The reviews are in for the American premiere of Golden Shield! The production opened May 17 at Manhattan Theatre Club, following previews which began April 26. It is slated to run through June 12.
The play is written by Anchuli Felicia King (White Pearl) with direction by May Adrales (Vietgone) and follows American lawyer Julie Chen and her class-action lawsuit involving a technology corporation and the Chinese government. She hires her sister Eva as her translator and the two find themselves having to set aside their past differences.
Read the reviews here.
New York Stage Review (Frank Scheck)
New York Theatre Guide (Diep Tran)
Theatre Pizzazz (Brian Scott Lipton)
The New York Times (Elisabeth Vincentelli)
Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
The cast includes Cindy Cheung, Fang Du, Kristen Hung, Daniel Jenkins, Michael C. Liu, Max Gordon Moore, Ruibo Qian, Gillian Saker, Sheffield Chastain, Esther Chen, Ka-Ling Cheung, and Carl W. Hsu.
The show’s creative team includes scenic design by dots; costume design by Sara Ryung Clement; lighting design by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew; original music and sound design by Charles Coes and Nathan A. Roberts; hair and wig design by Tom Watson; casting by Andrea Zee; and voice coaching by Ka-Ling Cheung. Michael Medina is the stage manager and Alyssa K. Howard is the production stage manager.
Kristen Hung, Michael C. Liu, Ruibo Qian, Gillian Saker, and Cindy Cheung
Kristen Hung and Michael C. Liu
Fang Du, Cindy Cheung, and Ruibo Qian
Cindy Cheung and Max Gordon Moore
Ruibo Qian and Gillian Saker
Gillian Saker, Daniel Jenkins, and Max Gordon Moore
Ruibo Qian and Cindy Cheung
Max Gordon Moore, Kristen Hung, Fang Du, and Daniel Jenkins
Max Gordon Moore and Daniel Jenkins
Fang Du
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