The Mikado Project

Desperation is the mother of all invention

Genres

ComedyMusic

OverView

A struggling Asian American Theater company decides to put on a production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

20 July 2010

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tamlyn Tomita

Viola

Allen C. Liu

Lance

Erin Quill

Cheryl

Ryun Yu

Ben

Yuri Tag

Yuri

Raymond J. Lee

Teddy

David Lee McInnis

Jace

Rizwan Manji

Sam

Gerald McCullouch

Dennis

Freda Foh Shen

Mrs. O'Malley

Jamie M. Araki

Young Cheryl

Ossie Beck

Joe Smith - 'Golden Gate P.I.' Producer

Taeko Carroll

Dancer

Prell Charusanti

Dancer

Liliana Chen

Yuri's Agent

Kyla Dang

Young Student

Jim Gleason

White Guy in a Suit

Kyle Joe

Young Lance

Keith Johnson

White Actor

Charles Kim

80's Dude

Chuck Maa

Dancer

Alden Ray

Alden

Toonyun

Young Mrs. Liu

Phil Young

Phil

James Lui

Feat Audience (uncredited)

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