Broadway a la Suisse
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The staging of the British musical 'The Phantom of the Opera' at Basle, Switzerland's Musical Theatre Messe is expected to be a success. This is contrary to views held by Swiss theater insiders that the future is not so bright for musical extravaganzas in the country. The Sfr.25 million Andrew Lloyd Webber play, which is being played in both German and English, has attracted about 450,000 theater-goers. One reason for the success is the Basle Musical Theater Messe which has undergone an expensive renovation to make it one of the most modern European musical theaters.
Publication Name: SwissWORLD
Subject: Business, international
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Year: 1997
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Send in the clowns
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Par Par Lay and Lu Maw, the Moustache Brothers, run an entertainment troupe in Myanmar (Burma). The troupe includes clowns, musicians and narrators and performs the traditional Burmese 'pwe' or play with stories, dancing and song. There are jokes about important people including the government. The government has traditionally allowed these jokes but Lu Maw was arrested following a performance for Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, and he has been sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Moving in royal circles
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The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, is a major venue with impressive architecture that is lacking in some facilities. The head of the Albert Hall is Patrick Deuchar, formerly involved in promotions and PR. Deuchar aims to invest 57 million pounds sterling over eight years, while the business forecasts a 2.4 million pound sterling trading surplus for 1996. He aims to attract 15 million pounds of funding from the National Lottery and further sums from the UK Arts Council.
Publication Name: The Director
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0012-3242
Year: 1996
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