Dream Academy

14 – 31 July 2016
Capitol Theatre

This July, Singapore’s beloved Broadway-singing, Hokkien-speaking, hamsum Ah Beng – SEBASTIAN TAN is back to celebrate with BROADWAY BENG: 10^th Anniversary Concert. Yes, 10 years of East meets West! You’ve seen him when he first jio you to a teeny tiny theatre at Robertson Walk and once again when he jiak liu lian at the Esplanade. Now, join him as he melts your heart with his si bei gao lat (4896) Ge-Tai voice, he will make you chio ka peng at his Broadway Beng–ness.

You think the Capitol Theatre is only for the atas? You’re RIGHT! Broadway Beng will be a red carpet Capitol sensation! You don’t have to jiak kantang to enjoy this show. There will be humour, nostalgia, lots of hokkien and show-tunes with his tok kong band and all-singing, all-dancing CHIO BUUS.

10 – 27 October 2013
Drama Centre Theatre

This October, Sebastian Tan is back as Singapore’s Beloved Broadway singing, “Hokkien-Spiaking”, “Hamsum” Ah Beng. He’s going to make you ooh and aah at his velvety “Ge Tai” singing voice and laugh until you “peng” (“collapse”) with his unique brand of humour.

In the last 7 years, Broadway Beng® has “pia” (strike) with you, “chio” (laugh) with you and “jio” (invited) you from a small theatre in Robertson Walk until he “Jiak Liu Lian” (eat durian) with you at the Esplanade.

This year, Broadway Beng is Benging you Back to Basics at the Drama Centre. He’ll be sharing his heart with his fellow heartlanders. Talking about life with mother, his father and his aunties and uncles, about the price of pork and the rise of his cock – humour, he’ll show us how to make life easier in busy Singapore and trust him, there’s only one way … LAUGHING YOUR HEART OUT!

He’s FUNNY, he’s LOCAL and he’s OLD SCHOOL COCKADOODADOO … AND he’s also benging sexy back! In these tough times in Singapore, Broadway Beng is more Beng for your Buck! So come join us and Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!

3 – 12 December 2009
Esplanade Theatre

The wait is over! Sebastian Tan a.k.a. Broadway Beng® returns with a supersize comedy cabaret at THE ESPLANADE! It’s time to Jiak Liu Lian! (Eat Durian!) What does the Queen of England have in common with the Broadway Beng? Which musical will he ‘Hokkien-nize’? Why is Beng fashion always so ‘orbit’ (off-beat)? Come watch the show and find out! From the line-dancing auntie at the community centre to the stylo-mylo, laptop-toting yuppie, audiences have been entertained by Broadway Beng’s misadventures as a Hokkien-speaking, Broadway-singing, true-blue Beng from ‘Ang Swa’ (Redhill). This fourth installment promises more glitz, more glamour and more side-splitting laughter as Broadway Beng takes on the Liu Lian… er, we mean, The Esplanade, with his 8 all-singing, all-dancing ‘Chio Buus’ (Beautiful ladies) and ‘Tok Kong’ Ge Tai band!

30 April – 18 May 2008
Drama Centre Theatre

Sebastian Tan a.k.a. Singapore’s beloved Broadway Beng®, returns to the Drama Centre this MAY with a brand new show! Ko-yo, handi-plast. Ge Tai, Broadway. Ah Beng from Ang Swa (Redhill), sophisticated man of the cosmopolitan world. Wah Lau! What happens when all these extremes meet!? Ki Siao! Sure havoc wan! Join Broadway Beng as he regales you with brand new tales of the East and West personality clash in his life, leaving him crazier and more Obiang than ever! Who says theatre is only for the atas people? You don’t have to jiak kentang (eat potato) to watch this show! Re-united with his Chio-Buus and his four piece Ge Tai band, this Beng is all set to make you laugh until your pants drop, with his ah Beng jokes, Broadway tunes and Hokkien songs! Pssst… Remember to bring your uncle, auntie, mudder, fudder, brother, sister, ah-gong, ah-ma! Dun pai-seh okay?

3 – 12 May 2007
Drama Centre Theatre

It’s time again to catch the “Next big thing in Singapore comedy…” (Straits Times, Life!) Last year, Sebastian Tan brought the house down with his Engrish speaking, Hokkien singing Broadway Beng® and you laughed until Lao Jio (leaky bladder). So, because we love to hear you laughing… we bring him BAAAACCK! Your Broadway Beng returns to stage with a brand new show. This time even more Tok Kong (prestigious) than before.

This year he goes to the Drama Centre, got 4 piece Ge Tai band, 40 square metre stage, 4 000 light bulbs and 40 000 minutes of rehearsal. Don’t see this talk cock king no up! This year, he will prepare you for social change. How to integrate with your integrated resort? Let the Broadway Beng show you. After all, who has the years of experience in all things gambling – and we don’t just mean the Chinese New Year kind hor. This “Ai Pia Jia Eh Yah” (must fight then can win) Choe Ah Beng (smelly Chinese boy) wants to tell you something: “Life is a gamble and you always have to bet BIG! Then after the BIG betting, you close your eyes tight tight, sing a Broadway song, maybe from Less Miserables, and pray to Ti Kong (Heavenly Father)…say “Plureeez Ti Kong don’t let me lose until Tng Kor (take off trousers)! But if in case I lose, let me have clean underwear!”

What’s more? This year, the Broadway Beng will still have his very very talented, very very good hearted, somewhat pretty Chio Buus! (Denise Tan “Little Shop of Horrors”, Jacky Pereira “Forbidden City” and Leigh MacDonald “Forbidden City”) Watch out hor…these Chio Buus will bat their eye lashes, sing their good-hearted hearts out and stiletto high kick you until you Song Song Ki Jurong (happy happy go Jurong)! CANNOT MISS!

2 – 7 February 2006
DBS Arts Centre, Home of SRT

Watch out Singapore! Sebastian Tan, our very own musical theatre star, returns from a highly successful run of Miss Saigon (UK) to be your Broadway Beng®! Of his smashing UK experience, Sebastian quips “I learnt a lot about how the English don’t know to ‘lim teh’ or ‘lim jiu’ or talk properly to ‘lim peh’!” He just loves to be back home. Back to his roots as a born-and-bred-in-Redhill, Chow Ah Beng! and he is dying to tell us all about it.

Before he left for the UK, Sebastian “…brought down the house…” (Straits Times) in KaraUok! Well, expect no less this time round. Come enjoy his hokkien inspired humour as he ponders the difference between all things East and West. Come listen to his silky smooth “I’m a Ge Tai God” crooning voice as he rips into those Show Tunes. You also won’t want to miss his Sexy Singing Trio: “The Chio Bu’s”! Starring former Power 98 DJ Denise Tan, Leigh MacDonald “Forbidden City” and Jacky Pereira “Sleeping Beauty”. He’s living proof that you CAN take the Chinese Helicopter out of Miss Saigon!