BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of China in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!
January
Beijing Playhouse Begins Bi-Weekly Drama Club Workshops The Beijing Playhouse is beginning bi-weekly Drama Club Workshops on the first and third Thursday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m. Every workshop will involve learning and practicing skills related to ... (read more...) |
Beijing Playhouse Hosts Spring Weekend Stage Kids Theatre Camp Beijing Playhouse Academy of Performing Arts announces open enrollment for the following kid's weekend stage theatre camp.... (read more...) |
IMAX and Lark International Multimedia Expand Relationship With Five New Theatres Across Greater China IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) (TSX: IMX) and Lark International Multimedia (Lark) today announced two agreements to install a total of five digital IMAX theatre systems into new multiplexes across Greater China.... (read more...) |
February
StageTube: SPRING AWAKENING Opens in Singapore, 2/4-26 Adrian and Tracie Pang's Pangdemonium! Productions (FULL MONTY, CLOSER) recently opened its production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's Tony Award-winning period, indie rock musical SPRING AWAKENING... (read more...) |
Japan Foundation Announces Free World Concert Tour for March; Dates Set for NYC, LA, China & More A worldwide series of free concerts has been arranged by The Japan Foundation to convey the Japanese people's gratitude to the global community for their support during the Japanese Earthquake and Tsu... (read more...) |
Louis St. Louis Announces May Premier for THE JOKER'S GAME Louis St. Louis' new musical The Joker's Game will have its official world premiere in Beijing on May 15 at the Oriental Songlei Theatre.... (read more...) |
March
EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH Announces Yearlong Tour The Robert Wilson/Philip Glass collaboration Einstein on the Beach, An Opera in Four Acts has announced a 2012-2013 international tour. The revival, helmed by Wilson and Glass along with choreographer... (read more...) |
Beijing Playhouse Cast for May OKLAHOMA Announced Beijing Playhouse has announced the 32 members of the cast of their production of the musical Oklahoma!, which will play in May 2012.... (read more...) |
OKLAHOMA! Set for May 18 - June 3 at The Beijing Playhouse Oklahoma! will play May 18 to June 3 at the Beijing Playhouse.... (read more...) |
April
Beijing Playhouse Offers Kids Theatre Camp, July 30-Aug 11; Registration & Auditions July 4 Beijing Playhouse Academy of Performing Arts announces open enrollment for the following kid's theatre camp, in which participants stage Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, July 30-August 11.... (read more...) |
Photo Flash: Cast of Beijing Playhouse's OKLAHOMA! - Feat. Stephannie Tebow & More Check out these photographs of the cast of Beijing Playhouse's production of OKLAHOMA!, which will play from May 18, 2012.... (read more...) |
May
Rotary Club of Beijing to Hold Charity Ball, June 9 Rotary Club of Beijing's annual charity ball is coming up on Saturday, June 9, from 6:30 pm until late. The theme is 'Celebrating the Colors of the World.' The donation is 1,000 RMB per ticket. The e... (read more...) |
OKLAHOMA! Plays Now thru June 3 at The Beijing Playhouse Oklahoma! plays from tonight, May 18 to June 3 at the Beijing Playhouse.... (read more...) |
Louis St. Louis Opens World Premiere of THE JOKER'S GAME Tonight, 5/15 Louis St. Louis' new musical The Joker's Game will have its official world premiere in Beijing tonight, May 15 at the Oriental Songlei Theatre.... (read more...) |
June
New York City Chorus To Represent North America at World Choral Summit in Beijing, China At the invitation of the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM), 43 members of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, under its artistic director/founder Francisco J. Núñez, will repres... (read more...) |
Photo Flash: Beijing Playhouse's OKLAHOMA! Beijing Playhouse's production of Oklahoma!, the largest locally producEd English-language Broadway theatre in China, closed on June 3. Check out photos from the production below!... (read more...) |
Rotary Club of Beijing Holds Charity Ball Today, June 9 Rotary Club of Beijing's annual charity ball is today, June 9, from 6:30 pm until late. The theme is 'Celebrating the Colors of the World.' The donation is 1,000 RMB per ticket. The event will be hel... (read more...) |
July
Photo Flash: Beijing Playhouse's SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Thirty students from Beijing Playhouse Academy of Performing Arts performed Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles. They put the show together in just two weeks. The native Chineses student... (read more...) |
Berkeley Rep's CHINGLISH Heads to Hong Kong, March 1-6, 2013 Today, even as American Idiot prepares to sail for Europe, Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced that its upcoming production of Chinglish is headed for Hong Kong. It plays from March 1 through March 6... (read more...) |
August
Photo Flash: Beijing Playhouse Academy of Performing Arts & Daystar Academy's SHERLOCK HOLMES Beijing Playhouse Academy of Performing Arts' presented a second production of Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles with Daystar Academy on August 11, 2012. Check out photos of the studen... (read more...) |
Oriental DreamWorks To Establish Headquarters in Xuhui Oriental DreamWorks, one of the largest international investment projects in China, today officially announced the establishment of its headquarters in Shanghai Xuhui.... (read more...) |
November
Photo Flash: First Look at Beijing Playhouse's SNOW WHITE Celebrate Christmas with SNOW WHITE as you've never experienced the fairy tale before. The pratfalls and twists of this outrageous audience interactive comedy are guaranteed to deliver rousing holiday... (read more...) |
December
Top Chinese Star Han Geng Speaks at LSBF Event to Inspire New Generation of Business Leaders Han Geng, the singer, dancer and actor known as 'the most influential male celebrity in China' delivered last Saturday a speech that motivated the new generation of aspiring Chinese business leaders. ... (read more...) |
Beijing Playhouse's SNOW WHITE Adds Performance, Dec 22 Beijing Playhouse's production of the Christmas musical comedy Snow White has been playing to sold out audiences, and the run has been extended! A new performance will play Saturday, December 22 at 7:... (read more...) |
Photo Flash: First Look at Beijing Playhouse's SNOW WHITE Onstage Celebrate Christmas with SNOW WHITE as you've never experienced the fairy tale before. The pratfalls and twists of this outrageous audience interactive comedy are guaranteed to deliver rousing holiday... (read more...) |
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