YELLOW FACE ON BROADWAY

Watch the stars and creative team share their stories of bringing YELLOW FACE to life. 

“★★★★!” Melissa Rose Bernardo, New York Stage Review

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

“David Henry Hwang’s 2007 play, now in a fine Broadway revival, is a pointed critique of identity, masquerading as a mockumentary.” –The New York Times CRITICS PICK

"‘Yellow Face’ produced on Broadway for the first time after an initial Off Broadway run in 2007, might be the prolific Hwang’s magnum opus, but it’s also wily, wry, and slippery, even as it builds to a climax of startling power." –Variety

“A swift tangy production by Leigh Silverman – who also directed its first New York run in 2007.” –Vulture

“Perhaps most of all, the production’s appeal rests with a cast led by an excellent Daniel Dae Kim, the Lost and Avatar: The Last Airbender star making a seamless transition to the Broadway stage.” –Deadline

“The ability to wring laughs as well as tears from audiences is a superpower that has made Jue a go-to actor not only for Hwang, but also for ‘multiple generations of Asian American playwrights.’” –The New York Times

"Ryan Eggold makes a very compelling Broadway debut." –NY Stage Review

“When Kim combines his talent, skill, and humanity as an advocate for equality, he becomes a force of nature.” –TIME Magazine 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2025

“Jue, Kevin Del Aguila, Marinda Anderson, Greg Keller, and Shannon Tyo bring energetic variety to the multiple roles they play. As Hwang, Kim binds the ensemble together with effortless charisma, though even more impressive in some ways is Eggold, refusing easy caricature in his portrayal of the delusional yet well-meaning Dahlman.” –Theatermania

"Hwang's interweaving of fact and invention feels audacious and fresh." –The New Yorker

"Improbable levels of movie-star magnetism by Daniel Dae Kim." –New York Magazine

“Silverman uses her talented cast to play all sorts of characters, and the nontraditional casting often delivers a great deal of laughter.” –The Wrap

“It’s a pleasure to see Kim tackle a unique role, cycling through a roller coaster of frustrations and triumphs as Hwang’s self-aware but deeply conflicted narrator." –The Washington Post

“Irreverent humor and pointed swagger” –Daily Beast

“Daniel Dae Kim Isn’t Afraid To Fail.” –The New York Times

“And what makes this an enjoyable play, and different from most of the other dramas built around racial identity, is that “Yellow Face” is (mostly) a comedy and Hwang, who is amusingly played in the show by the witty actor Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost”), is willing to poke fun at himself.” –Chicago Tribune

“The audience at the Todd Haimes Theatre, where Yellow Face has just opened in a lively revival, laughs heartily. Partly because DHH, played by Daniel Dae Kim — of TV’s Lost and Hawaii Five-0 — has a wicked way with a one-liner.” –New York Stage Review

“Among such a protean comic cast, Kim, who is used to playing a chiseled leading man, holds his own; it’s a compliment to observe that he doesn’t stand out.” –New York Theater

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