Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Played April 19th - May 11th, 2002 Directed by Richard Harding Gardner Produced by Chae Lian Musical Direction by Simon Gray Choreography by Farah Sulaiman Staged at Auditorium Tunku Abdul Rahman, MATIC
Stephen Sondheim’s A FUNNY THING HAPPENED
ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM starred the irrepressible Chef Wan
and a cast of seventeen in his first English language theatre production.
Despite competition from the heavily promoted mega-musical Fame,
the show drew favourable reviews for British musical director, Simon
Grey, and his excellent work with the nine-piece orchestra. Sponsors
included Akademi Seni Kebangsaan, The Malaysian Tourism Centre, Technics,
and The
Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur.
Pseudolus - Chef Wan
Hysterium - Gani Abdul Karim
Lycus - Reza Zainal Abidin
Senex - Lim Soon Heng
Domina - Edna Tan
Hero - Jason Cheong
Philia - Olivia Anne Goonting
Miles Gloriosus - Fuad Tengku Ahmad
Erronius - Brian McIntyre The Proteans - Llewellyn Marsh, Yves Yap, Melvin Ho
Tintinabula - Jodie LaRiviere
Panacea - Joanna Saw
The Geminae - Krystle Chow, Farah Ashikin
Vibrate - K'ma
Isaac Chia (Trumpeteer)
Chong Wai Lun (Trumpeteer)
Foo Chie Haur (Flutist) Lai Foo Yuen (Percussionist)
Low Chee Meng (Clarinetist)
Oh Beng Yew (Double Bassist)
Cindy Yeap (Keyboardist)
Yeoh Li Zhi (French Hornist)
Costume & Wig Designer - Dominique Devorsine Set Designer - Lian Miew Ching
Sound Engineer - Wong Pek Fui
Lighting Designer - Mac Chan
Stage Manager - Hardesh Singh
06/05/2002 The Edge by Jerome Kugan WHAT'S THE FORUM GOT TO DO WITH IT?
the cast, the musical direction and choreography are wonderful… Gardner & Wife can pat themselves on the back… + more
06/05/2002 New Straits Times
Simon Gray's musical direction really hit the nail on the head. His sound cues are near flawless and the orchestra, which is really quite wonderful, will leave you humming the familiar tunes…
07/05/2002 The Malay Mail
Fuad Tengku Ahmad… had remarkable stage presence… Equally impressive… Reza Zainal Abidin… talented and versatile Gani Abdul Karim… Farah Sulaiman… her vibrant choreography… Dominique Devorsine's costume scheme was imaginative… Lian Miew Ching's impressive set design…
07/05/2002 The Sun
Right from the start, Pseudolus is Chef Wan… kudos to director Richard Gardner for having the genius of casting Chef Wan, the best thing he ever did for this show.
Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Pseudolus - Chef Wan
The Proteans - Llewellyn Marsh, Yves Yap, Melvin Ho
Lai Foo Yuen (Percussionist)
Set Designer - Lian Miew Ching
06/05/2002 The Edge by Jerome Kugan