Earlier today, Signature Theatre revealed the full cast for the World Premiere of David Henry Hwang's new play Kung Fu, directed by Leigh Silverman with choreography by Sonya Tayeh. The production runs February 4 through March 16, 2014 with a February 24, 2014 opening night in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center. All tickets for the initial run of the production are $25 as part of the Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first glimpse inside rehearsal with stars Cole Horibe, Phoebe Strole and more!
Phoebe Strole joins the production, alongside previously announced Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee, playing Lee's wife Linda. Jon Rua also joins the cast which features Emmanuel Brown, Clifton Duncan, Bradley Fong, Francis Jue, Peter Kim, Ari Loeb, Reed Luplau, Kristen Faith Oei and Christopher Vo.
An exhilarating portrait of international icon Bruce Lee's journey from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend,KUNG FU blends dance, Chinese opera, martial arts and drama into a bold new theatrical form. This World Premiere production follows Lee in America as he struggles to prove himself as a fighter, a husband, a father, and a man.
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Photos by Gregory Costanzo
David Henry Hwang, Leigh Silverman
Cole Horibe, Leigh Silverman, James Houghton
Reed Luplau, Bradley Fong, Clifton Duncan