I Do! I Do! by Beijing Playhouse

A Beijing Playhouse production, the two character Broadway musical I Do! I Do! will be showing every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm, Sunday matinees at 2 pm between May 14-23, 2010 at The Goose & Duck.

The heartwarming story of a husband & wife – Agnes and Michael Snow – spans fifty years, from 1895 to 1945, as it focuses on the trials and tribulations, laughter and sorrows, and hopes and disappointments experienced by the couple throughout their marriage. With the set contained solely in their bedroom, you see the couple from the beginning of their relationship with wedding jitters to raising a family and growing old together.

Performed in English with Chinese subtitles.  For reservations, email: performance@beijingplayhouse.com.

• Dates: May 14-23, 2010
• Show Times: Thursday-Saturdays at 7:30PM, Sundays at 2PM
• Location: 2nd floor of The Goose & Duck
• Tickets: RMB 160 in advance; RMB 200 at the door (Half price for students and children: 80 in advance, 100 at door)

AM774: My Life in Beijing

Last Tuesday, candy&caviar and LumDimSum were both featured guests on AM 774 Radio Talk Show’s <My Life in Beijing> with hosts Beijing Playhouse Executive Director Chris Verrill and radio interview veteran JinJing.

A lively conversation inclusive of very entertaining and slightly awkward/embarrassing moments, Candy & I discuss a range of interesting topics from our backgrounds coming from California, how we ended up in Beijing, candy&caviar’s origins and its collaboration with LumDimSum on putting together their first fashion show, educating Chris Verrill on fashion lingo & the advantages of having jacket thumbholes, Project 141, celebrity sightings during Beijing’s 2008 Olympic games, purse & food obsessions, and even my very accurate imitation of a “man-model catwalk strut”.

If you have about an hour to kill, you can watch the entire video segment from the radio interview by clicking on the photo below.

candy&caviar and LumDimSum on Radio AM 774

Free Ticket to Beijing Playhouse’s ‘The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge’

Beijing Playhouse‘s production of the holiday broadway theatre The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge will be performing from December 4-27, 2009. Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Performed in English with Chinese subtitles.

It’s a fun, lighthearted, heartwarming show for the whole family.

Basic Synopsis:

Traditional old-fashioned Christmas like you love back home. The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge is a heartwarming family comedy that takes place one year after A Christmas Carol.  Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Past, Present and Future decide to settle once and for all the true meaning of Christmas.  Bah!  Humbug!  You’re out of order!

Directed by Michael Gralapp.  Assistant directed by Rod Archer and Nancy Pellegrini.

***I have a free ticket to give away to LumDimSum readers for the show on December 5 at 7:30pm.  First person who contacts me, gets the ticket!!  Tickets are RMB 260 (RMB 300 at the door). E-mail me directly: kristen@lumdimsum.com

Date: Saturday, December 5

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Beijing Playhouse’s performances of The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge are conveniently located at the East Gate of Honglingjin Park in the theatre at Yew Chung International School of Beijing.