Across The Causeway: Melur The Musical by Liver and Lung

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Following hit productions such as Sepet The Musical, award-winning musical theatre company Liver & Lung are presenting a brand new show this week: Melur The Musical, featuring seasoned actors Tria Aziz and Kai Chalmers and up-and-coming musical theatre stars Mila Mohsin and Anwar Rusdini. In 2022, Liver & Lung was one of twenty companies to receive the BOH Cameronian Grant for New … Continue reading Across The Causeway: Melur The Musical by Liver and Lung

★★★★☆ Review: The Paiseh Pieces by The Second Breakfast Company

New musical sees 2BCo stretching into new directions as they tackle the perils of adulting. Category Score (out of 10) Direction (Adeeb Fazah) 8 Book (Adeeb Fazah) 8 Music/Lyrics (Bennett Bay/Stephanie Phang) 8 Performance (Gail Belmonte, Kevin Brendan, Nadya Zaheer, Fiona Chua, Misha Paule Tan, Rino Junior John, Sharon Mah, Tan Rui Shan) 8 Costume Design (Denise Dolendo) 8 Choreography (Pat Jon Gregory) 8 Set … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Paiseh Pieces by The Second Breakfast Company

★★★★☆ Review: The LKY Musical (2022) by Aiwei and Singapore Repertory Theatre

Life and times of Singapore’s founding father traces our road to independence. Playing a national figure onstage is never an easy task, particularly when it comes to politicians held in high regard. And when it comes to the founding father of a nation, it can be incredibly stressful to maintain the fine line between a respectful depiction and entertainment value – in a musical, no … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The LKY Musical (2022) by Aiwei and Singapore Repertory Theatre

Staging the Singapore Story: An Interview with director Steven Dexter and actor Adrian Pang on Aiwei and SRT’s The LKY Musical (2022)

In a world of unusual musical concepts, Aiwei and Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) The LKY Musical probably ranks among the more unexpected ones. Based on the life and times of Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, The LKY Musical treads a difficult line of having to balance respect for the man’s legacy, chart an accurate and comprehensive enough history of Singapore, and still deliver … Continue reading Staging the Singapore Story: An Interview with director Steven Dexter and actor Adrian Pang on Aiwei and SRT’s The LKY Musical (2022)

Preview: The LKY Musical (2022) by Aiwei and Singapore Repertory Theatre

In its original run in 2015, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s (SRT) then-all new musical The LKY Musical premiered in the same year our late founding father passed, acting as a moving tribute and testament to the work and nation-building Lee Kuan Yew contributed in taking Singapore from third world to first, playing to over 50,000 audience members in its original run. This September, ‘the most successful … Continue reading Preview: The LKY Musical (2022) by Aiwei and Singapore Repertory Theatre

Arts of the UK 2021: Sister Act The Musical postponed to 2022

LONDON – Due to the current and ongoing pandemic restrictions and the knock-on effect this has had to the international production’s schedule, Jamie Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg, the producers of Sister Act The Musical, have sadly come to the decision that it is impossible to open the show in London this summer and have postponed performances at the Eventim Apollo until 2022. The new dates for … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Sister Act The Musical postponed to 2022

In London’s West End 2021: Jennifer Saunders to star in Sister Act The Musical tour

LONDON – Producers Jamie Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg have announced Jennifer Saunders will reprise her role as ‘Mother Superior’ in select performances for the UK tour of Sister Act The Musical. The rescheduled UK and Ireland tour will now open on 7th September 2021 at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, the tour will then continue into 2022 to new and rescheduled venues in the UK and Ireland. The tour follows … Continue reading In London’s West End 2021: Jennifer Saunders to star in Sister Act The Musical tour

In London’s West End 2020/21: First single released from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical

LONDON – Polydor Records/UMe has announced the forthcoming release of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording). The album features cast from the highly anticipated new theatre production, which was originally meant to have opened in October 2020, along with appearances from some surprise guest vocalists. Andrew said, “50 years ago I couldn’t get Jesus Christ Superstar on stage as nobody wanted to produce … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020/21: First single released from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical

In London’s West End 2020: The Drifters Girl reschedules for 2021 (Preview)

LONDON – Michael Harrison and David Ian today announce rescheduled dates for The Drifters Girl, a brand new musical starring Beverley Knight, which tells the remarkable story of one of the world’s greatest vocal groups The Drifters and the woman who made them. The Drifters Girl, to be directed by Jonathan Church (Singin’ In The Rain), will now make its World Premiere at Newcastle Theatre Royal next year … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: The Drifters Girl reschedules for 2021 (Preview)

In London’s West End 2020: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella To World Premiere In London In April 2021

LONDON – Producers The Really Useful Group announced today that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Cinderella will now world premiere at The Gillian Lynne Theatre in London on Wednesday 7 April 2021, with previews from Friday 19 March 2021. Andrew Lloyd Webber said “Whilst I continue to impress on the government that theatres can reopen safely based on The London Palladium model, it has become clear that we need to … Continue reading In London’s West End 2020: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella To World Premiere In London In April 2021