STAGE

'Lion King': The award-winning musical "Lion King" will appear in Shanghai with a run of 100 performances lasting more than three months.

The stage version made a spectacular debut on Broadway in 1997.

Expanded from the blockbuster Disney film, the stage version has amazed critics and audiences alike with its artistic achievements in both costume and music.

Time: 7: 15 pm, 2 pm, July 18-October 8

Place: Shanghai Grand Theatre, 300 Renmin Dadao

Tel: 021-6372-8701

CONCERTS

Pop quartet: The "Hip-Pop" group, Black Eyed Peas will swing into Shanghai with all their latest hits.

The group has transcended their hip-hop roots to become a global pop phenomenon, wowing audiences worldwide with their musical fusion and high fashion.

Time: 8 pm, July 20

Place: Shanghai Grand Stage, 1111 Caoxi Beilu

Tel: 021-6218-6021

Pianist's premier: Roland Proll from Germany will hold his first piano recital.

During his stay, Proll will also be present at several charity events, where he will give lectures free of charge to teen learners.

Time: 7:30 pm, July 25

Place: Shanghai Concert Hall, 523 Yan'an Donglu

Tel: 021-6386-2836, 021-6120-4560

Swiss trio: The Swiss Piano Trio has accumulated a host of awards over its career. It was the first prize-winner of the International Johannes Brahms Competition held in Austria in 2005. In 2003, the ensemble won another first prize at the distinguished International Chamber Music Competition in Caltanissetta. They were also winners of the Migros Chamber Music Competition in Zurich 2001.

Their extraordinary success in international competitions, together with concerts worldwide, have made the trio with pianist Martin Lucas Staub, violinist Angela Golubeva and cellist Sebastien Singer one of the leading chamber music ensembles of its generation.

Time: 7:30 pm, July 28

Place: The Drama Theatre of Shanghai Grand Theatre, 300 Renmin Dadao

Tel: 021-6372-8701

EVENT

German film screening: The film "Unter den Bruecken" ("Under the Bridges"), will be screened at the German Consulate, with English subtitles.

Directed by Helmut Kaeutner, the film centres on Hendrik and Willy, two friends who own a boat called "Liese-Lotte." Travelling freely from river to river in their boat, visiting the occasional girl on shore, they enjoy a carefree life until they meet Anna.

They invite the beautiful girl on board, take her to Berlin, and both fall in love with her. To solve the problem, they make a pact that if one of them gets Anna, the other keeps the boat.

Time: 7 pm, July 21

Place: 1F, 318 Fuzhou Lu

Tel: 021-6391-2068, ext 60

(China Daily 07/15/2006 page8)