EVENTS ELSEWHERE

Here are our picks; playing in Singapore, Manila, New York and  London

If you need information on purchasing tickets for these events, drop us an email at  thecanticlesingers@gmail.com

SINGAPORE

The Fantasticks

Onstage Greenbelt - July 3 to 26, 2009

The Fantasticks
July 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 at 8:00 pm
July 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 at 3:30 pm

Ticket Prices:

Php 618.00 Reserved Seating
Php 412.00 Free Seating
Php 309.00 Free Seating

Contact: Ticketworld www.ticketworld.com.ph

The Fantasticks
Book by: Tom Jones
Lyrics by: Tom Jones
Music by: Harvey Schmidt
Based on Les Romanesques by Edmond Rostand

One of the longest running shows in the history of the American theater. It opened at an off-Broadway theater in the spring of 1960, where it remained until the production finally closed in early 2002.

In a cleaver reverse of the Romeo and Juliet story, two fathers Hucklebee and Bellamy, a pair of small town fathers whi in a well-meaning attempt to spark a romance between their children, devise a scheme in which they pretend o feud.

As a carnival arrives to bring some excitement to the sleepy village, the fathers persuade a mysterious interloper named El Gallo`s to stage a mock abduction of luisa, which will hopefully prompt Matt to come to her rescue.

However, while El Gallo`s plan succeeds, he also awakens his innocent charges to the darker and more disappointing side of love.

What unfolds is a timeless story of innocence undone, of illusion lost and wisdom gained; a story of growing up and facing the sometime cruelty of the real world and in the process, finding that love was waiting in your own backyard.

NEW YORK

South Pacific

Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York

Performance Schedule:
Tuesday @7pm
Wednesday - Saturday @8pm
Wednesday and Saturday @2pm
Sunday @3pm

Tickets:
Pricing: $75 - $125
Box Office: Tele-charge: (212) 239-6200
Group Sales info: Group Sales: Caryl Goldsmith, 212-889-4300

Show Run Time:
Approximately three hours, including one 15-minute intermission

Theatre Information:
Vivian Beaumont Theater
150 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
US

Public Transportation/Parking:
SUBWAY: Take 1,9 to 66th Street and walk South to Lincoln Center and the theatre.

Synopsis:
South Pacific concerns the lives of U.S. military men, nurses and the residents of the Polynesian island they occupy during World War II. Nurse Nellie Forbush is "In Love With a Wonderful Guy," a French planter with small children. Clean-cut Lt. Cable has fallen hard for Bloody Mary's daughter Liat. And the seabees, sailors and marines will tell you that there is "Nothing Like a Dame." The show's gorgeous score also includes "Cockeyed Optimist," "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair," "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger Than Springtime," "Honey Bun" and "This Nearly Was Mine."

Show Advisory:
None

Genre:
Musical

Production Credits:
Bartlett Sher (Direction)
Christopher Gattelli (Musical Staging)
Michael Yeargan (Set Design)
Catherine Zuber (Costume Design)
Donald Holder (Lighting Design)
Scott Lehrer (Sound Design)
Ted Sperling (Musical Direction)

Billy Elliot

Imperial Theatre, New York

Performance Schedule:
Tuesday @7pm
Wednesday – Saturday @8pm
Wednesday and Saturday @2pm
Sunday @3pm

Tickets:
Pricing: $41.50 - $136.50
Box Office: Phone Tix: (212) 239-6200
Outside NY Metro Area: (800) 432-7250

Group Sales info: Groups: (800) 223-7565 or (212) 398-8383

Show Run Time:
Approximately two hours and 45 minutes, including intermission

Theatre Information:
Imperial Theatre
249 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
US

Public Transportation/Parking:
SUBWAY: Take the N,Q,R,W or 1,2,3,9 to 42nd Street, walk North on Broadway to 45th Street and walk West on 45th Street to the theatre; Take the A,C,E to 42nd Street, walk North on Eighth Avenue to 45th Street and walk East on 45th Street to the theatre.

Synopsis:
Based on the hit film of the same name, this is the story of a boy who wants to be a ballet dancer, even though his father wants him to box.

Show Advisory:
None

Genre:
Musical

Production Credits:
Stephen Daldry (Direction)
Peter Darling (Choreography)
Ian McNeil (Scenic Design)
Nicky Gillibrand (Costume Design)
Rick Fisher (Lighting Design)
Paul Arditte (Sound Design)

HAIR

Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York

Performance Schedule:
Tuesday @7pm
Wednesday - Friday @8pm
Saturday @2 and 8pm
Sunday @2 and 7:30pm

Tickets:
Tickets on sale to American Express Card holders November 21. Tickets on sale to the general public December 6.
Pricing: $37 - $122

Show Run Time:
Two hours and 25 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission

Theatre Information:
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
302 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
US

Public Transportation/Parking:
SUBWAY: Take the N,Q,R,W or 1,2,3,9 to 42nd Street, walk East on 42nd Street to Eight Avenue, walk North on Eight Avenue to 45th Street, walk West on 45th Street to the theatre; Take the A,C,E to 42nd Street, walk North on Eighth Avenue to 45th Street and

Synopsis:
The musical that created history by bringing rock 'n' roll to the theatrical stage, Hair defines the '60's generation by examining a group of young adults struggling for generational and personal identity, dealing with the Vietnam War, drugs and teenage pregnancy. Dynamic score includes "Let the Sunshine In," "Aquarius" and "Good Morning Starshine."

Show Advisory:
None

Genre:
Musical

Production Credits:
Diane Paulus (Direction)
Karole Armitage (Choreography)
Scott Pask (Set Design)
Michael McDonald (Costume Design)
Michael Chybowski (Lighting Design)
Acme Sound Partners (Sound Design)

LONDON

With a crash of drums and a flash of light Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has returned to the West End with its dazzling coat of many colours and Lee Mead in the leading role.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's colourful retelling of the famous biblical story about Joseph, his uncanny dream-deciphering abilities and his flashy jacket, is filled with popular songs, including Close Every Door and Any Dream Will Do.

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat tells the story of Joseph, son of Jacob and one of 12 brothers. As his father's favourite, his jealous brothers turn against him and sell him to passing merchants. This is just the start of an adventure that will see him rise to greatness, from slavery to becoming the Pharaoh’s right hand man. Full of drama, action and fun Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an exciting musical for all the family.

Lloyd Webber’s musical Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was written as a short piece for Colet Court School in Hammersmith and first performed in March 1968. Following extra performances it was recorded as an album, but did not receive a professional production until 1972 when it was staged at the Edinburgh Festival.

Lee Mead, the lead of this new production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, was chosen by public vote through the BBC's reality television programme Any Dream Will Do.

Jenna Lee James, who plays the Narrator, was the runner up in the Voice Of Musical Theatre 2005 and has previously appeared in We Will Rock You in the West End, playing the roles of Meatloaf and Scaramouche.

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat also features The Carmel Thomas Youth Singers as the onstage children's choir.

Les Misérables is the famous musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's great humanitarian novel of one man's determined survival in the face of another's vengeful persecution. Set amid the social and political struggles of 19th century France, it tells the story of former prisoner Jean Valjean, who is pursued for decades by his policeman nemesis, Javert.

The dramatic score includes numbers such as On My Own, One More Day, and Do You Hear the People Sing?

Les Misérables has now celebrated 23 years in London, making it the capital's longest-running musical. The show first opened at the Barbican in 1985 before transferring to the Palace later that year, where it remained for nearly 20 years. It opened in its present home, the Queen's, in 2004. The show is now one of the world's best-loved musicals and has been produced in 38 countries and translated into 21 different languages. A Broadway production opened in 1987 and won eight Tony Awards.

The current London cast of Les Misérables includes Drew Sarich as Valjean, a role he has previously played on Broadway, and Earl Carpenter as Javert. Carpenter is a hugely experienced British musical theatre star who is best known for playing the title role in another long-running musical, The Phantom Of The Opera. His other London credits include Sunset Boulevard and Beauty And The Beast.

In a world where grown-ups hold all the cards, three school friends experience the exhilarating, turbulent journey into adulthood…

Spring Awakening is a vibrant and poignant story about a brilliant young student Melchior, his troubled friend Moritz, and Wendla, a beautiful teenage girl - all on a voyage of personal discovery and sexual awakening.

Inspired by Frank Wedekind’s 1891 masterpiece of repressed emotion and adolescent passion, Spring Awakening explodes onto the Lyric Hammersmith stage driven by a thrilling contemporary score. The Lyric Hammersmith has invited the entire original creative team behind the highly acclaimed New York production, which won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, to stage the London premiere with a new British cast.

Carousel is Rodger's and Hammerstein's much-loved musical love story between a carousel barker and a naive mill worker, starring stupendous soprano Lesley Garrett.

Originally opening on Broadway in 1945, Carousel takes a gritty, courageous and emotional look at relationships through the love affair between the smooth-talking Billy Bigelow and the young, impressionable Julie Jordan. The score of the show, voted Best Musical of its Century by Time Magazine in 1999, features tunes such as The Carousel Waltz, If I Loved You, June Is Bustin' Out All Over and You'll Never Walk Alone.

Garrett, who plays Nettie, is best known for her operatic prowess, but branched out into musicals when she took the role of Mother Abbess in Andrew Lloyd Webber's revival of The Sound Of Music.

Bigelow is played by Jeremiah James of musical theatre boy band Teatro, who has also appeared in the Broadway productions of Legally Blonde: The Musical, The Full Monty and White Christmas. Alexandra Silber, who plays Jordan, previously appeared at the Savoy in the award-winning production of Fiddler On The Roof, alongside Henry Goodman.

For more about Carousel at the Savoy theatre read our First Night Feature.