Wow! That sounds very cool!
The video of that little guitar prodigy is from S. Korea. I still can not get over how talented he is! Gifted. On Jan 3, 12:42 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > My comment: It sounds cool :) > > http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/03/content_10596514.htm > > BEIJING, Jan. 3 -- London has its West End; and New York City its > Broadway. Soon Beijing's theatergoers will find their favorite > musicals performed all year round in Haidian district where Asia's > biggest base for the production of musicals will be built in five > years. > > "Creative Beijing" will be home to a complex of 32 theaters for > musicals in the capital's northwestern suburbs. Local media have > already dubbed it "China's Broadway". > > The area is home to 87 of the nation's leading colleges and the > capital's top talent and varied tastes, said Xu Feng, assistant to the > chairman of Beijing Nederlander New Century International Theater > Management Co, which is jointly developing "Creative Beijing". > > Xu's company, which brought the Broadway hit 42nd Street to China > last year, has chosen Beijing because "the capital is a traditional > cultural center, with the biggest audiences and the best performing > talents", he said. > > With an investment of 4.7 billion yuan ($686 million), the main > theater will seat 2,000 people, with the others accommodating > audiences of between 300 and 500. > > The complex will become "a 'Chinese Broadway' for composers, > writers, performers and actors in training", Xu said. > > The Nederlander Organization - one of the largest and most > experienced operators of live theater in the United States - will be > responsible for the development of the base, said Li Yanping, > marketing director of Beijing Shibo Real Estate, the project's > developer. > > The theaters aim to stage more than 100 musicals a year, he > added. > > The new cluster of theaters is expected to rival Beijing's > National Center for the Performing Arts in terms of ticket sales. > > "Unlike the center, we want to make a profit through developing > and marketing musical-related products, souvenirs and running talent > agencies," Li said. > > Western-style musicals are increasingly popular in China's big > cities, with productions of Hair Spray, Aida and The Lion King > attracting huge crowds in Beijing last year. > > However, the domestic musical industry remains in its infancy, > with rather basic production, marketing and management values, said > Li. > > Musicals in China are often project-based, being staged twice or > three times at random theaters. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
