Come, come to the opening night of Dansing Thru Broadway

Peter Ong & Amelia during tech run last night at Panggung Bandaraya

This is it. The opening night! Farah Sulaiman & Friends present "Dansing Thru Broadway" in aid of Kanak Kanak Istimewa Hulu Langat. Come and join the funfilled evening with Broadway songs you grew up with and be amazed with the wonderful array of talents dance, sing and act.

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Farewell to our Rehearsal Space

Time passed really like a blink of an eye. Without knowing it we have been rehearsing every Sunday since Sept 2007 onwards.

I still remember meeting up with the cast members for the first time during a high tea at Duta Nusantara and how we rehearse during every Sunday afternoon. Good recollections.

Thank you very much to all our rehearsal spaces namely Duta Nusantara's Club House & Dance Space, Plaza Damas for keeping us save. We had a smooth bump in on Monday night.




Some of us dedicated our free hours for recording and travelled from Kepong to TTDI just to help out with the music accompaniment.

Tria Aziz, the leading voice for the theme song of the movie, "Waris Jari Hantu", is now a full fledge jazz dancer apart from her natural singing talent. You wont missed her especially in her song, "My Strongest Suit" accompanied by the multi talented Sayang Dancers.











Farah Sulaiman will also bring you back into the beautiful world of Mary Poppins in the song "Jolly Holiday". Even the Daffodils could dance and sing. Do catch Johan Yusof and Sabrina Hassan in this lovely number. My all time personal favourite are the cute little animals that appeared on stage during the bridge of the song. You'd really have to watch the show yourself.







As for traveling to Panggung Bandaraya, make sure you plan your journey well. Parking spaces are available along the river or near the St Mary's Cathedral next to Dataran Merdeka.


There are nearby restaurants for you and your love ones to grab a quick bite namely The Tebing food court, Burger King or even McDonalds. If you are more adventurous, you can even proceed to the famous beef noodle store just nearby Jalan Silang.









Radhi Khalid is someone that you must watch. From a rugged Cowboy, he transformed himself into a leader of the pickpockets playing Faggin for songs from Oliver.

Apart from his serious look, Radhi is actually a cool guy. Catch him in the upcoming 8TV miniseries "Goda". I am also part of the cast, during the 3rd Episode.






So, are we all that serious? Probably not. Look at us at the following photos? The giggle bunch. Soon Yoon, Tria & Peter.















Dansing Thru Broaway opens at Panggung Bandaraya on the 25th June 2008. This project is in aid of the Kanak Kanak Istimewa Hulu Lngat (Special Children of Hulu Langat).

Here is a glimpse of the show featuring the junior members of Dansing Thru Broadway rehearsing their bits during the tech run yesterday. Enjoy.

DTB's Poster

Official flyer of Dansing Thru Broadway. Do spread the words.

Do read about the show on NST too!

DTB on NST today!

Broadway dreams

Nur Umirra Mohd Sahad

2008/06/18

FROM the choreographer of Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical (Farah was NOT the choreographer of PGLM. Don't know where the reporter got this info. Tsk tsk) comes DanSing Thru Broadway, a musical performance in aid of Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Hulu Langat.

It is organised by Farah Sulaiman & Friends which comprises Lynda Leong, Aida Farisa, Azizan, Nora Shariff, Fatimah Ahmad, Zuraina Wong and Farah.

Farah & Friends have been working together since the production of Jalan Impian... The Musical in 2005.

DanSing Thru Broadway is choreographed and produced by Farah and directed by Sabrina Hassan with Helen Yap as the music director.

It tells the story of Karim who aspires to be a Broadway star.The geeky and somewhat timid Karim attends an interview for a personal assistant’s job to Grey, a theatre producer.

Grey is appalled by Karim’s lacklustre demeanour. He tells Karim the story of Hello Dolly where Cornelius and Barnaby present themselves as millionaires to attract their dream girls.

Hence, the journey through Broadway begins for Karim.

The musical features 20 hit songs from Broadway musicals such as Hello Dolly, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady and Grease as well as Mary Poppins.

“It was difficult to audition for the boys’ roles as they seem to shy away from theatre, particularly musicals. Dancing and singing are probably not their field of interest,” said Farah.The cast of 39 children and adults include Aidil (AF), Peter Ong, Radhi Khalid, Doreen Tang, Sabrina Hassan, Brian Mac and many more. It also features the Sayang Dancers and Sayang Junior Dancers.

DanSing Thru Broadway will be staged at Panggung Bandaraya, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) from June 25-29.

Ticket are priced at RM103.50/RM83.50 on Gala Night (June 28), RM83.50/RM53.50 (June 25-28) and RM43.50 for matinee shows (June 28 and 29). Showtimes: 3pm and 8pm.

For bookings, log on to http://ticket2u.biz or call 03-4149-8600 .

This event is sponsored by ONEKL, Tradewinds Corporation Bhd and Sunrise Bhd.

DanSing Thru Broadway is also supported by Lembah Sari, Kiara View, Fitters, Berjaya Corporation Bhd, PPC Glomac Sdn Bhd and DBKL.

Meet Aidil

Aidil

He plays Karim, the geeky and somewhat timid guy who meets Grey, a theatre producer for an interview.










Remember him in Akademi Fantasia?

Musical in aid of special kids (The Star)

Saturday June 14, 2008

Musical in aid of special kids

By TAN KARR WEI



IT was a touching and delightful sight to see eight-year-old Tan Kok Siong holding the hand of a cast member of DanSing Thru Broadway and dancing and singing.

Tan, who has Down Syndrome, goes to Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Hulu Langat (PKKI) three times a week.

Altogether now: The children from Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Hulu Langat (in

purple T-shirts) with the cast of DanSing Thru Broadway. With them are Siti Nooriah

(right), Farah ulaiman (front row, left) and PKKI president Shirley Tan (second row,

second from left)

He was one of the children who attended the preview of the charity musical DanSing Thru Broadway at the Duta Nusantara clubhouse in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Nur Ain Abdul Malik, 11, who has cerebral palsy and attends physiotherapy session twice a week at the centre, also swayed to the music.

Produced by Farah Sulaiman and directed by Sabrina Hassan, the show features songs from Broadway productions like Hello Dolly, Oliver, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins and Grease.

A cast of 20 children and 19 adults will be performing at Panggung Bandaraya DBKL from June 25 to June 29.

Datin Seri Siti Nooriah Ana Razak, wife of Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, is proud to be back as a patron for the charity show, after a successful run of another charity musical Jalan Impian three years ago.

Farah, a renowned dancer and choreographer, said it was not easy getting children who could sing and dance but most of the children were involved in Jalan Impian and some of them had asked her to start a dance class after that.

Sabrina said she loved working with the children.

“I have to be a bit tactful with the adults but I can scream and shout at the children and they won't take offence,” she said.

The event is sponsored and supported by Sunrise Berhad, ONEKL, and Tradewinds Corpo-ration Bhd.

Proceeds from the musical goes to PKKI. Tickets priced at RM83.50 and RM53.50. Tickets for gala night on June 28 are priced at RM103.50 and RM83.50. Matinee shows on June 28 and 29 are priced at RM43.50. For tickets, call 03-4149 8600 (Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 5pm) or log on to http://ticket2u.biz.

DTP Press Conference 13th June 2008 @ Duta Nusantara

Carrying The Banner

The call time for our Press Conference today was at 8.30am. We started off with some light breakfast before running through some blockings of our itenaries for the day. The press conference began shortly in the hall with fellow members of the press before the guests adjourned to the terrace for a sneak preview of Dansing Thru Broadway.

Peter Ong sang through "Mooning" with Nicole, Tria Aziz, Radhi Khalid, Doreen Tang & Ho Soon Yoon followed by "I Enjoyed Being A Girl" presented by the Junior Sayang Dancers. "Elegance' was presented elegantly by Peter Ong, Sabrina Hassan, Aris Kadir & Nicole Ann-Thomas. The younger cast members then danced & sang through "Carrying The Banner" and lastly we closed the day with "One".

Catch the cast of Dansing Thru Broadway at the following venue for sneak preview of the show. See you there!

Bangsar Village, Bangsar, KL @ 3.00pm on 14th June 2008

Sunrise, Mont Kiara @ 1.00pm on 15th June 2008

Meet Nicole, Tria, Radhi & Peter

Nicole: Mother superior. She feeds the kittens in Shah Alam and she feeds the Newsies boys and girls too!











Tria: The Naughtiest Tikus Gatal who sings to save little children and small puppies and kittens














Radhi: The multi talented, the most dashing, the undestructable









Peter: The biggest heart, he gave hope to many adorable little kittens and puppies to live again.

Rehearsal 8th June 2008

Peter hitting the high notes for "Somewhere"

Radhi rushed to rehearsal after his TV shoot. Catch him performing songs from "Oklahoma!" in Dansing Thru Broadway

Sabrina giving some notes. Well, she seemed pretty pleased with the energy today! Well done boys and girls!

The girls seemed pretty excited about their outfit for "My Strongest Suit"!

Sabrina's side profile... ada gaya!

Nicole is still fighting her cold..
Doreen's nose was just too sensitive with dusts..

Tria Aziz & son Esfahan

Here is a short clip of Doreen Tang singing, "I Could Have Danced All Night" accompanied by Tria Aziz & Nicole. Enjoy!

Meet Q.A.A.I.S.M

~Qistina aka Qissy : The quiet and innocent looking crazy loud mouth.


~Alesia : the talkative, noisy, crazy, weird one
but according to Kak Sabrina she is the the girl who freaks out
whenever Soon Yoon tries to carry her

~Alia :


~Siti Amirah aka Shichi :

~Inka a.k.a Kreshenka : thinks she has the whole world on her hand

~Mae : shows positive color-tropism...

Meet Sab & Tasha!

Want to get upclose & personal with the cast members of Dansing Thru Broadway?





Sabrina: She is the one that screams

Natasha: The Cranky Diva that comes to rehearsal LATE all the time! One needs to make an entrance! Also a Pole Dancing instructor! Visit her at http://addictedtopole.blogspot.com!!!

Ticketing & Show Details

Patron

Yang Berbahagia Datin Sri Siti Nooriah Ana Ab. Razak

Show & Tickets Details:

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Hotline: 03-41498600 (9am-6pm Mon-Fri)

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Sponsors:

OneKL, Tradewinds Corporation Berhad

Co-Sponsors:

Lembah Sari, Kiara View, Fitters, DBKL