{"product_id":"m-butterfly-broadway-revival-edition-paperback","title":"M. Butterfly: Broadway Revival Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Henry Hwang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Tony Award for Best Play, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and s\u003c\/b\u003eoon to be back on Broadway in a revival directed by the \u003ci\u003eLion King\u003c\/i\u003e's Julie Taymor, starring Clive Owen \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brilliant play of ideas... a visionary work that bridges the history and culture of two worlds.\"--\u003cb\u003eFrank Rich, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a true story that stunned the world, and inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera \u003ci\u003eMadama Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eM. Butterfly \u003c\/i\u003ewas an immediate sensation when it premiered in 1988. It opens in the cramped prison cell where diplomat Rene Gallimard is being held captive by the French government--and by his own illusions. He recalls a time when Song Liling, the beautiful Chinese diva, touched him with a love as vivid, as seductive--and as elusive--as a butterfly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow could he have known that his true love was, in fact, a spy for the Chinese government--and a man disguised as a woman? The diplomat relives the twenty-year affair from the temptation to the seduction, from its consummation to the scandal that ultimately consumed them both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Butterfly \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most compelling, explosive, and slyly humorous dramas ever to light the Broadway stage, a work of unrivaled brilliance, illuminating the conflict between men and women, the differences between East and West, racial stereotypes--and the shadows we cast around our most cherished illusions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe original cast included John Lithgow as Gallimard and BD Wong as Song Liling. During the show's 777-performance run, David Dukes, Anthony Hopkins, Tony Randall, and John Rubinstein were also cast as Gallimard. Hwang adapted the play for a 1993 film directed by David Cronenberg, starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEXT OF THE BROADWAY \u003cb\u003eREVIVAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Henry Hwang\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He won the 1988 Tony Award for \u003ci\u003eM. Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e. He sits on the boards of the Dramatists Guild, Young Playwrights Inc., and the Museum Of Chinese in the Americas (MOCA). He has been named a Fellow of United States Artists and a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow. He currently writes for and produces Showtime's\u003ci\u003e The Affair\u003c\/i\u003e, and is on the Playwriting Faculty of the Columbia University School of the Arts Theatre Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756527681824,"sku":"9780525533719","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e2c52631a4156f8db7801a4046c834e8.webp?v=1780080643","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/m-butterfly-broadway-revival-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}