From the Conceiver/Developer
	Letter From the Director
	Synopsis
	"Hello Wai Tung! It's your mother calling..." Wai Tung Gao is a Taiwanese American living in New York City and growing tired of fielding phone calls from his marriage-minded mother, tired of filling out the matchmaking questionnaires she sends from Taipei, unable to bring himself to tell her he's already found the love of his life: Simon, who's not only not Taiwanese, but a man. The couple comes up with the perfect plan: Wai Tung will marry Wei Wei, a Chinese immigrant. Wei Wei will get her green card, and Wai Tung gets his mother off his back.  But the story takes an unexpected turn when Wai Tung's parents arrive at his doorstep, eager to throw their son a traditional wedding banquet. [more]
	Creating The Wedding Banquet
	In August 2003, 4 years after the idea was conceived, audiences will be stunned by Wedding Banquet: The Musical, a musical adaptation of Ang Lee's hit film. It promises to be a show well worth waiting for. How did it all come together? Find out in your "Dummies Guide to Musical Production" - in 7 steps, well kind of …… [more]
	Meet Director John Tillinger
	He has 23 Broadway shows and 36 years on the Great White Way under his belt. He is a three-time Tony-nominated director, and a two-time Outer Critics Circle Award winner. He has won a Drama Desk Award, and worked with the biggest stars in theater. And now, John Tillinger will be adding The Wedding Banquet to his list of directorial accomplishments, hoping to duplicate Ang Lee's big-screen success on the stage, complete with song and dance. "What I loved was the cross-cultural aspect of the musical," says Tillinger, himself born in Iran before being sent to England for school. "I just felt that it's something that needs to be explored." [more]
	Meet the Principals
	Finding the core people to cast in a brand new musical is always a daunting task. For The Wedding Banquet, the creative team combed the United States - New York, LA, and Seattle - for the six principals and twelve ensemble members who will perform in this touching and funny new musical. After meeting with 170 actors, the team, including Tony-nominated director John Tillinger, authors Welly Yang, Brian Yorkey, and composer Woody Pak, cast them from all three cities, with some even based in Toronto, Canada! Each actor had his own unique experience with Second Generation and his or her own reason for hopping onboard with the project. [more]