A: Apart from the musical The Phantom of the Opera, off-Broadway classic “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” and musical-themed concert “Broadway Hits Live” are also touring Taiwan.
B: Musical-themed concert? That sounds interesting.
A: Set for April 18 and 19, the show will feature a group of Broadway vocalists and dancers — with British singer Keala Settle as a special guest.
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B: So the audience can enjoy all the timeless hits from various shows at one concert. . . I like that.
A: And there’s more: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical Jesus Christ Superstar will finally visit Taiwan for the first time in June. We’d better grab our tickets now.
A: 除了音樂劇《歌劇魅影》，外百老匯名劇《我愛你，你如此完美，現在變得更好吧》、「百老匯星光演唱會」也將登場。。
B: 是以音樂劇為主題的演唱會？好像蠻有趣的。
A: 節目預計4月18日、19日開唱，邀集多位百老匯歌手與舞者，特別來賓是英國女歌手琪雅拉賽特。
B: 那觀眾就能在一場演唱會上，聽到多部名劇的金曲，我喜歡這形式。
A: 還不止這些呢︰安德魯洛伊韋柏的經典《萬世巨星》6月將首度來台，我們最好趕快搶票吧！（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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