Kung Fu announces complete cast

Signature Theatre has announced final casting for the World Premiere of David Henry Hwang's new play Kung Fu, directed by Leigh Silverman with choreography by Sonya Tayeh, opening at the Irene Diamond Stage on 24 Feb 2014, following previews from 04 Feb 2014, and running through to 16 Mar 2014.

Phoebe Strole will star alongside the previously announced Cole Horibe as 'Bruce Lee,' playing Lee's wife 'Linda.'

Jon Rua also joins the cast which features Emmanuel Brown, Clifton Duncan, Bradley Fong, Francis Jue, Peter Kim, Ari Loeb, Reed Luplau, Kristen Faith Oei and Christopher Vo.

Strole has appeared as "Penny Owen" in the 20th Century Fox Television series "Glee" and on Broadway in 'Macbeth' and 'Spring Awakening.' Her Off-Broadway credits include 'The Madrid,' 'The Big Meal' and 'Mourning Becomes Electra.'

Rua has appeared on Broadway in 'Hands on a Hardbody' and 'In the Heights,' off-Broadway he starred in 'The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity.'

Kung Fu presents a portrait of international icon Bruce Lee's journey from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend, which blends dance, Chinese opera, martial arts and drama.

Bruce Lee, a young martial artist, comes to America from Hong Kong in the 1960's, with a dream as audacious as his talent: to become the biggest movie star in the world. To do so, he must struggle to overcome the West's view of China as weak and backwards, and of Asian men as less than truly masculine.

The creative team includes Dou Dou Huang (Specialty Choreography), David Zinn (Scenic Design), Anita Yavich(Costume Design), Ben Stanton (Lighting Design), Darron L West (Sound Design) and Darrel Maloney (Projection Design).