Singing Cheras into a Musical

June Tan, writer | Adriane Palikat, the musical director

15-Oct-15 14:00

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Local theatrical works based on local contexts continue to emerge on our stages. There is ‘MUD’ a musical about Kuala Lumpur; and there was another about Chow Kit. Now comes ‘Cheras the Musical’ with book by June Tan and presented by Five Arts Centre. The writer and musical director give the inside story.

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