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DAVID HENRY HWANG (Playwright) was awarded the 1988 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and John Gassner Awards for his Broadway debut, M. Butterfly, which was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. For his play Golden Child, he received a 1998 Tony nomination and a 1997 OBIE Award. His new book for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song earned him his third Tony nomination in 2003. He was the book writer of Disney's Tarzan, with score by Phil Collins, and also co-authored the book for Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, which ran almost five years on Broadway and won four 2000 Tony Awards. Other plays include FOB (1981 OBIE Award), The Dance and the Railroad (Drama Desk nomination), Family Devotions (Drama Desk nomination), The Sound of a Voice, all produced at the Public Theater, and Bondage. His opera libretti include three works by composer Philip Glass, 1000 Airplanes on the Roof (International Tour), The Voyage (Metropolitan Opera), and The Sound of a Voice (American Repertory Theatre) as well as The Silver River (Lincoln Center Festival) with music by Bright Sheng and Ainadamar with music by Osvaldo Golijov. Hwang penned the feature films M. Butterfly, Golden Gate, and Possession (co-writer), and co-wrote the song "Solo," released on the album Come by composer/performer Prince. He serves on the Council of the Dramatists Guild and was appointed by President Clinton to the President's Committee for the Arts and the Humanities.
Bio as of November, 2007.
American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include:
Working in the Theatre (video)
Production: Aida - April, 2000 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1996 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1988 - Watch now.
Downstage Center (audio)
David Henry Hwang - December, 2007 - Listen Now.
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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