Howard Ho is a playwright, composer, Youtuber, sound designer, and journalist based in New York City.
Playwright
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PARITY was selected for the Pan Asian Rep NuWorks Festival in NYC. My play RESET was produced in 2023 at Moving Arts Theatre in Los Angeles.
I'm a O'Neill National Playwrights Conference Finalist for my plays RESET and VARIOUS EMPORIA. My other playwriting is published by Theatre Now New York and has been featured in the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. My short plays have been produced at Company of Angels. More info in the PLAYS/MUSICALS tab. |
Composer
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I've composed music for films, commercials, plays, and musicals.
DON'T BE SORRY features my film score, and it has been screened at film festivals across the country in 2023. My song "HUNKER" is available to stream on all major streaming platforms and is available for purchase on Bandcamp. More samples available in MUSIC tab. |
Youtuber
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My Youtube Channel
HOWARD HO MUSIC has over 100,000 subscribers and over 15 million views! I analyze musicals such as Hamilton, Frozen, SIX, Encanto, and In the Heights. My videos have even been acknowledged by Lin-Manuel Miranda! If you haven't yet, please SUBSCRIBE. |
Sound Designer
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As a sound designer, I've worked on over 50 productions with Center Theatre Group, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, East West Players, San Francisco Playhouse, Perserverance Theatre, Playwrights' Arena, Native Voices, Lodestone Theatre, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, and Company of Angels.
I've received two Ovation Award nominations in Los Angeles and one San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle nomination for sound design. |
Journalist
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As a journalist, I've written for American Theatre Magazine about the #LeavingLASA movement, The Amp about KPOP the Broadway Musical. My other articles have been published by HowlRound, The Los Angeles Times, and Entertainment Weekly. I was the former Stage and Screen Editor of the Southern California Review and as an undergraduate, I was awarded a Los Angeles Times Scholarship and the Teague-Melville-Elliot Prize for best piece of research scholarship in the Humanities.
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Education
I studied musicology and communications as an undergraduate at UCLA and have a Masters in Professional Writing from USC.