What’s being touted as the first Broadway-style Hakka musical will open in October at Taipei’s National Theater. The play, “Fú chūn jiànǚ” (to give the Mandarin title) (「福春嫁女」, My Daughter’s Wedding), is based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.
sources and further reading:
- Kèjiā jīngshén, Shāwēng (Shakespeare) gǔgàn, yìshù xuè-ròu ”Fú chūn jiànǚ” ràng Kèjiā wénhuà xùnhuà le àiqíng (客家精神、莎翁骨幹、藝術血肉 《福春嫁女》讓客家文化馴化了愛情), Taiwan Council for Hakka Affairs, August 29, 2007
- Hakka musical to debut, Taipei Times, September 2, 2007
- Dāng Shāwēng (Shakespeare) míng jù pèngshang Kèjiā “Fú chūn jiànǚ” tiǎozhàn Kèjiā xìjù kèbǎn yìnxiàng (當莎翁名劇碰上客家 「福春嫁女」挑戰客家戲劇刻板印象), August 29, 2007
- Shǒu chū Kèjiā gēwǔjù “Fú chūn jiànǚ” — 10 yuè dēngtái (首齣客家歌舞劇福春嫁女 10月登台), CNA, August 29, 2007