Restaging a Legend

Two decades after his death, Canto-pop icon Leslie Cheung’s legacy is being celebrated in an original tribute musical this month by musicians who want to elevate the global status of the genre

By Zabrina Lo.

It was early evening on May 2. The last customer had just paid the bill at Badgers Cafe, a small coffee shop in Hung Hom housing a pop-up exhibition showcasing fan art, photographs, posters and CDs relating to Canto-pop icon Leslie Cheung. Its usual evening silence was replaced by the cheery, energetic mood of local singers Kimman Wong and Mischa Ip and a team of videographers and theatre creatives. Swaying their arms and legs to Cheung’s famous 1984 song Monica, which was playing in the background, Wong and Ip were getting ready to shoot the promotional music video for Café I Do—the Leslie Cheung Musical, a new tribute Broadway-style musical production dedicated to Cheung. Set to premiere at West Kowloon’s Xiqu Centre this month, the original Cantonese musical tells the…

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