PBS Great Performances: Yellow Face (thru June 30)

The 2024 Broadway production of David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face began premiering on PBS stations nationwide May 16 (check local listings) and is available for streaming on PBS.org. The play was filmed in the final weeks of its run at the Todd Haimes Theatre, part of the Roundabout Theatre Company's season. 

Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang’s comedy stars Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost,” “Hawaii Five-0”) as an Asian American playwright who 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. Filmed in November 2024 and directed by Leigh Silverman (“Violet,” “Suffs”), Yellow Face is an “is-he-or-isn’t-he” comedy of identity, show business and autobiography.

In 2025, for performances in Yellow Face, Daniel Dae Kim became the first Asian American actor to be nominated for a Tony Award for "Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play" and Francis Jue won the Tony Award for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play."

Yellow Face is streaming free on PBS through June 30 8:59 pm PDT (11:59 pm EDT).

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