"The Nightingale" is a famous Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a Chinese emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health. The story has been adapted to opera, ballet, musical play, television drama and animated film all around the world.Photo CreditSRT’s The Little Company (TLC) continues its 2014 season with a new original children’s musical, adapted from this … [Read more...]
From Austrian hills to Singapore shores…comes The Sound of Music!
Watching musicals is our family’s all time favourite activity. The creative synergy of music, dance, drama and theatrical props bring plots and themes to life like no other genre. It’s also the best way to cultivate a love and appreciation for performance arts in our kids.In Singapore for a limited season till 10 August 2014 Arguably one of the world’s best-loved musicals, THE SOUND OF MUSIC tells the true story of a young nun-wannabe, ‘Maria Rainer’ who was sent to be a governess to the … [Read more...]
GREASE is still THE word for rockin and rollin good times
Couple times for us are important but rare. We’ve never been comfortable leaving the daughter in the care of others for too long a time due to accountability and risk issues. Hence, we have to be very selective in the dates we go on. One of those ‘fail-proof’ couple dates that we will never say no to is that of watching live musicals together.Now on at the MBS Grand Theatre till 18 May!When we heard that GREASE – the musical is making its comeback to Singapore, we were psyched. Having been a … [Read more...]
How to Catch A Star – A Brand New Play by Blunderbus
There's something about stars that is so mesmerizing. When we were touring Taiwan in June, an aboriginal guide brought us to a deserted plateau on the mountain top one clear winter's night to star gaze and it was one magical experience we would never forget. As we stood there huddling for warmth in the chilly sub zero temp, the stars were dancing brightly in splendid display of God's magnificent creations. Whatever we have read about star constellations - Orion … [Read more...]
Rapunzel – Renewed, Refreshed and what a Riot!
SRT's The Little Company's 'Rapunzel' is an exceptionally well put-together musical play for young audience and families. We watched it on Saturday and loved it.From March 14 to April 30, 2014The plot is easy to follow and keeps kids riveted to their seats. Dialogues are engaging and not excessive, pitched to cater to kids' short attention spans. It starts with a teenaged Rapunzel's imprisonment in the tower instead of retelling it traditionally from the time Rapunzel was a newborn … [Read more...]
An Elephant on Ice…Review of Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove
I’m writing this after having been to our 3rd Disney on Ice. Before you say, ‘Yeah, so what’s the great deal?’ Well, first you have to know that I’m a serious movie and musical buff – I love movies and musicals that have a certain ‘cerebral edge’ - those with allegories, conspiracies and metaphors. So for me to, willingly, go to my 3rd Disney on Ice…is no mean feat.Why did I do so? Because these shows where fairy tales come to life transport us all to a magical world where dreams come … [Read more...]
Let your hair down with Rapunzel!
Reaching over 70,000 children and their families in 2013 with excellent productions like The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and The Frog Prince, Singapore Repertory Theatre's The Little Company has established a reputation for staging quality plays based on well-loved classics for young audiences.This year, The Little Company (TLC) opens its 2014 season with a witty retelling of 'Rapunzel' - Disney's 10th and newest princess. Loosely based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, the … [Read more...]
J is for Jesus – CD for Kids!
Music plays a large part in our family life. We sing in the car, listen to audio stories and we also introduce famous musical soundtracks (such as Les Misérables, Annie, Lion King, My Fair Lady and more) to Dana during car rides. Last Sunday, we added this children CD - J is for Jesus (from Emu Music, Australia) to our collection and couldn't be happier with our purchase.J is for Jesus By Emu MusicThe CD uses catchy tunes and simple lyrics to introduce gospel truths and and scripture verses to … [Read more...]
A Simply ‘Loverly’ Musical: My Fair Lady in Singapore!
The musical, 'My Fair Lady' adapted from Irish Playwright, George Bernard Shaw's 'The Pygmalion', has won 6 prestigious Tony Awards for Best Musicals since it was first staged in 1912. The musical follows the relationship between 'Eliza Doolittle', a Cockney flower girl, and the snobbish, misogynistic 'Professor Henry Higgins', a teacher of phonetics, who wagers with an old friend that he can turn Eliza into a “proper lady" within three months. The popularity of 'My Fair Lady' stems from … [Read more...]
Perfectly Horrible Histories – Awful Egyptians!
They came... they saw... and they laughed ! Yes, the wildly popular and entertaining British series 'Horrible Histories' is now a live sketch comedy before our very eyes. Started more than ten years ago as a series of educational books to bring a lighter side to history, which then evolved into a highly popular TV series on Discovery Kids Channel, the creators now move on to a different platform, in the form of a live theatrical drama to bring the love of history to the … [Read more...]
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