M. Butterfly (play, 1988)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M._Butterfly_(play,_1988)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:M._Butterfly_(film,_1993)
gptkbp:author gptkb:David_Henry_Hwang
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Play
gptkb:Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_New_Play
gptkbp:basedOn real-life relationship between Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu
gptkbp:broadwayTheatre gptkb:Eugene_O'Neill_Theatre
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Dexter
gptkbp:genre drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M. Butterfly (play, 1988)
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Madama_Butterfly_(opera)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Song_Liling
gptkb:René_Gallimard
gptkbp:openedOnBroadway March 20, 1988
gptkbp:originalBroadwayActor gptkb:BD_Wong
John Lithgow
gptkbp:originalLanguage English
gptkbp:premiereDate 1988
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:National_Theatre,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Beijing,_China
gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:subject espionage
sexuality
gender
cultural stereotypes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Song_Liling
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7