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at least their costumes were hot
May. 18th, 2006 04:42 amWoke up at five in the afternoon, managed to wish Cat a happy cat day and then ran off to catch Dick Lee's Man of Letters, which is the grand finale of NUS' centennial celebrations. (Yes, NUS is a hundred this year though it had gone through different guises throughout the century.)
Reactions were mixed regarding the musical. I thought it was rather alright, even (surprisingly) better than expectations. Then again, the last RL musical I watched was Porgy and Bess which I walked out of halfway. I suppose that says a lot. For friends who a) are in NUS choir b) attend plays/theatre/music stuff quite regularly and c) art scene buffs, the play was judged not paying for. (Tickets were given to NUS students/staff FOC. I only attended because a friend backed out the last minute and I was supposed to save another from an awkward situation involving a boy. 戏如人生 and all that jazz.)
The music was pretty good. It's by Dick Lee, the Mad Chinaman, after all. Just that none of the tracks were memorable. The main cast was nothing to be sniffed at with Robin Goh, Emma Young, Lim Kay Siu and Neo Swee Lin. But I don't like Robin Goh (it's a matter of principles) and the plot sucks. What most of us did agree on was that it appeared more like an amateur production, even with the stellar cast, and there would have been much bitching and pissiness if we actually had to pay for the tickets. It's not about being cheapskates. The play just wasn't worth the $48-68.
Ah well. At least there is Cabaret to look forward to.
PS: The costumes were hot. It was all about the 1950s, where there were full circle skirts, high-waisted belts, twinsets and proper Brit geek boy looks. However, that said, I could handle more flashes of underwear though... no, you don't want to know.
Reactions were mixed regarding the musical. I thought it was rather alright, even (surprisingly) better than expectations. Then again, the last RL musical I watched was Porgy and Bess which I walked out of halfway. I suppose that says a lot. For friends who a) are in NUS choir b) attend plays/theatre/music stuff quite regularly and c) art scene buffs, the play was judged not paying for. (Tickets were given to NUS students/staff FOC. I only attended because a friend backed out the last minute and I was supposed to save another from an awkward situation involving a boy. 戏如人生 and all that jazz.)
The music was pretty good. It's by Dick Lee, the Mad Chinaman, after all. Just that none of the tracks were memorable. The main cast was nothing to be sniffed at with Robin Goh, Emma Young, Lim Kay Siu and Neo Swee Lin. But I don't like Robin Goh (it's a matter of principles) and the plot sucks. What most of us did agree on was that it appeared more like an amateur production, even with the stellar cast, and there would have been much bitching and pissiness if we actually had to pay for the tickets. It's not about being cheapskates. The play just wasn't worth the $48-68.
Ah well. At least there is Cabaret to look forward to.
PS: The costumes were hot. It was all about the 1950s, where there were full circle skirts, high-waisted belts, twinsets and proper Brit geek boy looks. However, that said, I could handle more flashes of underwear though... no, you don't want to know.
