Previews began September 13 for Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang, and the first production photos are in. Opening night is set for October 1 at the Todd Haimes Theatre. The limited engagement will continue through November 24.
Directed by Leigh Silverman, Yellow Face stars Daniel Dae Kim as DHH, Kevin Del Aguila as Actor A, Ryan Eggold as Marcus, Francis Jue as HYH and Others, Marinda Anderson as Actor B, Greg Keller as Reporter/NWOAC, and Shannon Tyo as Leah and Others.
Check out the production photos in the gallery below.
Daniel Dae Kim and Ryan Eggold
Francis Jue and Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim, Kevin Del Aguila, Marinda Anderson, and Francis Jue
Daniel Dae Kim and Greg Keller
Daniel Dae Kim, Ryan Eggold, and Shannon Tyo
Daniel Dae Kim, Ryan Eggold, and Marinda Anderson
Daniel Dae Kim and Ryan Eggold
Ryan Eggold, Marinda Anderson, Daniel Dae Kim, and Kevin Del Aguila
Francis Jue, Marinda Anderson, Kevin Del Aguila, Daniel Dae Kim, Ryan Eggold, and Shannon Tyo
Inspired by real events, the playwright's fictionalized doppelgänger DHH (Kim) leads protests against yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, but then mistakenly casts a white actor as the Asian lead in one of his own plays.
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The creative team includes set designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Anita Yavich, lighting designer Lap Chi Chu, sound designer Caroline Eng, projection designer Yee Eun Nam, and composer Kate Marvin.
Yellow Face is made possible by the Champions for Inclusive Theatre and Roundabout’s Forward Fund.
For more information, visit RoundaboutTheatre.org.
