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  • Broadway expands its stage with movie theater shows

    2011-04-26 11:07

    Broadway is going to come to you. That's the philosophy behind the upcoming nationwide movie theater showings of two current Broadway shows -- Tony Award-winning musical "Memphis," and "The Importance of Being Earnest".

  • Classic tale retold

    2011-04-25 18:15

    Composer Zhou Long's Pulitzer for an opera version of a Chinese legend caps decades of efforts to bridge the cultures of East and West. Mu Qian reports.

  • "Boardwalk Empire" star sued by reality star

    2011-04-24 14:23

    "Boardwalk Empire" star Paz de la Huerta is being sued by a reality star whom she allegedly attacked last month.

  • Producers of 'Spider-Man' musical open up

    2011-04-22 12:18

    The long-suffering lead producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" said they had no choice but to shake up the creative team after realizing sometime around Christmas that Broadway's most expensive musical simply wasn't working.

  • Cantonese Opera

    2011-04-19 17:44

    Cantonese Opera Cantonese opera is one of the major Chinese opera categories. It is a traditional Chinese art form that originated in southern China’s Cantonese culture, and involves music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics and acting. Today it is not only very popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macao, but also performed in Southeast Asia, Oceania and American countries where Cantonese people live. Cantonese opera was included in the first list of 518 state-level intangible cultural heritage elements, which was announced on May 20th, 2006.

  • Rejigged "Spider-Man" musical to re-open in June

    2011-04-19 15:15

    A new version of the $70 million Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" with music written by U2's Bono and The Edge will open June 14, producers said on Monday.

  • NY opera awards show features Broadway stars

    2011-04-18 16:49

    NEW YORK – Broadway stars Patti LuPone and Barbara Cook joined director Francis Ford Coppola and playwright John Guare on Sunday to present this year's Opera News Awards.

  • London hit "War Horse" makes thrilling Broadway bow

    2011-04-18 16:39

    NEW YORK - It's easy to see what attracted Steven Spielberg to British children's author Michael Morpugo's novel "War Horse."

  • Reaching for the heavens

    2011-04-08 10:52

    Choreographer Lin Hwai-min has taken Cloud Gate, a Taiwan-based theater named after an ancient dance mentioned in Chinese classics, to unparalleled artistic heights in Asia.

  • Asian art market sizzles

    2011-04-07 12:06

    Record purchases by Chinese collectors keeps market humming with activity and cash registers ringing.Prestigious auction houses Sotheby's and Christy's both recently released 2010 results, revealing blockbuster numbers despite a worldwide recession.

  • China takes pole position in auctions

    2011-04-07 12:03

    The global art market has undergone a sea change with China taking the pole position in auctions from the United States and the United Kingdom.

  • Pace Gallery to Exhibit "Journey of a Dress" in Beijing

    2011-04-02 16:44

    The exhibit "Diane von Furstenberg: Journey of a Dress" will be held at Beijing's Pace Gallery in the 798 Art Zone from April 3 through May 14.

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