Titanic the Musical sets sail into new season

Titanic the Musical will be the first production to kick off the New Year season at the SAIC Shanghai Culture Square, with seven shows scheduled from Nov 27 to Dec 1.

Produced in 1997, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and script by Peter Stone, Titanic the Musical won five Tony Awards, including best musical and best score.

On Nov 5, the theater invited the cast and fans on a cruise along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, with more than 200 people dressed in vintage costumes attending the event. The cruise also featured artists performing a segment of the musical as well as a documentary and exhibition about the tragic event which took place in 1912.