L.A. Theatre Works: M. Butterfly

19961 h 51 minFilm: Fiction

G

Direction: Steve Albrezzi

Production: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Script: David Henry Hwang

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L.A. Theatre Works: M. Butterfly

John Lithgow and B. D. Wong recreate their original roles from the Tony Award-winning production of M. Butterfly. Inspired by an actual espionage scandal, a French diplomat discovers the startling truth about his Chinese mistress.

Tony Award Winner for Best Play; Drama Desk Award Winner for Best New Play; Pulitzer Prize for Drama Nominee (1988)

Subject categories

  • Theater > Companies and Performances
  • Social Studies > Comparative Civilizations
  • Arts Education > Drama
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Feminism
  • Health/Personal Development > Identity

Credits

director
Steve Albrezzi
producer
Susan Albert Loewenberg
author
David Henry Hwang
actor
Margaret Cho
David Dukes
Joanna Frank
Arye Gross
Kathryn Layng
John Lithgow
B.D. Wong