The star emblem had been covered until almost 3 a.m. by a red carpet for the premiere of the Sasha Baron Cohen film "Bruno" at Grauman's ChineseTheater, but fans started leaving mementos as soon as the carpet was removed.
Hwang's piece of musical theater, loosely based on a Chinese folk tale about the forbidden romance between a mortal cowherd and a goddess, was lauded for Ong's staging if not for the music and singing.