The outrageously funny Kumar sold out his 5-show run at the Esplanade last year before the shows even started and when he finally hit the stage, everyone was squealing with laughter! Uncontrollable madness!
After 17 years in the "funny-biz", Kumar, the undisputed Drag-Queen of local comedy stripped off more than just the skin-tight panty hose and turned his "no-holds-barred" wicked sense of humour onto himself.
Nothing is sacred as he shares the hilarious (yet moving) stories of his growing up years with his Dad, how he was discovered in a dress after Boom Boom Room and his many escapades during Basic Military Training. There is nothing basic about this show which incorporates a wonderful "mini-docu" and culminates in Kumar showing off his dancing skills with Singapore's best known tabla-man, Maniam.
The wait is over! Sebastian Tan a.k.a. Broadway Beng returns with a “super-size” show at THE ESPLANADE! It’s time to Jiak Liu Lian!
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 boy from ‘Ang Swa’ (Redhill).
This fourth installment promises more glitz, more glamour and more side-splitting laughter for the audience as Broadway Beng takes on the liu lian… er, we mean, The Esplanade, with his 8 all-singing, all-dancing Chio Buus and 5-piece Ge-Tai band.
Hossan Leong, Singapore’s very own funny boy, returns to the stage with his very own “TV” talk show. A TV talk show on stage?! That’s because he gets to pull out all the stops out and ignore the TV censors. Naughty…naughty…
This show will have you rolling in the aisles as this all-singing comedian injects his wit and musical talents into current affairs like the Economic Crunch, N1H1 virus and the very latest on Mas Selamat, so you’ll be AWARE of happenings on our little but complex island.
Come expecting all your favourite talk show segments like silly games and “International guest star” interviews. We hear Mariah Scarey is even making an appearance! Supported by the Wacky Chua Enlai (Sayang Sayang), the Zany Celine Rosa Tan (Snow White & The Seven Dwarves), the Crazy Karen Tan (Sleepless Town) and his very own band, Hossan will give you a show that will blow you and your worries away!
Warning: A show so funny, it hurts! (Don’ch say we neh say)
Sing Dollar -
The Musical Comedy About Money
What do a gambler, his hardworking hawker son and troubled, younger executive son have in common with…
A mamasan and her two prostitute protégés
A migrant worker from Bangladesh
And secretive employee of a seedy hotel?
Money woes of course! And with the economic downturn underway, there seem to be fewer things to laugh about.
But when a mystery bag with HALF A MILLION SING DOLLARS suddenly appears, a hilarious cat-and-mouse game ensues, full of $abotage, $urprises and $heer Luck!
This groundbreaking, up-to-the-minute musical sparkles with witty, topical song and dance numbers, and poignant portrayals of love. Friends with strong BONDS are always worth investing in, but will living the ultimate fantasy bring the expected RETURNS?
Let loose and unwind as this money-mad forum of characters find themselves dreaMING big, scheMING hard and chaSING dollars!
During this economic crunch, let this feel-good musical comedy hit all your HIGH NOTES!
Dream Academy presents a BRAND NEW STAND-UP COMEDY with all fresh material. The undisputed Drag Queen of local comedy strips off more than just her skin-tight pantyhose. After 17 years in the biz, Kumar turns his "no-holds-barred" wicked sense of humour onto himself!
Come ready to laugh your heads off as Kumar gives you a heads up on what it's really like to be Singapore's Drag Diva. Nothing is sacred when it comes to getting the laughs. After all, he is quintessential Bugis Street, Singapore. So regardless of Race, Language or Religion, Kumar will make you feel oh sooooo good for that one night, even your economic woes will be blown away.
With his signature wit and long, lightning-quick tongue, Kumar exposes the naked truth of his life in drag. Whether he’s talking about his first crush on a teacher, wearing his first dress, buying his first pair of size-11 Malono Blahnik stilettos or describing his stint at Basic Military Training, Kumar always manages to raise an eyebrow and roll out a barrel of laughs.
Like Eddie Murphy taking on Radio City Music Hall, Ellen Degeneres at the Royal Albert Hall or Jerry Seinfeld at Carnegie Hall, our very own KUMAR will bring down the Hallowed Halls of the Esplanade Theatre.
Take the Dim Sum Dollies®: Selena, Pam and Emma, throw in our home-boy Hossan Leong and add to that wacky wok, singing thespians like Petrina Kow (last heard on Radio 91.3), Michaela Therese (“My Favourite Things”) Robin Goh, (“Chang & Eng” & “Asian Boys Vol. 3”), John Lee (“A Crazy Christmas 2007” and a singer with Vocaluptuous), Neo Swee Lin (Ah Ma from “Phua Chu Kang”) and Lim Kay Siu (Frankie Foo from “Phua Chu Kang” and last seen in “Kallang Roar”) and what we have is 10 fabulous entertainers making it ANOTHER CRAZY CHRISTMAS!
27 & 28 JUNE 2008 FRI & SAT, 7.30PM & 9.30PM
ESPLANADE RECITAL STUDIO
You've heard of Billy Joel, Elton John and Barry Manilow?
Well, brace yourself for Singapore's very own! He can tickle those little notes on that ebony & ivory and tease any audience into submission. From pop to jazz to broadway to classical, Hossan Leong oozes musizal talent like no other.
Happy Robin
Join Robin Goh (Chang & Eng, Aladdin, Asian Boys Vol 3) as he goes a be-bop-a-boppin and tip-tap-atappin along with his Big Band of musicians. He’s Singapore’s answer to Sinatra and he’ll take you on a musical journey - from Jazz to Blues to Swing. He’s a little Robin with a great big, pink heart and he’s coming out at a theatre near you!
Broadway Beng 3 Sebastian Tan a.k.a Singapore’s beloved Broadway Beng, returns to the Drama Centre this MAY DAY 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!
See History Repeated
Dim Sum Dollies Style! This “landmark production for Singapore comedy” is back by popular demand after a sold out run earlier this year! The Dim Sum Dollies present, once again, their hilarious version of The History of Singapore!
Crazy Christmas With a line-up that reads like the who’s who in the theatre scene, this
year-end celebration is not to be missed. These Theatre Thespians will soak up the Christmas spirit and spit it out again in water-tight harmonies that will make the Merlion blush. You have to be there to share in the sprinkles of tinkles on that Baby grand, that 4 piece band and all 11 delicious voices.
Kumar The Queen
The Queen’s finding life a Drag! So she packs up her Royal Jewels, dusts off her 462-piece LV Luggage, gathers her Entourage and proclaims a Royal Expedition! Trail Kumar the Queen and her Dancing “Vice Roys” as she travels to Virgin Territory in search of New Audiences and Dangerous Liaisons! Subject yourself to her Killer Wit and Mesmorising Lip-Synching Lips!
Witness the trail of Sequins, Feather Boas and Broken Hearts she leaves behind!
Mulitple Personality Disorder
Watch out Singapore! Hossan Leong is the uncivil servant in charge of the newest Ministry department. He’s been tasked with luring foreign talent to our fair shores. Where will he begin? Some glamour perhaps as he tries his best to convince Personalities from all over the world to come set up home in Singapore!
Little Shop of Horrors
After selling more than 40 000 tickets for their last two shows, “Revenge of the Dim Sum DolliesÒ” (2004) and “Dim Sum DolliesÒ – Singapore’s Most Wanted!” (2005), our comedic and musical heroines are back! Starring in their first off-broadway musical hit, “Little Shop of Horrors”. Book, lyrics and music by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, the duo who brought you the beautiful hit songs of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin.
Broadway Beng
HE’S BAAAAACK...! The irrepressible Sebastian Tan travels to Kuala Lumpur in July 2006 (see below for show details) and leaps back on the Singapore stage this August. No one should miss this chance to catch “The next big thing in Singapore Comedy” (Life!). For a limited run only, this Broadway Beng! returns to leave you rolling down the aisles and gasping for air. It is a truly madcap stand up comedy musical in true blue Ah Beng 'Fu*kien-Engrish'!
BROADWAY BENG! RETURNS TO SINGAPORE.
TICKETS ON SALE AT SISTIC FROM 10 JUNE 2006
For Early Bird discounts BOOK YOUR TICKETS in June 2006!
For corporate and group bookings call 64744052.
Wanton Me! in KL Watch out KL – Selena Tan pitches her tent here this May! Winner of Best Comedy Actress two years in a row at the Asian Television Awards (2004 & 2005), Selena comes to us fresh from her sell-out success of Dim Sum Dollies: Singapore's Most Wanted at The Esplanade. Abetted by her aide-de-camp Hossan Leong, a grand piano, big hair, wacky lyrics, a forest of false eyelashes and mile-high shoes (and that's just Hossan's costumes!), KL may never recover!
Expect to roll off your seats laughing or singing out loud with Selena and Hossan as WANTON ME! takes a light-hearted dig at how we Asians live today. Two of our region’s funniest comedians dish up the dirt on men, women, relationships, Singaporean “affairs” and current world issues! They pile on the punch lines, belt out the songs, change all the lyrics and bring to you a night of all-out, non-stop laughter for everyone!
Broadway Beng (Jan 06) 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 how 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 soak in his silky smooth "I'm a GeTai God" crooning voice as he rips into those Show Tunes.
It takes two
(3 to 14 May 05) Singapore's funniest girl meets Singapore's zaniest boy and sparks are going to fly! Selena Tan and Hossen Leong pair up for the first time in this not to be missed stand up comedy bonanza.
All through history, there've been famous duos making us laugh - Miss Piggy and Kermit, Ah Pui and Ah San even Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
But right here, right now, we have a pairing with wit so sharp, so smart, so snide - they're totally ready to rip apart the year of the COCK!
Dim Sum Dollies The Revenge of the Dims Sum Dollies – 5 to 14 Aug 04
Dim Sum Dollies: Singapore’s Most Wanted! – 4 to 21 Aug 05
Watch out! They're leading a Velvet Cabaret Revolution! Director Ivan Heng masterminds the dollies to greater crimes of passion. Selena Tan, Pam Oei and Emma Yong conspire with Hossan Leong to bring you the Dim Sum Dollies as you've never seen them before!
Catch them red-handed as they sing and dance themselves out of trouble! They'll bust your gut with laughs you never knew existed! They'll expose the guilty pleasures of being Singaporean. Simply wicked. Shiokadoo!
Wanton me!
(31 Mar to 11 April 04) SELENA TAN is back! With yet another fabulous one-woman, musical stand-up comedy act! Expect to roll off your seats laughing or singing out loud with Selena as “WANTON ME!” takes a light hearted dig at how we live today.
Selena dishes up the dirt on men, women, relationships, local affairs and current world issues! She piles on the punchlines, belts out the songs, changes all the lyrics and brings to you a night of all-out, non-stop laughter for everyone!
Medicares (MCs sold separately)
(Sept 2000) Sick of bed pans, sore throats, midnight rounds... Losing patience with patients?
Well, we've got the cure for you! Two hours of heart-stopping, kidney-clutching laughter... and yes, you guess you better bring a doctor or nurse along if you know what's good for you.
But hey, isn't laughter the best medicine? It certainly is and Selena Tan's just the pill that the doctor ordered.
PS21+ positive signs
(May 2000) Civil servants... arhhh... what's so civil about being a servant? Well, in the space of two hours filled with jokes, parodies and songs, you might just figure that one out.
Who among us has not spent hours waiting in queue at a minister counter or with the phone to our red hot ear listening to the tinkling sound of music box or better yet some voice recorded message telling you to press a number for every service except the one that you are looking for?
Watch the two sides meet in a hilarious juxtaposition of power and patheticness in a system that drives civilians up the wall each day.
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Cabaret: A Single Woman "WHAT do you call a little musical that makes absolutely no sense? Why, nonsensical, of course - just about the best word to describe the madcap variety show, Cabaret: A Single Woman." Starring three of Singapore's funniest women - Selena Tan, Pamela Oei and Emma Yong - the hour-long song-dance-stand-up-comedy act offers a 'kick-back, relax and laugh yourself silly' session.
Cabaret features the three women playing a range of famous female characters, including Mother Teresa, Cinderella, Little Bo Peep and Imelda Marcos. The hour long show touches on topics like, being born a woman and searching for a man, bras, shoe fetishes, divas and ended with some quirkily subverted nursery rhyme characters.
This show was produced by The Esplanade and was featured during the the Opening Festival in October 2002.
