production began November 4 in Salt Lake City.
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Marc J. Franklin
November 11, 2021
Ali Ewoldt and Jonny Lee Jr. in Gold MountainLia Chang
The world premiere of Jason Ma’s new musical Gold Mountain began performances November 4 at the West Valley Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City as part the Utah Shakespeare Festival. The production is set to continue through November 20.
Gold Mountain tells the story of a team of Chinese railroad workers building the world’s first transcontinental railroad, whose lives are all changed with the arrival of one woman.
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A Look at the World Premiere of Jason Ma’s Gold Mountain Starring Ali Ewoldt, Jonny Lee Jr., and More
A Look at the World Premiere of Jason Ma’s Gold Mountain Starring Ali Ewoldt, Jonny Lee Jr., and More
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Darren Lee, Kelvin Moon Loh, and Lawrence Michael C. Arias in Gold Mountain
Kiet Tai Cao, Kelvin Moon Loh, Eymard Cabling,Kennedy Kanagawa, Steven Eng, Lawrence Michael C. Arias, Darren Lee, Jimmy Nguyen, and Viet Vo in Gold Mountain
Cast in Gold Mountain
Viet Vo, Lawrence Michael C. Arias, Jimmy Nguyen, Kelvin Moon Loh, Kennedy Kanagawa, Darren Lee, Steven Eng, Eymard Cabling, and Kiet Tai Cao in Gold Mountain
Darren Lee, Kelvin Moon Loh, and cast in Gold Mountain
Ali Ewoldt in Gold Mountain
Lawrence Michael C. Arias, Viet Vo, Steven Eng, and cast in Gold Mountain
Jimmy Nguyễn, Darren Lee, Kiet Tai Cao, Kelvin Moon Loh, Eymard Cabling, Kennedy Kanagawa, Viet Vo, and Steven Eng in Gold Mountain
Lawrence Michael C. Arias (on the floor), Steven Eng, Jimmy Nguyen, Kiet Tai Cao, Darren Lee, Jonny Lee Jr., Kelvin Moon Loh, Viet Vo, Eymard Cabling, and Kennedy Kanagawa in Gold Mountain
Ali Ewoldt and Jonny Lee Jr. in Gold Mountain
Lia Chang
Ali Ewoldt and Jonny Lee Jr. in Gold Mountain
Michael Ching in Gold Mountain
Michael Ching in Gold Mountain
Ali Ewoldt in Gold Mountain
Jonny Lee Jr. and cast in Gold Mountain
Robert Scott Smith in Gold Mountain
Steven Eng and Kennedy Kanagawa in Gold Mountain
Steven Eng in Gold Mountain
Steven Eng and Kennedy Kanagawa in Gold Mountain
Steven Eng and Kennedy Kanagawa in Gold Mountain
Ali Ewoldt in Gold Mountain
Ali Ewoldt and Jonny Lee Jr. in Gold Mountain
ason Ma, Amanda Morton, Alan Muraoka, and Billy Bustmante in Gold Mountain
The production stars The Phantom of the Opera’s Ali Ewoldt, Jonny Lee Jr., Lawrence-Michael C. Arias, Kiet Tai Cao, Michael Ching, Steven Eng, Kennedy Kanagawa, Darren Lee, Robert Scott Smith, Eymard Cabling, Kelvin Moon Loh, Jimmy Nguyen, and Viet Vo.
Directed by Alan Muraoka with choreography by Billy Bustamante, Gold Mountain features music direction by Amanda Morton, orchestrations by Steven Cuevas, costume design by Helen Q. Huang, set design by Jo Winiarski, lighting design by Jaymi Lee Smith, sound design by Jennifer Jackson, associate direction/choreography by Darren Lee, and associate music direction by Joanna Li.
