Deborah Lew, Paolo Montalban and John Cudia head the cast of the reading, which also includes Maryann Hu, Marcus Choi, Albert Guerzon, Chad Fornwalt, Devin Ilaw, Raymond Lee, Mark Ludden, Andrew Smith, Rene Albulario, April Berry, Cheryl Daro, Rona Figueroa, Ann Sanders and Anne Fraser Thomas. Gabriel Barre directs. Tears of Heaven features music by Jekyll & Hyde's Frank Wildhorn, book by Phoebe Hwang and lyrics by Robin Lerner. The musical, according to press notes, "takes place in Vietnam in 1968 and is a love triangle between a beautiful Vietnamese singer, a Korean private, and an American Colonel set against the backdrop of the days leading up to and during the Tet Offensive. The action follows our characters to Seoul, Korea, and the shores of America in San Francisco's Chinatown."

The creative team also includes musical director Adrian Werum; general manager is Chris Choi.

The full South Korean production will feature dance, mask work and other unique forms of far eastern puppetry, dance and combat choreography. A recording of many of the songs from the show will be released in Korea prior to the production.

Creative Production and Seol & Company produce.