Thursday, March 8, 2012

Reviews of M. Butterfly

Somewhere there are audiotapes of B.D. Wong and John Lithgow's performances of M. Butterfly.  (The picture above is from Amazon.)

Here are some reviews of that version from 1988:


You may also find this video about the making of this production to be interesting:

For more reviews of the film that we saw, see these links:

Sean Axmaker's review dates from 2009, so he is reconsidering the film:

How has M. Butterfly been revived over the years?

The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis staged this play in 2010.

Chicago's Bohemian Theater Ensemble staged this play in 2008:

The University of California at Irvine's version dates from 1994:

Our Arena Stage's version appeared in 2004:

This is around the same time that LA's East West Players staged this play.  Their director was Chay Yew:

If you are interested in learning about David Henry Hwang's more recent work, here is a link to a 2007 interview with him:

Someday I will watch Farewell My Concubine, a Chinese film on a related topic.  


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