{"product_id":"m-butterfly-broadway-revival-edition-9780525533719","title":"M. Butterfly: Broadway Revival Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Tony Award for Best Play, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and s\u003c\/b\u003eoon to be back on Broadway in a revival directed by the \u003ci\u003eLion King\u003c\/i\u003e's Julie Taymor, starring Clive Owen \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliant play of ideas... a visionary work that bridges the history and culture of two worlds.--\u003cb\u003eFrank Rich, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story that stunned the world, and inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera \u003ci\u003eMadama Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eM. Butterfly \u003c\/i\u003ewas an immediate sensation when it premiered in 1988. It opens in the cramped prison cell where diplomat Rene Gallimard is being held captive by the French government--and by his own illusions. He recalls a time when Song Liling, the beautiful Chinese diva, touched him with a love as vivid, as seductive--and as elusive--as a butterfly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow could he have known that his true love was, in fact, a spy for the Chinese government--and a man disguised as a woman? The diplomat relives the twenty-year affair from the temptation to the seduction, from its consummation to the scandal that ultimately consumed them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Butterfly \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most compelling, explosive, and slyly humorous dramas ever to light the Broadway stage, a work of unrivaled brilliance, illuminating the conflict between men and women, the differences between East and West, racial stereotypes--and the shadows we cast around our most cherished illusions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe original cast included John Lithgow as Gallimard and BD Wong as Song Liling. During the show's 777-performance run, David Dukes, Anthony Hopkins, Tony Randall, and John Rubinstein were also cast as Gallimard. Hwang adapted the play for a 1993 film directed by David Cronenberg, starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEXT OF THE BROADWAY \u003cb\u003eREVIVAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525533719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.40d","brand":"David Henry Hwang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38024430387381,"sku":"9780525533719","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_06c9291c-b400-4751-a1b4-694ab46fb841.jpg?v=1609187256","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/m-butterfly-broadway-revival-edition-9780525533719","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}