Yellow Face 2007 - Articles Page 13

Opened: December 10, 2007
Closing: January 13, 2008

Yellow Face - 2007 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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The lines between truth and fiction blur with hilarious and moving results in David Henry Hwang’s unreliable memoir. Asian-American playwright DHH, fresh off his Tony Award win for M. Butterfly, leads a protest against the casting of Jonathan Pryce as the Eurasian pimp in the original Broadway production of Miss Saigon, condemning the practice as “yellowface.” His position soon comes back to haunt him when he mistakes a Caucasian actor, Marcus G. Dahlman, for mixed-race, and casts him in the lead Asian role of his own Broadway-bound comedy, Face Value. When DHH discovers the truth of Marcus’ ethnicity, he tries to conceal his blunder to protect his reputation as an Asian-American role model, by passing the actor off as a “Siberian Jew.” Meanwhile, DHH’s father, Henry Y. Hwang, an immigrant who loves the American Dream and Frank Sinatra, finds himself ensnared in the same web of late-1990's anti-Chinese paranoia that also leads to the “Donorgate” scandal and the arrest of Los Alamos nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. As he clings to his old multicultural rhetoric, this new racist witch hunt forces DHH to confront the complex and ever-changing role that “face” plays in American life today

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Yellow Face - 2007 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 13

Xanthe Elbrick Joins Cast of 'Beebo Brinker'
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2008


Xanthe Elbrick, Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominee and winner of Theatre World Award winner for Coram Boy, will join the cast of the 2008 GLAAD Media Award winner BEEBO BRINKER CHRONICLES on Tuesday, March 25th.

SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle 2007 Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2008


Representing the print and electronic media, 21 members of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle announced the winners of 36 drama awards and 31 musical awards from 243 nominated actors, designers, productions, and more reviewed in 2007. Over 400 productions were seen in 2007 by Circle critics reviewing theatre from San Jose to Santa Rosa, San Francisco to Concord.

Baltimore's Performers of 2007: Actor of the Year
by James Howard - Jan 1, 2008


Toby's Dinner Theatres' David Bosley-Reynolds

Rockettes Kick Off the Holiday Season
by Christine Benson - Nov 19, 2007


The world-famous Rockettes take their Radio City Christmas Spectacular on tour in its 75th season.

Annaleigh Ashford: Bubble-Bound
by Eugene Lovendusky - Oct 7, 2007


Annaleigh Ashford made her Broadway debut as Margot in the Tony Award-nominated musical Legally Blonde. Prior to this engagement, she was a bright 20-year-old spinning in a grandiose green dress on-stage in the first national tour ensemble of Wicked. Some nights on the road, she would cover the role of Glinda, The Good. But beginning Tuesday, October 9, 2007, Annaleigh returns to the legendary bubble, assuming the role on Broadway! Annaleigh discusses her transition from one thrilling moment in her early performing career to another…

NYMF 2007 Announces Complete Schedule
by BWW News Desk - Aug 28, 2007


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fourth year, is a three-week event in NYC that has premiered over 90 musicals in its first three years, becoming the largest musical theatre event in America. Tickets for NYMF productions are available at www.nymf.org or by calling 212-352-3101. This year's Festival will run from September 17 through October 7 with the following schedule of events...

Shepard, Hwang, Rea, 'Hair,' Etc. Part of New Public Season
by BWW News Desk - Jul 30, 2007


The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announced today the lineup for its 2007-08 season: seven exciting new productions that will mark the return of three of The Public's most-produced playwrights and introduce several emerging new voices to Public Theater audiences.

NYMF Announces 18 Musicals for Next Link Project
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2007


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is pleased to announce the first 18 new musicals selected for this year's fourth-annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, September 17 through October 7, 2007.

Photo Coverage: Ma-Yi Benefit
by Linda Lenzi - Apr 25, 2007


David Henry Hwang was among the honorees celebrated at the Ma-Yi Theatre Company's April 23rd benefit, featuring Jenn Gambatese and Jose Llana

Hwang Honored at 4/23 Benefit, with Llana, Gambatese
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2007


The OBIE Award-winning Ma-Yi Theater Company, one of the leading theater companies in the U.S. devoted to presenting work about the Asian-American experience, honors Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and Loida Nicolas Lewis, a best-selling author and the Asian-American CEO of TLC Beatrice, as part of its Seventh Annual Benefit and Awards Dinner on Monday, April 23

Ahmanson to House Taper Plays During Renovations
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2007


The Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles will host a season of recent hit musicals in 2007 and 2008 while the Mark Taper Forum undergoes renovation.

Taper Forum to be Renovated in July; Reopens in '08
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2007


After the Mark Taper Forum's current '06-'07 season, the Los Angeles theatre will close for summer renovations and will open next year.

Hwang Play Launches Public Theater-Stanford Partnership
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2007


Stanford University and The Public Theater today announced a long-term, three-tiered partnership that will create new theatrical works, support emerging and established artists, cultivate new audiences, and foster innovation and diversity in the arts at Stanford and in the American theater industry.

Florida Premiere of 'Lincolnesque'
by Beau Higgins - Sep 2, 2006


Brown's 13 and Mamet Musical Among CTG Shows in '06-'07
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2006


Jason Robert Brown's 13, a musical by David Mamet, and Jeff Calhoun, DeafWest and GrooveLily's musical version of Sleeping Beauty are among the 2006-2007 offerings presented by the Center Theatre Group at the Mark Taper Forum and the Kirk Douglas Theatre

Yellow Face FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Yellow Face have there been?
Yellow Face has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2007.
What awards has Yellow Face been nominated for?
Yellow Face has been nominated for several awards. Francis Jue was nominated for Performance at the Obie Awards, and David Henry Hwang was nominated for Playwriting at the Obie Awards.
What awards has Yellow Face won?
Yellow Face has won several awards, including the Performance (Obie Awards) for Francis Jue and Playwriting (Obie Awards) for David Henry Hwang.

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