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source: 星光燦爛 http://www.brilstar.com/

The national icon was the undisputed star of the otherwise unsatisfying show that was not quite a musical or a concert

Local singer Kit Chan’s comeback is complete. After announcing a hiatus from the Mandopop scene in 2004, fans started seeing more of her last year with a lead role in the musical, December Rains. Last month, she released her new album Re-interpreting Kit Chan.

But what fans wanted most of all was to see her perform live once more as a singer, and so tickets to her two gigs at the Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts were quickly snapped up.

They were not disappointed. She was in fine form and her rich, warm tones, particularly in the lower register, kept the audience captivated on her familiar hits such as Heartache and Tug Of War.

As a not-quite-musical and not-quite-concert however, My Musical Journey was not quite satisfying.

There was a chronological narrative arc, delivered by former deejay Danny Yeo onstage, to give some structure to the programme. But it merely felt like an overlong gushy testimonial from a friend and fan.

The time would have been better spent having Chan do her thing, considering that the show was a relatively short 90 minutes.

Nor did the segments provide much of an insight into her musical journey. And even if there had been any interesting anecdotes or poignant reminiscences, one would rather have heard it from Chan herself.

The decision to have her perform with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra and the Meridian Junior College Choir worked better. It was certainly a novelty hearing pop songs presented in this unusual fashion and the plaintive erhu solo of Worry was a lovely interlude.

For the most part though, the orchestra and choir played a supporting role as the unmistakable star of the evening was Chan.

She was delicate and vulnerable on the Cantonese ballad Waiting, beguiling on the late Leslie Cheung’s Chase and she shone on the show-stopping Dazzling. She even took the hoary old chestnut that was The Moon Represents My Heart and made the hackneyed sentiments sound heartfelt.

The inclusion of several covers was not surprising given that her new album consists wholly of them, but it does point to a certain conundrum.

Despite releasing more than 10 albums, she has relatively few big, well-known hits. It would be interesting to see how she handles the line-up when she gets round to doing her solo pop concert.

For the encore, she gave fans a mash-up of Michael Buble’s Home and her signature song, Home. While she was relaxed and comfortable on stage throughout, it would have been nice to see more of this playful side of her.

The gig proper ended with the Mandarin version of the Dick Lee-penned Home. As she held court with this National Day song in her white blouse and full red skirt, the message was clear: A national icon was back where she belonged – on stage and in the spotlight. She was home.

Straits Times . 15-Feb-2011

By boon chan, media correspondent
bchan@sph.com.sg

TICKETS to big shows at the Huayi Festival are selling well, with several acts adding extra gigs to cater for the good reception.

Now in its ninth instalment, the annual 10-day Chinese festival of the arts, organised by the Esplanade, will open on Feb 4.

One of the acts in hot demand is home-grown songstress Kit Chan.

Chan, 38, a veteran singer who broke out in 1993, had been on a six-year music hiatus since 2004. But she has not lost her appeal, if ticket sales are anything to go by.

Chan had initially planned for just one show on Feb 12.

But 70 per cent of tickets were snapped up in just two weeks, leading to another gig being added on Feb 13.

The new date was announced two weeks after tickets to her Feb 12 gig went on sale on Nov 11.

While she made her musical comeback in Toy Factory Productions’ December Rains in August, this will be Chan’s first large-scale solo concert in six years.

She will be performing her gigs at the Esplanade Concert Hall, accompanied by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

“It’s her first show in many years. I definitely want to go and support her,” said Ms Selene Quek, 30, who bought tickets to watch Chan perform.

The festival is also devoted to promoting local talents such as Kit Chan, said Ms Yee, and hopes the diversity and artistry of the festival’s performers will serve as an inspiration to the audience.

source: AsiaOne

Date: 12-13th Feb 2011
Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket Prices: (excluding booking fee)
Standard – S$108, S$88, S$68, S$48, S$38
VIP Box – S$108

She is Singapore’s favourite and most enduring songbird, having been one of the first Singaporean singers to break into the Taiwanese and Hong Kong markets in the early 90s with bestselling Mando-pop hits such as Liking You (喜欢你) and Heartache (心痛).

She sang two National Day Parade theme songs and successfully crossed over to acting on stage, television and in film, starring in Hong Kong, Taiwanese and local musicals such as Snow. Wolf. Lake. with Jacky Cheung, What’s Love About?, Forbidden City and, most recently, December Rains.

She is Kit Chan and, now after a six-year hiatus, she’s back with a fresh, new vigour.

Be re-introduced to Kit as she takes you on a musical journey with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra led by Maestro Tsung Yeh, through the story of her life and career, singing songs from her albums, musicals and more including Worry（担心）, Tug of War（拔河）, Waiting（等了又等） (from Snow. Wolf. Lake.), If There’re Seasons（天冷你就回来）and Home（家）.

Co-produced by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Singapore Chinese Orchestra.

阔别歌坛六年的新加坡著名实力派女歌手陈洁仪，以焕然姿态重返舞台！

自90年代以《喜欢你》及《心痛》等好歌打入海外市场，陈洁仪就成了家喻户晓的名字。除了获选演唱两首国庆主题曲、成功跨界主演香港与新加坡电视剧以外，她也主演过中港台原创音乐剧，包括《雪狼湖》、《漫步人生路》、《爱情有什么道理》、英语原创剧《紫禁城：慈禧太后的肖像》，以及近期创佳绩的本地音乐剧《雨季》。

再次与新加坡华乐团携手合作的洁仪，将以崭新的形式呈献多首耳熟能详的歌曲，如《担心》、《拔河》、《等了又等》、《天冷就回来》和《家》等，谱出属于她的音乐之旅。新加坡华乐团音乐总监葉聰将担任此音乐会指挥。

滨海艺术中心与新加坡华乐团联合制作

*UPDATE: Tickets for the extended show on 13th Feb 2011 are now on sale at Sistic. Grab them now!

[ BOOK TICKETS ]

Kicking off 2011 will be a gala concert “Rhapsodies of Spring”, the pick of the heavyweights in concerts. Some of our new partners in collaboration are the DJs of 97.2FM, Marcus Chin, Chen Biyu and Chua Lilian. Local diva Kit Chan will again collaborate with us at the Huayi Festival.

source: SCO website

December Rains is a love story, that kind of love that invites endless joy and perpetual pain. It is 1950s Singapore. The innocent relationship of a pair of young lovers is convoluted by strikes organized by Chinese students, a marriage of convenience and strong parental disapproval. The symphony of pain resonates to a third party who is waiting desperately in vain for his unrequited love. In 1980s, past grievances and mistakes are contagiously wounding the younger generation. Only a personal sacrifice and the surfacing of an undelivered love letter would resolve all these entanglements. However, no one knows when the rain will depart in December.

DECEMBER RAINS is created by the pivotal figure of Singapore Mandarin Pop, Liang Wern Fook, composed by Jimmy Ye and produced by celebrated show producer James Toh. Directed by multiple award-winning Director Goh Boon Teck, this coming new staging starring Singapores international singing sensation Kit Chan, Broadway Star George Chan and Singapore-Hong Kong theatre luminary Jeffrey Low is a dream production that promises to wet your eyes and melt your heart.
For more information, please visit www.toyfactory.com.sg

Date: 6th－15th August 2010
Venue: The Esplanade Theatre
Time: 8pm (Tues to Sun) 3pm (Sat & Sun)

Tickets from Esplanade Box Office and SISTICs authorized agents. SISTIC hotline: (65)6348 5555. SISTIC website: www.sistic.com.sg
(Tickets will go on sale starting 6th March 2010)

TOY肥料厂 (Toy Factory)

《雨季》（华语）

·讲什么：

以50年代学潮、工潮及反殖民地斗争为背景，描写两代人的爱情故事。

·谁主演：

陈洁仪（本地知名女歌手，本地音乐剧《慈禧太后》女主角）

田伟鸿（《天冷就回来》男主角，本地知名音乐剧演员）

刘俊葳（本地出色男演员，演出过《李大傻》《天冷就回来》等）

·有什么看头：

本地首部华语音乐剧，当年由梁文福、叶良俊等音乐才子联合创作。

陈洁仪继《慈禧太后》后，再次复出演出的音乐剧。

戏剧导演吴文德执导力作。

·什么时候演：

8月6至15日，滨海艺术中心剧院

Source: Zaobao (Thanks to Henry for the news!)

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