An outrageous a cappella musical set in the underworld where dearly departed lovers in the like of Romeo and Juliet, Madame Butterfly, Princess Changping and the Butterfly Lovers compete in an “America’s Got Talent” type of contest to claim the title of “The Most Classic Death of All Time”.

Heading East tells the story of Siu Yee, a young Chinese dreaming for success arriving America in 1849. While transforming his humble business to selling Oriental goods in 1980s Chinatown, he witnessed historical events including the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Great San Francisco Earthquake, two World Wars and the microcomputer revolution. Accompanied by wife Lee Fung, who disapproved of his obsession with all things American; hapless friend Ma, whose Chinese peasant ways kept him on lower rungs of the social ladder; Ma’s wife, who drowned her sorrows in composing bad Chinese poetry; Michiko, a Japanese picture bride determined to make a difference, and Kim, a Korean whose success was hinted on nectarines, Siu Yee took on a poignant and humorous quest to find his own place in the world.