PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 02, 1998
Closing Date
May 31, 1998
1st Preview
Mar 23, 1998
1st Preview
Mar 23, 1998
Previews
11
Performances
69
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Apr 02, 1998 - May 31, 1998)
Setting
Manhattan and Eng Tieng-Bin's home village near Amoy, in Southeast China. The Present, Winter 1918 and Spring 1919.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by Benjamin Mordecai, Dori Berinstein, John Kao, Talia Shire Schwartzman and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Produced in association with South Coast Repertory (David Emmes, Producing Artistic Director, Martin Benson, Artistic Director), The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe, Producer) and American Conservatory Theatre of San Francisco; Associate Producer: The Singapore Repertory Theater
Originally produced in New York by The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe, Producer)
Written by David Henry Hwang; Incidental music by Lucia Hwong
Directed by James Lapine; Assistant Director: Tim Vasen
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges; Costume Design by Martin Pakledinaz; Lighting Design by David J. Lander; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Hair and Wig Design by Judy Chin; Make-Up Design by Judy Chin; Associate Sound Design: Michael Creason; Assistant Scenic Design: Peter Cabuay; Assistant Costume Design: Karen Lim and Stephanie Kim; Assistant Lighting Design: Ted Sullivan
General Manager: Kathryn Frawley; Company Manager: Heather Hamilton and Mitchell Weiss
Technical Supervisor: Unitech II, Corp; Production Stage Manager: Allison Sommers; Stage Manager: Brendan Smith
Property Master: Lonnie Gaddy
Casting: Jay Binder; NYSF Casting: Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths, C.S.A.; South Coast Repertory Casting Director: Joanne DeNaut; Press Representative: Richard Kornberg & Associates, Rick Miramontez, Don Summa and Jim Byk; Marketing: The Richards Group; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Movement Consultant: Jamie H. J. Guan; Fight Direction: J. Steven White; Fight Captain: Julyana Soelistyo
Commissioned by South Coast Repertory (David Emmes, Producing Artistic Director, Martin Benson, Artistic Director)
Tsai Chin
Eng Siu-Yong
First Wife
Randall Duk Kim
Andrew Kwong
 
Eng Tieng-Bin
Ming-Na Wen
Elizabeth Kwong
 
Eng Eling
Third Wife
John Horton
Reverend Anthony Baines
Julienne Hanzelka Kim
Servant
 
Ghost
Lisa Li
Servant
 
Ghost
Kim Miyori
Eng Luan
Second Wife
James Saito
Servant
 
Ghost
Julyana Soelistyo
Ma
 
Eng Ahn
mother of Andrew Kwong & daughter of Tieng-Bin & Siu-Young
Understudies: Jonathan Bustle (Reverend Anthony Baines), Julienne Hanzelka Kim (Ma, Elizabeth Kwong, Eng Ahn, Eng Eling), Lisa Li (Eng Siu-Yong, Eng Luan) and James Saito (Andrew Kwong, Eng Tieng-Bin)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1998 Nominee
 

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1998 Nominee
Julyana Soelistyo
 

Best Costume Design

1998 Nominee
Costume Design by Martin Pakledinaz
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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