Tropical Angels, a new musical reading at Taipei Cultural Center in New York

TROPICAL ANGELS, written by award-winning playwright of HBO's The Teenage Psychic Lin Meng-Huan with music composed by rising New York-based composer Sheng Lei, is a musical developed into Chinese and English versions concurrently with the intention to explore different possibilities to devise translated theatre. Join us for the English premiere of this new work. Adapted from National Award for Arts recipient Chen Qian-Wu s autobiographical novel, Coming Back Alive, Tropical Angels is a story of a young Taiwanese man, who lost his soul in tropical Timor in the Pacific War, and his journey to self-discovery and redemption. Followed by a discussion with Mei Ann Teo (Artistic Director, Musical Theatre Factory) and Tropical Angels creative team members. Co-curated by Yu Chien Liu and Chi-Ping Yen. Presented by Taipei Cultural Center in New York in collaboration with HowlRound TV and Musical Theatre Factory, with support from the Ministry of Culture, ROC (Taiwan).
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