Rehearsals have begun for Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming Broadway production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang. Previews will begin September 13, with opening night set for October 1 at the Todd Haimes Theatre. The limited engagement will continue through November 24.
Directed by Leigh Silverman, Yellow Face will star 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.
See photos from rehearsal in the gallery below.
Ryan Eggold and Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim, Ryan Eggold, and Marinda Anderson
Daniel Dae Kim and Ryan Eggold
Shannon Tyo and Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim and Shannon Tyo
David Henry Hwang
Leigh Silverman and David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang
Ryan Eggold, Shannon Tyo, and Daniel Dae Kim
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.
The creative team will include 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.
