Broadway Premiere of David Henry Hwang's Chinglish Sets Theater and First Performance Date

Following its just-completed world premiere at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish will begin performances at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre on October 11. Leigh Silverman, who also helmed the Chicago production, will direct. Casting and an opening date for the production have not been announced.

Chinglish chronicles the journey of an American businessman who travels to China looking to score a lucrative contact for his family's sign-making firm. The Chicago cast features James Waterston as the American businessman, Stephen Pucci as an Australian consultant and Jennifer Lim as a Chinese official.

Tony winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Hwang is the author of the plays M. Butterfly, Face Value and Golden Child, as well as books for musicals Aida, Tarzan and the 2002 updated version of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song. He has previously collaborated with Silverman on Yellow Face at Center Theater Group in Los Angeles and New York’s Public Theater.

The design team includes set designer David Korins, costume designer Anita Yavich and lighting designer Brian MacDevitt. The Broadway production will be produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Roy Gottlieb, Barry & Carole Kaye and David Stoller in association with Goodman Theatre.