musicals

First Review of Mamma Mia! in Mandarin

The Telegraph carries a review of ‘Mamma Mia!’, the first Western musical to be performed in China in Chinese translation. No one was quite sure what to expect. Mamma Mia! had played Shanghai four years ago in...

Singing Broadway in Mandarin

SpongeBob Squarepants: The Musical hits China’s stage in Mandarin later this year, according to Newsweek. The high demand for musicals in China is setting a trend in Broadway shows translated into Chinese. “Les...

West End Stages an Invasion of China Musicals Market – Clifford Coonan

The Independent looks at the production of Mandarin-language versions of popular Broadway and West End musicals: To Western audiences, musicals may be a frothy and uplifting way to spend the evening, but like so much else, they are highly politicised in China. For many years, not a chorus line nor a technicolour dreamcoat were to […]

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