Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Lat the Kampung Boy Musical @ Istana Budaya

I am so excited to go and see Lat the Kampung Boy Musical, just because one of my friend is involve with production.. Congrats Andrew....  and also so excited to see Awie as Lat :)



KUALA LUMPUR: Fans of Lat's The Kampung Boy will get to see Awie as the iconic comic artist in the theatrical rendition of the popular biographical graphic novel entitled Lat Kampung Boy Sebuah Muzikal. "I know many were speculating that Afdlin Shauki would play Lat, but Awie is the one and people are going to see a different Awie on stage," said director and producer Hans Isaac at Istana Budaya, where the musical will be staged.


Co-directed by Harith Iskandar, the cast includes Datuk Rahim Razali, Jalil Hamid, Douglas Lim, Sandra Sodhy and Atilia.

Harith, who also wrote the script, said the musical would touch on two aspects -- the life of Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat, and his creations that inhabited his evergreen book, which has been translated into 13 languages and sold in 10 countries.

The popularity of The Kampung Boy, first published in 1979, can be attributed to Lat's everyday experiences and keen, yet sensitive, observations of local life that transcend language, race and religion. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is the patron of the upcoming musical.

"It's a big honour and responsibility but my goal is to bring this production out of Malaysia," said Isaac, who was also responsible for two successful seasons of Cuci: The Musical.

He added that music director Michael Veerapen would be composing original music and stressed that the actors would be singing live, accompanied by an orchestra.

The musical is a joint-production between Malaysian National Institute of Translation and Tall Order Production, in collaboration with the Information, Communications and Culture Ministry.


Tickets are going for RM30 up to RM230. LAT Kampung Boy The Musical will be staged at Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 16 March till 3rd April 2011, so grab your tickets quickly at ticket2u.biz or at Istana Budaya’s Box Office.



See you there peeps

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