Marrying Me, A new musical @ Klpac & PenangPac (December 2013)

Marrying Me, A new musical @ Klpac & PenangPac

Title: Marrying Me, A new musical

Produced by: klpac and penangpac

Opening Date:

Penang: 5 Dec (Thurs)

KL: 13 Dec (Fri)

Venue:

Stage 2, penangpac;

Pentas 2, klpac

Show Type: Musical

Date & Time:

Penang: 5-7 Dec @ 8.30pm; 8 Dec @ 3pm

KL: 13-14 Dec, 17-21 Dec @ 8.30pm; 15 & 22 Dec @ 3pm

Ticket Prices:

RM53 (Adults) & RM33 (Students, TAS Cardholders)

Ticket Promotions:

1. Mid-week Performances Promotion (in KL only): Tue (17 Dec) & Wed (18 Dec) performance - All seats: RM33

2. Group Bookings (in both KL & Penang): Buy 10 tickets, Get 1 ticket free

About the Musical:

"Still no boyfriend ah?" With everyone around her tying the knot, ambitiously single Stephanie just wants to say “I don’t.” But her mother and meddling aunt have other ideas. As tragedy looms, Stephanie is forced to turn to an old flame to make her mother’s "dying" wish come true.

With six Boh Cameronian Arts Awards in Musical Theatre between the team, the musical genius of Onn San meets the distinctively Malaysian writing of Mark Beau de Silva in a new musical comedy. Capably brought to life by a powerhouse cast led by Stephanie Van Driesen, it features musical direction by Stephen Tok with choreography by Lex Lakshman Balakrishnan. MARRYING ME is directed by Christopher Ling.

Note:

PG-13 Parental guidance advised (13 years old and above)

For tickets or more information:

Call klpac Box Office at 03-4047 9000 or visit www.klpac.org

* THIS PRODUCTION WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY (Sponsors & Supporters):

klpac premier partner - Yayasan Sime Darby; klpac sponsors - JTI, Samuel Seow Law Corporation and JKKN

TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2013 @ Star Stage, KWC Kuala Lumpur

The Upcoming Star-studded Malaysian TV Awards Presentation

“TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2013”

TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2013

Date:   1 December 2013 (Sun)

Time:   20:00 (Live broadcast – Hong Kong time)

Venue: Star Stage @ KWC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

(Hong Kong – 28 November 2013) The greatest and star-studded Malaysia TV Awards Presentation, the TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2013 is going to hold at 8:00 p.m. on 1 December. TVB always endeavours to produce top-quality TV dramas and various programmes to global Chinese TV viewers. Its wide range of productions has been earning high recognition and popularity worldwide. This year, the TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2013, which is regarded as the prelude to the TV Awards Presentation of TVB, will be held at Star Stage@KWC at Kuala Lumpur. The awards presentation will be organised by TVB Entertainment News for the first time and Astro and MyFM as media partners. Believe that global audiences are waiting for this brilliant show!

TVB productions are always popular among the Malaysian audiences. As a token of appreciation to the continuous supports, voting had opened to all Malaysian fans! During 1 – 22 November of the voting campaign, there are altogether almost 100,000 Malaysian audiences voted and the voting website reached over 500,000 views. After 3 weeks of voting activity, winners from 13 nomination categories have been confirmed. Wong Cho Lam, Maria Luisa and Jarvis Chow will be the hosts of the awards presentation. A number of TVB artistes will be attending the star-studded show, in which Chilam Cheung, Ruco Chan, Edwin Siu, Mag Lam, Fred Cheng, Jay Fung, Hubert Wu, Jonathan Wong, Malaysian child star Crystal Lee and champion of singing competition Nicole Lai will be the show performers. Global audiences should not miss this grand show!

This year, there are altogether 13 nomination categories, including My Favourite TVB Drama Series, My Favourite TVB Actor in a Leading Role, My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role, My Favourite TVB Actor in a Supporting Role, My Favourite TVB Actress in a Supporting Role, My Favourite TVB Promising Actor, My Favourite TVB Promising Actress, My Favourite TVB On Screen Couple, My Favourite TVB Drama Theme Song, My Favourite Top 15 TVB Drama Characters, My Favourite TVB Variety Program, My Favourite TVB Enrichment Program and My Favourite TVB Host in Variety Program. Media and fans can visit www.tvbstarawards.com.my for more information.

TVB Star Awards Malaysia 2013 will be live broadcast to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Europe and delay broadcast to the United States. MyFM will also deliver live radio broadcast to Malaysian audiences. Stay tuned for the awards presentation and share the delight moments with your favourite idols!

Official Press Release: ASIA NEW STAR MODEL CONTEST 2014 - FACE OF MALAYSIA: JOURNEY TO THE GRAND FINAL

[Official Press Release] ASIA NEW STAR MODEL CONTEST 2014 - FACE OF MALAYSIA: JOURNEY TO THE GRAND FINAL

Date: 29^th November 2013

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Paradigm Mall, Upper Atrium, Level UG

On the evening of 29th November 2013, the lives of four extremely promising star models will be transformed forever at Paradigm Mall, during the conclusion of the Asia New Star Model Contest 2014 - Face of Malaysia (FOM)! One female and one male winner, together with their respective first runners-up, will receive the honour of representing Malaysia this coming January in Seoul, Korea, for the annual Asia New Star Model Contest (ANSMC).

Proudly presented by Paradigm Mall, the FOM aims to discover the next crop of top star models in Malaysia who are not only bestowed with the talent of modelling, but also possess potential star qualities. Aside from resident judges Amber Chia and Benjamin Toong, the esteemed panel of judges for the grand final will also consist of President of Korea Po Makeup Association: Ahn Mee-Ryu, International Director of Korea Model Association (KMA): Raulen Lee, as well as Advertising & Promotions Manager of Paradigm Mall: Lew Wen Feng.

Originally, only one female and one male representative will be sent to compete at the ANSMC, which will be held in conjunction with the prestigious 9th Asia Model Festival Awards. However, after having personally seen the potential in the finalists, representatives from the KMA applauded the quality and decided to allocate additional slots for one more female and one more male representative from Malaysia. This marks the third year running in which the ANSMC will have representatives from Malaysia competing for an excellent opportunity to make their debut on a global arena.

From over 500 online applicants, 100 were called back for the live audition, but only 20 were named as finalists. After stages of challenges and eliminations, only the last 14 standing are in the running to become the next Face of Malaysia. After about three months of whirlwind activities - which included live auditions; debut appearances at a press conference; makeover session; professional training sessions covering basic makeup, basic hair styling, the art of posing, and catwalk; challenges involving photo shoots, runways, styling, hosting, and video commercials - it all culminates in this grand final show down.

For the first time ever, FOM also took on the form of an online reality show this year, where te webisodes will be aired on its official YouTube channel [AMFA Malaysia - http://bit.ly/1ecrx7r ] between 27th September 2013 and the first week of December 2013.

Apart from their all-expenses paid trip to Seoul, both the female and male winners will also become the 2014 faces of Paradigm Mall, in which they will be walking as celebrity models for the Paradigm Mall Fall/Winter 2013 fashion week. Additionally, they will each also walk away with products worth RM2,000; return Air Asia tickets to Hanoi, Vietnam; modelling courses from Amber Chia Academy; and a fashion spread with Keith Kee Couture.

“This marks Paradigm Mall’s second installation of Paradigm In Style and we are proud to be working together with Amber Chia Academy to host the Asia New Star Model Contest 2014-Face of Malaysia. It is our pleasure to work with Amber, one of Malaysia’s most recognized celebrities, in conjunction with Fall/Winter Fashion Week and we are positive our shoppers will be thrilled as well. We will continue to host more of such exciting events!” says Mr. Kenny Wong, Director WCT Holdings Berhad & Paradigm Mall.

The Asia New Star Model Contest 2014 - Face of Malaysia is proudly supported by Paradigm Mall as the title presenter. Other generous sponsors include Air Asia (Official Carrier), Arirang Korea’s Global TV, Amber Chia Academy (Official Makeup Academy), Runway Productions (Official Event Company), Sapporo (Official Beverage), Butter Factory, Philips, Premiere Hotel Bukit Tinggi, Occam Studios, Celeb Trendz (Official Hair), Real Pixel Studio, D’italiane Kitchen, Kitschen, Keith Kee Couture, A Loft of Things, Aim Max Media, Custom Made, and Manoah Consulting.

Coverage: 倪安东Anthony Neely “Friends” Promo Tour

Coverage: 倪安东Anthony Neely  “Friends” Promo Tour

Kuala Lumpur, 27^th November 2013- A few days ago, 倪安东  has come over to Malaysia to promote his latest album “Friends”. One of the stop whereby he has appeared was at Sunway Pyramid. Prior to the autograph session, there was a media press conference and a fans gathering at Red Box Karaoke, Sunway Pyramid.

倪安东 “Friends”Press Conference Session

Date: 22th November 2013 (Friday)

Venue:  Red Box Karaoke, Sunway Pyramid

Time: 5.30pm

倪安东 has appeared and greeted the media members right on time at 5.30pm in Red Box Karaoke. Immediately after he has entered into the room, he has posed for the media members who wanted to capture his photographs.

During the press conference, he has shared about his opinions and the stories behind the album.

This is his third album and he said that it was different from his previous albums because it has involved the collaboration with his fans! The album has also recorded songs which are based on his real stories and emotions. It is something like a documentary of his true stories.

Apart from that, he said that he will try to make sure he enjoys things that he is doing. He will never stop singing because music is his passion. In the aspect of acting, he jokingly said that he would be interested to take part in action movie such as “Ip-Man” and etc.

Regarding the food in Malaysia, he said that he would like to try out Kaya Butter. He ate the Kaya Butter Waffle before and he said he loved it very much.

Recently, Anthony has revealed about his relationship. Thus, many questions asked by the media members of the floor were focused on his relationship, he has answered every question patiently. He said that he will try his best to become a 100% boyfriend. He said that, before he goes on stage for performance, he would inform his girlfriend to let her know what he is doing and etc. It seems like he’s really a caring and good boyfriend.

That’s the end for the press conference.

For more photos, please visit:

倪安东Anthony Neely  “Friends” Promo Tour Press Conference@ Sunway Pyramid

倪安东 “Friends”Autograph Session

Date: 22th November 2013 (Friday)

Venue:  Sunway Pyramid

Time: 8pm

On the same night after the press conference, 倪安东 has had an autograph session at Sunway Pyramid. It was attended by many of his fans who wanted to meet him and listen to his singing LIVE.

Friendly Interaction with fans! On Stage Games and Instagram!

When倪安东 has appeared on stage, the fans were shouting in excitement. He has sung some songs for the fans and also played some games with them.

There was an instagram contest which allowed some lucky fans to win the access for a close-up with 倪安东. These lucky fans were opportunists and have grabbed the chance to take a selfie with him!

Singing Along with the fans!

When 倪安东 was singing his last song, “散场的拥抱”, he asked the fans to sing along. All of the fans knew the lyrics and were happy to sing along with their idol.

For more photos, please visit:

倪安东Anthony Neely  “Friends” Promo Tour @ Sunway Pyramid

Anyway, million thanks to HIM Music & Red Box for bringing Anthony to Malaysia.

Photo Credits: WLJack & Zhi Chao

Published by WLJack.

Coverage: Astro 马力全开庆丰年 Press Conference

Coverage: Astro 马力全开庆丰年 Press Conference

Kuala Lumpur, 22^nd November 2013 – Astro with its Chinese New Year main theme “马力全开庆丰年”, motto  “一路有你梦飞扬” will be launching a series of programmes towards 2014 Chinese New Year. Apart from having the new Chinese new Year song albums and CNY eve celebration, latest Astro CNY movie “一路有你” will also be screened in cinema on 30^th January 2014. The movie promises to bring the similar joy and laughter to the audience after three years hiatus from the previous Astro CNY movies.

Astro 中文部总监朱志恒has explained regarding the main theme “马力全开庆丰年”. Next year will be the year of Horse in Lunar calendar. The theme is to encourage everyone to chase their dreams with full force in this upcoming year.  In conjunction with the year of horse, Astro has also invited popular artist 林行瑞to design the iconic zodiac character for this upcoming Lunar year, which is named as 马力.

Since Astro has released their first CNY iconic zodiac character吉祥物 “舞虎” during the year of tiger and has released other iconic zodiac characters for the following years such as 开心龙 and Ulala. All of these characters have been well-received by the local audience. 开心龙 was even featured in some educational comic and animation of “十万个为什么”  and has been well-loved by the students and teachers.

Well-aware that Chinese New Year is a very important festival for the Chinese community, Astro has put in all of their efforts in providing a variety of programmes and events for the audience to get involved in. Astro has demonstrated their “Go Beyond” spirit in giving the best for their viewers.

Zodiac character吉祥物 “马力” doll will be having their premiere sales from 17^th-19^th December 2013 in Tesco Hypermarket nationwide.

Sponsored Post: Career Opportunities in Shared Services and Oursourcing were showcased in Sector Focused Career Fair organized by Talentcorp and Uitm!

Sponsored Post:  Career Opportunities in Shared Services and Oursourcing were showcased in Sector Focused Career Fair organized by Talentcorp and Uitm!

There are many potential talents in Malaysia. However, a lot of them were left undiscovered due to the lack of opportunities to progress and soar in a specific career. To optimize the Malaysia talents as well as facilitating the awareness among the public regarding the career opportunities in priority sectors under the 11 National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs), Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp) has taken the strategy to host a Sector Focus Career Fair (SFCF) last week (12^th November 2013) at University Teknologi Mara (UITM).

This event was officiated by YB Senator Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Bin Omar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s department and it was a joint effort between TalentCorp, Graduan, MDeC and UiTM. Shared Services and Outsourcing (SSO) was the main topic during the fair.

During the dialogue session at the SFCF, Dato’s Sri Wahid has shared his thoughts regarding Malaysia’s socioeconomic development. He voiced out that in order to achieve the vision of a transformed economy, measures need to be taken such as formulation of effective policies, development of programmes through outcome based approach, strengthening of efficiency and professionalism and establishment of organizational capacities for effective services delivery. The Shared Services and Outsourcing will be a “key” to move the economy of Malaysia forward.

On the other hand, CEO of TalentCorp,  Johan Mahmood Merican stated that the success of Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) is very dependent on having the right quantity and quality of talents. The SFCF was aimed to provide more exposure and attract the young yet talented Malaysian graduates to pursue the exciting career in the rapidly growing shared services sector. Shared services can bring along a “kill two birds with one stone” impact as it will not only allow young graduates to enjoy themselves in an international experience right here in Malaysia but also allow them to contribute to the success of the industry and Malaysia’s transformation.

More than 30 companies have supported the SFCF UiTM programme. Some of the notable companies include AIG, DHL, Electrolux, Frost & Sullivan, GlaxoSmithKline, HP, IBM, LaFarge, Sime Darby and PwC.

In addition, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs of UiTM, Professor Dato’ Dr. Abdullah Mohammed Said has shared with the public regarding UiTM vision in establishing its reputation as a premier university of academic excellence. UiTM has the target to enhance the knowledge and expertise of talents in all fileds via their professional programmes, research work and community service programmes. Regarding this sector focused career fair, he stated that it has acted as a solid reference and resource for their students to discover critical industries such as SSO.

It is not often that the graduates can meet with CEOs and senior HR representatives of a few renowned companies. However, the SFCF has granted the graduates with this golden opportunity as well as providing a route for the companies to scout for potential talents from universities in Malaysia. The undergraduates were also able to learn more regarding the developing sectors in Malaysia while the companies were able to educate the public regarding industry developments, sectoral branding and ultimately, regarding SSO sector.

The two-day event has involved Career Talks and Couch Corner Slot. Both of these have allowed the younger generations to interact with the industry leaders and the companies under a comfortable atmosphere with informative inputs.

For more info, please visit:

https://www.facebook.com/SectorFocusedCareerFairSFCF

or check out the hastag:

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/sfcfuitm

Published by WLJack.

Intertwined @ MAP, Publika Black Box (6th-8th December 2013)

Intertwined @ MAP, Publika Black Box (6th-8th December 2013)

"Intertwined” is a contemporary dance performance that challenged the idea of collaboration between choreographer Steve Goh, music composer Chor Guan Ng and set designer Lisa Foo who come together and create a performing art piece that interacts between different arts disciplines, interpreting the word "intertwined" through their professional artistic language of each.

It is a performing art piece that is based on interaction, moveable abstract origami set design that inspired the body movement of dancers, music that incorporate the ideas of body movement, dance movement that react to music rhythm, emotions coming from deep down of performers heart that interrelate to the environment. This performance seeks relationship between space and time, defines imagination and reality, symbolized consciousness and unconsciousness.

Three dancers including choreographer Steve Goh, Bee Hung Tan and Foong Siew Ching will be performing on stage, bringing the audience a newly created stage performance. Through body movement and music, this performance is set to bring audiences an exciting sensory experience.

Date & Time:

6th, 7th December 2013 @ 8.30pm

8th December 2013 @ 3pm

Venue: MAP @ Publika Black Box, Level G2-01, Block A5, Solaris Dutamas, No.1, Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.

Admission: Minimum donation of Adult RM 38, Students RM 28

Contact: 016-3618504, 014-2486248

URL: www.toccatastudio.blogspot.com

FB: Toccata Studio

Official Media Release:《VIXX First Global Showcase 2013 'The Milky Way' Live in USA 》

Official Media Release:《VIXX First Global Showcase 2013 'The Milky Way' Live in USA 》

VIXX Setfoot in the ground of Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles, California!

Dallas, Texas

Date: 8^th November 2013

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie

Los Angeles, California

Date: 10^th November 2013

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Club Nokia

Six-member boy group, VIXX started their very first ‘The Milky Way’ Global Showcase in Malaysia which is organized by Jazzy Group and it was very successful with the support from Malaysia ST☆RLIGHTS. Recently, VIXX finally has set foot in the ground of Dallas, Texas for the first US stop of their ‘The Milky Way’ Global Showcase followed by Los Angeles, California to fulfil the wishes of fellow US ST☆RLIGHTS.

November of this year was the month that US ST☆RLIGHTS have been waiting for VIXX to have their own showcase in US for the first time ever after following the successful showcase in Asia and Europe.  The showcase in US, both organized by Jazzy Group US, ended successfully with the support from US STARLIGHTS and US K-POP fans.

Jazzy Group brings the best events to the fans!

Jazzy Group (US) is the next step for Jazzy Group to expand its entertainment kingdom to a new level. Their vision is to utilize their experiences, networks, and success to bring more spectacular events to the K-pop fans in the US.

(This is an official press release from Jazzy Group authorized for publication in WLJack.com & Loong-updates.blogspot.com) 

Official Press Release: A grand production with cost of RM 500,000,《花啦啦歌舞团》!

A grand production with cost of RM 500,000,《花啦啦歌舞团》!

Premiere Show Has Amazed The Audience!

《花啦啦歌舞团》, “The Singing Market” Musical Show is a production with the cost of approximately RM 500,000!  The show has featured a lot of glittering costumes, scenic backdrop as well as a lot of classical songs such as 〈不了情〉、〈我要你的爱〉、〈难忘的初恋情人〉、〈掌声响起〉、〈往事只能回味〉! All of these have provided a great enjoyment to the audience! The premiere show has totally amazed the audience and it can be evidenced by the great round of applause from the members of the floor. Now, only the last show left, it’s on this upcoming Sunday 24^th November 2013. Do check out the show while you still can!

友弟 and理强 performance in the show!

Inside the stage performance, 友弟 plays the role as the noodle hawker who can speak a very fluent Hakka dialect. She also needs to perform a shampoo bathing dance. This stage play is a new attempt for her and she hopes that the audience will enjoy it. On the other hand, 理强 plays the role of 费强 which is a singer of romantic songs and he has the opportunity to conduct a concert in the show. He said that, although he can’t become a singer with his own singles release in real life, being able to participate in the show is somewhat “dream came true” for his dream to become a singer.

Artistes’ Full Effort in Preparing This Show!

《花啦啦歌舞团》is a musical show by an all-new casts in KLPac for a total of 8days. Everyone has put in a lot of efforts and they have taken more than a few weeks in practicing prior to the real show. Every artistes’ were needed to change at least 2 different costumes during the show. Most of them have practiced changing their costumes a lot of times because they were afraid of making mistakes during the real show. All of their efforts can definitely be seen via the shows!

《文成公主》at Korea 2 weeks prior To 《花啦啦歌舞团》!

Some Artistes have to prepare themselves for the alternating shows!

2 weeks Prior to《花啦啦歌舞团》,《文成公主》musical was invited to South Korea for a performance. Some artistes such as友弟,理强, 沈诗芳, 罗志良 have their own roles inside that musical as well. Thus, after their show in Korea, they have to mentally prepare themselves for 《花啦啦歌舞团》 show whereby most of them have taken a new challenging role respectively.

《花啦啦歌舞团》was already shown in KLPAC Pentas1 from 15^th November 2013 onwards. The tickets price was RM63, RM83, RM123, RM183, RM253.

The last show is on this upcoming Sunday 24^th November 2013

For more info, please call 03-22762077 or 018-2666900,

Or you can visit: www.asiamusicalproductions.com

The guests who have appeared during the premiere show included:

黎升铭,王雪晶,饶燕婷,赵洁莹,颜慧萍,Zen俊倩, Ellisan, mandy陈诗莹,翁诗传,Mayjune,蒋珮珮,Dennis小丹,Victor 李俊洁,Willliam李威延,林家冰.