Thespian discovers his roots in Taiwan

Yang made his debut on Broadway at the age of 20 in the lead role of Thuy in Miss Saigon. He was also a television actor and a talk show host.

Second Generation plans to bring Making Tracks to Broadway in two years after its next Asian tour.

The show has previously been staged off-Broadway in New York and Seattle.

Yang's next project is to stage Taiwanese director Ang Lee's (李安) The Wedding Banquet (喜宴), which had won best picture and best director awards at Berlin Film Festival and Seattle Film Festival in 1993.

"One of the things that is impressive about Ang Lee is I don't think he is really interested in fame and recognition ... he is simply interested in doing his work and that is inspiring to me," Yang said.