Jason Tam off to off-Broadway run
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Honolulan Jason Tam has ended his run as Paul San Marco in the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line" and he's now prepping for an off-Broadway run in "The Yellow Wood," B.D. Wong's directorial debut at the Acorn Theatre in midtown Manhattan.
Tam tops a cast of five, portraying a 17-year-old Adam, in a musical production that explores the character's Korean heritage and struggle for self-acceptance. The play, part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, runs through Oct. 1. Visit www.nymf.org.
Tam has a recurring role in the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live. Wong, who won a Tony for his work in "M. Butterfly," also has a recurring role on NBC's "Law and Order: SVU"."
— Wayne Harada, Advertiser entertainment writer
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Correction: Honolulan Jason Tam, who’ll star off-Broadway in “The Yellow Wood” this fall, also has a recurring role on ABC’s “One Life to Live.” Another person was credited with a role in a previous version of this story.