Meet Our Casts
New York & San Francisco
Adelaide, Australia
Las Vegas
Satomi Hofmann (Lily)
is proud of her own Asian heritage and grew up playing classical piano. She competed extensively and won many competitions, including the prestigious Pepsi Cola Young Musicians Award for piano performance, before pursuing her own dreams of a life in theater. Satomi can currently be seen on Broadway as the Wardrobe Mistress/Confidante in The Phantom of the Opera. Credits include Carlotta Giudicelli and Mme Giry(Phantom), Narrator(Joseph...Dreamcoat), Mayzie(Seussical), Titania(Midsummer...). TV: "Earth to America"(TBS), "Family Guy, Live" (Comedy Central). This one, with love, is for my own amazing Tiger Mother.
Lynn Craig (Mei)
is honored to be a part of Legacy of the Tiger Mother. Favorite credits include: National Tour: CATS (Swing). Regional/New York: The Marvelous Wonderettes (Betty Jean), 25th Annual Spelling Bee (Marcy Park), Seussical (Mayzie La Bird), Miss Saigon, The King and I, Carousel, Don Giovanni, and many more! Proud member AEA- SAG- AFTRA. www.LynnCraig.net
Chiew-Jin Khut (Lily)
holds a Bachelor of Theatre specialising in Music Theatre at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music within the Central Queensland University. While there she has been cast in "Anything Goes" (directed by Thern Reynolds), "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (directed by Peter Cousens), and "Sweet Charity" (directed by Chloe Dallimore). At the beginning of 2011 Chiew-Jin participated in Australia's first inaugural Cabaret Summer School under the tutelage of Matthew Carey and Catherine Campbell. In 2008 she was cast in Adelaide's premiere production of "Rent", which was directed by Scott Nell, choreographed by Leigh Warren, and music directed by Matthew Carey.
Yen Yen Stender (Mei)
recently finished her final year of secondary schooling at Westminster School, Adelaide. Yen Yen has an avid passion for the Performing Arts and has been involved with Musical Theatre productions both within and outside of school. Productions include Oklahoma, The Wiz and local company, Swell Productions' Junior series line-up, Honk! and Beauty and the Beast. Yen Yens most favoured role was The Witch, in Sondheims Into the Woods, also a part of the Junior Series. Yen Yen is currently studying at the Adelaide Conservatorium majoring in Jazz Voice.
Christine De Chavez (Lily)
is excited to be a part of helping bring this lovely and hilarious story to life with such an amazingly talented and creative team. A recent graduate with a Bachelor of Stage and Screen from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, some of her show credits include Susan in LVLTs production of "No Sex Please, Were British", LeeAnn Marling in TSC Productions "Mean Gays", Marcy Park in LVLTs "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", Alma Hix in NCTs "The Music Man", Silly Girl in "Beauty and the Beast" with Super Summer Theatre, Frog/Suzy-Suzy in LVLTs "Poona the F-kdog", and Samia Fahmi in "The Mother of Modern Censorship" at CSN. Currently, Christine sings on the gondolas in The Venetian Grand Canal Shoppes.
Celeste Lero (Mei)
attended Webster University conservatory, and is an alumni of UNLV. She has performed as TiMoune in "Once On This Island", Cinderella in R&H's "Cinderella", Mimi in "Miss Saigon", and Liat in "South Pacific" as well as "Victor Victoria", "Jekyll & Hyde", "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", and "Working". She can also be seen on various TV networks such as E!, Oxygen, and HBO in shows as "Fight Girls" and "Holly's World". Celeste has been blessed to be involved with new and original works here in Vegas bound for New York and London's West End such as "JAM, Just Another Man", starring Vegas headliner Clint Holmes where she originated the role of Julie. Celeste currently lives in Vegas as a newlywed to her husband, James...... and yes, like a good Asian wife I would consider throwing myself in front of a bus for him. Celeste is now pursuing her degree to become a Nurse Practitioner. I love you Mom and Dad!
