Soft Power

Soft Power

Ahmanson Theatre
135 North Grand Ave Los Angeles

The provocative and hilarious new play by Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly) begins as a play in the present and bursts into a musical set in the future. Inspired by the West's often ridiculously inauthentic portrayals of Asia, Soft Power examines the conflicts, misunderstandings and cultural tightrope walk on the night of a theater company gala, amidst China's 21st-century rise and a beloved East-meets-West musical. Soft Power marks the first collaboration between Hwang and Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), debuting at Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.

Thru - Jun 10, 2018