David Henry Hwang Wins Tony Award for M. Butterfly
At the June 5, 1988 Tony Awards, David Henry Hwang won Best Play for M. Butterfly, becoming the first Asian American playwright to win the award.
Sources
- tonyawards.com tonyawards.com/winners/year/1988/category/any/show/any/
- playbill.com playbill.com/article/on-this-day-m-butterfly-opened-on-broadway-march-20-1988