A: After touring Taipei, the play Life of Pi is now heading to Taichung. You wanna go?
B: Did you forget? We’re going to Taipei this weekend to see the musical Sunset Boulevard and go to Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki’s concert.
A: Oh yeah, that’s right. The classic composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber is touring Taiwan for the first time.
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B: I heard that it’s adapted from a 1950 film with the same title.
A: And the show will feature legendary soprano Sarah Brightman, who is finally returning to the musical stage after 30 years. We can’t miss it.
A: 在台北巡演後，戲劇《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》本週起將移師台中。要去嗎？
B: 你忘啦？我們週末要去台北看音樂劇《日落大道》，和日本歌后濱崎步的演唱會啊。
A: 對對對，該劇可是安德魯洛伊韋柏的經典名劇，終於首度來台演出了。
B: 聽說該劇改編自1950年的一部同名電影。
A: 而且這次將由傳奇天后莎拉布萊曼領銜主演，她在睽違30年後又回歸音樂劇，千萬不能錯過！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
A: In addition to the biopic “Michael,” comedy “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is finally in theaters. I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since the 2006 debut of the original film. B: Does the sequel still revolve around the fashion industry? A: This time, “Miranda,” the fashion magazine editor-in-chief played by Meryl Streep, will team up with her former assistant “Andy,” played by Anne Hathaway, to fight against Emily, her other ex-assistant played by Emily Blunt. B: Isn’t the role of “Miranda” based on then US “Vogue” editor-in-chief Anna Wintour? A: Yup, it established Anna’s fashion status, influenced pop culture
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