Les Miserables musical, a long and worthwhile wait

So, finally, Les Miserables musical has returned to Singapore after many, many years, and it’s really worth the wait. It was an eye opener, and a genius remake of the legendary masterpiece. This time, we were so excited that we bought the tickets very early, and ended up getting the best seats, very near theContinue reading “Les Miserables musical, a long and worthwhile wait”

Mamma Mia musical – Good music for a good night

Mamma Mia, arguably the most popular song by ABBA, has been explored in many different ways. It appeared in CD, video clips, turned into musical, and made into movie. Despite the various forms, the catchy tune still manages to capture the heart of generations of music lovers. Therefore, it would be a pity to missContinue reading “Mamma Mia musical – Good music for a good night”

Beauty and the Beast, a feel good musical

I went into the Marina Bay Sands theatre, not expecting very much. After all, this is a Disney cartoon turned musical. The songs are nice, easy to hear, and popular, but are they good enough for singing on stage? And will there be enough songs to fill the whole story line, or the actors andContinue reading “Beauty and the Beast, a feel good musical”

Beyond the Barricade – Beyond my tolerance level

It was a really unfortunate experience, since both of us have always been musical fans. We have watched quite a few of the most popular musicals in the world when they came to our shore. Therefore, we hit the theatre on that Friday night, hoping to have a good night, but we had to leaveContinue reading “Beyond the Barricade – Beyond my tolerance level”

Cats – Deservingly one of the best musicals of all times

I have to admit that we had some doubts before going to see the show. After all, we have purchased the show’s DVD since forever, and never popped it into our player. The quality of the DVD is quite bad, probably due to the technical limitation of that time. And shortly before we went toContinue reading “Cats – Deservingly one of the best musicals of all times”

First day of the year

First of all, Happy New Year 2015 to everyone who has visited this blog before. One of my resolutions for this year is to maintain this blog better, which means to write more often and to reflect more on my life and what happens around me, so that it can really be the world viewContinue reading “First day of the year”