{"id":2018992,"date":"2023-09-01T04:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadway-star-suddenly-quits-us-musical-about-tiananmen-massacre-while-on-tour-in-china\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T04:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:26:27","slug":"broadway-star-suddenly-quits-us-musical-about-tiananmen-massacre-while-on-tour-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadway-star-suddenly-quits-us-musical-about-tiananmen-massacre-while-on-tour-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway star abruptly leaves US musical on Tiananmen Massacre during China tour."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbroadway-star-suddenly-quits-us-musical-about-tiananmen-massacre-while-on-tour-in-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018992&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Broadway Star Abruptly Withdraws from\u2062 Musical About Tiananmen Massacre<\/h2>\n<p>Broadway star Zachary Noah Piser has made a\u200c surprising decision to withdraw from the leading role in a musical \u200babout the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, just weeks before its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barry-manilow-latest-broadway-superstar-to-test-positive-for-covid-19\/\" title=\"Barry Manilow Latest Broadway Superstar to Test Positive for COVID-19\">highly anticipated debut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Piser, who was on a concert tour in China at the time, announced his\u2062 withdrawal on Aug. 25 through a brief signed statement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwYTAypvRT2\/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. No reason was given for\u2063 his sudden departure.<\/p>\n<p>The American actor, born to a Chinese mother and an American father, was set \u2062to play the leading \u2064role in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixtheatre.com\/the-season\/tiananmen-new-musical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiananmen: The New Musical<\/a>&#8221; which is scheduled to\u2062 debut in Phoenix, Arizona on Oct. 4.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/hundreds-in-los-angeles-commemorate-victims-of-tiananmen-square-massacre-5325253\">Hundreds in Los Angeles \u200bCommemorate \u200cVictims of Tiananmen Square Massacre<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">6\/10\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/hong-kong-protest-movement-exhibition-at-the-tiananmen-memorial-museum-opens-in-new-york-5312365\">Hong Kong Protest Movement Exhibition Opens in\u200d New York at the Tiananmen Memorial Museum<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">6\/5\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Mr. \u2064Piser&#8217;s Instagram posts and Chinese state media reports, he\u2063 was in Shanghai, China, performing Broadway hits\u2062 when he made the \u200dannouncement.<\/p>\n<p>His manager, Dave Brenner, revealed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/30\/china\/broadway-star-quits-tiananmen-musical-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> that &#8220;a creative difference&#8221; led to his withdrawal from the musical.<\/p>\n<p>Just a day before quitting the \u2064musical, Mr. Piser expressed his pride in\u2063 bringing this powerful story to \u2062life on\u200c stage in an \u200barticle published by <a href=\"https:\/\/playbill.com\/article\/zachary-noah-piser-kennedy-kanagawa-more-cast-in-tiananmen-a-brave-and-necessary-new-musical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playbill<\/a>. He stated,\u2063 &#8220;Having helped develop this piece since 2015 makes originating this role that much more meaningful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Zachary Noah Piser performs onstage \u200dduring the 9th annual &#8220;Revels &#038; Revelations&#8221; in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-ken-buck-demands-zuckerberg-hand-over-research-into-instagrams-effects-on-eating-disorders-child-exploitation\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ken Buck Demands Zuckerberg Hand Over Research Into Instagram\u2019s Effects On Eating Disorders, Child Exploitation\">teen mental health<\/a> at\u200d City\u2063 Winery on Dec. 2, 2021, in New\u2064 York City. (Craig\u2062 Barritt\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in 1989, also known as the June 4 incident in China, involved the Chinese communist regime&#8217;s military opening fire on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadway-star-suddenly-quits-us-musical-about-tiananmen-massacre-while-on-tour-in-china\/\" title=\"Broadway star abruptly leaves US musical on Tiananmen Massacre during China tour.\">unarmed \u2064pro-democracy \u2062college students<\/a> and citizens. This brutal \u2064crackdown followed two months of mass protests against the regime&#8217;s corruption and demands for democracy.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u200c exact number of casualties remains disputed, secret U.K. documents released in 2017 suggest that at least 10,000 people were killed\u200d during the crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party \u2064(CCP) strictly censors any discussion or commemoration of the June 4 incident, and engaging in such activities can result \u2064in severe consequences, including imprisonment.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions Surrounding Piser&#8217;s Departure<\/h2>\n<p>Wu Zuolai, a cultural scholar and former official at the Chinese Academy of Arts, explained to The Epoch Times\u2064 that the CCP goes to great\u200d lengths to censor any mention of the June 4 incident.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Wu stated that the CCP takes strict precautions\u200c every year\u2062 around \u200cJune 4, shutting down any commemorative activities. Even lighting candles or posting about the incident online is heavily censored.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that the \u2063CCP played a \u2062role in Mr. Piser&#8217;s decision to \u200bquit the musical,\u200c especially considering his Chinese\u2064 background and the potential \u200dimpact his involvement could have had.<\/p>\n<p>Mr.\u200c Wu raised several questions about the situation. How was Mr. Piser able to perform in China at this time, given the sensitivity of the topic? How did he get invited to tour China? What kind\u200b of payment or pressure could have influenced his withdrawal from the contracted performance \u200dproject?<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Wu warned that this incident should serve as a reminder of the CCP&#8217;s United Front strategy, which involves interference through various methods. He emphasized the importance of recognizing the extent to which\u2063 the CCP will go to achieve its goals.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Chinese gather in \u2062Tiananmen Square around a 10-meter replica of the Statue \u200cof Liberty, called the Goddess of Democracy, on June 2, 1989. (Catherine Henriette\/AFP\u200b via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hu Ping, \u200bhonorary \u2063editor-in-chief of Beijing Spring magazine, \u200bhighlighted\u2063 the ongoing sensitivity of \u200cthe June 4th incident for the CCP. Despite the passage of 34 years, the CCP \u2064continues to cover up the enormity of the crime that occurred in\u2062 Tiananmen Square \u200don that day.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Hu emphasized the significance of this incident and urged American society to recognize the CCP&#8217;s tactics and\u200c interference, which have now reached a point where anything goes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broadway star Zachary Noah Piser has unexpectedly exited the leading role in a musical depicting the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, mere weeks before its premiere. Piser, currently on a concert tour in China, shared a concise statement on Instagram, simply stating, &#8220;I have withdrawn from the musical Tiananmen,&#8221; without providing any explanation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":428,"featured_media":2018993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2018992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/428"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2018993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}