This 30-Year-Old Play About Gender And Asian Identity Is More Relevant Than Ever
Clive Owen and Jin Ha in M. Butterfly Matthew Murphy When M. Butterfly premiered on Broadway in 1988, audiences were stunned to discover that the central character, Song Liling, was actually a man. Nearly 30 years later, as the revival runs at the Cort Theatre, the cat is out of the bag.The story of M. Butterfly, which won three Tony Awards including Best Play, is now more well known than the real-life story i…