Discount Broadway Tickets For Yellow Face

Yellow Face Summary

  • Show Status: Closing Soon
  • Genre: Play
  • Yellow Face is 1 and 45 minutes long, and does not have an intermission.
  • 8 Shows per week
  • Popularity Index: 35
  • Previews Began: September 13, 2024
  • Show Opened : October 1, 2024
  • Show Closes: November 24, 2024

Semi-autobiographical play about an Asian playwright who protests the casting of non-Asian actor Jonathan Pryce as a Vietnamese character in the 1990's Miss Saigon Broadway show transfer from London to New York.

What's Yellow Face Like?

An Asian playwright protests the casting of non-Asian actor Jonathan Pryce as a Vietnamese character in “Miss Saigon.”

As the playwrights protests largely go unanswered, he finally writes a play called “Face Value” about the “Miss Saigon” controversy and casts an actor who he believes is part Asian to be in one of the lead Asian roles — only then to find out that the actor is actually fully white.

Is Yellow Face Good for Kids?

The subject matter of race relations may not be suitable for all age groups, 16 years and above are recommended.

Yellow Face Ticket Lottery and Rush Schedule

Some discounted Broadway show tickets are sold as part of the Broadway Ticket lotteries or as Rush Tickets. 

Lottery Tickets are typically drawn the day before the performance. See the Ticket Lottery Schedule 

Rush tickets are typically valid on-the-same-day of the show. See the Rush Ticket Schedule

Digital Rush

Tuesday, 9:00am

Wednesday, 9:00am

Thursday, 9:00am

Friday, 9:00am

Saturday, 9:00am

Sunday, 9:00am

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Yellow Face at TKTS Ticket Stands

Below is the discount ticket availability for this show at the TKTS ticket booths.

Booth Discount Price Today's Show Time
Times Square Closed (50%) Closed ($60-90) 8:00 PM
Lincoln Center Closed (50%) Closed ($60-90) 8:00 PM

Yellow Face Box Office Data

Ticket Sales for the Week Ending 11/17/24

This Week's Gross $414,163.00
Last Week's Gross $358,574.00
Gross Difference $ $55,589.00
Gross Difference % +14.39%
Average Ticket Price $77.37
Seats Sold 5,353
Total Seating Capacity 5,824
Top Ticket Price $313.00
No. of Performances 8
Capacity This Week 91.91%
Yellow Face

Yellow Face on Broadway Background

Show Original Premiere In May 2007

The show was first mounted in May 2007 by Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum.

Off-Broadway Run December 2007

The play opened Off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in NYC in December 2007 and closed son afterwards in January 2008.

YouTube Movie 2013

In 2013, the play was reworked into a two-part YouTube video directed and adapted by Jeff Liu

UK Play Premiere 2013

The show made its UK premiere at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park, London in May 2013. A year later the play transferred to the Royal National Theatre.

North Carolina Run 2022

After a ten year gap, the play finally appeared at Theatre Raleigh in 2022 and was directed by Telly Leung.

Theatre Information

Todd Haimes Theatre

227 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Seats: 740
Entrance: 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues
Theatre Information

Todd Haimes Theatre Seating Chart

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Cast Members

David Henry Hwang
Daniel Dae Kim

Producers

Roundabout Theatre Company

Production Credits

Director
Leigh Silverman

Creative Team

Playwright
David Henry Hwang