Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dancer Huiwang Zhang as the title role in Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King." (Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An early rehearsal for Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King" with the Monkey puppet. (Cory Weaver/San Francisco ...

The Monkey King is having a moment in America — and it's been centuries in the making. The Monkey King — known as Sun Wukong in Chinese — first burst fully-formed out of a rock in the classic 1592 ...

There’s a new hero in the world of opera, one with amazing superpowers, an unstoppable mission — and a tail. “The Monkey King,” created by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang, hearkens ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology, appearing in everything from a 16th century epic to modern comics, animated movies and ...