David Henry Hwang is a Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1957, Hwang grew up in a Chinese American household and attended Stanford University where he earned a degree in English.
David Henry Hwang, Soft Power
David Henry Hwang, Soft Power
David Henry HwangSoft Power
David Henry Hwang, Soft Power
David Henry Hwang, Chinglish
David Henry Hwang, Yellow Face
David Henry Hwang,, Yellow Face
David Henry Hwang, Yellow Face
David Henry Hwang, Flower Drum Song
David Henry Hwang, Golden Child
David Henry Hwang, Golden Child
David Henry HwangM. Butterfly
David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly
David Henry Hwang, M Butterfly
David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly
David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly
David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly
David Henry Hwang, The Dance and the Railroad
David Henry Hwang, Family Devotions
David Henry Hwang, FOB
David Henry Hwang has not appeared on Broadway.
David Henry Hwang has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.
David Henry Hwang's first West End show was Tyger which opened in 1971
David Henry Hwang has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout his career. Some of his nominations include Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Soft Power," Best Play at the Tony Awards for "Golden Child" and "M. Butterfly," and Playwriting at the Obie Awards for "Yellow Face" and "Golden Child." Hwang has also received nominations for The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "M. Butterfly," "Yellow Face," and "Soft Power." Additionally, he has been recognized with awards like Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "M Butterfly," Outstanding Play at the Helen Hayes Awards for "M. Butterfly," and Best New American Play at the Obie Awards for "FOB."
David Henry Hwang has won several prestigious awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Book of a Musical and Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Soft Power." He has also received Playwriting awards at the Obie Awards for "Yellow Face" and "Golden Child." Additionally, Hwang won the Outstanding New Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for "M Butterfly" and the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same play. His accolades also include the Best Play Tony Award for "M Butterfly" and the Best New American Play Obie Award for "FOB."
David Henry Hwang has written 17 shows including Alice in Wonderland (Libretto), FOB (Playwright), The Dance and the Railroad (Playwright), Family Devotions (Playwright), Sound and Beauty (Playwright), Rich Relations (Playwright), M. Butterfly (Playwright), Face Value (Composer), Golden Child (Playwright), Golden Child (Playwright), Aida (Bookwriter), Tarzan (Bookwriter), Yellow Face (Playwright), Yellow Face (Playwright), Chinglish (Playwright), Kung Fu (Playwright), In Your Arms (Story).
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