Summer Session Five
Session - 5: Sept 10th - Sept 22nd
Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Durra Leung (Chinese: 柯杜華) a China-born, NYC-based musical theatre and opera writer whose works, including a Cantonese version of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and "Lullabies for Motherf*ckers Vol.2," performed at venues like 54 Below and Joe’s Pub.
Durra Leung
Durra Leung (Chinese: 柯杜華) is a China-born, NYC-based multilingual musical theatre and opera writer, writing music, lyrics, and book. Durra’s original musical works have been seen at NYC venues including 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, Symphony Space, and many others. He has provided new Cantonese translation and lyrics for a revised version of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (2002 Tony Award for Best Musical), most recently produced by Japan’s Toho Company in Summer 2024. Durra also composes scores for dance pieces and films including “Your Smile” (dir. Haochen Yang) which was in the Cannes Film Festival in 2020. Having been a resident of Catwalk thrice between 2021 and 2023, this time he will be working on "Durra Leung's Lullabies for Motherf*ckers Vol.2," an 80-minute, one- person musical centering on a nonbinary queer Chinese-American painter investigating the mysterious disappearance of their immigrant father in an all-white rural town.
Affiliation: NYU/Tisch