May 31 - David Henry HwangDavid Henry Hwang is an American playwright, screenwriter, librettist, and theatre professor at Columbia University in NYC. He’s received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundations, and more. Three of his works – M. Butterfly, Yellow Face, and Soft Power – have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Selected Credits: M. Butterfly (1988/2017) – Golden Child (1998) – Aida (2000) – Flower Drum Song (2002) – Tarzan (2006) – Yellow Face (2008 off B’way) – Soft Power (2019 off B’way)

Awards: Tony Award for Best Play: M. Butterfly (1988) – Obie Awards (1981, 1997, 2008) – Pulitzer Prize Finalist (1988, 2008, 2018)

David Henry Hwang – Backward and Forward

DavidHenryHwang.com

The New Musical-within-a-play: SOFT POWER

 

 

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