Shows

Chicago the Musical in Beijing

Date: Nov 3-4 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Based on real-life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with Cell Block rival, double-murderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth talking lawyer, Billy Flynn. Created by the musical theater talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, Chicago's sexy, sassy score includes "All That Jazz" and "Razzle Dazzle". With six Tony, two Olivier, one Grammy, two Bafta and six Academy Awards, Chicago truly is "The sharpest, slickest show on the block". A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin: it would be a crime to miss it. But the hottest place to experience it is on Broadway. There's always someone fabulous center stage. Whether you're looking for your first Broadway musical ... whether you've seen the Academy Award-winning film and want to experience the show live on stage ... or whether you've seen it before and want to recapture the magic, Chicago always delivers. Chicago is a classic. It's the show you can always count on to give you the thrills and memories that only come from seeing a Broadway musical.

Ballet: Swan Lake

Date: Dec 30-31 - 7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai International Dance Center

Swan Lake is a ballet composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875. Despite its initial failure, it is now one of the most popular of all ballets. The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on March 4, 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Although it is presented in many different versions, most ballet companies base their stagings both choreographically and musically on the 1895 revival of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, first staged for the Imperial Ballet on Jan 15, 1895, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. For this revival, Tchaikovsky's score was revised by the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre's chief conductor and composer Riccardo Drigo.