M. Butterfly

First Preview: Oct 07, 2017

Opening Date: Oct 07, 2017

Closing Date: Dec 17, 2017

Running Time: 02:00

http://mbutterflybroadway.com/

Playing @

James Earl Jones Theatre

138 W 48th St New York, NY 10036

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LOVE. ESPIONAGE. BETRAYAL

Visionary director Julie Taymor brings you the first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang’s groundbreaking Tony® Award-winning play, starring Academy Award® nominee Clive Owen

Julie Taymor will take you on a journey that will leave you breathless—all through an exhilarating production featuring spectacular sets, thrilling choreography and dazzling stagecraft.

Inspired by the true scandal that captivated the world, this is a story about an illicit affair between a French diplomat and a Chinese opera diva whose secrets lie deep beneath the surface. Don’t miss this intoxicating and visually electrifying production of the theatrical masterpiece M. BUTTERFLY.

Broadway Play - Drama

Age Guidance: 16

Show Notes: 1 Intermission

Performance Schedule:

TUESDAY &THURSDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY @ 7:30 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM

Director

Julie Taymor

Written by

David Henry Hwang

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Both visually and intellectually, this revival is a wholesale departure from John Dexter’s original production, a decision that turns out to have been wise choosing. This M. Butterfly is every bit as memorable as the original.

If the stagecraft makes you swoon, then this must be a Julie Taymor production, with prodigious contributions from Paul Steinberg (sets), Constance Hoffman (costumes), Will Pickens (sound), and especially from Donald Holder (lighting).

Three decades later, M. Butterfly remains provocative and timely, with a great deal to unpack—in part because Hwang, in an unusually extensive revision of the text for its current Broadway revival, has stuffed it with new information

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Info

Six ADA compliant viewing locations with companion seating. Transfer optional.

Seating

Mezzanine, balcony, and lower lounge reached only by stairs. Seats 1,083.

Elevator\Escalator

None.

Parking

Valet parking garage: Next door. No vans.

Curb Ramps

SE corner 48th St. & 7th Ave; SW corner of 48th St. & 6th Ave; Driveways on either side of theater.

Entrance

Double doors in series: 1st set (each 26.5") has one pair of automatic doors from 48th Street to ticket lobby with push-button control; 2nd set (each 26.5", attended by ushers) to Orchestra.