![]() He wishes for a paintbrush, and his wish is heard by The Spirit of Creation (Dwayne Tan) who sends Madam Hoang, a phoenix bird (Amanda Tee) to help. The Magic Paintbrush is based on an old Chinese folktale about a young boy, Ma Liang (Jodi Chan), who wants to paint, but is too poor to afford a paintbrush. It talks about excessive parental pressures on the kid’s academic studies, about greed for material wealth, about using one’s abilities to help others. Indeed the Magic Paintbrush does just that. The laughter continued unabated right through the show.Ī musical for children will only succeed if it speaks to the adults as well. They saw the villains Shrimp and Sotong getting lost, and undecided which direction to go. They saw the poor hungry peasant family trying to catch the chicken that had just been brought to life. They saw the father scolding his stage daughter because she had fallen asleep instead of studying for her exams. Both adults and children were gushing: “Good, really really good!” “So funny!” “Must tell my friends to watch!” “Hilarious!” Those are some of the descriptions I overheard by the audience members, complete strangers to me.Īll the elements came together in this musical. Probably the best review one can get is what is overheard as one leaves the auditorium. This impromptu interaction was fascinating for me to observe. Throughout the performance, I heard shrieks of laughter, and children shouting to the cast telling them what to do, and misleading the villains by pointing them in the wrong direction. Sure enough, today’s performance was full house. When I got round to buying the ticket, there was only one left, and no choice, I bought that last one. ![]() However, I had something else to attend to, and so delayed buying my ticket by one hour. Music Arranger and Additional Music by Bang WenfuĪ week earlier, I tried to buy tickets online, and there were only six tickets left. ![]() Book, Lyrics and Artistic Director: Brian Seward ![]()
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