Broadway comes to Hong Kong for musical workshops and two performances of classics

Two Hong Kong drama teachers have brought Broadway stars Chelsea Williams and George Psomas to the city for a week of children’s workshops, after which their students will join them onstage to perform Broadway hits

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Ben Margalith (left) and Nathan Koval are mixing Hong Kong and Broadway talents in A Night on Broadway.

Published: 6:03pm, 29 Jan 2018Updated: 6:47pm, 29 Jan 2018

With only the surest-selling shows making it to our shores – and no sign of the award-winning musical Hamilton arriving any time soon – Hong Kong can sometimes feel like a million miles from Broadway, the famed theatre district in New York.

Dove Tales’ Ben Margalith and Nathan Koval, a pair of Hong Kong-based American actors and drama teachers have set out to strengthen the links between the two cities’ theatre scenes by assembling a cast of faces from both Hong Kong and Broadway for a week of workshops and two performances this week.

Chelsea Williams (centre) in Mamma Mia performing as Sophie.

A Night on Broadway will unite Corinna Chamberlain and Jordan Cheng, two of Hong Kong’s most prominent performers on the musical scene, with US stars Chelsea Williams (Mamma Mia, In Transit) and George Psomas (Fiddler on the Roof, South Pacific) jetting in from New York to sprinkle a little stateside stardust on the show.

“We couldn’t be prouder of this collaboration,” says Koval. “George and Chelsea have been rehearsing the concert in New York for the past few weeks and are very excited to perform for Hong Kong.”

George Psomas (centre) in the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof.

Fluent in Cantonese, Chamberlain is best known for her work on the TVB comedy-drama Inbound Troubles! and appearance on local singing contest The Voice of the Stars, while Cheng, a best leading actor nominee at the Hong Kong Drama Awards, has starred in more than 50 theatre productions around the world.

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Over two nights at Chai Wan theatre Youth Square, they will guide the audience through renditions of best-loved musical hits andnewer favourites, including pieces from Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Wicked, and – yes – Hamilton.