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Gone With the Wind: The Musical in Beijing

Date: Nov 30 - Dec 9 - 2:30/7:30 pm

Venue: Beijing Exhibition Center Theater

This is the world premiere of English musical Gone With the Wind, which is based on the original French musical Autant emporte le Vent, composed by the French musical master Gerard Presgurvic. This version stars Rachel Gold who also played the leading lady in the musical Phantom of the Opera. This musical presents a time racked by the tumult of war, telling a heart-wrenching romantic epic, in which a girl never surrenders to life and grows to be a woman. Set in 1860s Atlanta, Georgia, Gone with the Wind follows the story of the 17-year-old Scarlett O'Hara, the eldest of three daughters living a life of luxury on their father's plantation. But then President Lincoln demands the end of slavery in the South and the Civil War begins. Scarlett's incredible journey through both the war and the peace is mirrored in her turbulent relationship with Rhett Butler, whose actions always defy prediction.

(China Daily 11/17/2018 page19)