M. Butterfly Revival 2017
Ages: 14+
Opened: October 26, 2017Closing: December 17, 2017
M. Butterfly - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
James Earl Jones Theater (Broadway)
138 West 48th St. New York, NY
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.
Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Clive Owen will star as Rene Gallimard in the first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M. BUTTERFLY, directed by Tony Award winner Julie Taymor.
For the Tony Award-winning play's first Broadway return, Hwang will introduce 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.
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M. Butterfly
8 / 10
Three decades later, M. Butterfly remains provocative and timely, with a great deal to unpack-in part because Hwang, in an unusually extensive revision of the text for its current Broadway revival, has stuffed it with new information. The humiliated Rene Gallimard (Clive Owen) still begins the play in the cocoon of a French prison cell, guiding the audience through flashbacks to his time with Song Liling (Jin Ha, continuously intriguing). But the nature of their intercultural romance has shifted. When they meet in this version, Gallimard knows that Song is male; Song must invent a far-fetched family history to convince him otherwise. These changes, among others, help shift the storytelling away from symbolism and toward a more specific account of a particular relationship, albeit a bizarre one. Aside from lively dance sequences set at the Peking Opera-which was traditionally all-male, Song notes, 'Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act'-there are few spectacular flourishes.
Theater Review: M. Butterfly, Chasing Its Own Reality
7 / 10
When David Henry Hwang's memory play M. Butterfly made its Broadway debut almost 30 years ago, it took home the Tonys for Best Play, Best Direction, and Best Performance by a Featured Actor (B. D. Wong in a career-making turn as the Chinese opera singer Song Liling). It also ran for almost two years - a remarkable feat considering its thematically ambitious, stranger-than-fiction story. The play is based both on Puccini's romantic (and deeply problematic) tragedy of an opera, Madama Butterfly, and on the real-life affair between the Beijing opera singer Shei Pei Pu and French diplomat Bernard Boursicot, who for 20 years believed his male lover to be a woman.
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Photo Flash: Lori Tan Chinn Visits M. BUTTERFLY
by Stephi Wild - December 16, 2017
by Stephi Wild - December 16, 2017
'Orange is the New Black' star and Broadway vet Lori Tan Chinn received a warm welcome at the Cort Theatre last night from the cast of the Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award -winning play, M. Butterfly.
Happy Trails: M. BUTTERFLY Flies Away- Final Broadway Performance Today
by Nicole Rosky - December 17, 2017
by Nicole Rosky - December 17, 2017
Before she flies away for good, we're charting Butterfly's course to Broadway below!
M. BUTTERFLY Will Now Play Final Broadway Performance This Weekend
by Nicole Rosky - December 12, 2017
by Nicole Rosky - December 12, 2017
The first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award -winning play, M. BUTTERFLY will play its final performance on Sunday, December 17, 2017, after playing 19 previews and 61 regular performances at the Cort Theatre (138 W 48th Street).
David Henry Hwang Explores THE SOUND OF M. BUTTERFLY Today at Rubin Museum
by BWW News Desk - December 8, 2017
by BWW News Desk - December 8, 2017
Sound permeates our daily lives and shapes our existence. From 'ear yoga' to Buddhist-inspired opera, talks and programs this fall build on themes in Rubin Museum's newest exhibition, The World Is Sound. For more about the exhibition, visit RubinMuseum.org/Wavelength, and scroll down for related talks, films and experiences, including a panel with David Henry Hwang about Broadway's M. Butterfly!
M. BUTTERFLY Revival Announces Final Flutter on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017
The first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M. Butterfly will play its final performance on Sunday, January 14, 2018 after playing 19 previews and 93 regular performances at the Cort Theatre (138 W 48th Street).
BWW Review: Julie Taymor Directs Revised Version of David Henry Hwang's Tony Winner M. BUTTERFLY
by Michael Dale - November 18, 2017
by Michael Dale - November 18, 2017
When David Henry Hwang's 1988 Best Play Tony-winner M. BUTTERFLY, inspired by the romance between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Peking opera singer Shi Pei Pu, who the Frenchman didn't know was a) a Communist spy, and b) a man, first played on Broadway, there was a not so small detail that tended to baffle audience members.
BWW Interview: Celeste Den Conducts Dangerous Liaisons in M. BUTTERFLY
by Naomi Serviss - November 13, 2017
by Naomi Serviss - November 13, 2017
In her Broadway debut, Den is acting in a play that she says 'had a orofound effect on me' from the time she first read it while in high school.
David Henry Hwang to Explore THE SOUND OF M. BUTTERFLY at Rubin Museum
by BWW News Desk - November 6, 2017
by BWW News Desk - November 6, 2017
Sound permeates our daily lives and shapes our existence. From 'ear yoga' to Buddhist-inspired opera, talks and programs this fall build on themes in Rubin Museum's newest exhibition, The World Is Sound. For more about the exhibition, visit RubinMuseum.org/Wavelength, and scroll down for related talks, films and experiences, including a panel with David Henry Hwang about Broadway's M. Butterfly!
David Henry Hwang & Julie Taymor Chat M. BUTTERFLY Today at Asia Society Museum
by BWW News Desk - November 3, 2017
by BWW News Desk - November 3, 2017
Asia Society continues its discussions and events, including David Henry Hwang and Julie Taymor in conversation about M. Butterfly's return to Broadway. Scroll down for details!
Peeking Behind the Curtain of M. BUTTERFLY's Star-Studded History
by A.A. Cristi - November 3, 2017
by A.A. Cristi - November 3, 2017
David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M BUTTERFLY, directed by Julie Taymor, opened this week at the Cort Theatre.
TV: Watch Highlights from M. BUTTERFLY on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - October 27, 2017
by Nicole Rosky - October 27, 2017
The first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award -winning play, M. BUTTERFLY, officially opened last night at Broadway's Cort Theatre (138 W 48th Street). Check out highlights below!
TV: Go Inside M. BUTTERFLY's High-Flying Opening Night!
by TV - Opening Night Special - October 27, 2017
by TV - Opening Night Special - October 27, 2017
David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M BUTTERFLY, directed by Julie Taymor, opened just last night at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th street).
Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for M. BUTTERFLY!
by Walter McBride - October 27, 2017
by Walter McBride - October 27, 2017
David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M BUTTERFLY, directed byJulie Taymor, opened just last night at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th street). We're taking you to the star-studded red carpet below!
Photo Coverage: M. BUTTERFLY Returns! Go Inside the Opening Night Party!
by Walter McBride - October 27, 2017
by Walter McBride - October 27, 2017
David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M BUTTERFLY, directed byJulie Taymor, opened just last night at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th street). We're taking you inside the after party below!
Photo Coverage: Clive Owen & M. BUTTERFLY Company Take Opening Night Bows!
by Walter McBride - October 27, 2017
by Walter McBride - October 27, 2017
David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M BUTTERFLY, directed byJulie Taymor, opened just last night at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th street). We're taking you inside the Cort for the company's first official bows below!
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In on the Broadway Revival of M. BUTTERFLY- All the Reviews!
by A.A. Cristi - October 26, 2017
by A.A. Cristi - October 26, 2017
David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning play, M BUTTERFLY, directed by Julie Taymor, opens tonight at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th street).
M. Butterfly History
Other Productions of M. Butterfly
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