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BD WONG
Herringbone -1992, 2007, 2008, 2009
In this video, Emily Mann (Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre), discusses the production of "Herringbone," starring BD Wong and directed by Roger Rees (whom you may remember as Robin Colcord, Rebecca's millionaire boyfriend on Cheers)
The Orphan of Zhao - 2014
BD reflects and speaks about his investiture and commitment to the many roles he played in this unparalleled production.
In this collection, BD speaks about not only his Chinese connection with the play, but also his concern about Asian actors who have not been included in the acting industry. These are a "must watch" for any BD Wong fan.
It's been 38 years since Wong graduated from Lincoln, and although he flies from New York regularly to visit his family, it wasn't until 2014 that he returned to the San Francisco stage. "The Orphan of Zhao," which opened June 11, 2014 at A.C.T., is a new adaptation of a classic Chinese legend. BD played Cheng Ying, a country doctor forced to sacrifice his infant son to save the remaining heir of a massacred clan.
Wong had spoken to A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff "for a few years" about the possibility of working together, but it wasn't until she discovered the new "Orphan" adaptation by English playwright James Fenton that an ideal project materialized. BD performed it four weeks at ACT in San Francisco and another four weeks at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego County. Read More
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Pacific Overtures - 2004
"Herringbone" is one of those shows you may have to see to believe. It is, after all, a vaudevillian musical about demonic possession in which the narrator portrays nearly a dozen characters, including an 8-year-old boy, a floozy and a homicidal dwarf.
This tangled tale -- and the sleights-of-hand required to pull it off -- have long fascinated B.D. Wong. The Tony-winning actor has spent two decades pursuing opportunities to perform the Tom Cone play, drawn by its challenging role(s) and bizarre twists. ("I kind of respond to things that are a little bent," he admits.)
In recent years, Wong has been joined in his quest by another Tony-winning actor, Roger Rees, who directed Wong's three most recent versions of the piece.
"It's rare to come across someone who could achieve this kind of performance," says Rees during a break in rehearsals. Wong must act, sing and dance for two hours, he notes, constantly shifting from the comic to the poignant to the macabre and from man to woman to child. Read More
M Butterfly - 1988
In what could very well be called his signature theatrical role, M Butterfly was the turning point for BD's career, firmly establishing his place in the entertainment industry. BD Wong won more awards for this single performance than any other actor in Broadway history:
1988 Clarence Derwent Awards for Most Promising Male Actor
1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1988 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
1988 Outer Critics Circle Award
1988 Theatre World Award​
Discover more about Pacific Overtures, its story and BD Wong's role in it here
M. Butterfly tells the story of a French diplomat posted in China, Rene Gallimard, who is brought to ruin and, eventually, convicted for espionage, after a twenty-year affair with a Beijing Opera diva. The diva, citing her Chinese modesty, manages to never appear naked in front of Gallimard. Thus, not only had Gallimard failed to recognize that this lover was a spy; he'd also failed to recognize that "she" was, in fact a he. The singer spies on Gallimard for the Chinese government, using Gallimard's own fantasies of submissive oriental femininity to deceive and manipulate him. Loosely based on the real-life relationship between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and male Peking opera singer Shi Pei Pu, David Henry Hwang's award-winning drama also draws inspiration from Puccini's opera, Madama Butterfly.
Read more here
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown - 1999
"My Blanket and Me", BD Wong as Linus Van Pelt
Ilana Levine as Lucy Van Pelt
"Opening Theme", Full Cast
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown "Beethoven Day" Rosie O'Donnell Show 1999
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy consisting of songs with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner. It was the first stage musical based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. The first stage performance of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown was in 1967. BD was cast as "Linus" in the 1999 Broadway Revival, a performance that resulted in life-long friendships. It has been adapted for television and performed numerous times by amateur companies.