Editing David Henry Hwang (section)

===Work post-''Butterfly''===
The success of ''M. Butterfly'' prompted Hwang's interests in many other different directions, including work for [[opera]], [[film]], and the [[musical theatre]]. Hwang became a frequent collaborator as a librettist with the world-renowned composer [[Philip Glass]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-11-ca-506-story.html|title=MUSIC : A 'Voyage' Into Uncharted Waters : Philip Glass and crew--David Henry Hwang and David Pountney--venture into new territory at the Met|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 11, 1992|first=Margalit |last=Fox|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>

One of ''M. Butterfly'''s Broadway producers, [[David Geffen]], oversaw a [[M. Butterfly (film)|film version]] of the play, which was directed by [[David Cronenberg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/01/movies/seduction-and-the-impossible-dream.html|title=Seduction and the Impossible Dream|first=Janet |last=Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin|work=The New York Times|date=October 1, 1993}}</ref> Hwang also wrote an original script, ''[[Golden Gate (film)|Golden Gate]]'', which was produced by [[American Playhouse]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-01-28-1994028046-story.html|title=Hwang wrestled for years with the story that became 'Golden Gate'|first=Stephen |last=Hunter|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=January 28, 1994}}</ref> Hwang wrote an early draft of a screenplay based upon [[A. S. Byatt]]'s [[Booker Prize]]-winning novel ''[[Possession: A Romance|Possession]]'', which was originally scheduled to be directed by [[Sydney Pollack]]. Years later, director/playwright [[Neil LaBute]] and [[Laura Jones (screenwriter)|Laura Jones]] would collaborate on the script for a [[Possession (2002 film)|2002 film]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=August 8, 2002|first=Todd |last=McCarthy|title=Possession|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/possession-3-1200546884/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

Throughout the 1990s, Hwang continued to write for the stage, including short plays for the famed [[Humana Festival]] at the [[Actors Theatre of Louisville]]. His full-length ''[[Golden Child (play)|Golden Child]]'', received its world premiere at [[South Coast Repertory]] in 1996. ''[[Golden Child (play)|Golden Child]]'' was later produced in New York City. It won a 1997 [[Obie Award]] for playwriting for Hwang's 1996 off-Broadway production. In 1998 it was produced on Broadway, and was nominated that year for a Tony Award for Best Play.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kenneth |last=Jones|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/golden-child-david-henry-hwangs-tale-of-polygamy-and-family-opens-nov-13-in-nyc-com-199693|title=Golden Child, David Henry Hwang's Tale of Polygamy and Family, Opens Nov. 13 in NYC|magazine=[[Playbill]]|date=November 13, 2012}}</ref>