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Opened: March 20, 1988
Closing: January 27, 1990

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Broadway Theatres to Dim Lights for Arthur 'Artie' Gaffin 9/18
by Julie Musbach - Sep 17, 2019


The Broadway community mourns the loss of beloved Production Stage Manager, Arthur a?oeArtiea?? Gaffin, who passed away on September 13, 2019. To commemorate his life and work, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of the American Airlines, Marquis, New Amsterdam, St. James, and Broadhurst Theatres in New York for one minute on Wednesday, September 18 at exactly 7:45pm.

Meet the Current Cast of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 10, 2019


Earlier this year, on April 22, The Phantom of the Opera, reached a milestone that no other Broadway show has even come near. Phantom, the longest-running show in Broadway history, became the first Broadway show EVER to reach #13,000 performances. This is just one of many incredible achievements made by the show since it opened on Broadway over three decades ago.

BWW Interview: Francis Jue of THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE at TheatreWorks Talks about His Unexpected Journey from Sondheim to TheatreWorks to Hwang & Tesori to 'Madam Secretary'
by Jim Munson - Jul 16, 2019


Broadway and TV actor Frances Jue is currently starring in TheatreWorks' production of Julia Cho's 'The Language Archive.' Mr. Jue recently talked to BroadwayWorld about his lengthy and surprising career path, from his formative experiences with Stephen Sondheim and TheatreWorks to working with Tony winners David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori, and of course his continuing role on the CBS television series 'Madam Secretary.' His fascinating story serves as an inspiring example for anyone who doesn't see a clear path to success or struggles to find a place to fit in.

The Theatre Podcast With Alan Seales Welcomes Ann Harada
by Julie Musbach - Jun 20, 2019


Podcast Exclusive: The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales features Ann Harada.

651 ARTS Presents EXCUSE ME, HELLO
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2019


As part of this year's NYC Pride, Brooklyn's leading organization for the Diasporic Arts, 651 ARTS, is proud to present dynamic entertainer and performance artist Andre J. with their first major presentation, Excuse Me, Hello, a site-specific theatrical installation that celebrates the reinvention of the human spirit through fashion, fun and music. The presentation will have its debut at The Plaza at 300 Ashland on Friday, June 28th as part of a free, outdoor celebration in collaboration with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership before being presented during BAM's Everybooty, one of Brooklyn's most iconic Pride Week parties, at the BAM's Fisher the next day on Saturday, June 29th.

Who Will Win at the 2019 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 7, 2019


The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 10th at 8/9c hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize...

BWW Review: Updated M. BUTTERFLY Springs to Life at South Coast Repertory
by Michael Quintos - May 31, 2019


To close out its 55th season, Orange County's Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory is mounting David Henry Hwang's intriguing and mysterious play M. BUTTERFLY, using the playwright's much more layered and riveting 2017 Broadway revival as its source material. Marked assuredly by powerful, gripping performances, this admirable OC staging---directed with clarifying precision by Desdemona Chiang that continues through June 8 in Costa Mesa---keeps you at the edge of your seat, as it unpacks a story filled with wobbly uncertainties and vague declarations. A beautifully complex production that echoes sentiments of gender conformity/fluidity crossed with geopolitical issues that still resonate in today's ever-changing world, M. BUTTERFLY---particularly with this strong new update instituted by the original playwright himself---is definitely worth seeing.

The Santa Fe Opera Announces 2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2019


General Director Robert K. Meya today announced two new world premiere operas commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera. Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly will open on August 1, 2020. 

BWW Feature: Santa Fe Opera Announces 2020 Season
by Zoe Burke - May 8, 2019


The Santa Fe Opera's General Director Robert K. Meya today announced repertory and casting for the company's exciting 64th Season in 2020. On the panel joining Meya for the announcement were the President of the Board of Directors Susan G. Marineau, Andrea Fellows Walters, Director of Community Engagement, and Cori Ellison, the company's first, recently appointed Dramaturg.

ArtsWest To Stage M. BUTTERFLY Revival's West Coast Premiere
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2019


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 Today through Sunday until February 17.

ArtsWest To Stage M. BUTTERFLY Revival's West Coast Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2019


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.

Thursday 5(+1): Six Gentlemen From the Nashville Premiere of THE BOYS IN THE BAND
by Jeffrey Ellis - Sep 27, 2018


It's the day of the show, y'all: The Nashville premiere of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band is tonight - at The Barbershop Theatre, 4003 Indiana Avenue in The Nations - and six of the actors portraying Crowley's now-iconic characters took time from tech week to answer questions about their processes and to offer their reasons for why you should come see the show.

THE BOYS IN THE BAND Set for 6 Performance Run at Barbershop Theatre 9/27-10/1
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2018


Nine Nashville area actors have been cast in the upcoming production of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band, which will play six performances at The Barbershop Theatre, 4003 Indiana Avenue, in a production helmed by veteran director Jeffrey Ellis, who is known throughout Tennessee as a leading theater journalist and critic.

David Henry Hwang To Host Masterclass in Manila September 28th
by Alan Henry - Sep 24, 2018


Noted American playwright, screenwriter, and librettist David Henry Hwang who wrote the 1988 Tony Award for Best Play 'M. BUTTERFLY' (which is currently playing at Maybank Performing Arts Theater until September 30) is coming to Manila to conduct a strictly by invitation only 'Master Class' on September 28 - 3 pm.

CURSED CHILD, MEAN GIRLS & More Earn Nominations for Casting Society of America's Artios Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 20, 2018


The Casting Society of America (CSA) announced today the list of nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Casting in the television, theatre, short form series and short film categories. Nominees will be recognized at the 34th Annual ArtiosAwards, taking place on January 31, 2019, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles & Stage 48 in New York City.

AMNH Margaret Mead Film Festival To Debut 50 Documentaries
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 20, 2018


The 2018 Margaret Mead Film Festival—the internationally recognized premier platform for documentary films—will screen 55 outstanding films representing 39 countries and host special events and performances from Thursday, October 18, through Sunday, October 21, at the American Museum of Natural History. The public can purchase tickets and see full film descriptions and trailers online at amnh.org/mead, and can create a personalized film schedule at mead2018.sched.com.

Photo Flash: First Look at M. BUTTERFLY, Produced by Jhett Tolentino
by Oliver Oliveros - Sep 12, 2018


Presented by acclaimed Broadway producer Jhett Tolentino and Frontrow Entertainment, M. BUTTERFLY (1988), the Tony Award-winning play written by David Henry Hwang, is all set to open tonight, September 13, at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater, BGC Arts Center, Bonifacio Global City. Multi-award winning stage and film director Kanakan-Balintagos directs this highly anticipated production.

A New Production Of Saint-Saens's Samson ET DALILA Opens The Metropolitan Opera's 2018-19 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2018


The Metropolitan Opera will open its 134th  season on Monday, September 24, with a new production of Saint-Saens's biblical tragedy Samson et Dalila, conducted by Sir Mark Elder and starring El?na Garan?a and Roberto Alagna, last seen together at the Met in acclaimed performances of Bizet's Carmen. Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest opposite Elchin Azizov as the Philistine King Abimelech and Dmitry Belosselskiy as the Old Hebrew. Making his Met debut, Tony Award-winner Darko Tresnjak directs the first new Met production of the opera in 20 years.  The opening performance will be simulcast live to Times Square, and the October 20 matinee will be seen throughout the world, as part of The Met: Live in HD series.

THE BOYS IN THE BAND Set for 6 Performance Run at Barbershop Theatre 9/27-10/1
by Jeffrey Ellis - Aug 22, 2018


Nine Nashville area actors have been cast in the upcoming production of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band, which will play six performances at The Barbershop Theatre, 4003 Indiana Avenue, in a production helmed by veteran director Jeffrey Ellis, who is known throughout Tennessee as a leading theater journalist and critic.

BWW Interview: Acclaimed Film-Stage Director Kanakan-Balintagos Talks M. BUTTERFLY; Show Premieres 9/13
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Jul 31, 2018


A prolific dramatist, Tennessee Williams proved most succinct in declaring an ironic dictum: A play does not exist until it's on the stage.

Roppongi Male Chorus Presents U.S. Premiere Of THE LAST MESSAGE By Shigeaki Saegusa
by BWW News Desk - Jun 8, 2018


Roppongi Male Chorus ZIG-ZAG (ROKUDAN) presents the U.S. Premiere of The Last Message at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, 57thStreet and 7th Avenue, NYC today, June 8, 2018, at 8pm. Tickets are $20-$50 and can be purchased at https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2018/06/08/ROPPONGI-MALE-CHORUS-ZIGZAG-0800PM or by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800.

Roppongi Male Chorus ZIG-ZAG (ROKUDAN) Presents the U.S. Premeire of THE LAST MESSAGE
by Julie Musbach - Jun 4, 2018


Roppongi Male Chorus ZIG-ZAG (ROKUDAN) presents the U.S. Premiere of The Last Message at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and 7th Avenue, NYC on Friday, June 8, 2018, at 8pm.

Who Will Win at the 2018 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by BWW Special - Jun 10, 2018


The 72nd Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 10th at 8/9c hosted by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize...

JoAnne Akalaitis Returns To The Guthrie With World Premiere Of BAD NEWS! I WAS THERE…
by Julie Musbach - May 23, 2018


The Guthrie Theater (Joseph Haj, artistic director) announced it will present BAD NEWS! i was there… created and directed by JoAnne Akalaitis with Kate Atwell, Greg Taubman and Ashley Tata with original music and sound by Bruce Odland. Playing June 2-3, 2018, for four performances only, this unique theater experience will take place in the Guthrie lobbies in promenade style, which requires patrons to stand and walk during the performance. A limited number of chairs will be available for accessible seating.

M. Butterfly FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of M. Butterfly have there been?
M. Butterfly has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1988 and Broadway which opened in 2017.
What Tony Awards has M. Butterfly been nominated for?
M. Butterfly has been nominated for several Tony Awards. It was nominated for Best Play, Best Costume Design for Eiko Ishioka, Best Direction of a Play for John Dexter, Best Lighting Design for Andy Phillips, and Best Scenic Design for Eiko Ishioka.
What Tony Awards has M. Butterfly won?
M. Butterfly has won several Tony Awards. It won the Tony Award for Best Play. Additionally, it received awards for Best Costume Design for Eiko Ishioka, Best Direction of a Play for John Dexter, Best Lighting Design for Andy Phillips, and Best Scenic Design for Eiko Ishioka. These awards recognize the excellence of M. Butterfly in various aspects of its production.
What awards has M. Butterfly been nominated for?
M. Butterfly has been nominated for several awards. These include Best Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for David Henry Hwang, Outstanding Costume Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Eiko Ishioka, Outstanding Director - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for John Dexter, Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards for David Henry Hwang, Outstanding Set Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Eiko Ishioka, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for John Lithgow, Best Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Best Debut Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for B.D. Wong, John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for David Henry Hwang, and Performance at the Theatre World Awards for B.D. Wong.
What awards has M. Butterfly won?
M. Butterfly has won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for David Henry Hwang. The show also received the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Costume Design for Eiko Ishioka, Outstanding Director - Play for John Dexter, Outstanding New Play for David Henry Hwang, and Outstanding Set Design for Eiko Ishioka. Additionally, John Lithgow was honored with the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards, while M. Butterfly won the Best Broadway Play category at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. B.D. Wong received the Best Debut Performance award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and David Henry Hwang was recognized with the John Gassner Playwriting Award. B.D. Wong also received the Performance award at the Theatre World Awards.

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