Coming up August 19th at 9:30am - MILCK — aka Connie K. Lim — joins Janeane to talk about La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere musical The Family Album.

MILCK and AG (Adrianne Gonzalez) wrote the music and lyrics for this powerful and uplifting new musical about finding your voice, confronting the past, healing, and using your voice for change.

MILCK — aka Connie K. Lim — joins Janeane to talk about La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere musical The Family Album.

MILCK and AG (Adrianne Gonzalez) wrote the music and lyrics for this powerful and uplifting new musical about finding your voice, confronting the past, healing, and using your voice for change.

We’ll talk about the inspiration behind The Family Album, the creative process of bringing her story to the stage, and what it means to find — and reclaim — your voice.

📻 Wednesday, August 19 | 9:30am

Don’t miss the conversation with MILCK!

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The Family Album

La Jolla Playhouse | The Family Album - La Jolla Playhouse

Aury Krebs (left) and Claire Kwon in La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere musical
THE FAMILY ALBUM;
photo by Rich Soublet II.
Photo courtesy of La Jolla Playhouse - PR Becky Biegelsen

Aury Krebs (front) with Paul Nakauchi and Jodi Long
 in La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere musical THE FAMILY ALBUM;
photo by Rich Soublet II.

Book by Sam Chanse

Music and Lyrics by MILCK (aka Connie K. Lim) and AG (aka Adrianne Gonzalez)

Conceived by MILCK and Jess McLeod

Story by Sam Chanse, MILCK and Jess McLeod

Directed by Jess McLeod

 

Singer-songwriter Mia Bing has been hustling for years and is on the cusp of breaking through in the music industry. Just as she receives the call that could change her career, she’s pulled back to her childhood home, where she’s once again the “disappointing” daughter of her Asian immigrant parents, still haunted by an unresolved secret. Mia must learn to use her voice to confront and heal from the past.

(L-R) Marc delaCruz, Aury Krebs and Courtney Reed in
La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere musical
THE FAMILY ALBUM; photo by Rich Soublet II.

In 2017, MILCK and AG’s “Quiet” became a viral sensation around the world as an anthem of the Women’s March. That same spirit inspired them and acclaimed playwright Sam Chanse to draw on each of their personal stories to create The Family Album, a humorous and poignant original musical about finding and reclaiming your voice and using it for change.

 

Commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse, The Family Album features a soulful power-pop score by MILCK and two-time Tony Award nominee AG (The Lost Boys). Director Jess McLeod is known for work that blends emotional intimacy with expansive visual storytelling. This powerful, uplifting new musical is a journey through the healing power of connection. It will hit you right in the heart.

 

MILCK (aka Connie K. Lim) (Music and Lyrics)
is a singer/songwriter/recording artist and humanitarian who pens anthems for healing, bridge building, and freedom. Her breakout anthem “Quiet” was named a Billboard #1 protest song, NPR’s featured “American Anthems,” and a top feminist anthem of all time by Harper’s Bazaar. In 2025 Elle UK named MILCK as a top 40 Women of Hope. MILCK composes anthemic songs for film, television, and artists; from John Legend to Natasha Bedingfield. MILCK has since gone viral with another song titled “Sisters of Winter,” which is featured on the ACLU’s 2026 national campaign.