Am 12 days away frm catching the Phantom of the Opera... have waited & hoped for many yrs that it'll come by Singapore again & now it has & I've got tickets =D Many yrs ago I was just a young teenager so didn't think much about going to see such grand musicals (no means for 'em & no company) but now, I can afford the tickets & even tho' I had be afraid to check out the ticket prices when they were put on sale (was afraid they'd cost too much for me to afford), I still managed to get myself a seat. I never got to see any of Andrew Llyod Webber's musicals (yet I love his music compositions), which has long been a dream of mine & in 12 days, I'll fulfil that one dream =) Can't wait to hear for myself in the theatre "The Music of the Night", my favourite song frm the musical. Michael Crawford's vocals has no match so far, he's been undoubtedly the best Phantom by far.. wonder how Brad Little would be.
Another extra highlight that I'm saving towards to would be to catch the production of King Lear at the Esplanade in July (aiming for the $120 ticket). One of my favourite actors, Sir Ian McKellen is playing the title role so it'll be a huge honour and sense of satisfaction watching him in action. After all, before being famous to young children as Gandalf in the LOTR & comics fans as Magneto, Sir Ian McKellen was a stage actor with the British Royal Shakespeare Company in London. I had seen him on videos, back when I was studying theatre arts in college & he was totally overwhelming. I was very drawn into his acting, even tho' sometimes he was just siting there and throwing lines. Sir Ian McKellen jsut had this aura about him, that draws you in. As a stage actor, I could feel him more unlike on movies because it's just you watching a movie, after a filming production, with all that editing, where else with stage acting, it was all true & raw, more personal. I am definitely gonna mark that down on my calendar & this is seriously not a chance to be missed. If I could get to even meet him in person, how overwhelming that would be.. LOL
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