Feature: CASANOVA OPERA POP IN TOUR IN CINA
by Ettore Farrattini - Oct 25, 2024
Un evento importante per il mondo del musical italiano: una produzione interamente 'Made in Italy' attraversa i confini, raggiungendo la Cina con Casanova Operapop di Red Canzian. Dopo due tour di successo nei teatri italiani, lo spettacolo farà il suo debutto nei principali teatri cinesi a dicembre 2024 e gennaio 2025, nelle città di Shanghai e Xiamen.
DREAMGIRLS is Heading to Japan
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2020
Following a successful run in China that closed on January 14, 2020, Big League Productions, Inc.'s DREAMGIRLS will travel to Japan for performances January 29 through February 16.
Creative Team Announced for ANNIE at New Bedford Festival Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 27, 2019
Complete creative team has been announced for Annie at New Bedford Festival Theatre, which begins its limited engagement at the Zeiterion Theatre on July 24th, 2020. Diane DiCroce will direct the production, which will have choreography by Andrew Winans.
SPRING AWAKENING Will Play In China For the First Time
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2019
Harmonia Holdings, Ltd. and SAICa??Shanghai Culture Square announced today the first professional production of the eight-time Tony Award®-winning Spring Awakening in China. This ground-breaking production will be directed and choreographed by Spencer Liff, with music supervision by West End's Fiz Shapur and associate direction by Xiaoyi Liu of The National Theatre of China. It will feature set, lighting, sound, and costume design by an all-Chinese creative team. The production will open in January 2020 for a limited engagement of 13 performances and a subsequent national tour, and will have dialogue in Chinese, with songs sung in English.
Spencer Liff Will Direct China Debut Of SPRING AWAKENING
by Alan Henry - Nov 6, 2019
Shanghai Culture Square announced today the first professional production of the eight-time Tony Award®-winning Spring Awakening in China. This ground-breaking production will be directed and choreographed by Spencer Liff, with music supervision by West End's Fiz Shapur and associate direction by Xiaoyi Liu of The National Theatre of China. It will feature set, lighting, sound, and costume design by an all-Chinese creative team. The production will open in January 2020 for a limited engagement of 13 performances and a subsequent national tour, and will have dialogue in Chinese, with songs sung in English.
COME FROM AWAY Releases New Block of Tickets Through June 2020
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2019
Tickets for the Tony Award-winning and Olivier Award-winning musical COME FROM AWAY, now in its third smash hit year on Broadway, are now on sale for performances through Sunday, June 28, 2020. COME FROM AWAY began performances on February 18, 2017 and officially opened to critical acclaim on March 12, 2017 at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street), where the show continues to play to standing-room-only audiences.
COME FROM AWAY To Open In China In 2020
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2019
A new production of the global success, Come From Away, will open in its first non-English speaking country with a tour of China in 2020.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL to Play at Shanghai Culture Square
by Alan Henry - Jul 31, 2019
Ever wonder what you'll be when you grow up? Whether you are a fan of the classic Roald Dahl novel or movie, or you are brand new to the story, check out Matilda The Musical, running Dec. 6-25, 2019 at the Shanghai Culture Square.
A CHORUS LINE Completes First-Ever China Performances
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2019
Following a US tour and run in Japan, Big League Productions proudly presented the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning singular sensation, A CHORUS LINE in Shanghai, China. The 2019 engagement, which premiered at the top venue in China for musicals, Shanghai Culture Square, featured Michael Bennett's original Broadway direction and choreography, as recreated by original cast member Baayork Lee. The engagement ran from January 17 to 27, 2019.
Full Casting Announced For KINKY BOOTS In Wolverhampton
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2018
KINKY BOOTS, the winner of every major Best Musical award, is pleased to announce casting for the upcoming UK tour which visits Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from 16 - 27 October 2018. Award-winning Callum Francis will play Lola, Paula Lane, known for her role as Kylie Platt in Coronation Street, will play Lauren and Joel Harper-Jackson will play Charlie.
KINKY BOOTS Will Tour China This Year
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2018
Kinky Boots will embark on its first ever tour of China this summer, according to China Daily. The hit musical will play its first 31 shows in Shanghai from July 11 to August 5 in Shanghai Culture Square, before moving on to Guangzhou, Guangdong province and then Beijing.
GWB Entertainment To Co-Produce THE KING AND I in London
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2017
Australian based theatre producers take London's West End by storm and transfer The King & I to London from Broadway. GWB Entertainment is thrilled to announce that the company will be coproducing the West End transfer of the multi Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I. The production will transfer from Broadway to London in June 2018 following a critically acclaimed 16 month run at New York's Lincoln Center Theater and an unprecedented record-breaking USA tour.