A: How about the entertainment world? Is there anything to look forward to in 2023 there, too?
B: Yeah, events such as Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show, Eurovision 2023 and movies like “The Little Mermaid” live-action remake are all highly anticipated.
A: I’ve heard the long-running musical “The Phantom of the Opera” will finally bid farewell to Broadway this year.
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B: Well, the show first opened on Broadway in 1988. When it closes later in April, it will have played 13,981 performances.
A: 今年的娛樂圈，也有什麼令人期待的事物嗎？
B: 蕾哈娜的超級盃大秀、2023年歐洲歌唱大賽、《小美人魚》真人電影等強片……這些都將是今年的大事！
A: 聽說長壽歌舞劇《歌劇魅影》，終於要告別百老匯了。
B: 該劇1988年在百老匯開演，四月落幕時演出將達到一萬三千九百八十一場。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩)
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