"David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly is a captivating drama that subverts Puccini's Madame Butterfly through the true story of a French diplomat's 20-year affair with a Chinese opera singer. As cultural and personal identities blur, the play challenges our assumptions about love, power, and deception. With its clever twists and poignant humor, M. Butterfly is a thought-provoking exploration of desire, illusion, and the complexities of human connection. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize finalist."
"Hwang is a Tony Award winner and three-time nominee, a three-time OBIE Award winner, a Grammy Award winner who has been twice nominated, and a three-time Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Opera News called him America's most-produced living opera librettist. He co-wrote the Gold Record "Solo" with the late pop icon Prince and was a Writer/Consulting Producer for the Golden Globe-winning television series The Affair from 2015-2019."
M. Butterfly retells and subverts Puccini's Madame Butterfly through the true story of a French diplomat's twenty-year affair with a Chinese opera singer, exposing how desire and political power shape perception. Cultural and personal identities blur as deception and illusion complicate intimacy and attraction. The play combines clever twists and poignant humor to probe assumptions about love, gender, and authority. The production won the Tony Award for Best Play and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. David Henry Hwang has authored numerous stage works and musicals, earned multiple awards, and is developing film and television projects while heading playwriting at Columbia University.
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