The Chinese musical Butterfly will debut at the Yulan
Theatre in Dongguan in southern Guangdong Province later this
month, in conjunction with the opening of the city's first
International Musical Festival.
China National Radio reports the musical is mainly co-created by
the cultural department of the city and Songlei Movie and TV
Cultural Communications Co., Ltd. in Beijing. The whole preparation
for the performance costs 60 million yuan (US$8 million).
Butterfly will bring to the world the Chinese musical,
says Wang Daoping, director of the publicity department of the
Dongguan Committee of CPC.
During the festival, which will last until the end of this year,
audiences will be able to appreciate classics like the French music
and dance theatre show World of the Doll and a multi-media
musical about Chinese actress and singer, Zhou Xuan, before the
founding of the People's Republic of China.
(CRI.cn July 13, 2007)