Moves like Bruce

See Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee in new photos from David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu



Last week, I had the privilege of seeing David Henry Hwang's latest play Kung Fu, now playing off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre. The premiere production blends dance, Chinese opera, martial arts and drama to tell the story of international icon Bruce Lee, and his journey from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend. As a Bruce fan, you know I had to see it, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Reviews are on lock until the officially opening on February 24, but here's a cool New York Times article on Kung Fu's unique choreography, and breakdowns of some of the show's elaborate combat/dance sequences:

Fighting (and Dancing) Like Bruce Lee

And while we're at it, check out these cool photos from Kung Fu:

Watch rehearsal video from David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu

Behind-the-scenes footage shows Cole Horibe and cast kicking ass



We're eagerly counting the days until the world premiere of David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, opening next month at the Signature Theatre. Starring So You Think You Can Dance alum Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee, the biographical play blends dance, martial arts, Chinese opera and drama to tell the story of the international icon, from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend.

We've seen some cool promo shots of Horibe channeling Bruce Lee. Entertainment Weekly has posted a brief but cool behind-the-scenes video of choreographer Sonya Taheh leading Horibe and fellow cast members through some kickass moves. It doesn't appear to be embeddable, so follow the link and check it out:

'Kung Fu' dancers get a kick in rehearsal from 'So You Think You Can Dance' choreographer Sonya Tayeh

Kung Fu runs from February 4 through March 16 at the Pershing Square Signature Center Off Broadway.

Watch Cole Horibe do his best Bruce Lee impression. Also: Abs.

So You Think You Can Dance star plays the martial arts icon in David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu



Oh snap. You saw him on the TV dance competition So You Think You Can Dance? Now see Cole Horibe channeling Bruce Lee in the world premiere of David Henry Hwang's new play Kung Fu, opening at the Signature Theatre in February. The show blends dance, martial arts, Chinese opera and drama to tell the story of the international icon, from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend.

Some first-look photos dropped a couple of weeks ago. Now here's a brief video from the photo shoot, where we get to see just a little bit of Cole getting into character, nunchucks and all:

First Look at Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee in Kung Fu

David Henry Hwang blends dance, martial arts, Chinese opera and drama to tell the story of Bruce Lee.



Very nice. The Signature Theatre has unveiled some new promo images for the world premiere of David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu. Featuring Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee, the play blends dance, Chinese opera, martial arts and drama to tell the story of an international icon, from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend.

Kung Fu also features Emmanuel Brown, Clifton Duncan, Bradley Fong, Francis Jue, Peter Kim, Ari Loeb, Reed Luplau, Kristen Faith Oei and Christopher Vo. It runs February 4 through March 16, 2014 in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center in New York City. Tickets are on sale now.

Here are some more shots of Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee:

Cole Horibe is Bruce Lee in David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu

So You Think You Can Dance star will play the martial arts icon in Signature Theatre's dance biopic.



This is pretty cool... Dancer Cole Horibe, best known as a contestant on the Fox reality competition So You Think You Can Dance, will star as international martial arts icon Bruce Lee in the Signature Theatre's upcoming world premiere of David Henry Hwang's new play Kung Fu: So You Think You Can Dance Star Cole Horibe to Channel Bruce Lee in David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu

The play -- previously described as a "dance-ical" -- is a portrait of Bruce Lee's journey from troubled Hong Kong youth to martial arts legend, blending dance, Chinese opera, martial arts and drama. Does Cole Horibe have the chops to portray the larger-than-life legend on the stage? David Henry Hwang seems to think so: