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Chinglish chronicles the journey of an American businessman who travels to China looking to score a lucrative contact for his family's sign-making firm.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Jan. 29, 2012.

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About Chinglish on Broadway

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Previews: Oct 11, 2011 • Opening: Oct 27, 2011 • Closing: Jan 29, 2012
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Longacre Theatre Longacre Theatre
220 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036
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Story

What Is the Story of Chinglish?
In an effort to drum up contracts for his sign-making company, American businessman Daniel Cavanaugh travels to Guiyang, China and pitches his services to the city’s Minister of Culture. The city is building a new cultural center, and Cavanaugh is selling his ability to both manufacture the signage and ensure that the English translations are correct. With the help of a Western expatriate as his business consultant, he negotiates the tricky waters of Chinese business etiquette, but he must handle the romantic customs on his own.

Reviews

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A collection of our favorite reviews from professional news sources.
New York Post

"'There are plenty of laughs in this tale of international crossed signals.'"

New York Post

Elizabeth Vincentelli

The Hollywood Reporter

"'There’s no shortage of laughs.'"

The Hollywood Reporter

David Rooney

"'It's refreshing to see a play that's so willing to communicate the truth about the potential trickiness involved in cross-cultural communication.'"

Village Voice

Michael Musto

Cast & Creative

Cast

Daniel Cavanaugh
Stephen Pucci
Peter Timms
Jennifer Lim
Xu Yan
Christine Lin
Zhao
Larry Zhang
Minister Cai Guoliang
Johnny Wu
Bing/Judge Xu Geming
Angela Lin
Miss Qian/Prosecutor Li

Creative

Written by
David Henry Hwang
Director
Leigh Silverman
Set Designer
David Korins
Costume Designer
Anita Yavich
Lighting Designer
Brian MacDevitt
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