Preview: Musical theatre royalty Jemma Rix returns to Singapore with ‘The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale’

Base Entertainment Asia, in association with Kevin Wallace Productions, GWB Entertainment, Middle-earth Enterprises, Tim McFarlane, KHAM Inc., People Entertainment Group, The Watermill Theatre, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater, are thrilled to announce the Singapore cast for The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy, this stage production will make its Asia Premiere with a limited season from 12 to … Continue reading Preview: Musical theatre royalty Jemma Rix returns to Singapore with ‘The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale’

Preview: Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Following the sold-out success of Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding in 2023 and 2024, Singapore Repertory Theatre is back with another exciting dinner theatre experience – and this time, it’s dishing out a full-flavoured battle of the wok. Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party invites audiences to tuck into an evening of laughter, family love, and legendary local flavours. At the heart of … Continue reading Preview: Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party by Singapore Repertory Theatre

Preview: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular World Tour by Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Nick Grace Management and Base Entertainment Asia

Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Nick Grace Management and Base Entertainment Asia, is proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular World Tour. The highly anticipated production will take the stage at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands from 24 March 2026, as part of its acclaimed world tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of … Continue reading Preview: Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular World Tour by Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Nick Grace Management and Base Entertainment Asia

★★★★☆ Review: Told By My Mother by Ali Chahrour

Personal tragedy against international conflict highlights the inconceivable human losses sustained in war. Personal tragedy set against the backdrop of national collapse — Told By My Mother, by Lebanese choreographer Ali Chahrour, is an aching testament to the unimaginable losses endured in times of war. No parent should ever have to bury a child. Yet in conflict, this reversal of nature becomes grotesquely common, and … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Told By My Mother by Ali Chahrour

★★★★★ Review: The Phantom of the Opera by Base Entertainment Asia

40 years on, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best musical continues to haunt theatres with its spellbinding soundtrack and standout performances. After a six-year wait, The Phantom of the Opera is finally back in Singapore, and it proves that, even at 40 years old, this iconic musical continues to captivate new audiences. For many who have only ever heard of its greatness or watched videos on YouTube, … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: The Phantom of the Opera by Base Entertainment Asia

SIFA 2025: An Interview with Lebanese artist Ali Chahrour on ‘Told By My Mother’

Being a mother has never been an easy task, but what about a mother who tries to be good, to protect her children amidst a country torn apart by conflict? In Told By My Mother, making its Singapore premiere this May as part of the 2025 Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), Lebanese artist Ali Chahrour draws from his own family history—and from the fractures … Continue reading SIFA 2025: An Interview with Lebanese artist Ali Chahrour on ‘Told By My Mother’

Preview: The Phantom of the Opera returns to the Sands Theatre this May

Base Entertainment Asia, in association with The Really Useful Group and Crossroads Live, is thrilled to announce the long-awaited return of The Phantom of the Opera to Singapore. The beloved musical will take the stage at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, for a strictly limited season beginning May 2025. After captivating Singaporean audiences in 2013 and 2019, this monumental production returns by popular demand—ready to … Continue reading Preview: The Phantom of the Opera returns to the Sands Theatre this May

★★★★☆ Review: A French Kiss in Singapore by Sing’theatre

Perhaps the French do know best how to express love in all its forms, as exemplified in Sing’theatre’s revival of this musical revue. Sing’theatre’s A French Kiss in Singapore is part concert, part theatrical homage, and part living museum exhibit—an artful celebration of four titans of French chanson: Charles Aznavour, Charles Trenet, Serge Gainsbourg, and Jacques Brel. Originally staged in 2013, this new 2025 revival … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: A French Kiss in Singapore by Sing’theatre

Sing’theatre’s A French Kiss In Singapore: An Interview with Hossan Leong and Dwayne Lau on love, romance, and musical theatre

This April, Sing’theatre is kicking off its 2025 season with a much-anticipated restaging of A French Kiss in Singapore, a critically-acclaimed musical revue first staged in 2013. Directed by Hossan Leong, and featuring a cast that includes Dwayne Lau, Amin Alifin, Andrew Marko and Rino Junior John, the show revisits the music of French legends like Charles Aznavour, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel and Charles Trenet—with … Continue reading Sing’theatre’s A French Kiss In Singapore: An Interview with Hossan Leong and Dwayne Lau on love, romance, and musical theatre

Wicked: An Interview with stars Zoe Coppinger and Courtney Monsma on tackling and touring the beloved musical and its iconic leads

After over twenty years onstage, Wicked has become one of the world’s most beloved musicals, with legions of fans who know the soundtrack off by heart, but whose eyes still light up when those first notes from ‘No One Mourns The Wicked’ open the entire musical. From its tongue-in-cheek Easter Eggs and references to the original Wizard of Oz, to its empowering, redemptive story of … Continue reading Wicked: An Interview with stars Zoe Coppinger and Courtney Monsma on tackling and touring the beloved musical and its iconic leads