We are honored to announce Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer joins the creative team of Shanghai Sonatas as Creative Consultant.
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Shanghai Sonatas Foundation, and produced by Diane Fisher, the Shanghai Sonatas creative team also welcomes acclaimed playwright Yilong Liu as a collaborator on the musical’s book.
Production photo from Powerhouse Theater Workshop at Vassar College, by Buck Lewis.
For questions, contact our producer Diane Fisher at dfisherpersonal@gmail.com
CONTACT
Diane Fisher, Producer (NYC)
dfisherpersonal@gmail.com
Sean Gao, director
– Concert production “Songs of Shanghai Sonatas”
– Lecture concert “Creating Shanghai Sonatas”
xiangg@udel.edu
Presented in partnership with
Shanghai Sonatas Foundation (USA)
Special Thanks
The music of Shanghai Sonatas is dedicated to Richard and Susan Rogel who have endlessly supported its composer Sean Gao as his American parents since 1992.
Special thanks to:
Jian Chen, Director and Chief Curator of the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum
Sophie Fetthauer, University of Hamburg research scholar (on Shanghai Jewish refugee musicians)
Betty Grebenschikoff (1929-2023), Shanghai Jewish Refugee survivor and author of “Once my name was Sara”