Musical Theatre

21 Apr 2013

Gigi Chao and her father may have different opinions about how she lives her life, but that did not deter them from enjoying a night at the theatre under the same roof last night.

8:00AM

Hit musical dances up a storm

24 Mar 2013

Eight years ago, when an Australian producer decided to make a stage version of the 1987 blockbuster Dirty Dancing, one thing was clear: there was to be no meddling with the story.

3:37PM

Candace Chong: The playwright who draws inspiration from a complicated world

9 Oct 2012

When she writes, playwright Candace Chong Mui-ngam draws inspiration from where her mind flees to - the reality we all live in. By meeting different people and understanding their perspectives,...

3:24PM

Briefs, October 1, 2012

1 Oct 2012

Chinese gold miners deported from Ghana

4:43AM

Copying musicals of the West 'not the way to go'

15 Jul 2012

Mainland producers, hampered by a lack of big-name Chinese musicals, are adapting and translating more Western works into Putonghua, but one expert has questioned whether that is the best way to...

9:21PM

FILM (1978)

17 Jun 2012

Grease
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway
Director: Randal Kleiser

5:45PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

4:27AM

Young gun aims for the Great White Way

Viveca Chow Hung-ka was just nine when she first set foot on the stage, as an ensemble member in a local production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. That moment eight years ago...

5:10PM

Vanity cases

Rosey Chan
Pianist / Creative Director

Classical musicians don't often venture past their genre's influence, let alone into the worlds of fashion and beauty - but Rosey Chan...

12:36PM

A tale of two brothers

A school drama

Blood Brothers was first performed in a secondary school in the northern English city of Liverpool in November, 1981. Local playwright Willy Russell had written the...

9:18AM

Telly Leung

THE AMERICAN DREAM My parents immigrated to New York from Hong Kong in 1975. They came with two suitcases and US$250, and depended on the kindness of friends in Chinatown. They were hard-working...

7:11AM

It's showtime, folks

A timeless tale of love between unlikely individuals has been a spectacular success at Resorts World Manila. The Sound of Music runs until December 11, with some shows sold out.

1:45AM

Acceptance on stage

The news

1:29AM