The plot is, on its surface – but only on its surface – one big inside joke for Broadway aficionados. Inspired by real events – with liberty taken – Yellow Face recounts an event that ...

David Henry Hwang’s semi-autobiographical play, “Yellow Face,” focuses on the discomfort the author felt at being caught between fighting what he saw as oblivious racism on Broadway and being… ...

Playwright David Henry Hwang’s impressive body of work includes several powerful plays exploring identity, often inspired by real events. Unfortunately, “Yellow Face,” now playing at the ...

Hwang’s semi-autobiographical play, “Yellow Face,” new on Broadway by Roundabout Theatre Company, actually premiered some 17 years ago in Los Angeles, also under the solid direction of Leigh ...

Yellow Face Through Nov. 24 at Todd Haimes Theater, Manhattan; roundabouttheatre.org. Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes. Jesse Green is the chief theater critic for The Times.