Wicked<\/em><\/span><\/a> film.<\/div>\n\u201cI just kept thinking, these songs sound like they would be really good in Cantonese,\u201d he recalls. \u201cThere\u2019s a certain musicality and emotional depth in our language that felt like a perfect match.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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