The May 2019 performances in Salt Lake City are part of the Spike 150 initiative, celebrating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Alan Muraoka, Ali Ewoldt, and Jason Ma
Lia Chang Photography
Jason Ma's original musical Gold Mountain will be presented May 8–11 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Steven Eng
Da Ping Luo
Alan Muraoka will direct a New York cast of Asian-American actors, including Ali Ewoldt (Phantom of the Opera) as Mei, Jonny Lee Jr. as Lit, Alan Ariano (The King and I) as Ba, Daniel J. Edwards (Anything Goes) as Jiang, Lawrence-Michael Arias as Wong, Steven Eng (CSC’s Pacific Overtures) as Loong, and Eric Bondoc (Pacific Overtures) as Lo.
Music direction will be provided by Kristen Lee Rosenfeld with choreography by Billy Bustamante.
Gold Mountain is a love story set against the backdrop of a pivotal event in America's history, the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. The original musical celebrates the striving immigrant spirit, the redemptive power of love, and the ultimate nobility of self-sacrifice.
The production is spearheaded by Spike 150, Utah's Transcontinental Railroad 150th Celebration Commission initiative, in partnership with the Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association.
Performances are scheduled for May 8 and May 9 at 8 PM at the Regent Street Black Box at The Eccles Theater and May 10 at 7:30 PM with a May 11 matinee at Peery’s Egyptian Theater.
For a full list of Spike 150 events, visit spike150.org.
Spend a Two-Show Day With Ali Ewoldt in Phantom of the Opera
Spend a Two-Show Day With Ali Ewoldt in Phantom of the Opera
See what it’s like to do a double-duty day at the Majestic theatre.
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Hello! Ali Ewoldt here. As you can see from this photo, Mia Belle (my pup) and I aren't really morning people...but a two-show Thursday awaits, so we're getting up...I promise...
Ali Ewoldt
First order of business: taking Mia for a walk in beautiful Riverside Park.
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Breakfast of champions! The battle against allergies and sickness is real, folks. Also, RX Bars are awesome!
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I usually warm up in my bathroom because of the acoustics...though I'm usually not taking selfies while I do it...
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The Strand kiosk is my oasis in Times Square-- most of their books are 50% off! I manage to resist the temptation today, but there's always tomorrow...
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And here we are on 44th Street, with our awesome neighbors Hello, Dolly! and Anastasia.
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It has always been a dream of mine to have a picture outside of a Broadway house! Here are Rodney Ingram and I looking wistful.
Ali Ewoldt
Stage door, here I come! The blue doors on the left lead to the Jacobs Theater and the Red doors on the right lead to our theater, the Majestic. My dressing room is the window on the second floor, so I can often hear what goes on in the Jacobs. Since I've joined Phantom, I've had the privilege of listening to both Cynthia Erivo and Laura Osnes sing their incredible eleven o'clock numbers (from Color Purple and Bandstand respectively)!!
Ali Ewoldt
Our fabulous stage managers Greg Livoti, Jim Athens and Jillian Oliver chat with our publicist, Michael Borowski, and prep posters to sell for BC/EFA.
Ali Ewoldt
In my dressing room and ready for my second breakfast, a "chia pod" and a yummy ginger drink. The dolls at my station are fan presents from past shows: Cosette from Les Misérables and Minnie Mouse dressed as Maria from West Side Story.
Ali Ewoldt
