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BroadwayCN
Tracking Broadway and West End
style musical theatre in the
People's Republic of China. [plus the history of Broadway in China]
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RUMOURED:
- The Phantom of the Opera
(2011 Beijing) [Really Useful
Group / CPAA]
- Singin' in the Rain
(2011 Tour) [Nederlander Worldwide
Entertainment]
- Grease
(2012 Tour)
- AIDA
(2011 Tour) [Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment]
- Jekyll & Hyde
(2012 Tour) [TML Enterprises]
- Starlight Express
(Tour) [Broadway Asia]
- Betty Buckley in Concert
(2012 Tour)
- Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
(Tour)
[Broadway Asia]
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PAST SHOWS:
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ZORRO
October 2011 at Shanghai Oriental Art Centre followed by tour of
Beijing, Chongqing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Shenzhen. Presented by Show
Time Asia Group in association with Zorro Limited. |
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KISS ME KATE
The planned August-October 2011 Tour of Wenzhou, Ningbo,
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen was cancelled on Sept 26
following poor (25%) ticket sales in Beijing.
Presented by Beijing
Exhibition Center Media Co, Produced by Hebei Silang
Performance Agency Pty Ltd/NSW Brave Touch Productions using an
Australian cast. |
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JEKYLL & HYDE
2010 tour of Taiwan, including Taipei (National Theatre), Taichung,
Tainan and Kaohsiung, Produced by TML Enterprises presented by KHAM.
Anticipated to return to China in 2012. |
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FAME
2009/2010 tour of
Suzhou, Minhang (Shanghai), Xi'an, Nanning, Wuhan, Fuzhou and
Beijing. Produced by Phoenix Entertainment, presented by
Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment in conjunction with local
presenters. |
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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
June 2009 at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, for 24 shows with 32
International Cast and 10 Musicians. Returned in 2010 for a
tour including Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zheng Zhou, He Fei, Chongqing,
Wuhan, Beijing and in Jan 2011 Taipei |
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CINDERELLA
2008 tour of Xi'an,
Zhengzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Gunagzhou, Shanghai, Beijing.
Starred Lea Salonga. The production was directed by Bobby Garcia.
Produced by Broadway Asia. |
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AIDA
2008/2009 tour of
Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Xi'an, Beijing,
Huhhot, Tianjin. Produced by Big League Theatricals, presented
by Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment / local presenters. |
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HAIRSPRAY
July 2008, Shanghai Grand Theatre for 2 weeks, then Beijing for 1
week. Produced by Broadway Asia. |
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42nd STREET
2007 tour of Shanghai,
Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Ningbo, Changsha, Wuhan, Beijing.
Produced by Troika Entertainment and Broadway Asia Entertainment,
presented by Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment / local presenters. |
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LE PETIT PRINCE
A French-language
musical, Le Petit Prince, by composer Riccardo Cocciante, at
Shanghai Oriental Art Centre in July 2007, and in the Hong Kong
Cultural Centre in January 2008. |
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MAMMA MIA
International Tour
production produced by Judy Craymer, at the Shanghai Grand Theatre
from July-August 2007, then Beijing for two-weeks the Poly Theater
in August.A
Chinese language version of Mamma Mia in 2011 is included in the
notable section below. |
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THE KING & I
Made its Asia premiere
in Shenzhen, China, on April 25, 2007. Also played in Hangzhou.
Produced by Broadway Asia. |
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THE LION KING
Shanghai's Grand
Theatre from July 18, 2006 for 13 weeks (100 performances). Presented by
The Shanghai Grand Theatre / The Walt Disney Co., Australian
production came with 52 performers and the set arrived in 2 special
Boeing 747 air freighters. |
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WEST SIDE STORY
2006 Beijing, directed
and choroegraphed by Joey McKneely and produced by BB Promotion, for
the Fourth Beijing International Theater Festival by the Chinese
Ministry of Culture, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles,
Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and the
Beijing municipal government. |
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RENT
December 2005 Beizhan
Theatre, Beijing followed by Shanghai, starring Hong Kong actress
and singer Karen Mok. |
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BURN THE FLOOR
October 2005 in Beijing
at the Great Hall of the People, followed by Shanghai.
Presented by China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG). Returned to
tour China in 2009 |
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THE PHANTOM OF THE
OPERA
December 2004 in
Shanghai – it’s sellout run was assisted by the film version of The
Phantom of the Opera which was in wide DVD distribution at the time. |
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CHICAGO
December 2004 for 3
performances only, Beijing, The Great Hall of the People, Tian'anmen
Square presented by Beijing GHTY Culture and Art Corporation. |
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Played to success in
China, largely popularized by the film version. Cities included
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanning, Harbin, Shanghai, Beijing,
Xiaoshan (Hangzhou), Xi'an, Tianjin. Produced by Troika
Entertainment and booked by Broadway Asia / local presenters. |
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CATS
Initially toured during
the SARS epidemic. When CATS went on sale, the Shanghai Daily
newspaper reported that ticket sales records were broken when about
5,000 tickets were sold in a single day. Has returned and
toured multiple times. |
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RIVERDANCE
Starting in Beijing
October 2003, Riverdance has done multiple, multi-city tours of
China. Presented by China Performing Arts Agency (CPAA). |
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LES MISERABLES
Victor Hugo’s novel,
“Les Miserables” was a Chinese best-seller – as a result it arrived
in 2003 already branded – coupled with a strong marketing campaign
it sold out. Was the first 1st Class english language musical
to play in China since the Communist takeover in 1949. |
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NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
Played in December,
2002 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for 5 performances
then in Shanghai January 22-26, 2003. Asian debut for Notre
Dame De Paris, and grand finale of the French-Canadian musical.
Presented by Beijing Gehua Cultural Development Group. |
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MUSIC OF ANDREW
LLOYD WEBBER
September 2001, Great
Hall of the People in Beijing, audience of 10,000, the specially
created show based on songs from Lloyd Webber's musicals. This event starring Elaine Paige, Coco Lee and
Kris Phillips (Fei Xiang) performing songs in both English and
Mandarin, joined by a full company of established performers from
the UK, USA and Australia and a 60-piece orchestra. |
NOTABLE EVENTS:
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MAMMA MIA
June 2011 in
Mandarin with Chinese cast and team, opened in Shanghai.
Produced by CAEG |
I DO! I
DO!
May 2010 production in English at the Beijing Playhouse. |
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JANE EYRE
June 2009 a Mandarin
version of the Broadway show at the National Center for the
Performing Arts in Beijing |
FAME
2008 localised
Manadarin production of the musical produced by the Central Acedemy
of Drama in Beijing. |
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ELAINE PAIGE
December 2008 concerts
in both Beijing and Shanghai. |
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE
PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
2007 localized Mandarin
production of the Off-Broadway musical. |
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SARAH BRIGHTMAN
Various
concerts tours throughout China. |
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
1999 Mandarin language production in Beijing for 4 weeks. |
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TAP DOGS
1997 China tour, then returned in 2004 for Shanghai engagement, then
returned again in 2010 (ChongQing, Shanghai). |
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