NEW YORK — The nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards, including three for “Yellow Face,” were announced on May 1.
The awards show, hosted by Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”), will be held at Radio City Music Hall on June 8 at 8 p.m. ET and will air on CBS and Paramount+.
David Henry Hwang’s “Yellow Face” was nominated for Best Revival of a Play along with “Eureka Day,” “Romeo + Juliet,” and “Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.”
Francis Jue was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play along with Glenn Davis for “Purpose,” Gabriel Ebert for “John Proctor Is the Villain,” Bob Odenkirk for “Glengarry Glenn Ross,” and Conrad Ricamora for “Oh, Mary!”
Daniel Dae Kim was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play along with George Clooney for “Good Night and Good Luck,” Cole Escola for “Oh, Mary!,” Jon Michael Hill for “Purpose,” Henry Lennix for “Purpose,” and Louis McCartney for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow.”
In Hwang’s semiautobiographical play, DHH (Kim), an Asian American playwright, protests yellowface casting in the blockbuster musical “Miss Saigon,” only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. The repercussions resonate in this farce about the complexities of race. Jue plays DHH’s father, HYH.
“Yellow Face” premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in May 2007, played off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in December 2007 and January 2008, and was performed in London in 2013. After several other productions, it played on Broadway from September to November 2024 at Roundabout Theatre Company.
Hwang won a Tony for “M. Butterfly” and was nominated for “Golden Child” and the revival of “Flower Drum Song.”
Jue had a recurring role in the TV series “Madam Secretary.” His Broadway credits include “Pacific Overtures,” “M. Butterfly” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” He won an Obie Award in 2008 for his performance in “Yellow Face” at the Public Theater in New York.
Kim is known for his roles in the TV series “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-0.” His production company, 3AD, produced “The Good Doctor,” in which he also appeared.
“Yellow Face” will be broadcast on PBS’ “Great Performances” on Friday, May 16, at 9 p.m. (check local listings).