GrippingM. Butterflysoars anew with Clive Owen: EW stage review

In Broadways new production ofM.

The headlines faded, and Hwang was able in 1988 to make Songs gender revelation a dramatic centerpiece.

(BD Wongs initialed name aided the mystery; hes Bradley Darryl).

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But the shows secret is long out, and that suits Taymors production just fine.

Today, that line gets a look-how-far-weve-come chuckle.

And could Gallimard truly love Song if he never saw him for who and what he really was?

That knotty thematic swirl provides the inventive Taymor with a well-equipped playground.

That scene is among the new updates, most of which are seamlessly integrated into the original.

It does clear up any lingering questions about what went where.