Gold Mountain: The Musical

It is the 15oth anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad.  As discussed here a couple of weeks ago, there is a new history book out about the Chinese immigrants who helped complete the railroad.  And there is a musical! It is called Gold Mountain and is making the rounds and is playing in Utah in July.

As Mark Niu describes the musilacl,

“Broadway actor Jason Ma wrote the book, music and lyrics for Gold Mountain.

The story is about a young Chinese railroad worker – Lit Ning– whose quickness makes him perfect for the dangerous and high-paid job of fuse running.

He takes the job against his father’s wishes in hopes of reuniting them with their family in China sooner.

The musical highlights painful sacrifices railroad workers made—something often omitted from history books.”

KJ