The first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang’s Tony Award-winning play, M. BUTTERFLY, opened at the Cort Theatre (138 W 48th Street) on October 26, 2017. Check out my coverage at the theater and opening night party at the Red Eye Grill.
Kathryn Layng and David Henry Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang and Kathryn Layng. Photo by Lia Chang
Jeff Layng, Kathryn Layng and David Henry Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang and Kathryn Layng. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang and Kathryn Layng. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang and Kathryn Layng. Photo by Lia Chang
Directed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor, M. BUTTERFLY stars Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Clive Owen as Rene Gallimard and Broadway newcomer Jin Ha in the role of Song Liling.
David Henry Hwang and Julie Taymor. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang and Julie Taymor. Photo by Lia Chang
Julie Taymor Photo by Lia Chang
Julie Taymor. Photo by Lia Chang
Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor. Photo by Lia Chang
Elliot Goldenthal Photo by Lia Chang
The cast also features Murray Bartlett, Michael Countryman, Enid Graham, Clea Alsip, Emmanuel Brown, Celeste Den, Jess Fry, Jason Garcia Ignacio, Kristen Faith Oei, Thomas Michael Hammond, Jake Manabat, Erica Sweany, John Leonard Thompson, Scott Weber and Erica Wong.
The Cort Theatre. Photo by Lia Chang
The Cort Theatre. Photo by Lia Chang
Luba Mason and Ruben Blades. Photo by Lia Chang
Luba Mason and Ruben Blades. Photo by Lia Chang
Austin Smith and Phillipa Soo. Photo by Lia Chang
Phillipa Soo. Photo by Lia Chang
Phillipa Soo. Photo by Lia Chang
Orfeh and Andy Karl. Photo by Lia Chang
Orfeh and Andy Karl. Photo by Lia Chang
Choreographer Ma Cong. Photo by Lia Chang
Thomas Landrum and Ma Cong. Photo by Lia Chang
Sam Gilroy and Tony Gilroy. Photo by Lia Chang
Patrick McEnroe and Melissa Errico. Photo by Lia Chang
Stephen Wallem and Edie Falco. Photo by Lia Chang
Tamara Tunie. Photo by Lia Chang
Sarah Treem and a guest. Photo by Lia Chang
Sarah Treem and David Henry Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang
David Henry Hwang’s modern classic, M. BUTTERFLY, charts the scandalous romance between a married French diplomat and a mysterious Chinese opera singer – a remarkable love story of international espionage and personal betrayal. Their 20-year relationship pushed and blurred the boundaries between male and female, east and west – while redefining the nature of love and the devastating cost of deceit.
David Henry Hwang, Jin Ha, Julie Taymor and Clive Owen. Photo by Lia Chang
Clive Owen. Photo by Lia Chang
Clive Owen. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha and Clive Owen. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha and Clive Owen. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha and Clive Owen. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha and Clive Owen. Photo by Lia Chang
Clive Owen and Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Clive Owen, David Henry Hwang and Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Clive Owen, David Henry Hwang and Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha and Julie Taymor Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha introduces his family to Clive Owen. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha introduces his family to Julie Taymor and her husband Elliot Goldenthal. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha, Julie Taymor, a guest and Elliot Goldenthal. Photo by Lia Chang
For the Tony Award-winning play’s first Broadway return, Hwang has written new material inspired by the real-life love affair between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Chinese opera singer Shi Pei Pu that has come to light since the play’s 1988 premiere.
Celeste Den and her husband Chad Christopher. Photo by Lia Chang
Celeste Den. Photo by Lia Chang
Celeste Den. Photo by Lia Chang
Clea Alsip, Enid Graham and Celeste Den. Photo by Lia Chang
Clea Alsip. Photo by Lia Chang
Clea Alsip. Photo by Lia Chang
Clea Alsip, Jin Ha and Erica Wong. Photo by Lia Chang
Clea Alsip and her boyfriend. Photo by Lia Chang
Enid Graham. Photo by Lia Chang
Enid Graham. Photo by Lia Chang
Robert Sella, Enid Graham and their sons. Photo by Lia Chang
Erica Sweany. Photo by Lia Chang
Erica Wong. Photo by Lia Chang
Erica Wong. Photo by Lia Chang
Erica Wong. Photo by Lia Chang
Manny Brown, Erica Wong and a guest. Photo by Lia Chang
Jake Manabat, Jason C. Brown. Photo by Lia Chang
Jess Fry. Photo by Lia Chang
Jess Fry. Photo by Lia Chang
Manny Brown. Photo by Lia Chang
Manny Brown. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha and Manny Brown. Photo by Lia Chang
John Leonard Thompson and Erica Sweany. Photo by Lia Chang
Clea Alsip, Jin Ha and Erica Wong. Photo by Lia Chang
Kristen Faith Oei and Celeste Den. Photo by Lia Chang
Kristen Faith Oei. Photo by Lia Chang
Kristen Faith Oei. Photo by Lia Chang
Michael Countryman. Photo by Lia Chang
Murray Bartlett. Photo by Lia Chang
Murray Bartlett. Photo by Lia Chang
Scott Weber, Jess Fry, Manny Brown and Kristen Faith Oei. Photo by Lia Chang
Scott Weber, Jess Fry, Manny Brown and Kristen Faith Oei. Photo by Lia Chang
M. BUTTERFLY features original music by Academy Award winner Elliot Goldenthal, choreography by Ma Cong, scenic design by Paul Steinberg, costume design by Constance Hoffman, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Will Pickens, wig and hair design by Dave Bova, makeup design by Judy Chin, and casting by Telsey + Company/Will Cantler, CSA & Adam Caldwell, CSA.
Andre Holland. Photo by Lia Chang
Shay Vawn, Andre Holland and Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Andre Holland, Jin Ha, Shay Vawn and a guest. Photo by Lia Chang
Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia Chang
Garth Kravits. Photo by Lia Chang
Kristen Faith Oei Garth Kravits and Jake Manabat. Photo by Lia Chang
Andrew Good and Austin Ku. Photo by Lia Chang
Chuck Thompson, Monie Thompson, Gladys Oei, Steven Oei and Kristen Faith Oei. Photo by Lia Chang
Garth Kravits and Stephen Nachamie. Photo by Lia Chang
Jake Manabat, Lia Chang and Kristen Faith Oei. Photo by Garth Kravits
Jamie Harris, Kristen Faith Oei and Justin Busch. Photo by Lia Chang
Jin Ha and Joanna C. Lee. Photo by Lia Chang
Ken Smith, Kristen Faith Oei and Joanna C. Lee. Photo by Lia Chang
Lia Chang and Garth Kravits. Photo by Ken Smith
Michael Nicholas and Kristen Faith Oei. Photo by Lia Chang
Shay Vawn and Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Shay Vawn and Jin Ha. Photo by Lia Chang
Tamara Tunie with her mother Gigi. Photo by Lia Chang
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David Henry Hwang, Ken Smith, Joanna C. Lee, Kathryn Layng and Grace Hwang. Photo by Lia Chang
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Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media content producer and co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films, making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Bev’s Girl Films’ debut short film, Hide and Seek was a top ten film in the Asian American Film Lab’s 2015 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, and she received a Best Actress nomination. BGF collaborates with and produces multi-media content for artists, actors, designers, theatrical productions, composers, musicians and corporations. Lia is also an internationally published and exhibited photographer, a multi-platform journalist, and a publicist. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman and Hide and Seek. She is profiled in Jade Magazine and Playbill.com.
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