Flower Drum Song - Hwang, David Henry; Rogers, Richard; Hammerstein, Oscar
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Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang revitalizes the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. One of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most compelling love stories is re-made enchantingly in a new adaptation by the renowned Asian-American playwright, David Henry Hwang. This new version was a runaway hit last year in Los Angeles and now is playing on Broadway. Set in San Francisco's Chinatown in the late 1950s, this is a funny and moving story that explores what it means to be an American and touches the history of every person whose forebearers once arrived as strangers to these shores. The book also includes…mehr

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Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang revitalizes the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. One of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most compelling love stories is re-made enchantingly in a new adaptation by the renowned Asian-American playwright, David Henry Hwang. This new version was a runaway hit last year in Los Angeles and now is playing on Broadway. Set in San Francisco's Chinatown in the late 1950s, this is a funny and moving story that explores what it means to be an American and touches the history of every person whose forebearers once arrived as strangers to these shores. The book also includes an essay by cultural critic Karen Wada on the history of Flower Drum Song and its relationship to the Asian-American community.
Autorenporträt
David Henry Hwang is the author of the Tony Award-winning M. Butterfly, Yellow Face (OBIE Award, 2008 Pulitzer Prize finalist), Golden Child (1997 OBIE Award), FOB (1981 OBIE Award), Family Devotions (Drama Desk nomination), and the books for musicals Aida ( co-author), Flower Drum Song (2002 Broadway revival), and Tarzan, among other works. David Henry Hwang graduated from Stanford University, attended the Yale School of Drama, and holds honorary degrees from Columbia College in Chicago and The American Conservatory Theatre. He lives in New York City with his wife, actress Kathryn Layng, and their children, Noah David and Eva Veanne.