This week, from Monday to Thursday, Musical Theatre Singapore will be showcasing the products of its new musical incubation programme. We'll be performing half-hour excerpts of the musicals at the Esplanade concourse, open to all, for free, naturally. :) Come by and clap a bit. Here's a schedule: MONDAY 2 APRIL
7:30: Alex Yang's "Believe/Crash and Burn" Pt 1
8:30: Alex Yang's "Believe/Crash and Burn" Pt 2
TUESDAY 3 APRIL
7:30: Marcelly Suhaili's "O Crystal Ball"
8:30: Alex Yang's "Believe/Crash and Burn"
WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL
7:30: Jack Tan's "Tuesdays with Joe"
8:30 Ng Yi-Sheng's "Georgette"
THURSDAY 5 APRIL
7:30: Joshua Greene's "Esther"
8:30: Ng Yi-Sheng's "Georgette"
SYNOPSIS OF SHOWS
ESTHER
Writer/Composer: Joshua Greene
A young queen's decision to risk everything foils the murderous plot of an arrogant chief minister against her people. Based on the Biblical story.
O CRYSTAL BALL!
Writer : Marcelly Suhali Composer: Clement Yang
A light hearted love story that involves a young girl next door, a charming rich boy and eccentric fortune teller. It reminds everyone about the power of true love, how it can transcend all obstacles and overcome destinies. It is set in modern day London, England.
TUESDAYS WITH JOE
Writer/Composer: Jack Tan
A musical about a love story revolving around a popular radio DJ, and a girl living in the same apartment block who finds solace in listening to Joe's radio program. As their paths cross, they do not realize who each other really is, but instead only see the other's stubborn outward behavior.
GEORGETTE
Writer: Ng Yi Sheng Composer: Clement Yang
A biography of Georgette Chen, the pioneer Singapore artist, as she struggles to be accepted as a painter in a time of prejudice and war.
BELIEVE/CRASH AND BURN
Writer/Composer: Alex Yang
A school musical about a teenage gangster and his struggle to break free from a society that sees him as a loser.
