1.6K
Date: April 7-23 2011
Time: Times vary – please check Gateway Theatre for more information
Where: Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond, B.C
Tickets: 604-270-1812 or Gateway Theatre
Witness the extraordinary tale of the Monkey King. Book and lyrics by Marty Chan (with lyrics, music and orchestration by Robert Walsh), The Forbidden Phoenix blends Peking opera, Western musical theatre, comedy, acrobatics and martial arts into a single play. Immigration is central to the show – the story of a father who comes to Canada looking for a better life. The Monkey King, Chinese mythology’s most beloved super hero, must rescue a damsel in distress and tame the Iron Dragon before he can be reunited with his son.