On October 26, 2019 (September 28, 2019 in the lunar calendar), Niu Xinci, the "mother of China musicals", passed away. Niu Xinci passed away at the age of 85. On the evening of October 26, 2019, the Beijing News reporter learned from Niu Xinci's family that Niu Xinci, a professor at the Central Academy of Drama, founder of the musical drama class, famous drama director, and performing art educator, died of a sudden heart attack at 12:41 noon on October 26 at the age of 85. Follow Niu Xinci's will, no ceremonies will be held, and the funeral will be simple. Niu Xinci died at the age of 85. Niu Xinci was born in July 1935 in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. He served as a teacher in charge of performances, musicals, and children's dramas at the Central Academy of Drama. He is known as the "Mother of China Musical." Over the years, she has engaged in teaching drama directors with a rigorous and dedicated attitude, and has guided and created teaching sketches with a pioneering spirit. In 1995, he participated in the enrollment and preparation of the musical drama class of the Central Academy of Drama. Niu Xinci died at the age of 85. As a teacher, she founded a children's drama performance class in 1989, cultivating a group of new forces for children's drama; As a teacher, she has cultivated many artistic talents: Ren Ming, president of the Beijing People's Art Theater and national-level director, and famous actors Sun Honglei, Zhang Jingchu, Wu Jun and Lu Yi were all her disciples. In 1998, she directed "The Sound of Music" starring Cheng Fangyuan and Wang Gang, which started in my country with China directors rehearsing and performing an American musical and achieved success. Musical theater has always been a niche thing, but with the economic development of China in recent years, more and more people have begun to pay attention to artistic pursuits.