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c h i k k a
c a l e n d a r
Broadway
musicals with
a twist!
tainment!
SINGAPORE
The Kanjoos
May 10-13, 17-19
Adapted from Moliere’s famous French
comedy
The Miser,
the play is a love story
thrown into disarray by a stingy old man
whose avarice for money supersedes
everything else in life. We find out about
it in the course of one day, when Kanjoo
Swamy — part-time manufacturer of toilet
fittings, part-time loan shark and full-time
skinflint — plans to trade his daughter Priya
off in marriage to his business associate,
as well as ruin his son Chari’s romance; all
while plotting his own future by consulting
a matchmaker!
DBS Arts Centre, tel: +65
9665 6830
LEGAZPI
Magayon Festival
April 10–May 10
Catch half of the month-long Magayon
Festival in Albay, which recognizes
the origins of the Mayon Volcano as
inspired by the legend of the Daragang
Magayon (beautiful maiden). Street dance
competitions get the locals involved, as do
the other aspects that showcase Albay’s
colorful history, culture and livelihood. A
highlight: the Mutya and Ginoo ng Magayon
contest.
tourism.albay.gov.ph
MANILA
Forbidden Broadway
May 11–13, 18–20 and 25-27
If you love Broadway (and a good laugh),
you mustn’t miss
Forbidden Broadway.
Dubbed “the funniest show in New York”
by
The New Yorker
and “gut-bustingly
funny” by
The New York Post,
it debuts
on the Manila stage in time for its 30th
anniversary this month. Joel Trinidad
directs Upstart Productions Inc.’s version
of the smash-hit musical revue, which
also includes beloved songs from
popular musicals like
Les Misérables,
The Phantom of the Opera, Rent,
Mamma Mia!, Wicked
and
Cats
— with
hilariously clever new lyrics that poke
fun at the shows themselves.
Carlos P.
Romulo Auditorium, 4th Floor, RCBC
Plaza, Ayala Ave. cor. Gil Puyat Ave.,
Makati City; www.ticketworld.com.ph
OSAKA
The First Japan Arena Tour
SHINee World 2012
May 8–10, 26–27
South Korean boy band SHINee embark
on their First Japan Arena Tour to coincide
with the launch of their first Japanese
studio album called
The First.
They will be
performing for their Japanese fans during
a seven-city route that will take them to
Fukuoka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Kobe, Tokyo,
Hiroshima and Osaka. In Osaka, catch
them at the Osaka Jo-Hall at 7pm. The
quintet — composed of pretty boys Onew,
Jonghyun, Key, Minho and Taemin — also
recently released
Sherlock,
their fourth
mini album, in March.
tickebo.jp/1203-
shineetour05/
SINGAPORE
Morrissey
,
s
Greatest Hits Tour
May 8
The often-controversial cult British rock icon
— who’s best known as the former frontman
of The Smiths back in the ‘80s — comes to
the Lion City this month for a one-night only
gig at Fort Gate, Fort Canning Park.
Relive the best of that decade and the
‘90s as Morrissey (who used to be a
journalist) sings The Smiths’ hottest
tunes, such as
This Charming Man
and
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now,
as
well as his own solo hits
I Want The
One I Can’t Have, Last Night I Dreamt
That Somebody Loved Me,
and
Some
Girls Are Bigger Than Others. Tel: +65
6348 5555, www.sistic.com.sg, www.
lamcproductions.com