EXPLORE THEME OF IMMIGRATION

The theme of immigration has been explored by many musicals on and off Broadway as it is a universal topic that most of the audience in NYC can relate to. Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise tried to approach the theme in a unique angle.

The musical is set in Flushing, Queens of NYC, where many Chinese immigrants live. It tells the story of an underground sect called the House of Dragon. The sect practices an ancient martial art in order to protect a secret treasure.

The main character, Little Lotus, was born and raised in a traditional household. Her journey to find herself led to betrayal, near death, and resurrection. Eighteen years later, her twins, Little Phoenix and Little Dragon, grow up unknown to one another: one in a humble apartment in Flushing and the other in a penthouse on Fifth Avenue. Taught an identical martial art by their respective parent, the twins lead lives that are a mystery on many levels until the day they meet and discover their joint destiny.

Chen said the story was mainly about the hardship Chinese immigrants endured trying to settle down in a foreign country, and the struggle they had to go through when they decided to preserve their own identity.

But Chen did not cast actors with only Chinese background or use lyrics that were only familiar to Chinese people. The "Chinese story" was acted by performers of many backgrounds and the music was from a western pop singer because Chen believes that "human experience is not exclusive but rather transcendental in nature."

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