Some of My Tony Thoughts on Upcoming Announcement by Frank Rizzo

Jeremy Jordan in “Floyd Collins” First, a big thanks to Adam Feldman for setting me straight (so to speak) on a few eligib…

Celebrating the OCC's 75th Anniversary— and Its Nominees for the 2024-2025 Season by Jan Simpson

The 2024-2025 theater season ends on Sunday with the dual openings of the musicals Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves. And I’m exhausted. But it’s the kind of good exhaustion that c…

David Henry Hwang doesn’t mind being the butt of the joke — in fact, for Broadway’s ‘Yellow Face’ he needed to be by Ruthie Fierberg

The three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist explains why he structured the comedy as a pseudo-documentary and how putting himself at the center freed up audiences.

‘Yellow Face’ star Francis Jue on playing David Henry Hwang’s father for 17 years: ‘He was allowed to thrive until he wasn’t’ by Sam Eckmann

“In 17 years, I think every single cell in your body has changed over at least once. I think that I changed more than the play did,” says Francis Jue in reference to the play Yellow Face…

Time 100 Most Influential People Includes Demi Moore, Snoop Dogg, Lorne Michaels, Ted Sarandos, Nicole Scherzinger & Other Showbiz Figures by Greg Evans

Time magazine has announced its annual list of 100 most influential people in the world, and the entertainment industries are represented this year by, among others, Demi Moore, Snoop Dogg, …

All Hail the Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Award Nominations Announced Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively hono…

Lucille Lortel Awards Nominations: The First Of Nominations is Out by Suzanna Bowling

Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards – the only New York theatre award to exclusively honor Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway – were announced today by Francis Jue, s…

Adam Driver, Kara Young, Alaska Thunderf*ck and More Receive Lucille Lortel Award Nominations by Hayley Levitt

Nominations for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were announced today by Francis Jue, star of Broadway’s Yellow Face, and Krysta Rodriguez, currently appearing in Smash on Broadway. T…

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.

‘Yellow Face’ author David Henry Hwang wrote himself into the narrative, but he’s still ‘the Susan Lucci of the Pulitzers’ by Sam Eckmann

David Henry Hwang was already a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his comedy Yellow Face back in 2007, but the acclaimed play only just landed on Broadway this season courtesy of Roundabout Theate…

Live captures of ‘Yellow Face’ and ‘Girl From the North Country’ will air on PBS in May by Michael Abourizk

A West End production of “Kiss Me, Kate” will also be featured on the network’s “Great Performances” series.

Yellow Face, Girl From the North Country, and More to Be Broadcast on Great Performances

David Henry Hwang's YELLOW FACE to Air on PBS This May

PBS has confirmed that the recording of Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face will air on Friday, May 16 as part of the Great Performances series.

Cole Escola and Cats: The Jellicle Ball Among 2025 Obie Award Winners by Darryn King

The winners of the 2025 Obie Awards, celebrating excellence in off- and off-off-Broadway theater, were announced on February 1. Several honorees are well known to Broadway audiences. In the…

Schmigadoon! Sneak Peak ahead of Kennedy Center Run by bwaySHO

Join the star-studded cast of Schmigadoon! during a press day with @bwaySHO! Stay tuned for the full interviews and get your tix now for the Kennedy Center production from January 31st unt…

'Schmigadoon!' Musical Cast Performs 'Corn Puddin' by BroadwayWorld

Watch the cast of The Kennedy Center's Schmigadoon perform "Corn Puddin'" before their world premiere! Schmigadoon! will star two-time Tony® nominee Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, The Kenn…

The Broadway Shows of 2024 by BroadwayWorld

Measure a year in Broadway shows. Take a look back on the Broadway shows of 2024, including: Prayer for the French Republic, Days of Wine and Roses, Doubt, The Notebook, An Enemy of the Peop…

Francis Jue on ‘Yellow Face,’ A Play About What We Believe America Is by Harry Haun

Francis Jue talks with Observer about his role in the Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's 'Yellow Face.' "David wrote it 20 years ago, but it feels like it’s a play of today. We’re s…

Today on Broadway: Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 by Matt Tamanini

Jeremy Jordan to Play ‘Floyd Collins,’ ‘Yellow Face’ to Be Filmed, ‘Ragtime’ Won’t Air on PBS Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast reca…

David Henry Hwang’s ‘Yellow Face’ to be filmed for PBS by Michael Abourizk

Star Daniel Dae Kim’s production company, 3AD, will partner with PBS on the capture.

YELLOW FACE Starring Daniel Dae Kim to Premiere on PBS

Great Performances has announced it will capture Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face for premiere on PBS. The Great Performances premiere o…

Offscript: David Henry Hwang’s Mistaken Identity by American Theatre Editors

In a recent conversation with publications director Kelundra Smith, the 'Yellow Face' playwright talked about progress in representation and the unfairness of criticism.

Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility for JOB, The Hills of California, Oh, Mary! and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today, for the first time this season, to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. The productions discu…

Returning To Direct ‘Yellow Face’ 17 Years Later, She Finds It More Relevant Than Ever by Jeryl Brunner

Tony-nominated Suffs director Leigh Silverman directed David Henry Hwang’s play Yellow Face. The Roundabout Theatre Company production is now playing at Todd Haimes Theatre.

Francis Jue Takes a Victory Lap in ‘Yellow Face’ by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Seventeen years after he first appeared in “Yellow Face,” the veteran actor Francis Jue has returned with a nuanced performance as a blustery patriarch.

Interview: Francis Jue on Returning to Yellow Face and the Power of Asian American Stories on Broadway

Interview: Francis Jue on Returning to Yellow Face and the Power of Asian American Stories on BroadwayInterview:

Everything That Would Be Copy for Nora Ephron Nowadays by Elyse Sommer by Elyse Sommer

Everything That Would Be Copy for Nora Ephron Nowadays by Elyse Sommer Nora Ephron and her three sisters were raised by parents who were successful screenwriters. All  became writers, but i…

Broadway Review: “Yellow Face” at the Todd Haimes Theatre (Currently On) by David Roberts

Something old becomes new again with the current production of “Yellow Face” by Roundabout Theatre, which has been produced nationally, and internationally since it opened off-Broadway a…

Yellow Face by Joel Benjamin

Clearly, Hwang’s playwright-within-the-play has been on a colorful journey, full of characters that amuse, anger and move him.  Hwang’s genius here is his ability to spin his real life …

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