Saturday, May 3, 2008

Frogway got 5 Nominations!

This is from the NST site... before it gets swallowed up into the archives. You have to scroll down to "music"

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Applauding the arts

By : DENNIS CHUA

2008/03/10

The Boh Cameronian Arts Award returns for the sixth time to celebrate the top performers in the local arts scene. DENNIS CHUA has the list of nominees.

THE annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards will be held on May 11 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, KLCC at 8pm. There are 25 competitive categories in this awards that recognises outstanding performances in dance, music and theatre.

All of the awards carries a cash prize worth RM1,000 except for the Artseefartsee Cross-cultural Champion of the Arts and Boh Cameronian Lifetime Achievement, which carry a cash prize worth RM5,000 each, sponsored by Artsee.net and Boh Plantations respectively.

Below are the nominees in this Kakiseni event.

The BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2007.

DANCE


Best Featured Performer

 Kiea Kuan Nam for The Curse Of The Forbidden Palace; choreographed by Lee Swee Keong, presented by Nyoba Kan

 Lee Swee Keong for Falling Angel in 30.40; choreographed by Steve Goh, presented by MMY Production

 Shantona Kumari Bag for Storming Destiny; choreographed by Ramli Ibrahim, presented by Sutra Dance Theatre

 Steve Goh for Hiding Love, choreographed by Steve Goh, presented by Kwang Tung Dance Troupe

 Wong Jyh Shyong for One Afternoon in 30.40; choreographed by Wong Jyh Shyong, presented by MMY Production


Best Choreographer in a Mixed Bill

 Qadim Ensemble — Judimar Hernandez, Gan Chih Pei, Aris Kadir, Azizi Sulaiman, Elaine Pedley, Shafirul Azmi Suhaimi, Dhanya Thurairajah, Ismadian Ismail, Umesh Shetty and Joseph Gonzales for Qadim; presented by Aswara

 Low Shee Hoe and Beck Lim Yeaw Haw for Code 0159 in Technatomy; presented by Balletbase-LAPAR Lab

 Steve Goh for Falling Angel in 30.40; presented by MMY Production

 Wong Jyh Shyong for One Afternoon in 30.40; presented by MMY Production


Best Choreographer in a Feature-Length Work

 Charlie Tan Cheng Swee for In The Mist Of Love; presented by Charlie Tan Dance Theatre

 Guru Dhurgacharan Ranbir for Arousing The Spirit Within; presented by Kalpana Dance Theatre

 Jasni Abdul Hamid, Malinda Mohamad and Mohd Khalib Saffa for Puteri Manora; presented by Kumpulan Kesenian DBKL

 Ong Yong Lock and Lee Swee Keong for Whispers Of Love; presented by Nyoba Kan

 Steve Goh for Hiding Love; presented by Kwang Tung Dance Troupe


Best Group Performance

 Code 0159 in Technatomy by Code 0159 Ensemble; choreographed by Low Shee Hoe and Beck Lim Yeaw Haw, presented by Balletbase-LAPAR Lab

 Hiding Love by Kwang Tung Dance Troupe; presented by Kwang Tung Dance Troupe

 Pink by Taro Ensemble; choreographed by Lena Ang, presented by Taro Dance Theatre

 The Curse Of The Forbidden Palace by Nyoba Kan Ensemble; presented by Nyoba Kan

 Whispers Of Love by Nyoba Kan Ensemble; presented by Nyoba Kan


Best Lighting Design

 Loh Kok Man for Pink; choreographed by Lena Ang, presented by Taro Dance Theatre

 Sivarajah Natarajan for Storming Destiny; choreographed by Ramli Ibrahim, presented by Sutra Dance Theatre

 Steve Goh for Falling Angel in 30.40; choreographed by Steve Goh, presented by MMY Production

 Tan Eng Heng for Qadim; choreographed by Joseph Gonzales, presented by ASWARA

 Tan Eng Heng for Whispers Of Love; choreographed by Ong Yong Lock and Lee Swee Keong, presented by Nyoba Kan


Best Set Design

 Loh Jin Yu for In The Mist Of Love; choreographed by Charlie Tan Cheng Swee, presented by Charlie Tan Dance Centre

 Low Shee Hoe and Beck Lim Yeaw Haw for Code 0159 in Technatomy; choreographed by Low Shee Hoe and Beck Lim Yeaw Haw, presented by Balletbase-LAPAR Lab

 Norafizah Asran and Kamaruddin for Puteri Manora; choreographed by Jasni Abdul Hamid, Malinda Mohamad and Mohd Khalib, presented by Kumpulan Kesenian DBKL

 Sivarajah Natarajan for Storming Destiny, choreographed by Ramli Ibrahim, presented by Sutra Dance Theatre

 Taro Dance Theatre for Pink; choreographed by Lena Ang, presented by Taro Dance Theatre


Best Music And Sound Design

 Donald and John Siew for In The Mist Of Love; choreographed by Charlie Tan Cheng Swee, presented by Charlie Tan Dance Theatre

 Garry Tee for Pink; choreographed by Lena Ang, presented by Taro Dance Theatre

 Ramli Ibrahim for Storming Destiny; choreographed by Ramli Ibrahim, presented by Sutra Dance Theatre

 Syarizan Sahamat for Asyik; choreographed by Wan Salmah Sulaiman, Hajijah Yaacob, Wong Kit Yaw, Umesh Shetty, Shafirul Azmi Suhaimi, Sharip Zainal Sagkif Shek, Firdaus Mustapha Kamal and Joseph Gonzales; presented by Aswara

 Tengku Kudin Tengku Dalam for Puteri Manora; choreographed by Jasni Abdul Hamid, Malinda Mohamad and Mohd Khatib, presented by Kumpulan Kesenian DBKL


Best Costume Design

 Leng for In The Mist Of Love; choreographed by Charlie Tan Cheng Swee, presented by Charlie Tan Dance Centre

 Samuel Yow for Hiding Love; choreographed by Steve Goh, presented by the Kwang Tung Dance Troupe

 Indira Manikam and Tanjai Kamala Indira Dance School for Spectacular Sivagamiyin Sabatham; choreographed by Indira Manikam, presented by Tanjai Kamala Indira Dance School

 Sutra Dance Theatre for Storming Destiny; choreographed by Ramli Ibrahim, presented by Sutra Dance Theatre

 The Dance Department, Aswara for Asyik; choreographed by Wan Salmah Sulaiman, Hajijah Yaacob, Wong Kit Yaw, Umesh Shetty, Shafirul Azmi Suhaimi, Sharip Zainal Sagkif Shek, Firdaus Mustapha Kamal and Joseph Gonzales, presented by Aswara


MUSIC


Best Group Performance (Instrumental)

 Alih PungGONG by Rhythm in Bronze; musical direction by Jillian Ooi and Susan Sarah John, presented by Five Arts Centre and The Actors Studio

 Chaos In Unison by Hands Percussions Team; musical direction by Bernard Goh, presented by Hands Percussion Team

 Great Themes From Film And Stage by KLPac Sinfonietta Orchestra; musical direction by Brian Tan, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Jumpstart by Inner Space; musical direction by Jyotsna Nithyanandan, presented by Inner Space Performing Arts Centre

 Krishnaarpanam by Temple of Fine Arts Ensemble; musical direction by Kanagamani Vijayendra, presented by Temple of Fine Arts


Best Group Performance (Voice)

 Frogway by Surprise Voice; directed by Harith Iskander, written by Michael Veerapen and Marcel Nunis, musical direction by Saidah Rastam, presented by the Petra Foundation

 Move It! YKLS Celebrates Five Years of Music by The Young KL Singers; musical direction by Susanna Saw, presented by The Young KL Singers

 Tunku The Musical by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Ensemble; directed by Joe Hasham, written by Lim Chuang Yik & Teng Ky-Gan, musical direction by Mervyn Peters, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre


Best Musical Direction

 Brian Tan for Great Themes From Film And Stage; presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Jillian Ooi and Susan Sarah John for Alih PungGONG; presented by Five Arts Centre and The Actors Studio

 Jyotsna Nithyanandan for Jumpstart; presented by Inner Space Performing Arts Company

 Kanagamani Vijayendra for Krishnaarpanam; presented by Temple of Fine Arts

 Mervyn Peters for Tunku The Musical; directed by Joe Hasham, written by Lim Chuang Yik and Teng Ky-Gan, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre


Best Original Composition

 Jillian Ooi for Runtuh in Alih PungGONG; musical direction by Jillian Ooi, presented by Five Arts Centre and The Actors Studio

 Jimmy Ch’ng for Chaos In Unison in Chaos In Unison; musical direction by Bernard Goh, presented by Hands Percussion Team

 Kanagamani Vijayendra for Krishnaarpanam in Krishnaarpanam; musical direction by Kanagamani Vijayendra, presented by Temple of Fine Arts

 Michael Veerapen for Frogway The Musical in Frogway; directed by Harith Iskander, written by Michael Veerapen and Marcel Nunis, musical direction by Saidah Rastam, presented by the Petra Foundation

 Susan Sarah John for In The Beginning in Alih PungGONG; musical direction by Susan Sarah John, presented by Five Arts and The Actors Studio


Best Production Values

 Alih PungGONG by Rhythm in Bronze; musical direction by Jillian Ooi and Susan Sarah John, presented by Five Arts Centre and The Actors Studio

 Chaos In Unison by Hands Percussions Team; musical direction by Bernard Goh, presented by Hands Percussion Team

 Frogway by Surprise Voice; directed by Harith Iskander, written by Michael Veerapen and Marcel Nunis, musical direction by Saidah Rastam, presented by the Petra Foundation

 Krishnaarpanam by Temple of Fine Arts Ensemble; musical direction by Kanagamani Vijayendra, presented by Temple of Fine Arts

 Tunku The Musical by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre Ensemble; directed by Joe Hasham, written by Lim Chuang Yik and Teng Ky-Gan , musical direction by Mervyn Peters, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre


Best Solo Performance (Instrumental)

 Eddie Kismilardy for Jumpstart; musical direction by Jyotsna Nithyanandan, presented by Inner Space Performing Arts Company

 Jayasree Arumugam for Ritu; presented by Sutra Dance Theatre

 Jyotsna Nithyanandan for Jumpstart; musical direction by Jyotsna Nithyanandan, presented by Inner Space Performing Arts Company

 Prakash Kandasamy for Jumpstart; musical direction by Jyotsna Nithyanandan, presented by Inner Space Performing Arts Company

 Valerie Aimard for HSBC Classics String Festival 2007; presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre


Best Solo Performance (Voice)

 Bhavani Logeswaran for Jumpstart; musical direction by Jyotsna Nithyanandan, presented by Inner Space Performing Arts Company

 Ina Fabregas for Frogway; directed by Harith Iskander, written by Michael Veerapen and Marcel Nunis, musical direction by Saidah Rastam, presented by the Petra Foundation

 Irma Lailatul Munira for The Magic Flute; musical direction by Chong Kok Ting, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Maria Yasmin for Tunku The Musical; directed by Joe Hasham, written by Lim Chuang Yik and Teng Ky-Gan, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Vince Chong for Frogway; directed by Harith Iskander, written by Michael Veerapen and Marcel Nunis, musical direction by Saidah Rastam, presented by the Petra Foundation


THEATRE


Best Group Performance

 A Bucketful of Beckett: 8 Shots; written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Christopher Jacobs, presented by The Ensemble Theatre of Kuala Lumpur (KL Ensemble)

 Dua, Tiga Dalang Berlari; written by Fahmi Fadzil, Lim Chung Wei, Wong Tay-Sy and Mark Teh, directed by Mark Teh, presented by Five Arts Centre

 Ten; written by Wong Kuan Yuke, directed by Wong Kuan Yuke, presented by The Actors Studio and Noise Performance House

 Terra Arata; written by Cinzia Ciaramicoli and Shantini Venugopal, directed by Zahim Albakri, presented by The Jumping Jelly Beans

 That Was The Year; adapted from In 1969, a short story by Beth Yahp, directed by Chee Sek Thim, presented by Five Arts Centre


Best Director

 Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri for

P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop, presented by Enfiniti Productions

 Joanna Bessey for Enemy Of The People; written by Henrik Ibsen, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Lim Yeow Haw for Little Mission Impossible; written by Dennis Lai, presented by Integrated Expressions

 Loh Kok Man for The Lost And The Ecliptic; written by Tan Yan Yee, presented by Pentas Project and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Mark Teh for Dua, Tiga Dalang Berlari; written by Fahmi Fadzil, Lim Chung Wei, Wong Tay-Sy and Mark Teh, presented by Five Arts Centre


Best Lighting Design

 Lim Ang Swee for Little Mission Impossible; written by Dennis Lai, directed by Lim Yeow Haw, presented by Integrated Expressions

 Loh Kok Man for The Lost And The Ecliptic; written by Tan Yan Yee, directed by Loh Kok Man, presented by Pentas Project and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Mac Chan for Know No Cure; written by Adam Broinowski, directed by Adam Broinowski, presented by Dramalab and Adam Broinowski

 Tan Eng Heng for Okiku — A Tragedy Retold; written by Sam Yen, directed by Fang Chyi and Kimmy Kiew, presented by Tourniquet Productions

 Teo Kuang Han for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions


Best Set Design

 Adam Gardnir for Know No Cure; written by Adam Broinowski, directed by Adam Broinowski, presented by Dramalab and Adam Broinowski

 Berg Lee for Little Mission Impossible; written by Dennis Lai, directed by Lim Yeow Haw, presented by Integrated Expressions

 Caecar Chong for The Lost And The Ecliptic; written by Tan Yan Yee, directed by Loh Kok Man, presented by Pentas Project and The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Fang Chyi for Okiku — A Tragedy Retold; written by Sam Yen, directed by Fang Chyi and Kimmy Kiew, presented by Tourniquet Productions

 Raja Maliq for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions


Best Music and Sound Design

 Ahmad Syafiq and Adam Broinowski for Know No Cure; written by Adam Broinowski, directed by Adam Broinowski, presented by Dramalab and Adam Broinowski

 Dick Lee, Erwin Gutawa and Larry Mignogna for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

 Gregory Chen, Caecar Chong, Berg Lee, Tin Tan and Penny Low for Little Mission Impossible; written by Dennis Lai, directed by Lim Yeow Haw, presented by Integrated Expressions

 Michael Thomas for Eh Joe in Electric Beckett; written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Paul Loosley, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Michael Thomas for Krapp’s Last Tape in Electric Beckett; written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Paul Loosley, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre


Best Costume Design

 Angah and Shada Hamid for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

 Berg Lee for Little Mission Impossible; written by Dennis Lai, directed by Lim Yeow Haw, presented by Integrated Expressions

 Dominique Devorsine for Know No Cure; written by Adam Broinowski, directed by Adam Broinowski, presented by Dramalab and Adam Broinowski

 Loh for Eh Joe in Electric Beckett; written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Paul Loosley, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Loh for Krapp’s Last Tape in Electric Beckett; written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Paul Loosley, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre


Best Actor in a Leading Role

 Anne James for The Breath of Life; written by Sir David Hare, directed by Edwin Sumun, presented by Sumunda

 Joe Hasham for Eh Joe in Electric Beckett; written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Paul Loosley, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

 Liza Hanim for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

 Matt Crosby for Know No Cure; written by Adam Broinowski, directed by Adam Broinowski, presented by Dramalab and Adam Broinowski

 Sean Ghazi for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions


Best Actor in a Supporting Role

 Azmir Abdullah for The Illusion; adaptation by Tony Kusher of Pierre Corneille’s L Illusion Comique, directed by Kelvin Wong, presented by The Oral Stage

 Berg Lee for Little Mission Impossible; written by Dennis Lai, directed by Lim Yeow Haw, presented by Integrated Expressions

 Ched Eddie Yusoff for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

 Melissa Saila for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions


Best Original Script (Bahasa Malaysia)

 Adlin Aman Ramlie and Al-Jafree Md Yusop for P. Ramlee, The Musical; directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie and Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions

 Dr Zulkifli Mohamad for Selipar Jepun; directed by Dr. Zulkifli Mohamad, presented by Svarnabhumi Studio

 Fahmi Fadzil, Lim Chung Wei, Wong Tay-Sy & Mark Teh for Dua, Tiga Dalang Berlari; directed by Mark Teh, presented by Five Arts Centre


Best Original Script (English)

 Ann Lee for Tarap Man; directed by Zahim Albakri, presented by Kuali Works and Dramalab

 Mark Beau De Silva for Ah Steve; directed by Datuk’ Faridah Merican, artistic direction by Joe Hasham, presented by The Actors Studio


SPECIAL AWARDS

The Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur Fan of the Arts For Most Promising Artiste:

Brian Tan

Kamini Manikam

Ng Chor Guan

Wong Jyh Shyong

Artseefartsee Cross-cultural Champion of the Arts Kakiseni Audience Choice Awards Dance/Music/Theatre

Boh Cameronian Lifetime Achievement

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

If you gave blogged...

... about Frogway... and it's not linked here... and you want it to be... leave a link in the comment section.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Review from the New Straits Times

Music's the star of the show
By : FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN

2007/08/30
Vince Chong (centre) as Eddy the Frog with Elaine Daly as Suzannah Stork and Harith Iskander as the sinister Smiley the Snake.
Vince Chong (centre) as Eddy the Frog with Elaine Daly as Suzannah Stork and Harith Iskander as the sinister Smiley the Snake.

FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN reviews the musical Frogway and finds the songs outdo the actors who sing them.

FROGWAY, the updated 1980 musical by Michael Veerapen (music) and Marcel Nunis (lyrics), revisits the duo’s adolescent dreams (it was written after they left school) with a simple story about the lure of the bright lights of showbiz. READ MORE...

AND EVEN MORE BLOG RESPONSES/REVIEWS TO FROGWAY

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Yet More Blog Reactions/Reviews to Frogway

I enjoyed Frogway so much! It was really fun. I laughed so much, now I croak.
We had the front row seats. Really, really, really bloody close to the stage, okay.
Read more @ The Traipsing Gypsy

Last nite I went out to treat myself to a Frogway musical. A little damper at the first half of the nite and it had nothing to do with the musical. It was caused by 2 very rude girls who took our seats.
Read more @ Shifting Sand

Been meaning to write y'all about the re-premiering of this brilliant musical written by Michael Veerapen and Marcel Nunis , one a leading jazz musician in this region, the other a Malaysian residing and working in the USA as the Artistic Director of Theatre J'Nerique in USA, the program didn't mention which part of USA, sorry...
Read more @ emmagem.com

I finally went to watch Frogway last night! I would have watched it much earlier if I could, but decided to wait for Airin as she wasn’t free on the other days.. Also, it was a full house screening! Luckily I went to buy the tickets the night before..
Read more with Pictures @ FoOie’s Haven

Somewhere in the middle of this post is a reaction to Frogway
Of Socio, Singing Frogs and Stressful Moms.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Views from the pit (band) other blogs with Frogway pics

HERE ... Julian Chan a member of the 2007 Frogway band writes about playing for the show.

HERE... are some from Tales From The Idol Fellowship

MORE BLOG REACTIONS/REVIEWS ON FROGWAY

Read the review...
Every Frog Has Its Day by Amir Hafiz @ KAKISENI.COM.

Check out the "COMMENT" section of the event listing at KAKISENI.COM


Somewhere down in this post " Frogway is Toad-tally Fun" is a reaction to Frogway. Though there are some great food pics!

I
would say, definitely watch the show if you can afford the tickets. They're not cheap and I wouldn't have been able to afford to go (me being a broke 20-something) if the tickets hadn't been given to me by a friend. So I don't know if I found it brilliant BECAUSE I didn't have to pay?
Read more @ Shoobs Boobs

saw Frogway! courtesy of winning tickets from Kakiseni :)
lovely score
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Read more @ Audio Addictions

Friday, August 24, 2007

Some Blog Reactions/Reviews to Frogway - updated

Yesterday we had the opportunity to watch FROGWAY at The Actors Studio in Bangsar on its opening night. Frogway is a jazzy, groovy made-in-Malaysia musical, written by Marcel Nunis and composed by Michael Veerapen, and it was first staged nearly 30 years ago in 1980!
Read more @ As Suanie Sees It

Hours before I turned 63, I had a great time tapping my toes and laughing, sometimes both at the same time. I am talking about the opening night of "Frogway-The Groovy Musical".
Read more @ Di Bawah Rang Ikang Kering

Thanks to TV Smith, my dad and I got complimentary tickets to Frogway the Musical yesterday. I for one, was happy to get out of the house. The whole musical was vibrant with colour.
Read more @ - t s a b -

Ahhh... finally.. I'd "accepted" Vince's invitation to watch him perform in Actor's Studio yesterday. Since the premier night (23rd) was fully booked. I only managed to watch it on 24th. Tapi semalam pun kinda full too.
Read more with PICTURES @ Charmant, Brilliant et Beau

Thanks to TV Smith, I got a ticket to watch Frogway at Actor’s Studio, Bangsar Shopping Centre. First thought, wtf…frogs? Too random right. And what’s more, it’s a musical!
Read more with PICTURES @ Narcissism Is Necessary

MALAYSIA CENTRAL: Sightings (with PICTURES)