Wicked songs in Cantonese? New online series champions Hong Kong talent

Coinciding with the recent release of Wicked: For Good, a Hong Kong creative team has also brought Oz to life – in Cantonese.

“Wicked in Canto”, a series of videos featuring songs from the global musical phenomenon performed in the city’s mother tongue, is making waves on YouTube and Instagram, with tracks dropping weekly.

The project champions Hong Kong talent while highlighting the potential of international musical theatre productions performed in Cantonese.

Officially leading the project’s adaptation of the lyrics is Jason Lung, a University of Hong Kong graduate in Chinese literature and translation, who was inspired while listening to the soundtrack of the first Wicked film.

“I just kept thinking, these songs sound like they would be really good in Cantonese,” he recalls. “There’s a certain musicality and emotional depth in our language that felt like a perfect match.”

Lung reached out to Marco Tang, a seasoned performer from New Gen, a Hong Kong troupe of rising young performers, and the project quickly took flight.

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