BROADWAY PARODIES LAGI LAH!

Audition Notice: MAMAK MEE-AH! - THE MUSICAL SPOOF

2009-09-18T15:51:00.002+08:00

MAMAK MEE-AH! - THE MUSICAL SPOOF AUDITIONS DATES

7pm to 11pm Monday October 12th, 2009 @ STUDIO 2 KLPac, Sentul Park

7pm to 11pm Tuesday October 13th, 2009 @ STUDIO 2 KLPac, Sentul Park

Auditions will be maximum 10 minutes. At the audition, the panel will want to hear you sing, and see how you act and move. In addition to your song, please prepare a short one to two minute monologue to deliver in the character for which you are auditioning. Or adlib on the audition day if you prefer. Bring your own props/costume. You will also need to be able demonstrate some skill in movement and a decent sense of rhythm. Bring your music and show us your dance!

IMPORTANT!!Auditionees MUST sing a song that has been featured in a staged musical. This helps the panel of judges to gauge your suitability for the show and the role. Better if you can sing one of the songs that the character for which you are auditioning sings in Mamak Mee-Ah.

SUGGESTIONS Whilst the production team will video the auditions, do please try to bring a Theatre Biodata or CV or Press Kit or something that helps the panel to remember you. Previous experience shows that those who did got the gig over those that didn't.

We have the backing music for all the songs in the show, but if you have your own CD Backing music do please feel free to use it for the audition. If you have sheet music, please bring a keyboard player with you. And a keyboard. And an amplifier.

Ninety percent of success comes from showing up. Try to think about your strengths and what you see that you could bring to the show and the character.

There are only ten spots available. Not everyone will get one. Us saying no does not mean failure, just that you don't appear to have what we see the show needing at this time. Brian McIntyre will call everyone with a decision within two weeks.

But bear in mind that things can change. Initial cast selections occasionally drop out and strong second choices then get the call and the gig. Remember there is always a long term. If not this show, then maybe the next. Stay positive.

CONTACT To book your audition slot, please contact Dylan at 017 3338916 or email dylanctl@hotmail.com. Please also advise Dylan which character you want to audition for.
Looking forward to seeing what you've got!!

Broadway Parodies TWO Lah!

2009-07-04T16:35:00.002+08:00

Broadway Parodies Two Lah!

C O M I N G S O O N

7th Annual Boh Cameronian Arts Awards

2009-05-04T11:49:00.004+08:00

Thank you for all your votes.

The 7th Annual Boh Cameronian Arts Awards (BCAA) was a huge success last night at the Emerald Room, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur.

Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah bagged the Audience Choice Awards in the Musical Theatre Category.

We hope you have enjoyed the show as much as we perform on stage.

More! More! Please, Casts of Broadway Parodies!

2009-02-06T20:07:00.001+08:00

Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah has been nominated for the following categories in the upcoming Boh Cameronian Arts Award. Congratulations guys & girls!

§ Best Performance by an Ensemble
§ Best Original Music (Brian McIntyre)
§ Best Choreographer (Farah Sulaiman)
§ Best Musical Direction (Brian McIntyre)
§ Best Director (Brian McIntyre)
§ Best Sound Design (John Siew)
§ Best Performance in a Leading Role (Tria Aziz)

7TH ANNUAL BOH CAMERONIAN ARTS AWARDS: Audience Choice Award

2009-01-29T15:13:00.001+08:00

Hi All,

The Boh Cameronian Kakiseni Audience Choice Award is open for voting. If you have watched us in action, love us and cheered for us for more, come and vote for us

Just go to Kakiseni Website for voting!

Miss us? Catch some of us in DTB2!

2009-01-22T22:56:00.006+08:00

It has been 2 good months since we have had our final performance in Kota Kinabalu, Johor Bahru, Penang, Ipoh & Kuala Lumpur. Catch some of the familiar faces from Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah in another Broadway show in KL.

Tria Aziz (BPLL)

Sunday Clothes (Hello Dolly!), My Strongest Suit (Aida), Welcome to the 60's (Hairspray)

Sabrina Hassan (BPL)

Elegance (Hello Dolly!), If They Could See Me Now (Sweet Charity), Jolly Holiday (Mary Poppins), Nowadays (Chicago)

Ho Soon Yoon (BPL, BPLL, BPLL National Tour)

Sun & Moon (Miss Saigon), The Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom of the Opera), It's Hairspray (Hairspray)

Tabitha Kong (BPLL, BPLL National Tour)

I'll Do Anything (Oliver!), The Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom of the Opera), Carrying The Banner (Newsies)

Zeqhty Nattrah (BPLL, BPLL National Tour)

Nowadays (Chicago), Welcome to the 60's (Hairspray)

Keith Yew (BPLL, BPLL National Tour)

Welcome to the 60's (Hairspray)

Shahila Johan (BPLL, BPLL National Tour)

Welcome to the 60's (Hairspray)

And....Brian McIntyre (Writer, BPL, BPLL, BPLL National Tour)

As the character "Mr Grey"

Venue: Auditorium Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur

Date: 19 & 21 February 2009

Time: 8.30pm

Price: RM200, RM150, RM80, RM50

20% discount for purchase of 4 or more tickets

10% discount for senior citizends (55+)

10% discount for MPO subscribers

Discounts cannot be combined

Tickets are available at:

Box Office,

Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS,

Ground Floor, Tower 2,

PETRONAS Twin Towers,KLCC,

50088 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2051 7007

PETRONITA, the association for the wives of PETRONAS staff and female employees, is organising a charity performances entitled, "DanSing Through Broadway" on 19 and 21 February 2009 at Auditorium Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. The charity event is organized primarily to raise fund for the Children dialysis Fund established by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Malaysia, as well as for the Children's Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Corrective Surgery (CCL/CPC) Community Project and for the Musculo-Skeletal Cancer Treatment (MSCT) Regional Centre run by the Prince Court Medical Centre (PCMC).The performance will be led by professionals in the performing arts industry, and the cast includes budding actors comprising primary and secondary schools students. Featuring exceprts from famous and familiar Broadway and movie musicals such as "Mary Poppins", "Hello Dolly" and "Oliver", "DanSing Thru Broadway" promises to entertain whilst promoting education and learning through appreciation for the arts.

Choreographer

Farah Sulaiman (Choreographer BPL, BPLL, BPLL National Tour)

Director

Sabrina Hassan (BPL)

Vocal Coach

Peter Ong

A geeky and somewhat timid Karim meets Grey for an interview. Grey, a theatre producer who is looking for a personal assistant, is appalled with Karim’s lacklustre demeanour: no wonder the boy has not found work, just look at him! He tells Karim the story of “Hello Dolly” where Cornelius and Barnaby present themselves as millionaires to attract their dream girls; thus, our journey through Broadway begins. Featuring hit songs from musicals “Hello Dolly”, Miss Saigon, Annie, A Chorus Line and many, many more; “DanSing Thru Broadway” promises to be entertainment and fun for the whole family.

The Land Below The Wind: Final Stop for BPLL National Tour 2008

2008-11-03T20:23:00.000+08:00

If it wasn't because of the rain, we would have had the chance to go to the island trip on our final day in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. I was looking forward for it so much but to just "berserah" to the weather that don't seem to stop from the day we arrived in KK.

Now, should anyone ask if I have had any local speciality food, I will say, I only manage to try the local "Kon Lau Mehn" (Dry Wonton Noodles) at Lintas, KK. Other than that, good seafood at the Gardens nearby KKIA.

We were staying in Best Western Courtyard, One Borneo, huge shopping complex. I can safely say in my personal opinion, it feels like equivalent walking in any major shopping complexes in the Klang Valley. It has the feel of the 1-Utama new wing.

UMS' Recital Hall was very challenging to us. Having to perform with minimal sets, last minute feedback monitors and slippery floors, I must say we have done quite a decent job. The organizers were very hospitable too. They feed us with really good food particularly the homecooked seafood at Datuk Adeline Leong's residence. Thank you Datuk Adeline, whom has been very kind to me when I was ill. I mean, over all, she really make sure that everything has been taken care off, our lodging, and all sorts. My profound and deepest appreciation to Datuk and her team for such a wonderful stay in KK.

I really missed those kids from IEC that attended our 2.5 hours Musical Theatre workshop. All of them are so bright and full with energy. They watched our matinee show and stayed back to meet us. We miss them dearly. Now some of us are connected via Facebook too! Yay! Probably in a swift of a blink of an eye, those kids turns out to be real performer on stage, larger than life and successful if they want to be.

Thank you all for watching the show. We hope you have a blast and time of your life enjoying our little nonsense on stage.

Thank you for supporting Malaysian Theatre.

GET WELL SOON!!!

2008-10-29T21:08:00.000+08:00

just right ofter our trip from Sabah, one of our dear cast of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!, Ho Soon Yoon was admitted in Assunta Hospital and had an Appendicitis operation at 2am the same night that we landed from Sabah. the operation was a success and he's in a stable condition but is very weak and needed alot of rest before he can continue with his work and what he love to do most, singing....

so right here, i just wanna tell everyone that's reading this blog now, if you're reading this, it would mean the world to us if you could just take a moment and pray for Soon yoon's well being.

THANK U SO MUCH!

get well soon Abang.

cheers

shahila Johan

Workshop @ IEC, KK, Sabah

2008-10-24T00:09:00.001+08:00

The Cast Members of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah had the opportunities to share some tips on how to be a performing artist. We conducted a short 2 hours debrief of Acting, Singing & Dancing in the said event which was attended by more than 20 students from various backgrounds.

The flight to KK was about 2.5 hours and we were already wet traveling from the lobby to our coach because buses are not allowed to pick up passengers from the lobby. Anyway, their lobby is beautiful. The rooms are not too bad too.

Our next technical run is on Friday night. Show is on Saturday. Do come and watch us performing in KK!

For the kids who attended our workshop on Thursday afternoon, we hope you guys have enjoyed and take back some learnings from us.

Review: Musical A Runaway Success

2008-10-21T22:46:00.000+08:00

The Star Metro: Thursday October 16, 2008

Musical a runaway successs

Story and photos by ANTHONY LAW

THE musical, Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah, staged by the Actors Studio at Taman Budaya in Ipoh was a runaway success.

The performers, who presented a series of hilarious songs, kept the audience entertained with their two-hour non-stop performance.

The event provided a good opportunity for Ipoh folk to meet talented personalities like Farah Sulaiman, Ho Soon Yoon, Glamorique Arshad, Keith Yew, Mia Palencia, Shahila Johan, Tabitha Kong, Janet Lee, Sham Sunder Binwani, Sarah Low, Zeqthy Nattrah Ramli, Lim Ang Swee, John Siew, Loi Chin Yu and Edna Tan.

Sham Sunder, who virtually stole the show with his hugely versatile role, said it was a great experience to perform in front of a receptive audience.

“It gives us encouragement to perform even better,” Sham Sunder said after the performance recently.

He added that he and his group practised for seven weeks for the musical which was organised by the Perak Society of Performing Arts (PSPA).

Production designer Edna Tan said while it was a challenging experience to perform before the Ipoh audience, the wonderful response was really an “ego booster” for her.

“It was a sort of ego trip for me to perform as I was just stepping in to take the place of another member who was not available,” said Tan who took on the role of a rich Datin going on a shopping spree in the musical.

She added that she did not find any difficulty following the group throughout the performance.
Palencia, who was a lead performer, said it was very challenging to perform in front of an entirely different audience.

She said the Taman Budaya theatre was an excellent venue for her to get intimate with the audience because of its small size which meant that the spectators sat nearer to the stage.

“I enjoy every moment of the show and obviously I could see they are hanging on to the words I said and sang. They were laughing throughout the show,” Palencia said.

Kong, who kept the audience entertained with her humorous role by singing Good Morning Towels to the tune of Good Morning Starshine, said it was a wonderful feeling to be performing before an enthusiastic crowd.

Kong had been singing gospel for eight years and her great love for musical theatre attracted her to turn full time in performing arts. Prior to this, she worked as a brand manager in an advertising company.

“Wow! It is wonderful to appear in Ipoh which is such a close community and a good neighbourhood to be in,” Kong said.

PSPA president Datin Rosalina Ooi said the society decided to bring the show to Ipoh to expose the local folk to the performing arts.

Contact Details for Tickets in KK

2008-10-19T00:51:00.000+08:00

Day/Date: Saturday 25 October 2008
Matinee Show : 03:00 PM
Evening Show : 08:30 PM
Venue : Universiti Malaysia Sabah's Recital Hall

For tickets please contact
1) Thomas Ho (016-8101787)
2) Dr Kheng (088-267000)
3) SPArKS (088-222939)
4) Margaret Lau (012-8026282)
5) Glenda Liew (016-8307366)

BPLL National Tour (Sabah) is proudly sponsored by The Lions Club Kota Kinabalu Sutera

Thank You JB!

2008-10-18T12:06:00.002+08:00

Yay! We have completed our run in Johore Bahru. Thank you for being such sporting audience!

The food in JB is not too bad either. I heard that there are good choices around at the Taman Pelangi side! Our JB trip was a short one. Hence, could not explore more but just to get ourselves ready for the performances.

JOTIC was quite interesting. Halfway through the play, we were greeted by the JOTIC Youth Orchestra. We were on our way to the main door for the 2nd half and they were playing "Love Story". Pretty amazing, I must say considering most of them are still in their teens.

We stayed in The Embassy Hotel, lovely hotel. No complaints at all!

Our next stop is Kota Kinabalu (KK), Sabah, Negeri Di Bawah Bayu.

We will be conducting workshop a day before the show. So, do watch out for information from your local contact person.

JB Roadshow: City Plaza @ 3.00pm 17-10-2008

2008-10-17T01:43:00.000+08:00

Catch the cast of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah at City Plaza, Johor Bahru at 3.00pm on Friday 17 October 2008. We will be presenting a preview of 4 songs from the show. Do catch us there.

Our show in JB will be at JOTIC (Johor Tourism Information Ctr), Jalan Air Molek, JB on the same day at 8.30pm. You may book your ticket through our dedicated ticketing master Ms Eva Wong at telephone no. 017-3385388.

Do come!

Thank You Ipoh, Thank You Penang!

2008-10-12T22:26:00.004+08:00

Thank you Ipoh & Penang for being such great audiences! We love you and we love performing there. Great tasting food and warm hospitality. We are back in KL already and will resume our tour in the middle of next week.

Next stop--> Johor Bahru!

Curtain Call

2008-10-04T17:22:00.000+08:00

Look what I found on Youtube... haha, ada orang curi curi record the curtain call...

Anyway, glad you have enjoyed watching the show!

the journey ahead....

2008-09-30T19:58:00.000+08:00

well...we've done all our 10shows in KLpac and eagerly await for our tour next week...1st stop, Ipoh, then Penang, Johor and lastly Kota Kinabalu... so whoever hadn't had the chance to catch our show in KLpac, hurry hurry go go go buy tickets...your in for a treat!

its been great working with such talent Tria Aziz and Janet Lee who eventually won't be joining us for our tour journey but their laughter and bullying method will always remain in our hearts.

As for the rest, Soon Yoon, Keith, Sham, Glam, Sarah, Tabby, Mia, Zeqhty, myself(Shahila) and our additional cast Edna will surely do our best to bring the best show that we can. Along with Brian, Shalu, Eva, Ann, Naz, John and Boon, they will make sure that the show will run smoothly like it did in KLpac...

we'll be having a final rehearsal before the tour on the 5th of October 2008 just to brush up what we've left aside during raya this week (you'd probably be seeing the BIGGER and WIDER looking cast of BPLL on tour after a week of ketupat and lemangs). :p

so feel free to drop us some comments and do tell ur about your expactation of us during the show so that we'll be prepare to give you the best show that we can...

cheers!

much love,

Shahila Johan

The Unsung Heroes

2008-09-30T16:38:00.004+08:00

The run of BPLL in KLPac has finally come to an end. A great thank you for all of you who came for the show, some even watched it more than twice – please take a double, triple hats off from all of us! The show wouldn't have stayed open till scheduled closing without your support.

Okay, this may NOT be true 'cause we've booked the venue so we die-die-we-must-stay throughout the entire duration. But we must confess: every night before the show opened we did peeped at the backstage monitor to see the crowd, worried that audience might:

a) gave up driving in a jam
b) police road blocks along Jalan Ipoh
c) early Raya out-of-town holidays
d) fong-fei-kei
e) all of the above
f) other (please specify) ____________________________ reason(s).

An empty theatre is a taboo: so you get the message, sincerely from us – your presence at the audience seat, a silent smile in your heart; or even the lightest dutiful applause, have motivated all us to keep the show going every night.

In one of a few chain emails circulated amongst the cast members lately, one message from Soon Yoon gave me a harsh reminder: We tend to always thank the directors, playwrights, producers or choreographers, very often enough we steal the light away from the production crew. So the next half of the entry is for them: the Unsung Heroes of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!

Lim Ang Swee lighting designer
John Siew sound engineer
Loi Chin Yu set builder
Dominique Divorsine costume designer
Shalini Kalimuthu stage manager, publicist
Jasmine Tham production manager
Ian Chow theatre manager
Michael Thomas production manager
Mohd. Nazri Osman lighting operator
Ooi Yit Boon sound operator
Seshadri Kalimuthu PA to executive producer
Eva Wong assistant stage manager
Ramon Matthew Singho front-of-house manager
Shangari Subramaniam administrator
Suresh Rasammanikam (TAS) Farah Diana (KLPac) box office supervisors

...feeling more guilty now as I'm quoting the names shamelessly out from the programme, I hardly know half of them!

My personal thanks would be to Shalini Kalimuthu 'Shalu' & Eva for handling almost everything backstage yet constantly got yelled at when props didn't come on stage on cue. Hats off to both of them as I had underestimated how heavy those panels were until I had to haul one all by myself! Cheers to girl power.

Also to Boon who constantly shines the light on our faces, literally, every time before we went on stage to check that our microphones were in place. Especially for those whose microphones hate their owners - namely Shahila and myself, we owe you a big thank you and this one is for you!

Not to forget Ann Chung, the wardrobe assistant, whose one of the name didn't make it to the program. She picks up everybody's sweaty, dirty, smelly laundry... ahem, to word it nicely – she ensures we have clean, crisp costume before every show. She stations to ensure there's no room for wardrobe mulfuction, especially for Sham's oh-so-fabulous Sari. I sincerely wish to appologise on behalf of Glamo for asking her to wash his (smelly) socks. Eek. Please don't do that to Ann anymore, okay? Be nice or she'll make a Janet-Jackson's-halftime-show-at-the-Super-Bowl out of you. *Bomoh's evil laugh*

Also there are lots of other names did not even make it to the booklet, like the team at the souvenir booth who greeted all of us everynight as we sneak passed the crowd during intermission; those sweet girls at the door who wishes us to break another leg, eventhough after two shows we all ran out of legs to break; the gribs and best boy technicians who fanatically trailed Tria and the bomoh with follow spots; also those who worked answering phone calls from customers negotiating for more discounts over the boxoffice... the list goes on and on.

To those who will not join us for the tour, we hope to be able to work with all of you in many many projects in the future.

Sekian, terima kasih.

Ipoh, Here We Come!

2008-09-29T15:06:00.000+08:00

Shop! Shop! Shop!

2008-09-27T02:16:00.000+08:00

There is a scene in "Shop! Shop! Shop" (from the Student Prince) whereby "Toh Puan Chow Mai Fan" (played by Tabitha Kong) officiate an opening ceremony of the shop. Since I was like the "guard" of the place, I was also in charge of taking pictures for the "VIPs" every night in the song. I use my own personal Nikon Coolpix S9 to snap the scene while Tabitha is still singing.

Take a look at the photos below. All of the photos were taken every night during act 2 on different days. Everyday, I will take 2 shots, can you guess which is which day?

How to get tickets?

2008-09-26T01:57:00.000+08:00

Easy, if you are in Bangsar, just drop by The Actors Studio at Level 3, Bangsar Shopping Complex. You can choose your seats too!

Else, if you have a credit card, buy over the phone by calling KLPAC at 03-40479000 and then collect the tickets from the KLPAC box office half an hour before the show begins, e.g 8.00pm from Tues-Sat, and 2.30pm on Sunday.

3 more shows ONLY

26 September 2008 Friday 08:30 PM Pentas 1, KLPAC
27 September 2008 Saturday 08:30 PM Pentas 1, KLPAC
28 September 2008 Sunday 03:00 PM Pentas 1, KLPAC (FINAL KL run)

Review: THE STAR - Malaysia's Got Talent

2008-09-23T14:18:00.000+08:00

Tuesday September 23, 2008

Talents on display in Broadway Parodies Lagi-Lah

By AMY DE KANTER

If you’re looking for a brilliant night of music, dance and laughter, watch Broadway Parodies Lagi-Lah.

If you watched Broadway Parodies Lah last year, watch it again this year. If it’s new to you, you are in for a rollicking treat.

If the title of the show is not self-explanatory enough for you, it is a collection of songs about Malaysian life set to the tunes of Broadway hits and a couple of Disney movie tracks too. Hi Ho from Snow White becomes a Malaysian’s plaintive cry Aiyo! while Tomorrow from the musical Annie answers the nationally asked €“ and answered - question: When am I going to get paid?

Shows in Malaysia, even great ones, rarely show for more than a few weeks. If you don’t catch it when it’s here, that’s it. So you know there must be something special about Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah which has returned this year not only to a bigger stage and theatre, but also to a nationwide tour which will start after it finishes its run in Kuala Lumpur.

This year’s Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! has a brilliant new cast and is complete with dance routines,

I caught and enjoyed Broadway Parodies Lah which sold out for all performances last year at the Actor’s Studio in Bangsar, KL.

While a couple of the songs fell flat, the vast majority were hits and I wondered whether this next generation of actors would be able to step into the shoes of last years’ crowd-pulling names like Douglas Lim and Joanne Kam Poh Poh.

They do. In fact, in many ways, this performance improved on last year’s.

The stage at KLPac Pentas 1 is much larger than the one in Bangsar, but the actors fill it beautifully, due largely to Farah Sulaiman’s lively choreography. Last year, numbers like I Like to Stay in Malaysia (sung to America from West Side Story) and We Must Play Golf All Night (to, of course, I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady) needed dancers. This year, they have them.

The overall feel of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah is a lot more like the big musicals it borrows from, with costumes, lighting, sets and even slideshows.

Two of the best-received numbers of the first act were performed by relative newcomers Keith Yew and Shahila Johan. Dancer Yew showed that he also excels in singing with Marina (Maria from West Side Story) - an ode to Marina Mahathir; and Shahila played a pampered girl worrying about the prospect of being drafted into the National Service (I am Seventeen, Going on Eighteen from the almost similarly named favourite from The Sound of Music).

If there were to be one complaint about the show, it would be the same one I had last year. In some numbers with three or more singers, it is near impossible to make out the words. This year, the show makes up for it with slideshows, costumes, props and dancing to keep us entertained whereas last year, all we could do was strain hopelessly to hear what we could only assume was as funny and insightful as all the other songs.

Luckily, most songs are done as solos or duets and writer Brian McIntyre’s hilarious lyrics come across loud and clear.

The second act picked up the pace and was even faster and funnier than the first, eliciting constant cheers from the audience. The showstopper was the finale with Mia Palencia teaching a rapt group of tourists how to curse and scold Malaysian style. As it did last year, Bodoh Lah (Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music), brought down the house.

The cast of Broadway Parodies Lagi-Lah was so splendid, I could single out each and every one of them for praise. Three, however, deserve special mention:

Sham Sunder Binwani merely had to step onto the stage or open his mouth to have the audience roaring with laughter. Young Mia Palencia, whose voice is more powerful and who has more stage charisma than professional performers twice her age, took over and improved on some of the show’s best numbers. Finally, the comedic talent of Tria Aziz (of reality show Audition) got some of the night’s loudest laughs and applause with several songs as a recently minted Datin doing her best to live up to her new title €“ with the help of multiple plastic surgeries and fashion accessories (her shoes are now all from “Guacci”).

Keep your eyes open for these three, as well as Yew, Shahila, Ho Soon Yoon, Glamorique Arshad, Tabitha Kong, Janet Lee, Sarah Low and Zeqhty Nattrah Ramli. If there is anyone here you haven’t heard of or seen before, hold onto your hats. You will certainly hear of them now.

Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah will be showing in Pentas 1 at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) until Sept 28, with matinée on Sunday. Tickets are RM60, RM40 and RM20 (students) - family and group discounts are available. Its national tour kicks off in October, entertaining audiences in Ipoh, Penang, Johor Baru and Kota Kinabalu. For details, call KLPAC at 03-40479000 or visit www.klpac.com.my.

4th Show! 6 more to go!

2008-09-21T19:55:00.006+08:00

Mia Palencia Tria Aziz Glamorique Arshad Shahila Johan Tabitha Kong

Ho Soon Yoon Keith Yew Janet Lee Sham Sunder Binwani Sarah Low Zeqhty Nattrah

We were delighted to perform for the Ampang Special Children today during our matinee run. I hope they have enjoyed watching the show as much as we are enjoying performing in Pentas 1, KLPAC.

There are 6 more shows for the KL run before our national tour from the 6th of October onwards. We will stop at Taman Budaya Negeri Perak, Ipoh for our first touring location before heading to Penang. So, Ipoh fans, do come!

JB, and KK would be the final 2 stops.

Do grab the program book before you go into the theatre to learn about the originates of the songs as well as the credentials of the cast members.

There is also a brief history about how Broadway Parodies come about.

How to buy tickets? Well, easy lah, just call up Actors Studio (603-2094 0400) or KLPAC Box Office (603-4047 9000) for purchase over the phone using Credit Cards.

Show times are as follows:

18 September 2008 (Thu) 08:30 PM
19 September 2008 (Fri) 08:30 PM

20 September 2008 (Sat) 08:30 PM
21 September 2008 (Sun) 03:00 PM

23 September 2008 (Tue) 08:30 PM
24 September 2008 (Wed) 08:30 PM
25 September 2008 (Thu) 08:30 PM
26 September 2008 (Fri) 08:30 PM

27 September 2008 (Sat) 08:30 PM
28 September 2008 (Sun) 03:00 PM

survived!!

2008-09-19T13:44:00.000+08:00

hey everyone....

so we survived the opening night with really really awesome audiences...eventually its not a full-house but i have to say..the laugther of the audiences and espeacially Joe Hasham covered the whole pentas 1 itself.....hheheheheeee~

well...i would love to personally thank everyone who's involves in this production......the casts, kakak Zeqhty, mummy Tria, adik Sarah, cikgu Mia, aunty Janet, queen Tabitha, papa Sham, abg Soon Yoon, King Glam and of coz the-ever-so-banyak-kali-curang-punya Keith...hehheheeeee~

love u guys so much....without u guys.....theres no BPLL la...everyone is talented in their own way..hahhaaa~

to Brian, Edna and Farah....my gosh....thanks so much for breaking our legs....get it?? hahhahahaa~anyways...without u guys...the casts will be singing and dancing all over the place lah....

kudos to the stage and technical people.....let me see who...hmm... Shalu and Eva espeacially for doing a great job on stage and for pulling those really really freakin' heavy penals.... guys rock!!!!

to Boon, for checking my mic all the time (see,i told u klpac's mic doesn't like me), Dominique for her oh-so-awesome costume and manage to make me look like a 'minah rempit' on one of the song in BPLL... to Lim...the awesome lighting...its really awesome....all of ur loved it....great job... to John....hehheeee~for forcing me to sing '17 going on 18' all the time during sound check...thank u thank u....u make my voice 3x better during show...hehheheeeee~ who else..ou yea.. chin yu...the awesome set builder....the set wouldnt look it that woithout u and ur 'anak- anak'... ou..and Naz for doing everything else for the technical...hahhahaaaa~ ou yea..cant forget Uda, who lepak at the penal with the video cam tv and chatting all the way who i-dunno-who...hehheheeee...

ou well...have to get ready for tonight's show..
will update again soon.......

cheers
Shahila Johan
<3

The night we run

2008-09-17T04:04:00.000+08:00

we survived the tech run :) tomorrow evening is another challenge to pull together the set, lighting, songs and dance for the dress rehearsal.

Honestly, I can't wait to open the show...

Pictures from the tech run, enjoy. Am really really tired and sleepy now so perhaps more pictures in the next post, etc.

BPLL Bump In

2008-09-16T00:41:00.000+08:00

Hello Pentas 1, KLPAC!

Sets are being constructed and should be completed by the next day. This is a glimpse of the staircase that we will use during the opening number, "At The End of the Play".

There are also panels being built which reach as high as the ceiling.

We even test our microphones today. Not too bad la for a bump in. Tuesday's technical run would definitely be a test to everyone

Ho Soon Yoon: I have had the chance to snap some good photos in and out of the dressing room.

Shahila Johan: Gosh, she is just so hyper!

YKLS people, come and support her la! Buy more tickets and see her doing all the high kicks!

Sandee Chew:
Crew in KLPAC. Is she involved in BPLL? err, dunno ler..

Sham Sunder Binwani:

This is his outfit for "I Just Want to Be A Dame".

Nice colour Sham!
Keith Yew:
Aiks.. I don't think that's his wig...

Oh yes, the wig is for Sham lah!

Mia Palencia:
Wow! Stunning look with those gigantic shades.

Actually we have many of the same pair of glasses everywhere..

Tabitha Kong:
Remember her in "Drunk Before Dawn"? She was Lea in the musical.

Sarah Low:
Remember her in "No Limits"? She was the "Dancer"..
Tria Aziz:
Hello Datin....
Catch her in her LV bag in one of the songs.

Janet Lee:
Call her if you just want to simply look nice. She could get you all the exotic looking stuffs at affordable price.

Keith again, in his hip hop costume.

Keith Yew surrounded by the girls

(from left: Sarah Low, Zeqhty, & Shahila Johan)
Shahila Johan:
I thought I saw J-Lo, rupa-rupanya, Sha-Jo.
Yes, we know you have perfect teeth.

Actually nice ler...

Zeqhty Nattrah:
Remember her playing the role of "Junainah" in P. Ramlee the Musical?

Show Business

2008-09-14T17:29:00.004+08:00

Missed the candle light vigil for Teresa and was up the whole of last night catching up reading political news. News depresses me most of the time but lately it's hitting a new low. For whatever hidden agenda these politicians are trying to push, I hope they come to their conscience one day, if there is any left, that their actions act like lethal dosage dripping into the veins of our nation. I wish they had a heart, I wish that day would come sooner, or before the country and its people have been shredded to pieces beyond recovery.

My iTunes were playing softly at the background and this song caught my attention... I turned up the volume and listened to the lyrics. Hence,

There's No Business Like Show Business from Annie Get Your Gun
by Irving Berlin

The costumes, the scenery, the makeup, the props
The audience that lifts you when you're down
The headaches, the heartaches, the backaches, the flops
The sheriff who escorts you out of town
The opening when your heart beats like a drum
The closing when the customers won't come

There's no business like show business
Like no business I know
Everything about it is appealing
Everything the traffic will allow
No where could you have that happy feeling
When you aren't stealing that extra bow

There's no people like show people
They smile when they are low
Yesterday they told you you would not go far
That night you opened and there you are
Next day on your dressing room they've hung a star
Let's go on with the show!

I remembered someone once asked, "What would you like to achieve in this production?" I wished she could ask me the same question again. This time I'd answer: Malaysia is a country with great food, beautiful people, rich cultural heritage, and it still is. If we could put up a good show to remind; or to get their mind off from all the political dramas... even just for a bare 2-hour show, that would be the least we can do.

It's impossible to turn back time, but it's possible to make it into action. Shall we?

So folks, let go the stress of the day (and come) to see the play.

Hugs,
Keith

p/s: Pardon my sales orientated sign off. We need audience, so please come ;)

We are bumping in on Monday!

2008-09-14T14:28:00.000+08:00

Yay! BPLL is bumping into Pentas 1 on Monday! We are as excited as you are about the show. Come and watch us on the opening night 18th of September 2008.

Hello On 2

2008-09-14T02:07:00.000+08:00

Hello,

Catch Brian McIntyre, Mia Palencia & Janet Lee on Hello On 2 on RTM2 this Monday September 15 between 8am to 9am.They will be interviewed for Broadway Parodies Lagi LAH!

NST Feature

2008-09-12T02:24:00.000+08:00

There's a feature story of Ho Soon Yoon and Glamorique on New Straits Times' Life&Times date September 11.

Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! is served up next week as the sequel to the hilarious Broadway Parodies Lah! DENNIS CHUA finds out what's being offered to tickle the funny bone this time around.

MUSIC lovers Ho Soon Yoon and Glamorique Arshad have always enjoyed Broadway hits.

In fact they grew up listening to songs such as At the End of the Day (from the play Les Miserables), The Candy Man (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Good Morning Starshine (Hair), Sixteen Going On Seventeen (The Sound of Music), Cabaret, Oklahoma and Hello Dolly.

"Broadway is all about life, presented as musicals," said Ho. "When I watch a Broadway production, I benefit from the wisdom of the lyrics that composers like Rodgers and Hammerstein came up with years ago.

"Glamorique, or Glam as he is more popularly known, said: "Even by merely singing or listening to a Broadway song one can feel drawn towards the play. They're not only educational, but also timeless and magical. That's why I never tire of singing and dancing to their songs."
Ho, 30, from Kuala Lumpur, and Glam, 27, from Johor, will be performing in Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre in Sentul Park, Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, from Sept 18 to 28.

A production of The Actors' Studio, it is the sequel to last year's Broadway Parodies Lah!.

Like its predecessor, Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! is a rich rojak of Malaysian life, with a large helping of humour presented in a showcase of well-loved songs and dance numbers.

The lyrics have been spoofed to celebrate Malaysian mannerisms and icons.

Joining original team members Glam and Ho are jazz and folk star Mia Palencia, Tria, Tabitha Kong, Janet Lee, Sarah Low, Shahila Johan, Zeqhty Ramli, Sham Sunder Binwani and Keith Yew.

Choreographer Farah Sulaiman is back onboard, as are production designer Edna Tan and costume designer Dominique Devorsine.

As in the first outing, the show is created by Jason Cheong and Tan and written and directed by Brian McIntyre.

Datuk Faridah Merican and Joe Hasham are executive producer and artistic director respectively.

The hilarious songs, which spoof their Broadway originals include At the End of the Play (from At the End of the Day in Les Miserables), Chicken with the Chili on Top (Surrey with the Fringe in Oklahoma), The Roti Man (The Candy Man in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Good Morning Towels (Good Morning Starshine in Hair), Seventeen Going On Eighteen (Sixteen Going On Seventeen in The Sound Of Music), Karaoke (Cabaret), Damansara (Oklahoma) and Hello Datin (Hello Dolly).

A former bank customer service executive, Ho grew up singing with the Philharmonic Society of Selangor (The Phil) as lead singer and chorus member.

His notable performances included Music from Movies and Musicals, Rutter's Requiem and The Merry Widow Concert, all in the late 1990s.

The Phil's In the Mood in 2004 saw Ho debut as a conductor. Since then he has also conducted The Phil's choir for its annual Songfest competitions.

Ho has also sung at the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra's Laudus Organie in 2004 and was a featured soloist in the Malaysian Male Voices Choir that year.

Early this year, composer Nick Choo of Singapore chose Ho to perform in the International Sound of the Human World Buddhist Hymn Competition.Ho's recent musicals include Viva Voce II, Kam... In Your Face, DanSing Thru Broadway, Carmen, Turandot, M! The Opera, Butterfly Lovers, Tunku, The Musical, Rose, Rose I Love You and Broken Bridges, which earned him a nomination in the 2006 Boh Cameronian Arts Awards for Most Promising Artiste.

Ho also appeared on television in the ntv7 mini-series Saddiq & Co last year, and played Conrad in Bernard Chauly's Goda.

Besides singing, acting and conducting, Ho is a pianist, harmonica player and guitarist.

"I would love to compose songs or produce a play in the near future," he said, adding that his dream Broadway role was playing the Engineer in Miss Saigon as the character was "very complex and entertaining."

Glam, who is of Japanese-Javanese ancestry, is a performing arts graduate from the United Kingdom's Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

"The Liverpool Institute is owned by none other than former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney," he said.

The baritone singer and dancer also took vocal training under Siti Hajar Ismail of Akademi Fantasia fame and tap and jazz dance lessons under Farah.His debut in local musicals was in Stand and Deliver (1990) under the direction of Mervyn Peters.

In 2000, he starred in Farah's Dance Hysteria. Last year, he joined Ho in the ensemble of Tunku, The Musical and also sang back-up vocals in P. Ramlee — The Musical.

Glam also acted in the dark comedy Coming Out of the Closet with Livewire Theatre and The Two Brothers, a dramatic thriller which was part of KLPaC's May Platform this year.

In the recent Short and Sweet Festival, he won second prize for Best Actor for his portrayal of the Psychic in Love and Light.

Glam has just written his play Stuck, which will premiere in KLPaC next year. He is also a saxophonist, Latin percussionist and song composer.

His television credits include Malaysia's first English-language soap City of the Rich in 2004, and the on-going journalistic series Frontpage on ntv7.

"My favourite Broadway show is The Phantom of the Opera and I'm doing a hilarious spoof of its theme song called The Bomoh of the Bursa," he said.

Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! will be staged at 8.30pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays) and 3pm (Sundays). Tickets are priced at RM60, RM40, RM20 (students), RM100 (family packages of four and an extra RM20 for any additional family member).

Early bird discounts are available two weeks before the opening night at RM40 (adults) and RM10 (students).Call 03-404-79000 or 03-209-49400.

Broadway Parodies Lagi LAH! Promotion Video

2008-09-11T14:43:00.000+08:00

Broadway Parodies Lagi LAH! Ticket Information

2008-09-08T16:36:00.001+08:00

Hello,

Just a reminder that the ticket information are as follows and NOT from the ones you see on your right hand side.

18 -28 September 2008
18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 September @ 8:30pm
21, 28 September matinee @ 3pm
NO SHOWS on Monday
Venue: Pentas 1 @ KLPac

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS (2 weeks before the show) - EXTENDED TIL THIS WEDENESDAY 10th SEPTEMBER!!
Adults - RM40 & Students - RM10

FAMILY WEEKEND PACKAGE
Family of 4 pax - RM100
Any additional member - RM20

CORPORATE NIGHTS
Tue - Thu (500 tix) RM25,000.00 per show
Fri - Sun (500 tix) RM30,000.00 per show

The Actors Studio Bangsar : 03-20930400
call Shalu for further enquiries/bulk bookings

or
KLPac Boxoffice : 03-40479000

See you there!!

Broadway Parodies Press Conference Coverage On Star, September 7

2008-09-08T16:20:00.000+08:00

Broadway hits, done Malaysian style

By TERENCE TOH

IT sounds like a marriage made in heaven: the soaring melodies of classic Broadway show tunes, combined with witty lyrics that both celebrate and spoof the intricacies of Malaysian life.

Imagine lyrics that tell of typical gatherings at the mamak stall set to the rambunctious music of the gangs meeting in West Side Story, for instance, or tales of the dire bus ride up to Genting Highlands sung to a tune from Les Misérables....

Such is the premise of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! (BPLL!), a fun-filled revue of comedic song and dance numbers adapted from the award-winning show Forbidden Broadway by American parodist Gerard Alessandrini.

The media preview of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! last week was an energetic, funfilled show of funny words and great music. – AZLINA ABDULLAH / The Star

BPLL! is a sequel to last year’s highly successful Broadway Parodies Lah, which performed to full houses in all of its 10 performances. As with last year’s production, BPLL! features lyrics written by Brian McIntyre, a co-founding member of Kuala Lumpur-based a cappella group Six2Eight.

Last year’s production of this show was McIntyre’s first stab at a musical, though he’s no newbie in the theatre scene, having appeared in productions such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Fantasticks, The Storyteller, The Mikado, and Stand Up and Deliver since the 1990s.

So what’s an Englishman doing writing about Malaysian life? Well, this particular Mat Salleh has been living here for almost two decades, which certainly means he’s well-versed in the idiosyncrasies and quirks of life in this colourful country.

And McIntyre brings a fond yet keen eye to bear on life here because he’s hit all the right spots. For one thing, he obviously knows all about the national love affair with food, as musical numbers relating to food are aplenty.

And then there’s I Could Have Played Golf All Day set to My Fair Lady’s I Could Have Danced All Night, while Hair’s Good Morning Starshine turns into (those ubiquitous!) Good Morning Towels.

While old favourites such as Bomoh of the Bursa and Damansara make a return, there are new songs as well, as this year’s production is being held on a “slightly bigger scale”, according to executive producer Datuk Faridah Merican, who explains that there’s a nationwide tour in the works this time.

After its mid-September run concludes in Kuala Lumpur, BPLL! will move on to Penang, Johor and Kota Kinabalu, among other cities, next month.

A bigger scale also means that little bit of extra pressure on this year’s cast, which includes both established and rising stars in the local performing arts scene: Glamorique Arshad and Ho Soon Yoon from last year’s production return and are joined by Janet Lee, Keith Yew, Mia Palencia, Sarah Low, Shahila Johan, Sham Sunder Binwani, Tabitha Kong, Tria, and Zeqhty Nattrah Ramli.

This diverse ensemble, all of whom have been involved previously in various local film and theatrical productions, came together at the end of March and have been rehearsing hard for months, an experience that Kong describes as “very exciting, an experience that always had something for us to look forward to”.

The Broadway-style choreography was, once again, created by Farah Sulaiman; and, also like last year, the ensemble will be accompanied by both live and computer sequenced musical backing.

> 'Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah' is on from Sept 18-28 at Pentas 1, KLPac (Jalan Strachan, off Jalan Ipoh, Sentul Park). Tickets are priced at RM60 and RM40, and at RM20 for students.

For more information, call 03-4047 9000, 03-2094 9400 or go to theactorsstudio.com.my. Details of the nationwide tour that will begin next month will be announced later.

courtesy of Star newspaper date September 7

Broadway Parodies Lagi LAH! on Tour

2008-09-08T15:07:00.000+08:00

Hello Broadway Parodiesians,

The tour dates for Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! in October has been confirmed .

For those who are unable to watch us in KL....not to worry,
We'll see you at the following dates and cities:-

7 & 8 October @ 8:30pm : Ipoh - Taman Budaya Negeri Perak
10 & 11 October @ 8:30pm : Penang -Wawasan Open University
17 October @ 8:30pm : Johor Bahru - JOTIC Auditorium
25 October @ 3pm & 8:30pm : Kota Kinabalu - UMS Recital Hall

See you there.

On Star Mag

2008-09-08T14:58:00.000+08:00

We were featured on Star on Star Mag 7th of September.

http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/7/soundnstage/1947509&sec=soundnstage

Check it out!!

NTV7's Breakfast Show

2008-09-04T02:49:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone,

Catch Tria, Glamorique & Brian McIntyre this Friday September 5th on NTV7's Breakfast Show between 8.30 to 10am. They'll be interviewed for Broadway Parodies LAGI LAH!

Broadway Parodies Lagi LAH! Press Conference

2008-09-04T01:34:00.001+08:00

We had a press conference at KLPAC on August 27.
5 songs were presented in full performance before the press, as a sneak preview of what to expect from these triple-threat versatile performers.

Janet, Glamorique, Keith, Tabitha, Tria, Zeqhty & Sarah

Line up, line up please!!

Brian, Glamorique, Tria, Janet, Tabitha & Shahila & gang...singing "Food, Glorious Food"

Tria & Janet says, if you wanna slim down like us...take our slimming tips....hehehehe

Glamorique singing his line of the song

Keith doing his thing

They just love food.....
Brian, Tria, Tabitha, Shahila, Sarah, Keith & Glamorique

Sarah, Zeqhty, Keith & Glamorique....in action in "Under The Tree"

Shahila, Keith, Sarah, Tria & all ....singing"Damansara"

BROADWAY PARODIES LAGI LAH!!

2008-08-25T20:13:00.000+08:00

It's back!!! With the same fun filled song & dance numbers, all new cast, and an all new venue, The Actors Studio with the support of KLPAC brings you Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!
Since everyone had so much fun last year, we're bringing it back just for you. This time round we're taking it on a nation wide tour as well!
Ipoh, Penang, Melaka, JB, Kuching, KK...here we come!

With sikit pinjam konsep from the Western "Forbidden Broadway" spoof show, The Actors Studio proudly presents "Broadway Parodies Lah!", a rich rojak of slices of Malaysian life garnished with a big splash of humour and served up on a platter of great songs. A Malaysian feast of spoofs that is sure to fill your stomachs with laughter. Somenew songs oso got!

Written & Facilitated by : Brian McIntyre
Choregraphed by : Farah Dato' Sulaiman
Production Designer : Edna Tan
Artistic Director : Joe Hasham
Executive Producer : Dato' Faridah Merican

Featuring :
Mia Palencia (songwriter with fabulous jazz feel – M The Opera)
Tria (the new Judy Garland of Malaysia! M The Opera, Audition reality TV)
Zeqhty Nattrah (dancer and stage performer – PGL, P Ramlee the Musical)
Tabitha Kong (Sparkling voice! Tunku, Drunk Before Dawn, Pygmalion the Musical)
Janet Lee (theatre veteran, classically trained - Magic Flute, Merry Widow, Tosca)
Sarah Low (new talent singer and dancer – Rose Rose I Love You)
Shahila Johan (terrific young talent - major in classical voice ASWARA, KL Young Singers)
Glamorique Arshad (veteran performer - Mikado, Stand and Deliver, Jalan Impian, Tunku)
Ho Soon Yoon (actor, singer in Broken Bridges, Tunku, conductor [In The Mood] )
Sham Sunder Binwani (veteran stage and comedy actor - Aladdin)
Keith Yew (dancer, singer – La Cinturita, Sing Sing Sing!)

18 -28 September 2008
18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 September @ 8:30pm
21, 28 September matinee @ 3pm
NO SHOWS on Monday
Venue: Pentas 1 @ KLPac

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS (2 weeks before the show)
Adults - RM40 & Students - RM10

FAMILY WEEKEND PACKAGE
Family of 4 pax - RM100
Any additional member - RM20

CORPORATE NIGHTS
Tue - Thu (500 tix) RM25,000.00 per show
Fri - Sun (500 tix) RM30,000.00 per show

The Actors Studio Bangsar : 03-20930400
call Shalu for further enquiries/bulk bookings

or
KLPac Boxoffice : 03-40479000

Masuklah YOU!!!

Want some more? Check out the webpage on last year's show at

http://www.six2eight.com/bplwebsite/bplhome.htm

BROADWAY PARODIES LAGI LAH! official poster

2008-08-25T19:29:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone,
The official poster has finally been released with all the cast members of the show.

from left to right

Back row : Sarah Low, Ho Soon Yoon, Zeqhty Nattrah Ramli, Tabitha Kong, Shahila Johan

Front row : Janet Lee, Glamorique, Mia Palencia, Tria, Keith Yew, Sham Sunder Binwani

BROADWAY PARODIES LAGI LAH! Press Release photo

2008-08-14T13:09:00.000+08:00

This is our official press release photo of the new casts of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!

From left to right
Back row:-
Tabitha Kong, Shahila Johan, Sabrina Hassan, Glamorique, Mia Palencia, Keith Yew

Front row:-
Sarah Low, Janet Lee, Sham Sunder Binwani, Tria, Ho Soon Yoon

*note:
Sabrina Hassan has been replaced with Zeqhty Nattrah

Final Line-up

2008-08-14T13:05:00.000+08:00

Hello Broadway Parodiesians,

The final line of cast members for Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! are as follows:-

Glamorique Arshad
Ho Soon Yoon
Mia Palencia
Janet Lee
Tabitha Kong
Tria
Keith Yew
Sham Sunder Binwani
Zeqhty Nattrah
Sarah Low
Shahila Johan

We are now in the midst of rehearsals which are running 3x a week.
There'll be more updates coming your way soon.
So, do stay tune.

Goodbye....Hello

2008-08-14T13:04:00.000+08:00

Hello Broadway Parodiesians,

We are sad for the departure of an original member of BPLL, Sabrina Hassan. She has to withdraw due to personal reasons. We wish her all the best of luck in her future undertaking and hope that she could join us again in the future seasons.

We give our warmest open arms welcome to our 3 new members, Zeqhty Nattrah, Janet Lee and Shahila Johan.
I believe these 3 talented ladies has got so much to offer and will give pizzazz to the show.

We have officially started our rehearsals since July 13 and so far we are progressing in the right direction.

There'll be more updates coming in.
So...stay tune.

Peace

Welcome Aboard

2008-04-06T23:19:00.000+08:00

It has been finalized.
The new members of Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah! are:-

Mia Palencia
Alia Nabil
Keith Yew
Tabitha Kong
Tria Aziz
Sarah Low
Grace Ng
Sham Sunder Binwani

First of all, I wanna say welcome aboard.
I'm so happy to meet all of you and looking forward to work with you pretty soon.

As for the fans, watch out!!
We will be opening in KL in September and will be coming to see you in Penang, Ipoh, Melaka, Johor Bahru and Kota Kinabalu in October.

See you there!!

"Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!"'s new members

2008-03-18T22:14:00.000+08:00

It has come to a conclusion after the audition and the call-back audition.... WHO will be the new members of "Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!"

And they are........

It'll be officially announced soon...
So.....Tunggu! (Wait!)

Broadway Parodies Lah! review

2008-03-18T20:46:00.000+08:00

This review is from the Weekend Mail in June, 2007

We sold out entirely and it's such a memorable and successful moment for all of us.

The Audition of "Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!"

2008-03-09T20:43:00.000+08:00

As the sun sets at KLPAC, it was the last day for the audition of "Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah!"
It's been held since yesterday.
In spite of the Election Day, potential talents still turned up.
There are a lot of promising new talents being discovered and I would say, I'm overwhelmed to see so many fresh new talents.
Brian McIntyre, our Director, and Edna Tan, our Visual Consultant, were the official panel judges, while I was just a silent guess judge....hehehehehe (just sibuk-sibuk only)

We tried to make the audition the most relaxing one ever, even though most of the auditionees were nervous.
I know how it felt like to audition.
It's so nerve wrecking.

There has been some names being mentioned and short listed after the audition.
Now...the most heartbreaking part of it all.....
THE decision!!

Who will be the ones chosen to be recruited for "Broadway Parodies Lagi Lah"??
I am neither in a position to make the final decision nor announce the names.

All I can say is, from my point of view, I feel that it's going to be a wonderful show ahead in September.

So......tunggu (wait)

BROADWAY PARODIES LAGI LAH!

2008-02-22T16:00:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone,

It is official now that "BROADWAY PARODIES LAH!" will be re-stage and coming at'cha!!!
It has now been renamed "BROADWAY PARODIES LAGI LAH!"

The show will be in KLPAC in September, while the tour will be in October covering 5 cities in Malaysia.

More updates coming up soon
So.....stay tune.

Peace

We'll Be Back !!

2007-12-21T19:24:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone

The Broadway Parodies Lah! gang will be back pretty soon next year.
So.....tunggu !!

Signing Off

2007-06-17T00:35:00.000+08:00

Hi
Thanks for those who are still reading this blog.
By the way, just to let you know that I have my own blog now
it's glamorique-glamorique.blogspot.com

Peace

Good Luck

2007-06-12T00:17:00.000+08:00

Hi guys,
Hope you are all fine and doing well.
Just wanna wish you guys good luck for your performance on the 12th of June for Unilever.
Sorry I can't be with you all as I have to accompany my dad at the hospital's clinic for his regular check-up.

Hope to perform again with you all soon for a much later event

Peace
Miss you all.

Glamorique

Signing off....

2007-06-05T12:35:00.000+08:00

If anyone is still reading this, thanks so much for everything. Team efforts, so on and so forth. Apparently we're performing again at a launch thing at TASB on the 12th. Good luck to us!

In the mean time, double thanks again and to anyone else interested in seeing what I'm doing, come hang out with me at www.cherylsings.multiply.com

:D

Cheryl

Sell off your seats if you're not coming :D

2007-06-02T15:36:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone! First of all, thanks to everyone who has come to watch us. We've been having a wildly successful run, thanks to all of you! Once again, we're approaching the end of the run and like at the end of every run there is a feeling that it is strange to think that you won't be seeing these people again for a long time after spending night after night with them, eating, stretching, laughing.

But that's not the point. I just thought I would posit something to anyone who might feel relevant. Every night since the opening has been sold out. Extra chairs, floor seating, everything. However, there has not been a single night where there were no empty seats at all. I guess that what happened was that people bought their tickets and didn't turn up. If the tickets were merely booked they could have been sold off at the box office, but because they were paid for they could not be released.

Therefore, dear customers and patrons, perhaps if you have already bought tickets but cannot make it to watch, you could give your tickets to the box office to sell off. Then not only will the seat not be wasted (because evidently lots of people want to buy tickets but cannot), you will also be able to get your money back! You'll not have wasted your RM20 or 30 or 40 or whatever.

Win-win situation! There are two shows left.

Looking forward to meeting you there!

Cheryl

SOLD OUT!!

2007-06-02T00:56:00.000+08:00

My God
I just can't believe it
our show sold out completely

On behalf of the BPL casts, I wanna say a million thanks to all who came to see our show
You made it great for all of us
Not only you enjoyed the show, but we also enjoyed entertaining all of you

God bless and peace y'all

Glamorique

SUCCESS SUCCESS SUCCESS

2007-06-01T16:03:00.000+08:00

First of all, I wanna thank God for making all things possible.

I also wanna thank all my fellow casts, my comrades whom I'm working with in order to make this musical comedy show a major success....Soon Yoon, Ivan, Douglas, Doreen, Cheryl, Joanne, Sabrina and Kyra. It's been a wonderful show and great experience.

I wanna thank Brian and Edna, who trusted me and gave me the chance to be part of this production.
To Farah, what can I say, it's always wonderful to work with you. I can never thank you enough and I always remember all the things you have taught me over the years.
Not forgetting, Dato'Faridah Merican and Joe Hasham.

To all the crew, there's no musical show without your tireless effort and cooperation.

Last, to all those who came to see the show, thank you for all your support. Without an audience, no show is a success.
It's wonderful to see your big fat smile on your faces when you leave the show. It truly shows that, we, as performers have done our jobs well.

Peace
Glamorique

NTV7 Morning Breakfast Show

2007-05-16T20:40:00.000+08:00

Hi guys,
Don't forget to tune in tomorrow Thursday at 9am on NTV7
as some of the BPL casts will be on live for the early morning breakfast show
WATCH IT! WATCH IT! WATCH IT!

shame i can't wear my rainbow sweater as they said, no orange, yellow or white for your outfit
hehehehehe

see u
peace

Glamorique

7 Days encounting

2007-05-16T20:15:00.000+08:00

oh my God
7 days encounting to the Premiere...how time flies
i'm having mixed emotions though..nervous, happy, scared, excited
i can't believe we are going to perform all out so soon
it seems just like yesterday we all came for the audition ...and here we are
and after all the hard work during rehearsal, i can see the results and the amount improvement from each of us

i'm so glad Dato' Faridah Merican, our Executive Producer, came during our rehearsal yesterday
and it seems like she's having a good time and enjoying watching our "crazy" performance

do come and watch us from 24 May to 3 June
it's gonna be a wonderful evening of laughter, song and dance

peace
see u all there

Glamorique

waaaaaaaaaaah

2007-05-15T00:12:00.000+08:00

less than ten days to show! OH MY GOD!!!!

you know, time really seems to fly whenever you get involved in these things. seems like such a short time already although rehearsals are long and intense and long. then suddenly it's all over and like you have to part ways with the new buddies you make etc etc. oh well. someone once told me it's called post show blues.

it's been fascinating!! haha talking as if we don't have more long days of tech, bumping in etc. but yeah. it's always something new especially working with new people and new director and seeing how different people function, their methods etc etc.

WELL, actually i'm glad the run is starting. been a bit long since i was on stage already. haha. you know that itch? yeah.

BUY TICKETS! BUY BUY BUY BUY! apparently ticket sales are going pretty well, so get them quiiiiick!

the attic

2007-05-10T01:19:00.000+08:00

just finished. okay la not bad. first time meeting melvin. and edna was dancing.

its about....fifteen days to showtime, isn't it?

gosh.

Blogging...blogging

2007-05-02T18:57:00.000+08:00

...after much prodding from Elaine, am feeling a little guilty so thought I'd better write something pronto!

Glam! I echo SY's comments...that was very kind of you. I must also add to Glam's posting that personally I've got to thank everyone's patience when I 'collapse' either in laughter or from forgetting if I should move my right/left leg/not at all! - and I still have not worked out how to 'move the bottom half of my body without moving the top half!!'.... hmm 3 weeks...hmmm nerves

Yes yes..do come by the Attic on 9th May... it'll be a chance to get pre-show feedback!!

Thank you, Terima kasih

2007-04-30T16:55:00.000+08:00

On behalf of the casts of Broadway Parodies Lah!,I would like to thank Grace Chen Dawson of The Star for publishing our showcase preview on April 21st at the Bangsar Shopping Centre for last Saturday's Metro section. 1 and a 3/4 pages of publicity!!

Well done girlfriend!!
Good job
Keep up the good work

love & peace

Glamorique

3 weeks!!!

2007-04-30T16:36:00.000+08:00

3 weeks more to the premiere? ....AAArrrggghh!!

my God, i felt as if it was just yesterday when i auditioned for this show
and now....we are almost done with all the songs
how time truly flies
what's left is to polish & brush up our singing and dancing,and to bring it to perfection

by the way,
don't forget to catch us in action again for our showcase preview and solos at The Attic, Bangsar on May 9
it's also our press conference
be there, if you wanna see more of us
heheheheheh
SEE U THERE!!
peace

Glamorique

Three weeks to showtime?

2007-04-30T12:42:00.000+08:00

Whoa...

Okay, so Elaine asked us all to contribute to the bloggie thing but I don't really know what to say. I recently stopped my day job so I don't do much with my time (yet) and my brain isn't functioning normally because I just stone all day long (and look at my lyrics, heh heh, that's for Brian).

Well, I have this sort of strange sense of humour, and I just got this good joke from my sister, so I'll share it with you.

"Hit me," said the masochist.
"No," said the sadist.

Yeah..I sort of need to get a life.

The Gig at The Attic is in about 9 days. Hope to see you all there!

There's more coming at'cha

2007-04-28T14:37:00.000+08:00

Hello Everyone,

Thank you very much for taking your time to log onto our show's website.
There are gonna be more updates from time to time, do check it out.

So far, my experience with our rehearsals has been really good. It is also a great learning and exchange experience.

It's wonderful to work with a group of talented casts such as Soon Yoon, Doreen, Cheryl and Ivan (wow! when u guys sing...u SING!!) and not forgetting Joanne, Sabrina, Kyra & Douglas.

What's great is, i get to work and reunite with my dance teacher and mentor, Farah Dato'Sulaiman, our choreographer. (Girl, when you got it,...U got IT!)

As for our director, Brian McIntyre, whom I've worked with years ago, it's such a blessing to be under his direction. He's always open to new creative ideas.

Overall, I must say, I have the least amount of pressure doing this show.

Do come and watch us in action and we promise you a great evening of comedy, song and dance.
Guarantee best!!

Peace
Glamorique

An Interview With The BPL's Director Brian McIntyre.

2007-04-26T04:42:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone,
I had a chance to interview the Director of "Broadway Parodies Lah!" Brian McIntyre about the musical.

Check out the interview below:

Me: What inspired you to write this musical?

Brian: Actually it all started with a trip to the dentist in late 2002. Long time dentist friend Jason Cheong, who has appeared in numerous stage productions, knew of my writing song spoofs from shows we had done with accapella group Six2Eight. In the USA, a group going out under the name "Forbidden Broadway" would spoof songs from the musicals. During a visit for a check up and filling by my long time musical collaborator Edna Tan, he wondered to her why someone couldn't do a similar thing in a Malaysian context. That sparked in me a list of possible spoof titles, and before I knew it a handful of songs had been written. About ninety percent of the songs were written across an eight week period whilst others came at various points over the subsequent four years. That was a real burn time for writing!

The show itself is a revue, so it's all songs with no story (unlike a musical which will have a plot and characters who develop throughout the show). Each of the songs looks to tell a story about some aspect or character that is quintessentially Malaysian. There's the Karaoke Datin Datin keeping surgically young, there's the Tai Tai wannabee looking to avoid the NS camp, there's a Manglish language teacher, there's the businessman wondering why the share price won't go up and what to do about it. There's songs about the uniquely Malaysian love of food, and the hazards (and delights) of business life. And naturally, the neighbours down south come in for some hantam. But it's all sought to be done in a spirit of good natured ribbing and fun. Don't take so serious one!

Me: What would you like to see being achieved though this musical?

Brian: Not really sure how to answer this one.... I got inspired to write the songs, they got written, friends who heard them said they liked them, and Joe and Faridah said let's get it on the stage because it's entertaining and should appeal to Malaysian audiences! So I guess the simple answer is that I'd like to see large audiences to reward the faith that everyone has shown for the show! We have been hugely blessed to have attracted the high calibre of talent that will be performing. To date, Douglas Lim (actor, comedian of Kopitiam and Broken Bridges fame), Joanne Kam Poh Poh (also Broken Bridges and veteran performer and comedienne), Doreen Tang (delightful voice! M! The Opera, In The Mood, many corporate shows), Ho Soon Yoon (actor, singer in Broken Bridges, conductor In The Mood), Sabrina Hassan (Anjung Budi, PGL), Kyra Dani (Each Other, Forum), Cheryl Tan (Six Characters), Glamorique Arshad (Mikado, Stand and Deliver, Jalan Impian) have signed on, along with a tremendous new stage and vocal talent Ivan Choong. We'll also have piano accompaniment from musician and vocal/choral coach Melvin Ho and additional music sequenced on the computer by me. It's pretty humbling when you have the confidence of Joe and Faridah of Actors Studio along with talent of such a tremendous standard coming forward and so keen to do the show. What I hope is that the audiences will feel entertained and the cast and crew enjoy their involvement in the show. That's achievement enough.

Me: To feed the curiosity of Malaysians, how would you describe Broadway Parodies Lah! in one sentence?

Brian: Reggie Lee and C W Kee's world cartoons set to Broadway tunes lah!

Hope you guys enjoy reading it! See you guys at The Actors Studio for "Broadway Parodies Lah!".
Thank you for supporting Malaysian Theatre!

A Special Sneak Preview!

2007-04-24T12:34:00.000+08:00

Hear Ye!Hear Ye!

To All Broadway Parodies Lah! fans...

There will be an exclusive preview for Broadway Parodies Lah! at this cozy pub called - The Attic. The details are:

Venue: The Attic
Address: 61-2, Jalan Bangkung, Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar
Date: 9th May 2007, Wednesday
Time: 9pm onwards

Come and see your stars in action and also get a little sneak of what this musical is all about!

For more information please call 03-20930400

Karaoke...

2007-04-23T18:35:00.000+08:00

Hi All!

HERE IS A SNEAK PEAK ON ONE OF OUR EARLIEST REHEARSALS!

Apologies for the bad video and sound quality. It'll be better if you come for the actual show. ;P

JKPP

2007-04-23T11:51:00.000+08:00

I've actually been on a diet for almost 2 years already and have been getting smaller since but alot of the public haven't seen me in this new body yet. Hhhm if i get a RM1.oo for every time someone says how small I look now, I dont have to work anymore but then again who else is going to be dishing out dirt...:)

Preview of Broadway Parodies Lah!

2007-04-21T11:15:00.000+08:00

Exclusive preview!!!
Come and see your favourite stars in Broadway Parodies Lah! perform life on stage at:

Venue: Bangsar Shopping Center, East Wing Concourse (Infront of Cold Storage).
Time: 4-5pm
Date: 21st April 2007

If you like what you see, you can even buy the tickets on the spot! Don't miss this once in a life time chance and dash to Bangsar Shoping Center to meet them now!

FREE Singing workshop!!!

2007-04-19T16:12:00.000+08:00

FREE Singing Workshop by Brian McIntyre & Melvin Ho!!!Wanting to be a Malaysian idol but you just cannot hit the right note?Dreaming of becoming a superstar but the only fan you have is your mom?Come and join Brian and Melvin as they will guide you on how to improve your singing skills. This one hour free workshop is one in a chance lifetime brought to you by The Actors Studio @ BSC.

Date: 21st April 2007
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Venue: East Wing Concourse, Bangsar Shopping Center
Age: 10 - 16 year old

For more information, please do not hesitate to call us at 03-20930400 email us at publicity@theactorsstudio.com.my

The Spoofs Of The Year!

2007-04-10T18:04:00.000+08:00

The Actors Studio proudly presents BROADWAY PARODIES LAH!

Director & Writer: Brian McIntyre
Executive Producer: Dato' Faridah Merican
Artistic Director: Joe Hasham
Chereographer: Farah Sulaiman
Casts: Douglas Lim, Joanne Kam Poh Poh, Ho Soon Yoon, Doreen Tang, Kyra Dani, Cheryl Tan, Sabrina Hassan, Glamorique Arshad, & Ivan Choong

With sikit pinjam konsep from the Western "Forbidden Broadway" spoof show, The Actors Studio proudly presents "Broadway Parodies Lah!", a rich rojak of slices of Malaysian life garnished with a big splash of humour and served up on a platter of great songs. A Malaysian feast of spoofs that is sure to fill your stomachs with laughter!

Songs Include:
Chicken With The Chili On Top (“Surrey With The Fringe On Top”)
The Bomoh Of The Bursa ("The Phantom Of The Opera")
We Must Play Golf All Day ("I Could Have Danced All Day")
Hello Datin ("Hello Dolly")
Damansara ("Oklahoma")
Bo Doh Lah ("Do Re Mi")

Venue:
The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

Dates & Times:
24th – 26th, 29th-31st May, 1^st & 2^nd June 2007 @ 8.30pm
27^th May & 3^rd June 2007 @ 3.00pm

Box Office Contact:
TAS Bangsar @ 03-20930400

Ticket Prices: (includes handling fees)
RM40 & RM30 (Adults)

RM20 (Students, senior citizens & the disabled)

Special promotion for Tuesday & Wednesday 20% discount for all tickets