Venue
Istana Budaya
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TUN
DR. SITI HASMAH TO BE PATRON OF
THE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
CHARITY
GALA SET TO HAPPEN THIS 3rd JULY
BASE Entertainment is
delighted to announce Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah, the First Lady of Malaysia, as the
patron of the musical masterpiece, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. In light
of the announcement, BASE Entertainment is equally proud to host the Tun Siti
Hasmah Charity Gala happening this July 3rd.
The prestigious Istana Budaya will be
transformed into the Palais Garnier opera house of Paris accompanied by soaring
music and spectacular costumes and scenery. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA,
which is now enjoying its 33rd year in London’s West End and is the
longest-running show in Broadway history, continues to thrill packed houses
with its opulent staging, emotional punch and onstage talent. Andrew Lloyd
Webber’s legendary score has a greater visceral tug than almost any score
written in the past 20 years. The buzz of enthusiasm surrounding THE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA’s debut in Malaysia this June 15th
shows the timeless nature of this great production.
“I have always and will continue to have a
soft spot for the arts, so when Base Entertainment Malaysia invited me to
become a patron for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, I accepted the offer with much
delight. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is the world’s most
popular musical - a West End and Broadway classic. It has something for
everyone – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most famous music, wonderful scenery,
beautiful costumes, breath-taking special effects and a romantic
storyline. I hope Malaysians from all
walks of life will take this opportunity to experience the mother of all
musicals,” said Tun Siti Hasmah.
It is with great honour that a musical so
deserving has the philanthropic Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali as its patron. In line with Tun Siti’s
numerous charitable initiatives, BASE Live Entertainment continues its
tradition of giving back through the Tun Siti Hasmah Charity Gala, slated this
July 3.
The Gala is set to raise funds for two
non-profit organisations (NPO); The Dyslexia
Association of Malaysia (PDM) and Malaysian
Spinal Injuries Association (MASIA). PDM was built to advance the education and
general welfare of children and adults suffering from dyslexia. Their focus is
to promote awareness and to educate the public on integration methods for those
with this learning disability. MASIA prides itself on being a self-help group
for people with spinal cord injuries, as well as, their families. The halfway
house currently serves as a rehabilitation centre, to encourage those affected
to live a quality life.
Even though, both organisations are doing their
part for the betterment of society, both NPOs are severely under-funded. As
such, the proceeds from the Gala will be channeled to these organisations. Both
PDM and MASIA offer emotional and practical support to those affected and rely
mostly on the generosity of supporters to furnish their cause.
Through this effort, fans of Broadway and West
End musicals can now enjoy the memorable experience of seeing THE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for an even greater cause. Tickets to the Charity
Gala are priced at RM1,500 (Premium), RM1,000 (Category A) and RM600 (Category B).
BASE Entertainment together with Tun Siti are elated that the art of musical
theatre is able to serve as a platform for this charitable initiative.
“We are honoured to have Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah as
a patron of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA’s for the Charity Gala debut in
Malaysia. Nobody exemplifies passion for the performing arts like her.
Malaysians from all walks of life have had the privilege of witnessing our
beloved Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah perform with the violin and she is an inspiration
to many, so it’s an honour to have her as our patron. BASE Entertainment has
always believed in giving back to the community and we are delighted to see how
THE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA can drive impact in support of causes that do not
normally get enough visibility and attention,” said Datuk Jared Lim, Head of
BASE Entertainment.
Together, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah, BASE
Entertainment, and its affiliates look forward to welcoming you to the Charity
Gala on July 3rd.
Bookings for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Charity Gala can be made via:
lyla@tremendousness.com
eva@begroup.my
TICKETING AND SHOW
INFORMATION
CHARITY
GALA DATE & TIME:
WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2019 AT 8.30 PM
TICKET PRICE:
Category
|
Price (RM)
|
Premium
|
1,500
|
Category A
|
1,000
|
Category B
|
600
|
*Excludes the booking fee of
RM 4 per ticket
FOR
CORPORATE BOOKINGS
THE PHANTOM OF THE
OPERA
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA became the longest
running show in Broadway history on 9 January 2006 when it celebrated its
7,486th performance, surpassing the previous record holder “Cats”. This
coincided with the Broadway and the US national touring company celebrating an
unprecedented 20,000 performances in the United States. On 1 January 2018 it
celebrated its 13,000th performance and later that month on 24
January the Broadway production celebrated an amazing 30 years on Broadway.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has won over 70
major theatre awards, including seven Tony’s on Broadway and four Olivier
Awards in the West End. It won the ‘Magic Radio Audience Award’, voted by the
public, in the 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards. It is produced by Cameron
Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company Limited, and is presented in
Malaysia by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and Base Entertainment Asia.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA became the first
stage production to reach worldwide grosses of $6 billion. Revenues
far surpass the world’s highest-grossing film “Avatar” (at USD 2.8 billion), as
well as such other blockbusters as “Titanic”, “The Lord of the Rings”,
“Jurassic Park” and “Star Wars”. Worldwide, over 140 million people have seen THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in 37 countries
and 172 cities in 16 languages.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is currently showing
in London, New York, Budapest, and on tour in the US.
BENEFICIARIES
THE DYSLEXIA
ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (PDM)
A Non-Profit association
concerned with the Education and Welfare of Dyslexic children and adults. The
association, which was established in 1995 promotes awareness and understanding of the problems and needs of people
with specific learning disabilities and assist them to obtain diagnosis and
treatment so their disabilities may be remedied. PDM’s
core objective is to uncover the gift and genius of Dyslexics by helping them
to read and prepare them for better life ahead.
MALAYSIAN SPINAL
INJURIES ASSOCIATION – (MASIA)
The Malaysian Spinal Injuries Association
(MASIA) is a non-profit, non-religious, non-political, national organization of
the spinal injured individuals of all races and from all walks of life,
resident in Malaysia. MASIA is a self-help group for people with spinal cord
injuries and their families. It is controlled and run by the spinal injured
people and their friends. MASIA assists spinal cord injured people and their
families to promote their integration and full participation in Society. MASIA
encourages paralyzed people to live a quality life and realize their own goals.
ORGANISERS
BASE
ENTERTAINMENT ASIA - MALAYSIA
Base Entertainment Asia is the largest presenter
of live theatrical entertainment in Southeast Asia with offices in Kuala Lumpur
and its Asian headquarters in Singapore. It is the resident developer,
producer, programmer and manager of live entertainment at Singapore’s Sands
Theatre at Marina Bay Sands.
The company has presented over 200 of the world’s
most recognised shows of varied genres in Singapore; musicals – The Phantom of
the Opera, Disney’s The Lion King, Wicked, Jersey Boys, Cats, My Fair Lady,
Annie, MAMMA MIA!, The Sound of Music, Blue Man Group, Chicago, Sister Act,
Evita, Legally Blonde, Kinky Boots, Matilda The Musical; stage magic - The
Illusionists, Cosentino: Anything Is Possible; circus – Le Noir, Cirque
Adrenaline, Cirque Eloize, Circus 1903; concerts - Michael Bolton, Bjorn Again,
Cliff Richard, AR Rahman, Air Supply, Elvis Costello, The Village People and
Bjorn Again, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Bee Gees Gold; performing arts –
Cavalia; classical concert – The Music of John Williams, The Music of Hans
Zimmer VS John Williams; ballet – Giselle, Superstars of Ballet Gala, Romeo
& Juliet; comedy – Laugh You Long Time; children – Disney Live, Hi-5,
Disney in Concert.
Along with supporting international content, it is
part of Base Entertainment Asia’s on-going efforts to give Asian content a
platform to showcase their talent - Kabuki (Ebizo, Takizawa), Cai Xiao Hu, Kit
Chan, The Lee Kuan Yew Musical, THE SECRET (based on Jay Chou’s movie, Secret)
and more.
LUNCHBOX THEATRICAL
PRODUCTIONS
Founded in Hong Kong in 1992 by James Cundall,
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions has established an unrivalled reputation for
producing top quality international entertainment across five continents, and
is now headquartered in the United Kingdom with companies in Australia, New
Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, The Philippines and Malaysia.
Productions include musicals such as Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Les
Miserables, Wicked, Mamma Mia, West Side Story and Chicago; spectaculars such as Riverdance and Cirque du Soleil’s Alegria; boutique shows such as Stomp, Tap Dogs, Slava’s Snowshow,
Potted Potter, Circus Oz and Barry Humphries’ Farewell Tour ‘Eat, Pray, Laugh!’; musical concerts including Thriller Live, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Abba Mania; international artists Jamie Oliver, Rick Stein and
Elaine Paige; plays such as The Woman in
Black, The Mousetrap and The 39 Steps; children’s shows Thomas the Tank Engine and Barney’s Space Adventures; events such
as Yorkshire’s Winter Wonderland (an
outdoor Christmas ice rink and funfair in York, UK) and The Last Night of the Proms for the Hong Kong Handover; and The
Imperial Ice Stars’ productions of The
Sleeping Beauty on Ice, Swan Lake on
Ice, Cinderella on Ice and The Nutcracker on Ice.
As well as producing this portfolio of shows,
James Cundall spent the first five months of 2010 based in Shanghai, as
Producer of the Outdoor Opening Ceremony of Expo 2010 Shanghai China, on behalf
of David Atkins Enterprises.
In addition to The Phantom of the
Opera in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Manila; future productions for
2019/20 include: Potted Potter in
Australia and New Zealand; The Mousetrap in New Zealand; War
Horse in New Zealand and Hong Kong; Matilda The Musical in Hong Kong; Cats in Manila and Singapore; Peter Pan On Ice in South Africa; The Nutcracker on Ice in the UK;
and Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre in the UK and Manila.
JONATHAN ROXMOUTH
The Phantom
Musical Theatre: The Phantom
in The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway World Award Best Actor in a Musical),
Billy Flynn in Chicago (International Tour), Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of
Fire, Che in Evita (International Tour), Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat (Broadway World Award Best Supporting Actor in a
Musical), Liberace in Call Me Lee, Danny in Grease (International Tour), Tony
in West Side Story (Artscape, Cape Town/Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg), Sweeney
Todd in Sweeney Todd, Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard (Montecasino Theatre,
Johannesburg/Theatre on the Bay, Cape Town), Marvin Hamlisch in I’m Playing
Your Song, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Munkustrap in Cats, Gaston in
Beauty and the Beast (Teatro, Johannesburg/Artscape, Cape Town), Lun Tha in The
King and I (Joburg Theatre, Johannesburg), Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story
and Teen Angel in Grease (Barnyard Theatre). Cabaret, Revues and Concerts:
Lenny...Andrew...Steve and Me, Stage By Stage, Stage By Stage 2, Hats Off!,
Topsy Turvy and Rock Me Amadeus. Albums and Recordings: The Musicals in
Concert, My Lloyd Webber, Stage By Stage Unplugged, I’m Playing Your Song,
Great Balls of Fire Cast Album, Fantasia with The Capital Singers and From The
Footlights.
Jonathan’s albums are available for sale in the foyer of this
theatre. Jonathan’s Grandfather Christopher Alexander Berryman taught him how
to conduct to the cassette of the original London Cast Album of The Phantom of
the Opera and this performance is dedicated to his memory.
@jroxmouth
@JonathanRox (Twitter)
jonathanroxmouth.com
MEGHAN PICERNO
Christine Daaé
Training: The Manhattan
School of Music Conservatory, New York City. Theatre and Opera: Christine in
Love Never Dies (US Premiere and First National Tour), Cunegonde in Candide
(New York City Opera/Gran Teatre del Liceu), Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann,
Marie in La Fille du Régiment, La Fée in Cendrillon, Lucia in Lucia di
Lammermoor, The Dreyfus Affair (Ensemble of the Romantic Century), Musicals in
Mufti: From Berlin to Broadway (York Theatre Company), Maria in West Side
Story, Amalia in She Loves Me, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Johanna in
Sweeney Todd (Off-Broadway). Concerts: Royal Albert Hall, San Francisco
Symphony, Theatro Municipal de São Paolo, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall,
Kennedy Center, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Birdland, Appel Room.
Competitions: Plácido Domingo’s Operalia International Vocal Competition
(London’s Royal Opera House).
Meghan extends so much love and gratitude to her
family, creatives, fairy godmothers, wonderful team, Uzan International
Artists, Tara Rubin Casting, and Hal Prince for introducing her to the
wonderful world of musical theatre! Special thanks and love to Andrew and all
at RUG – so proud to be a part of the phamily!
@meghanpicerno
www.meghanpicerno.com
MATT LEISY
Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny
Training: Northwestern
University. Theatre: Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theatre, New York), A
Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Broadway First National Tour), Ragtime,
The 39 Steps, Witness for the Prosecution (Bristol Riverside Theatre), The
Fantasticks (Off-Broadway), Red (Clarence Brown Theatre), The Importance of
Being Earnest (Arizona Theatre Company), Pride and Prejudice (Cincinnati
Playhouse in the Park), The History Boys (Repertory Theatre of St Louis/ Arden
Theatre – Barrymore Award Nominee), Carousel (Lincoln Center) and Ghostlight
(Signature Theatre). Television and Film: The Blacklist (NBC/Universal
Pictures) and Live from Lincoln Center (PBS). Matt is a British-American actor
and singer.
He is thrilled to follow in the footsteps of so many friends, and
artists he has looked up to, who have appeared in this iconic Broadway hit.
@MattLeisy
RAINER FRIED
Assistant Director
Rainer has been Assistant
Director for numerous productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the
Opera around the world in cities such as Antwerp, Mexico City, Madrid, Hamburg,
Copenhagen, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Seoul, Stockholm, Paris and the 2007
Australian production followed by two Asian touring productions which he toured
throughout China, South Korea as well as Manila, Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok and
Istanbul. Rainer was Associate Director for the Australian productions of
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and for the Australian production of the
Phantom sequel Love Never Dies in Melbourne and Sydney.
He was an Associate
Director for the first Australian production of Billy Elliot (Music/Lyrics by
Elton John/Lee Hall) as well as for its first foreign language production in
Seoul. As Resident Director Rainer has worked on Cameron Mackintosh’s
production of Miss Saigon in Stuttgart. In his early years he was an Assistant
Director and Director in Germany at the Ulm Theatre, the renowned Hamburg Drama
Theatre and the Regional Theatre in Kiel. His further credits include: The
Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley; Stella by
Johann Wolfgang Goethe; Die Wende by Jörg Graser; Der Räuber Hotzenplotz by
Ottfried Preussler and Little Women the Musical.
DAVID ANDREWS ROGERS
Musical Director
David Andrews Rogers is
thrilled to join the world tour of The Phantom of the Opera as Music Director
and Conductor. His other international touring experience includes An American
in Paris, The Wizard of Oz, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, Cats, Show Boat and
Les Misérables. In Paris and Brussels, he was Music Director and Associate
Music Supervisor for Le Magicien d’Oz. David’s additional conducting credits
include Carnegie Hall (the New York Pops), New York’s Lincoln Center, and
Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theatre.
He has conducted and/or written
orchestrations for Broadway stars and pop artists including Harvey Fierstein,
Patti LuPone, Joel Grey, Sutton Foster, Kristin Chenoweth, Topol, Nell Carter,
Debbie Gibson, Sheena Easton and Theodore Bikel. His other New York credits
include The Vocal Lords (Chekhov Theatre Ensemble) and Happy Hunting (York
Theatre), as well as over 150 productions in US regional theatre, symphony pops
concerts, recordings and numerous readings of new musicals. MaestroDAR.com
JEE HYUN NOH
Ballet Swing/Resident
Choreographer
Training: Jee-Hyun trained
at Sunhwa Art School, West Street School and London Studio Centre. Theatre:
Carousel (National Theatre, UK) working with Nicholas Hytner and Kenneth
MacMillan, The Phantom of the Opera (West End), Meg in The Phantom of the
Opera, Beauty and the Beast (Seoul, Korea – also Dance Captain), Cats (Big Top,
Korea – also Dance Captain), Meg in The Phantom of the Opera (Asia Tour – also
Dance Captain), Cats (Asia Tour – also Associate Choreographer), Chicago, The
Producers, Cats, Billy Elliot (Seoul – also Resident Choreographer), Sally
Brown in Charlie Brown (Seoul), Werther, Rent, Hairspray (Seoul – also
Choreographer) and Wife in Contact: Act 2 (Did You Move?).
She has danced with
Wiener Ballet Theater, London City Ballet, the English National Ballet, Ballet
Ireland and Seoul Ballet Theatre. Television and Film: As Choreographer – Yuna
Kim concert Fest On Ice, Insooni concert, and Son Yeonjae Rhythmic Gymnast Gala
Show. Jee Hyun started in Phantom in London in 1992 working with Harold Prince
and Gillian Lynne. She’s thrilled that she’s back on the World Tour of The
Phantom of the Opera.
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