Soul of Shaolin

Recently I was asked to review a Chinese musical that's about to be shown on Broadway.

It's called "Soul of Shaolin" and the story is about a boy who was separated from his mother when they were attacked by rebels. The boy was found by a monk who raised him in the Shaolin temple. As he grows up, he becomes a master of Shaolin Kung Fu.

Of course there is a happy ending... He gets reunited with his mother in the end!

I was actually expecting there that would be singing involved... but they only had some recordings... there also wasn't any dialogue. It was more than the average shaolin show though as there was one story line and some dancing. The ending was a bit confusing as the boy had to fight every single monk at the temple first in order for him to leave with his mother. I guess it was to prove that he was ready to survive outside the temple. Anyway, the show will premiere on the 15th of January at Broadway's Marquis Theatre.