Award-winning theatre artists David Henry Hwang and Bartlett Sher engaged in a conversation about the current state of American musical theatre, through the lens of Asian and Asian American representation on Broadway at the Asia Society in New York on February 5th.
Soft Power Leads Los Angeles’ 2019 Ovation Awards /
The new musical from David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori played Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson last year.
The LA Stage Alliance presented the 29th annual Ovation Awards, honoring the best in Los Angeles theatre, January 28 at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. One of the big winners was the new musical Soft Power, which led the pack with six wins
Gemma Chen lives by David Henry Hwang's views on representation /
“The response to the film has been above and beyond what we could have imagined and it means the world when people express how much the film means to them,” Gemma Chen confessed.
She continued, “The writer David Henry Hwang said something poignant about representation: when it’s been absent most of your life, sometimes you have to see it to realize just how much you needed it. For me personally, it feels like the door is finally open to telling the stories of people who traditionally have been ignored or underrepresented or forgotten by history. We aren’t going back.”
Jeanine Tesori & David Henry Hwang's World Premiere Soft Power Wins Big at L.A. Ovation Awards /
The celebrated world premiere production of Soft Power, a new musical by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home) and David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly), was honored with six L.A. Ovation Awards on January 28. The musical debuted at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in the spring of 2018.
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M. butterfly in Cyprus theatres /
M.Butterfly, a production by Anemona Theatre presenting David Henry Hwang’s Tony-award-winning play will continue to be staged in Nicosia until the end of February.
The play’s story, while entwined with that of the Italian opera Madama Butterfly, is based on the relationship between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a Peking opera singer.
Having premiered in Broadway in 1988, M.Butterfly continued to run for two years with a total of 777 shows, before being turned into a feature film in 1993.
M Butterfly at ArtsWest makes Seattle Picks List /
Well, if you’re very sexually inexperienced… and you sleep together very rarely… and you keep the lights off… and your “wife” keeps her business well-tucked… and you reeeeeeally want it to be true… it is conceivable (so to speak) that you could be someone’s lover for 20 years and never realize “she” is actually a man—oui, avec une verge. It actually happened to a French diplomat who fell for a female-presenting Beijing opera singer—and the story’s even more complex than that: The singer was a spy who wangled (sorry) intel from him.
Disney Rings ‘Hunchback’ Bell: David Henry Hwang To Script Live Action Musical, Alan Menken/Stephen Schwartz Writing Music /
EXCLUSIVE: Tony-winning M. Butterfly playwright David Henry Hwang has been set by Disney to write Hunchback, a live-action musical adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz will write the music. Mandeville is producing along with Josh Gad. I had heard that Gad, a star of the Mandeville-produced blockbuster Beauty and the Beast, might play the lead character, but insiders at the studio said no casting is solid at this point.
'Hunchback of Notre Dame' live-action reboot by David Henry Hwang in the works at Disney /
LOS ANGELES — Disney is in early development on a live-action "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" movie, based on Disney's animated film and Victor Hugo's 1831 novel "Notre-Dame de Paris."
Playwright David Henry Hwang is attached to write the script, with Mandeville Films and Josh Gad set to produce. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz will pen the music.
David Henry Hwang to Write Disney's Live-Action Musical Adaptation Hunchback /
According to published reports, Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) will write the screenplay for Disney's Hunchback, a live-action musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz will write the music, and Josh Gad will be one the producers. Casting will be announced later.
ArtsWest To Stage M. BUTTERFLY Revival's West Coast Premiere /
In a revival version never before staged on the West Coast, David Henry Hwang's audacious, Tony Award-winning M. BUTTERFLY - inspired by a bizarre true story of illusion, obsession and betrayal - will open at ArtsWest on January 24. Performances will run Thursday through Sunday until February 17.
East West Players Announces Ovation Awards Nominations /
The world premiere musical Soft Power by David Henry Hwang, produced by Center Theatre Group in association with EWP, received 11 Ovation Awards nominations.
For the 28th Annual Ovation Awards, held at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on January 29, 2018.
Aliw Awards a big night for M Butterfly /
The Philippine re-staging of David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly won major awards including Best Non-Musical Production and Best Actor (Non-Musical) RS Francisco.
Aliw Awards 2018 winners revealed /
The annual Aliw Awards continues to acknowledge the best Filipino talents while raising funds for Aliw’s Welfare Fund for ailing and unemployed live entertainers.
BEST NON-MUSICAL PRODUCTION
“M. Butterfly” (Frontrow Entertainment/Jhett Tolentino)
BEST STAGE DIRECTOR (NON-MUSICAL)
Kanakan Balentagos (“M.Butterfly”/Frontrow Entertainment/Jhett Tolentino)
BWW Exclusive: Inside the National Asian Artists Project Gala with Baayork Lee and More! /
The 2018 Inaugural NAAP (National Asian Artists Project) Gala took place on December 2nd celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Rodgers & Hammerstein's groundbreaking musical "Flower Drum Song". Cast members from numerous productions including the original 1958 Broadway company, tours, the 1961 film and the 2002 Broadway revival took over the Golden Unicorn Restaurant in the heart of Chinatown for a magical evening that included a spectacular eight course Chinese banquet and a sensational show.
VOTING UNDER WAY FOR 2018 BROADWAYWORLD L.A. AWARDS /
Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD.
Nominations were reader-submitted and now readers get to vote for their favorites.
Current standings include plays with Asian American connections — “Allegiance” (East West Players), “Cambodian Rock Band” (South Coast Repertory), “Soft Power” (Ahmanson Theatre), “The King and I” (Segerstrom Center for the Arts), “South Pacific” (La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts), “Letters to Eve” (The Zoo Theatre Company).
A Stranger's Journey: A Conversation About Race, Identity, and Narrative /
With the increasing presence and visibility of Asian American artists and critics, authors David Henry Hwang, Gish Jen, and David Mura discuss Asian-American identity, narrative, and representation.
Date and Judges Set for 2019 Obie Awards /
The awards ceremony from the American Theatre Wing and Village Voice celebrates the best of Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway. The 64th annual Obie Awards, honoring Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions and artists, will take place May 20, 2019, at Terminal 5. Next year’s ceremony, founded by the Village Voice and co-presented with the American Theatre Wing, will mark the first since the Village Voice ended publication.
SOFT POWER, Kathleen Marshall and More Nominated for 2019 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards /
The nominees for the 29th Annual LA Stage AllianceOvation Awards, celebrating theatrical excellence and achievement throughout Los Angeles, were announced this week.
Among the Broadway names included are the Broadway-hopeful musical Soft Power, written by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori, Tony-winner Kathleen Marshal was also recognized for her work on Sweet Charity
American Theatre Wing Chair, David Henry Hwang presents 2018 National Theatre Company Award /
In a ceremony at the Viacom Center in New York, NY, Providence's The Wilbury Theatre Group accepted the prestigious 2018 National Theatre Company Award. Wilbury Founder and Artistic Director Josh Short accepted the award from Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, Chairman of the Board of The American Theatre Wing, best known as the creator of the Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards.
Asian American Theatre Artists Pepper LA’s Ovation Award Nominations for 2019 /
East West Players’ Allegiance and Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin and David Henry Hwang’s Soft Power lead the way.
For the unacquainted, the Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles, created to recognize excellence in theatrical performance, production, and design in the Greater Los Angeles area.