Hua Mulan
New Musical HUA MULAN Will Receive Industry Reading With Ali Ewoldt and Claire Kwon
By: Stephi Wild | Nov. 07, 2025
The presentation is on November 7, in New York City.
Hua Mulan, a new musical by Jason Ma inspired by the legendary 5th century Chinese folk heroine, will have an industry presentation today, November 7, in New York City. Co-directed by Billy Bustamante and Chongren Fan, Hua Mulan features an ensemble cast of 14 led by Ali Ewoldt as Madam Hua and Maybe Happy Ending’s Claire Kwon as Mulan. This presentation is produced by Yangtze Repertory Theatre, whose 2023 production of Salesman之死 was awarded an Obie Award for Outstanding New Play.
Hua Mulan explores the origin story of the mythic woman warrior in 5th Century China - a ten-year-old girl who, after struggling to find herself in a world of men, becomes a legendary hero, immortalized for the ages.
Completing the cast for Hua Mulan are Liz Casasola, Emy Coligado, Alex Humphreys, Steven Huynh, Jimmy Nguyen, Elijah V. Ramos, Sam Simahk, Bebe Browning, Andrew Cristi, Emily Song Tyler, Viet Vo, and Haoyi Wen. Stage directions read by Victoria Pommalath.
Additional creative team members include music director Minhui Lee, assistant director Haoyi Wen, and stage manager Merrick Williams.
This invitation-only reading will take place at Pearl Studios NYC (500 8th Ave).
