“话剧艺术也许是表现家父一生坎坷风雨和艺术成就的最佳方式…”
——梅葆玖

2009年是京剧艺术大师梅兰芳先生诞辰115周年，在此之际，由著名京剧表演艺术家、梅兰芳先生之子梅葆玖担任艺术顾问，香港电影工作者总会会长、著名导演吴思远出任总导演，白永成、刘洁等实力派演员联袂巨献并已成功入围“第七届北京国际戏剧•舞蹈演出季”的大型经典话剧《梅兰芳》，登陆北京梅兰芳大剧院，以此表达对这位国粹大师的崇敬与怀念之情。

To mark the 115th birthday of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, a stage drama took place at the great artist's namesake theater.

The play follows the arc of Mei's career, from the blossoming of his talent to his painful retreat from the stage as he refused to perform for the Japanese invaders. He would scale to even greater heights after his return.

"Mei Lanfang" does full justice to Mei's artistic passion and the subtle ways in which he captures the beauty of the female characters he played.

Mei is considered among the four outstanding actors to play "Dan" or female roles. Mei began his stage career at the age of ten. During his long career he acted in and promoted many new plays. He is credited with contributions to advancing many aspects of Peking Opera. He was an innovator of singing styles, dialogue, dance, music, and costume. His fresh, elegant performing style set the standard for the Mei school. It remains the prevailing standard in Peking Opera today.