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Shanghai Production of
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 For years, Shanghai's government has mulled over creating a Broadway-style theater district adjacent to the posh expat neighborhood Xintiandi. And while China erects skyscrapers at breakneck speed and transforms old Chinese communities into modernized neighborhoods overnight, a theater district in Puxi is still years away. Instead, Shanghai has experimented in recent years with hosting international tours of Broadway shows such as
Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables and last year,
The Lion King. Currently, Shanghai's Grand Theater is housing the most improbable Chinese cultural attraction—Mamma Mia!, a three-hour English-language musical based on the songs of the Swedish pop group ABBA.
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Hong Kong and China: Reunited for a
Decade and It Still Feels So Good
This is the
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Not That China: The Secret
History of Slaves
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The Brick Kiln Scandal: An
In-Depth Look at China's Slave Trade
We, like many others, were under the impression that this disturbing event was more or less an isolated incident... |
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China Disables Flickr Photo-Sharing
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June 11, the Chinese government tightened the vice on the open exchange of Internet content as the Yahoo! subsidiary photo site Flickr was disabled in mainland China. |
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Fabulous Orgy Erupts at 2007 Shanghai
Millionaire's Fair
Wretched yelps from the trophy wives met with guttural moans from the captains of industry, as the whole party descended into a chaotic mass of flesh, gem and organ... |
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'French Spiderman' Conquers
Shanghai
Alain Robert, known to the world as "French Spiderman," has scaled some of the world's tallest structures. Thursday afternoon, he conquered Shanghai's Jinmao Tower. |
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Mandarin Musical Brings China to Broadway
The Broadway opening of the Mandarin version of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change—performed in English on Broadway for ten years—marked a momentous occasion... |
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Not That China: The Fastest
Sofa Ever
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Gated: The Rise of Urban Exclusion in
China
When the golden zebra gate lifts, I am ushered into a quiet enclave of residences — a pocket of cloned houses, manicured lawns and pruned shrubbery... |
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