Dim Sum Dollies®: History of Singapore (Re-run)
21 – 28 February 2008
Esplanade Theatre
This “landmark production for Singapore comedy” is back by popular demand after a SOLD OUT run in July 2007! The Dim Sum Dollies® present their hilarious version of The History of Singapore! The Dollies spice up history with show tunes, pop songs and wicked social commentary, as they take on Sang Nila Utama, Samsui Women, Japanese Solders, Convent Girls and more! Er…was that a red lightning bolt in the distance? From Relak Island to getting kicked out of Malaysia, this is one History you’ll have to see for yourself! A must-watch for every Singaporean! And if you’re visiting our little isle, this is the perfect Insider’s Guide! Your last chance EVER to catch this Cabaret Comedy of Epic Proportions!
Selena Tan: One Singular Sensation
26 – 29 March 2008
Esplanade Recital Studio
Hot off the Dim Sum Dollies®’ steaming trolley, Selena steps out on her own to share with you her favourite music! This Singular Sensation entertains with a big voice and a big heart. Cheeky to the core, she’ll offer great songs – from pop to musicals, from rock to folk, from jazz to swing. Of course, everything Selena comes with a sly wink and a chuckle or two thrown in! 60 minutes of Selena and her music will be SINGularly Sensational and certainly not to be missed!
Broadway Beng® 3: You Can’t Keep A Good Beng Down!
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?
Seriously Hossan: The Pianofunny Man
27 – 28 June 2008
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 musical talent like no other. Watch out liberace fans, it’ll be a musical feast on a baby grand!
Happy Robin: Singing and Swinging
17 – 20 July 2008
Esplanade Recital Studio
This happy Robin’s Singing and Swinging…be bop-a-bopping and tip-tap-a-tapping along. Singapore’s very own Sinatra, Robin Goh (from Chang & Eng, Aladdin and Asian Boys Vol. 3) sings and dances with style, with passion, with soul. When happy Robin belts it out with his horns section and serenades you with his wistful strings, you’ll be whizzed off on a musical journey, from Jazz to Blues to Swing! Don’t miss this chance to catch a Robin with a big band and a great, big, PINK heart! Coming out at a theatre near you.
Another Crazy Christmas™
15 – 22 December 2008
Suntec Convention Centre 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 (Asian Boys Vol.3), John Lee (A Crazy Christmas 2007), Neo Swee Lin (Phua Chu Kang) and Lim Kay SIu (Kallang Roar) and we’ve got one amazing concert coming your way! We’ve also heard that Broadway Beng®, Sebastian Tan, is plotting to crash this Christmas party, performing his trademark Hokkien song! Yup, it’s going to be Another Crazy Christmas! Last year’s Crazy Christmas left audiences yearning for more. So, this Crazy bunch is back to spice up your holiday season with their sexy voices in tight harmonies and to tickle that funny bone so you can go “HO! HO! HO!” this December right through to the New Year! With a live band, lots of singing and a great big Christmas tree, the brightest stars of the theatre are set to light up your holidays with an explosive alakazam!
