Listings

My Song - Sophie Zelmani

Date: June 28 - 8 pm

Venue: National Center for the Performing Arts

Price: 180-380 yuan

Zelmani was born in the suburbs of Stockholm in 1972. Her father bought the family a guitar when Zelmani was 14. Despite no professional music training, Zelmani became a songwriter and recorded some songs at a local studio. After she mailed the demos to three record companies, Zelmani was offered a record deal by Sony Music Sweden. Sophie Zelmani recorded her debut, eponymous album with Sony in 1995. The album was produced and arranged by Lars Halapi and coproduced by Patrik Sventelius, who also played guitar. She described the process of making the album: "In the beginning Lars and I spent a few months in the studio. We had fun and then picked the musicians. We recorded in two weeks but the whole thing took half a year." By 1997, Zelmani's debut album had sold 200,000 copies in Europe and Asia Pacific, before moving to the US market, distributed by Columbia Records. Zelmani said, "I had no ambitions to go abroad. I knew I wanted to make a record. That's all I wanted."

Contact: 400-610-3721

Gloriously Broadway - Sister Act in Guangzhou

Date: July 26-Aug 6 - 8 pm

Venue: Guangzhou Opera House

Price: 180-980 yuan

A newly revised adaptation of the show opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre on April 20, 2011, after previews beginning March 24, 2011. Jerry Zaks was the new director with Douglas Carter Beane rewriting the book. Patina Miller, who originated the role of Deloris in the West End production, reprised the role on Broadway, making her Broadway debut. The original cast featured Victoria Clark (Mother Superior), Fred Applegate (Monsignor), Sarah Bolt (Sister Mary Patrick), Chester Gregory (Eddie), Kingsley Leggs (Curtis), Marla Mindelle (Sister Mary Robert) and Audrie Neenan (Sister Mary Lazarus).

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The Deutsches Theater in Berlin - The Visit

Date: July 5-8 - 8 pm

Venue: NCPA

Price: 100-580 yuan

The Deutsches Theater in Berlin is a theatrical institution with a permanent and highly-acclaimed ensemble. The Deutsches Theater repertoire comprises some 50 productions. Each season the DT celebrates some 30 premieres - around twelve on the main stage and eight in the Kammerspiele. Signature productions, ongoing collaborations with established and up-and-coming directors, and faith in the abilities of his spirited and talented ensemble: these are the cornerstones of Ulrich Khuon's artistic concept for the Deutsches Theater. Khuon has brought on board directors with distinctive directing styles, including: Andreas Kriegenburg, Stephan Kimmig, Nicolas Stemann, Jette Steckel, and Dimiter Gotscheff, who died in 2014. The theater's repertoire includes both classics and modern classics by writers such as Bertolt Brecht, Chekhov, Goethe, Gerhart Hauptmann, Friedrich Hebbel, Heinrich von Kleist, Friedrich Schiller, Shakespeare and Frank Wedekind.

Contact: 400-610-3721