David Henry Hwang

The musical Soft Power is a quirky re-imagining of The King and I, where the "king" is Hilary Clinton, and the "I" is a Chinese playwright who advises the politician to drop democracy. 

Watch video as Leonard talks with Tony Shalhoub and more about Broadway's "The Band's Visit"; Gary Oldman on "Darkest Hour"; and David Henry Hwang on the revival of "M. Butterfly."

David Henry Hwang and Julie Taymor on "M. Butterfly."

Playwright David Henry Hwang talks about being stabbed in the neck on his walk home from buying groceries.

Like every actor, Bruce Lee had humiliations and setbacks as he struggled to make it in Hollywood. But those difficulties eventually put him on his way to international super-stardom,...

David Henry Hwang was on the Leonard Lopate Show to discuss his play, "The Dance and the Railroad," at the Signature Theatre Company. He also told us what he's a fan of -- teen pop music, anyone? Find out what else he likes.

David Henry Hwang talks about “The Dance and the Railroad,” presented by Signature Theatre Company. On a California mountaintop in 1867 near the Transcontinental Railroad, two Chinese workers struggle through poverty and hunger to reconnect with the traditions of their homeland. “The Dance and the Railroad” follows the twice-extended “Golden Child” as the second production in the Residency One: David Henry Hwang Series. It’s playing at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center.

David Henry Hwang, playwright, and Jennifer Lim, actress, talk about cross-cultural miscommunication and Hwang's new play on Broadway, Chinglish.