BWW Preview: ITSY - THE MUSICAL by The Finger Players

The Finger Players - Singapore proudly presents ITSY - THE MUSICAL in Victoria Theatre, 24 Mar - 2 Apr 2017.

Itsy Bitsy spider has galvanised his eight-legged army to terrorise the characters in the nursery rhyme world. In comes an unlikely hero, a grandfather who's looking for his grandson. In his search, Grandpa is reacquainted with familiar and colourful friends from the nursery rhymes that he used to sing to his grandson. Unwittingly, he ends up being their hero, the chosen one against the spiders. To save his newfound friends from the eightlegged terror, an epic war ensues between the spiders, and his assembled army, comprising an unfortunate pair of siblings - Jack and Jill, the directionless Three Blind Mice, the fragile Humpty Dumpty and the Twinkle
Little Star. Meanwhile, his grandson reappears, in a form that sends shivers down Grandpa's spine.

ITSY - THE MUSICAL featured a dazzling display of puppetry and live action, while its transports audiences to a dazzling world that explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music.

ITSY - THE MUSICAL is rated General (suitable for 7 years old and up), with book by Chong Tze Chien (also Directing), Music composed, arranged and performed by Darren Ng, Puppetry Designers by Ang Hui Bin, Daniel Sim, Myra Loke, Tan Beng Tian and the stunning cast, among others, are Sebastian Tan (Hokkien-spewing Broadway Beng®, Dream Academy® Artist 2006, UK tour of Miss Saigon, Titoudao, Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, Forbidden City, Into The Woods, Fried Rice Paradise, The LKY Musical and the Crazy Christmas® series. Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards Best Director for W!LD RICE's Monkey Goes West), Lim Kay Siu (The Finger Players' Enchanted Tales, The Emperor's New Clothes, Monkey Goes West, Lao Jiu The Musical, Tian Leng Jiu Hui Lai, and Beauty World and Fried Rice Paradise) and Oliver Chong (Roots, I'm Just A Piano Teacher, Cat, Lost & Found, The Book of Living and Dying, Citizen Pig. Various nominee for The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards: Production of the Year and Best Director for I'm Just a Piano Teacher; Best Actor for Roots and for Invisibility/Breathing, Best Supporting Actor for Flare, Best Ensemble for Shit Hole, First Family, Rashomon, and A Cage Goes in Search of a Bird and Best Set Design for Twisted).

The Finger Players is one of Singapore's leading theatre companies, known for its visually and emotionally charged productions, and its signature style of puppetry.
Currently, it is the only local theatre company that hires a full-time/salaried artistic ensemble (comprising of Artistic Director, Company Director and 3 Resident
Directors/Artists) supported by a team of administrators, producers and associate designers/actors. The Finger Players is a non-profit company with charity status. The Finger Players Ltd is a recipient of the National Arts Council's Major Grant for the period from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2017.

Tickets for ITSY - THE MUSICAL is available at SISTIC , ranged from SGD 40-75 (price exclude SISTIC Booking Fee).

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