Preview: Voices – A Festival of Song by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

The Esplanade’s Voices – A Festival of Song returns from 1st to 4th December, commemorating its 10th edition alongside Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay’s 20th anniversary. Celebrating song and voice in all forms, Voices once again brings together a multitude of types of singing from choral, opera and a cappella to pop, musical theatre and xinyao. Over the weekend, watch as every corner of … Continue reading Preview: Voices – A Festival of Song by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

One Step Closer: Sight Lines Entertainment launches new Steps To Broadway training programme

In the fledgling Singapore theatre scene, there are only so many schools and workshops available for budding artists to develop their skills and train. The demand for this far outstrips the supply, with a healthy amount of musical theatre performers and hopefuls looking to enter the industry, but not enough opportunities to prepare them for it. Enter Sight Lines Entertainment, with their all new training … Continue reading One Step Closer: Sight Lines Entertainment launches new Steps To Broadway training programme

Art What!: Gagosian Hong Kong to Present Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s First Solo Exhibition in Asia

I’m creating a kind of atmosphere, a space of ambiguity.—Mehdi Ghadyanloo Gagosian is pleased to present new paintings and works on paper by Mehdi Ghadyanloo. Opening on 22nd September, this will be his first solo exhibition in Asia. Ghadyanloo’s paintings are composed with meticulous attention to geometry, color, and chiaroscuro. At once familiar and mysterious, the slides, tunnels, and ladders he depicts are sited in … Continue reading Art What!: Gagosian Hong Kong to Present Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s First Solo Exhibition in Asia

Film Fanatic: An Interview with Opera Tang and Ada Heart, stars of new documentary ‘Baby Queen’ (SGIFF 2022)

As much as RuPaul’s Drag Race may have led you to believe otherwise, drag is more than just watching queens lipsync for their lives and donning beautiful, larger than life outfits alone. Drag is the art of self-expression, where the queen becomes the most exaggerated, elevated version of their true self, living loud and proud and strong. And that is a culture that, while still … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with Opera Tang and Ada Heart, stars of new documentary ‘Baby Queen’ (SGIFF 2022)

Film Fanatic: Hong Huifang Wins Best Actress for AJOOMMA at the 2022 Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles

Leading actress Hong Huifang has won Best Actress for AJOOMMA at the 8th Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles. This is the first film award for Hong Huifang in her almost 40 years of acting career. The award was announced at the closing ceremony held on 18 November, Friday evening in Los Angeles. “I am very happy for this Best Actress award from the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles! … Continue reading Film Fanatic: Hong Huifang Wins Best Actress for AJOOMMA at the 2022 Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles

Preview: Singapore Media Festival 2022

“Content is Still King” at the Asia TV Market & Conference 2022 (ATF). Organised as part of the ninth edition of the Singapore Media Festival (SMF), which runs as a physical event from 24 November to 11 December 2022, the ATF is expected to make a strong comeback with more than 4,000 trade professionals from leading platforms, studios, and agencies from 60 countries and regions, … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Media Festival 2022

Film Fanatic: An Interview with director He Shuming on debut feature film AJOOMMA

If you haven’t heard He Shuming’s name before, you’re about to remember it. With a single, debut feature film, the 37-year old Singaporean director has become the newest darling of the local film scene, with AJOOMMA receiving a whopping four nominations at the prestigious Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards ceremony, and having been selected as Singapore’s submission to the 2023 Academy Awards in the … Continue reading Film Fanatic: An Interview with director He Shuming on debut feature film AJOOMMA

Preview: The Sound of Music by Base Entertainment Asia

The Sound of Music is set to be the first international musical to take stage in Singapore since the pandemic. This November, the legendary musical, produced by Broadway International Group, Simone Genatt, and Marc Routh and presented by Base Entertainment Asia, will make a triumphant return to Sands Theatre. A casting search is now on in Singapore for 18 children, ages six to 14, to … Continue reading Preview: The Sound of Music by Base Entertainment Asia

Director Benjamin Osborne, and cast members Jemma Rix and Matt Lee bring the hype for Disney’s Frozen the Musical

Come next February, the forecast for the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands is set for snow. That’s right, the temperature is about to hit subzero, as Disney’s Frozen – The Broadway Musical arrives in Singapore! Ahead of the production, the media were treated to a special preview of the show, where Resident Director Benjamin Osborne, and cast members Jemma Rix and Matt Lee were … Continue reading Director Benjamin Osborne, and cast members Jemma Rix and Matt Lee bring the hype for Disney’s Frozen the Musical

Toy Factory’s For My Highness: An Interview with director Adeeb Fazah and playwright Shaleihin Pi’ee

Toy Factory Productions Ltd has never shied away from nurturing the next generation of thetaremakers, with programmes such as playwright incubation programme The Wright Stuff and their more experimental Lab Projects. Next week, the company will be turning the spotlight on their DIRECT ENTRY programme, a director-mentorship programme led by Toy Factory Artistic Director Goh Boon Teck, as the chosen mentee culminates the mentorship with … Continue reading Toy Factory’s For My Highness: An Interview with director Adeeb Fazah and playwright Shaleihin Pi’ee