At This Theatre: The Eugene O'Neill by JK

Over the years, I've been fortunate to have seen a variety of shows at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. With a play, new and revival musicals over the past 40 years of seeing shows there, "variet…

David Hyde Pierce, Danielle Brooks, Ayo Edebiri and Jin Ha to Star in Encores! You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Sophia Rubino

David Hyde Pierce, Danielle Brooks, Ayo Edebiri and Jin Ha will lead the Encores! production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, directed by Sam Pinkleton. The show will run at New York C…

John Lithgow Wins Third Tony Award, Completing Victories in Three of Four Acting Categories by Sophia Rubino

John Lithgow has now earned Tony Awards in three of four acting categories. With his 2026 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for Giant, Lithgow now holds three competitive Tony win…

M. Butterfly by TotalTheater

Regional " San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Playhouse: 450 Post Street. Ends March 14, 2026. Drama. Author: David Henry Hwang. Director and Choreographer: Bridgette Loriaux. Critic: Patricia…

San Francisco Playhouse presents "M. Butterfly"

Jin Ha on His History With Hamilton, Reviving Proof and Truly Getting Into Character by Kathy Henderson

One of the most unique elements in the long-running musical Hamilton is the range and variety of performers who portray America's Founding Fathers. Case in point: Korean-born actor Jin Ha, w…

Samira Wiley and Jin Ha Join Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle in Proof on Broadway by Jamie Kravitz

Emmy and SAG Award winner Samira Wiley will make her Broadway debut this spring as Claire in the Broadway revival of Proof, David Auburn's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play direc…

John Lithgow Will Reprise Olivier-Winning Performance as Roald Dahl in Giant on Broadway in 2026 by Broadway.com

Two-time Tony winner John Lithgow will reprise his Olivier-winning performance as the children's author Roald Dahl in the play Giant on Broadway this season. The production will open o…

M. Butterfly

Inside the Playbill: Romance/Romance August 1988 by JK

 Inside the Playbill: Romance/Romance August 1988 Almost 37 years ago, I took a summer trip to the Big Apple, fresh out of college and before putting my new Bachelor's degree to work! Of…

Video: Francis Jue Celebrates Tony Win for Best Featured Actor in a Play

Earlier tonight at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Francis Jue took home a Tony Award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play' for his outstanding work in Yellow Face. …

David Henry Hwang to receive 2025 Dramatists Guild award for lifetime achievement by Michael Abourizk

The playwright of "Yellow Face" and "M. Butterfly" will be honored on April 28.

On This Day: M. Butterfly Opened on Broadway, March 20, 1988 by Andrew Gans

David Henry Hwang's Tony-winning Best Play launched the Broadway careers of the playwright and actor BD Wong.

Francis Jue on His Full-Circle Return to Yellow Face and the Right Way to Do Broadway's Controversial Classics by Kathy Henderson

Francis Jue's stage career has been happily entwined with the works of David Henry Hwang for 35 years, since Jue understudied the title role in M. Butterfly. Although they look nothing alike…

SOFT POWER " ASL Interpreted Performance by Signature Theatre

SOFT POWER ASL Interpreted Performance on September 6 For tickets visit SigTheatre.org A visionary musical fantasia by Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly) and J…

"Election Night" from SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre by Signature Theatre

"Election Night" from SOFT POWER Featuring Andrew Cristi and the cast of SOFT POWER SOFT POWER August 6 " September 15, 2024 For tickets visit SigTheatre.org A visionary musical fantasia by…

Laugh Your Faces Off | YELLOW FACE on Broadway by Roundabout Theatre Company

Tony Award® winner and three-time Pulitzer finalist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) will make his Roundabout debut with the Broadway premiere of Yellow Face, his hilarious is-he-or-isn't…

SOFT POWER at Signature Theatre by Signature Theatre

SOFT POWER August 6 " September 15, 2024 For tickets visit SigTheatre.org A visionary musical fantasia by Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly) and Jeanine Tesori…

"Democracy" from SOFT POWER by Signature Theatre

SOFT POWER August 6 " September 15, 2024 For tickets visit SigTheatre.org A visionary musical fantasia by Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly) and Jeanine Tesori…

Can the Higgs Boson Become a Broadway Star? by Dennis Overbye

A musical about particle physics is under development, with David Henry Hwang, the playwright behind "M. Butterfly."

"I'm With Her" from SOFT POWER by Signature Theatre

SOFT POWER August 6 " September 15, 2024 For tickets visit SigTheatre.org A visionary musical fantasia by Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly) and Jeanine Tesori…

Exclusive: 'I'm With Her' from Signature Theatre's Revised SOFT POWER

BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the cast of Signature Theatre's DC premiere of Soft Power in rehearsal. Soft Power is a musical fantasia with music by Jeanine Tesori (Kimberly A…

Video: Guess the Answers to These 'Broadway's Opening Night Casts' JEOPARDY! Questions

This weekend, Jeopardy! contestants answered questions from the 'Broadway's Opening Night Casts' category. Questions included trivia about Wicked, Ragtime, M. Butterfly, and more! Watch the …

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Flower Drum Song, in its new, heavily-revised form crafted by David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Golden Child), will arrive on Broadway in ...

"Democracy (Reprise)" from SOFT POWER by Signature Theatre

SOFT POWER August 6 " September 15, 2024 Subscribe Today at SigTheatre.org A visionary musical fantasia by Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly) and Jeanine Tesor…

Inside M. BUTTERFLY's High-Flying Opening Night! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M BUTTERFLY, directed by Julie Taymor, opened just last night at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th street). Learn m…

Highlights from M. BUTTERFLY on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award -winning play, M. BUTTERFLY, officially opened last night at Broadway's Cort Theatre (138 W 48th St…

Highlights of Court Theatre's M. BUTTERFLY by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Court Theatre closes its 2013-2014 season with the Chicago premiere of M. Butterfly written by David Henry Hwang and directed by Artistic Director Charles Newel…

BD Wong and Tony Shalhoub to Lead Dual Casts of What Became of Us Off-Broadway by Hayley Levitt

The world premiere of Shayan Lotfi's What Became of Us, coming to Atlantic Theater Company's Stage 2 this spring, has announced two pairs of performers to lead the production's two sep…

M Butterfly Review by American Musical Theater Archives

Roma Torre reviews M. Butterfly

TBT: Poetry Vs. Hollywood by Rob Weinert-Kendt

One of the privileges of my theatergoing in L.A. back in the day was seeing talented actors like David Dukes do some of the best work of their careers in venues both big and small. I also go…

Get a Look at M. Butterfly at Santa Fe Opera by Logan Culwell-Block

The operatic adaptation of the David Henry Hwang play features a libretto by Hwang and music by Huang Ruo.

1776: DANIELS, DA SILVA & PETER HUNT by Ron Fassler

Howard Da Silva (Ben Franklin) and William Daniels (John Adams) in "1776" (1969). Photo by Martha Swope.Can't let July 4th go by without my annual tribute to the musical 1776, a brilliant…

Broadway Show Art: GOAT Tournament: Round 1 by JK

Thank you, show art lovers, theater fans and all of you fantastic readers! After more than two years, more than 500 logos, and thousands of your votes, we have reached the end of our search …

15+ Stage Performances to Watch Online This Thanksgiving Weekend November 25-28 - See New York City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker,' Macy's Thanksgiving Day by Raven Snook

In-person theatre is back in NYC, both on Broadway and beyond. But there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this Thanksgiving weekend, T…

15+ Stage Performances to Watch Online This Weekend November 19-21 - See Domhnall Gleeson in 'Medicine,' 'Tick, Tick... Boom!,' 54 Sings Broadway's by Raven Snook

In-person theatre is back in NYC, both on Broadway and beyond. But there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, Novemb…

15+ Stage Performances to Watch Online This Weekend November 12-14 - See Broadway's Kathryn Gallagher in concert, 'Bandstand,' 20 Years of Asian Ameri by Raven Snook

In-person theatre is back in NYC, both on Broadway and beyond. But there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, Novemb…

New Federal Theatre, Woodie King, Jr. | Tony Honors Acceptance Speech by The Tony Awards

In recognition of a groundbreaking theatre company that has been training artists and producing plays by people of color and women, as well as developing multicultural audiences, for more th…

Miguel Cervantes Returns to Hamilton on Broadway; Jin Ha Joins Cast as Aaron Burr by Broadway Staff

Hamilton star Miguel Cervantes, who closed out the Chicago production and played the title role on Broadway prior to the shutdown will return to the Richard Rodgers Theatre this Septem…

This Week in Broadway History: June 15 - 21 by JK

This Week in Broadway History: June 15 - 21 🎭OPENING NIGHTS🎭  June 15, 1995: One of the 90s most interesting and underrated musicals, Chronicle of a Death Foretold…