YELLOW FACE Previews

After popping up in various productions around the globe for nearly 20 years, David Henry Hwang’s racial farce Yellow Face arrives on Broadway for the first time tomorrow (September 13) at the Todd Haimes Theatre, before an October 1 opening night. The play stars Daniel Dae Kim as a fictionalized version of Hwang himself; he is joined in the cast by Kevin Del Aguila, Ryan Eggold, Francis Jue, Marinda Anderson, Greg Keller, and Shannon Tyo. Yellow Face runs through November 24; Leigh Silverman will direct.

“Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. This Obie Award-winning and Pulitzer finalist play is a laugh-out-loud farce about the complexities of race.”

Who’s ready to laugh their Face off?

EDSOSLO858 said: "Anyone here going tonight?

Roundabout lists a 1:45 runtime, no intermission."

Now that I have that info, I won’t be going at all. These shows stretching past 90 minutes with no intermission have become a plague. I hope whomever I give my opening night tickets to has a fabulous time.

Anshel2 said: "Matt Rogers said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Anyone here going tonight?

Roundabout lists a 1:45 runtime, no intermission."

Now that I have that info, I won’t be going at all. These shows stretching past 90 minutes with no intermission have become a plague. I hope whomever I give my opening night tickets to has a fabulous time."



Can you not sit through a two hour movie?"

For the 700th time, you can very easily leave a movie theatre for a quick run to the restroom. In a Broadway theatre, not so easy. Also, there are some shows where if you leave your seat for any reason, you will not be readmitted. Illinoise comes to mind, among others. I know a lot of you like these intermission-less things. That’s fine. To me, it is ridiculous.

Jordan Catalano said: "Is there a discount code for this?"

Not sure about that, but there is a $48 digital rush on TodayTix.

I've always said the tipping point from reasonable to unreasonable is just fifteen minutes.

Updated On: 9/13/24 at 07:23 PM

Broadway.com: Daniel Dae Kim & Co. Chat About 'Yellow Face,' David Henry Hwang's Obie-Winning Comedy About Mistaken Racial Identity and a Pulitzer Prize Finalist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEOH0pADHgA

terrilovesNY said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Is there a discount code for this?"

I received a mailing 20% off for performances 9/13-10/6 YFDM20"

Thank you so much for that!!

Why is it that people can sit and watch a film for 2 hours just fine but can't seem to sit longer than 90 minutes in a theatre before getting restless? (I myself might get into the same situation - maybe out of habit). But I don't really get it. Is it just psychological or is there something a bit more exhausting about watching a live performance?

I wonder how people found some of those FOLLIES performances in 2011 where they testing removing the intermission..

Lest we forget, A Chorus Line clocks in at two hours without an intermission.

Looking forward to seeing Yellow Face. Hope the early buzz is good for this.

Personally, I don't really see movies in theaters anymore. So it's more about the commute time and not eating/drinking, or in some cases using the restroom for two and a half to potentially five hours. I can manage, but I imagine it gets more difficult as your body ages. Also some theater seating is definitely not as comfortable as movie theater seating for people who are tall, heavier, etc.

Updated On: 9/14/24 at 04:44 PM

Hear great comments on Talkin Broadway, especially praise for Francis Jue.