Mama Mia! opening in China
After a year of preparation and three months of rehearsals, the highly anticipated Chinese version of “Mamma Mia!” will open Friday, July 8, at Shanghai Grand Theatre.
The stage drama has drummed up much enthusiasm among Shanghainese theater buffs, who are curious to see how China’s first translated attempt of a classic Western musical will turn out.
Although the Chinese “Mamma Mia!” is meant to be as close as possible to the West End original, Chinese touches are sprinkled throughout the show.
http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/play/6-things-you-need-know-about-chinese-mamma-mia-500039#
I can only imagine how difficult it was to not only translate the musical, but also convert the cultural references and culture-specific jokes into something that would makes sense with an audience from a drastically different culture.
