Five Acts Fun n Madness

Counting down....Pygmalion is opening in 5 days, Oct 14. Last sitzprobe with the 6-piece this afternoon, bump in tomorrow and then there's no balik, straight into the three-week madness in KLPAC...I can't imagine how I would survive the many nights of running about in fishnets and boots (with heels! dun play play) in the close-to-3-hour musical/play. Signal Master recommended warm salt water for my feet every night.

Five acts, five completely different characters in chorus, five completely different costumes...fourteen cast, six band members....fifteen shows, one cast party...this is one hell of a party for me, am completely soaking it all in.

The withdrawal period after Oct 30 will be a bit painful but I'll manage. There will be a few nights of aimless wander and feeling like I miss the `endless' nights of rehearsals in studio 5, a beautiful place overlooking a lake and now, new addition, a Koi centre. Aside from the horrendously lack of eating option there, am loving the place, but more than that, I know I will miss these buggers I see every night for the past two months.

On a lighter note, our costumes are fantastic and sexy:

Act one, two tier skirt, mini on the front and ankle length behind, top with avant garde corset blouse with taftan shawl, paret with big corsage, and of course then there are fishnets and boots that stay from Act 1 to 5. Act two is a sizzling black dress that will have a matching bra top with hemlines to be taken up, with a skimpy head piece. Act three is a high-neckline shift that has been adjusted to have a pencil-shape with bows, Act four will see the chorus in ball gowns, haven't seen it yet...Aunty Loh had better hurry. Act five maid costume will showcase the `best of legs' in a black fitting dress with lacy collar and a dangerous hemline...think matching lacy hairband and a white apron.

The music grows on me, with the band (btw the way that's drums, clarinet/flute, sax, keyboard, cello and double bass) in, the music is sounding incredibly sexy! From tango, Broadway style to rock, every song is a stand-alone composition with fetching tune. I'm praying for a soundtrack recording...

Googled `Pygmalion by KLPAC' for fun and got these:

of course, on Maxis site

a KL blogger

KLPAC site

The Star

The Edge