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Now Playing at the Majestic Theater: 42nd Street

Unlike some of the previous musicals that have taken the stage in Shanghai, 42nd Street is a musical more in line with Broadway's roots and traditions, a true reflection of the Broadway of old...you know, before shows adapted from Hollywood movies took it over. Originally, the show debuted in 1980, based upon the 1933 movie of the same name. After it's Broadway debut and subsequent Tony award for Best Musical, 42nd Street went on to become one of the longest running musicals in Broadway history.

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By Pete Chorba in on September 7, 2007 9:37 AM

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Today's Links: Whiskey, Christians and Naomi Watts


  • China's schools overcharged 1.7 billion yuan in past five years

    "A massive 1.7 billion yuan (about 217 million U.S. dollars) of unwarranted school fees have been charged to unlucky parents since 2002, the top corruption watchdog said here on Thursday."



  • How long can Great Firewall of China last?

    "Where Manchester’s worker dissidents of the early 1800s had the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley to urge them to 'rise like lions after slumber', China’s modern equivalents have World of Warcraft and dissident bloggers."



  • Bible is 'too sexual', complain hundreds in Hong Kong

    "The site and the deluge of complaints were sparked by last week's decision by regulatory authorities to classify a university student journal as 'indecent.'"



  • Christians Plan for Beijing Olympics

    "Christian mission groups from around the world plan to quietly defy the Chinese ban on foreign missionaries and send thousands of volunteer evangelists to the 2008 Beijing Olympics." Another reason to avoid Beijing next year.



  • Bigger beds, but no TV for Olympians

    "Athletes staying in the Beijing Olympic village in 2008 can stretch out in beds 10 centimetres wider than those that were provided in Athens for the Summer Games, according to the Beijing News. But there won't be a lot to do in the room besides sleep."



  • Scotch whiskey makes inroads into China

    "The new cocktail of iced green tea laced with Scotch -- or maybe the other way around -- seems to have taken off as China has become one of the top 10 consumers of Scotch."



  • Follow in Naomi Watts’ footsteps in Guilin, China

    "The 10 day holiday, priced from £1758 departs on the 3rd November 2007 and spends two days in Guilin which is the central backdrop to the epic Hollywood adaptation of the classic 1920’s Somerset Maugham love story." Ugh.



  • Stop The Presses: Yahoo China Changes Name!

    "Yahoo China, now China Yahoo, representatives have told local media that they changed the name to suit their localization strategy and improve each business department's marketing capability."



  • A 60-year-old man died on a No. 23 bus yesterday after a fight with an unidentified passenger

    "Witnesses said two passengers including the victim surnamed Lu scrambled to get on the bus when it stopped near Jiangning Road and Wuding Road. The two men got into a fight and police were called in at 8am when Lu fell to the ground."



  • DIY car mod, China

    "Here's a set of photos from Moobol/Molive (a photojournalism website) showing a DIY car interior complete with laptop and GPS."



  • Game for Brave People

    "A radio tower in Harbin City, China has installed a 700 foot swing. Swingers start at the peak of the tower, which is 1,100 feet off the ground. The tower is actually the world’s second highest steel tower ..." If by 'brave' you mean 'stupid'.


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    By Pete Chorba in on May 18, 2007 10:41 PM

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    ATM murder suspects caught

    Shanghai women (and men) can rest a little easier today after local police captured the final suspect in the ATM murder of a young woman on March 22. While trying to escape Shanghai by train, the fourth murder suspect in the ATM murder that occurred on Jiangning Road was captured and brought into custody. Two of the other suspects surrendered under their own volition, leading to the eventual capture of the other two suspects (pictured).

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    By Pete Chorba in on April 9, 2007 12:23 PM

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    'Countdown' traffic lights make Shanghai debut

    From the story in the Jiefang Daily:

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    By Dan Washburn in on March 14, 2006 12:41 PM

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