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BD Wong: A Father's Heartbreak in 'The Orphan of Zhao'

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 (Courtesy BD Wong)

Actor BD Wong is a familiar face on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” and came to prominence with his award-winning Broadway debut in “M. Butterfly.” A San Francisco native, he joins us to talk about his current role in a modern adaptation of the 13th-century play “The Orphan of Zhao” at the American Conservatory Theater. In the play, a country doctor faces the heartbreaking choice of whether to save the emperor’s grandson or sacrifice his own child.

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BD Wong, Tony Award-winning actor currently starring in the A.C.T. production of "The Orphan of Zhao"

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