KUCHING: Jessie Chung and the Music Box crew performed to a full house at the approximately 700-seat Kenyalang Theatre recently.
The stage play reduced the audience to tears with its poignant tale.
Symphony Musical House’s Music Box is produced by Neil McLean and incorporates avant-garde theatre techniques and technology.
So far, 14 sold-out shows have been held in many countries.
To give the audience an immersive visual experience, the director employs brand new techniques, including an LED backdrop to accentuate the mood for each scene and a magnificent soundtrack.
He hopes that the audience will be able to enjoy the stage play as if it were a movie with elements of additional sensory perceptions, and through that, achieve the pinnacle of next-gen theatrical arts.
The entire play here was presented in English, and although it lasted for two hours and 45 minutes, many of the audience stated that time flew with the tight storyline.
Music Box is a beautifully constructed stage play, bringing to surface the deepest mentalities and sentiments of its characters, while filling the air with a poetic sense of elegance and love.
Inspired by a true story in 18th century England, which recounteda teenage girl’s experience with romance, friendship, and family, Music Box also incorporated Jessie Chung’s life journey and elements drawn from three of her relationships.
The cast of Music Box consist of 14 actors and actresses, including Marcus Choot and Tylor Chen, who also starred as male leads in the stage play Moonlight.
Along with Chung, they interacted on stage seamlessly. Jeffrey Beh, the newcomer who appeared in the music video of “Last Teardrop”, became the star of the show with his muscular build and charismatic personality.
In the show, Chung plays the role of a daughter, sister, friend, lover, and singer, switching between different identities and moods.
Her emotions rise and fall according to the plot. In one challenging scene, she has to display a gamut of emotions within a short period of time, including happiness, anger, panic, confusion, madness, sadness, and pain, making it one impressive scene to watch.
Due to the director’s strict requirements, everything, including punches, kicks, slaps and kisses must be performed authentically, giving the actors a real challenge.
After the curtain call, Datin Sri Tsai Deng Lan Hua and Dato’ Sylvia Chai came to the stage to present a bouquet to Chung. Jessie and the other actors then threw heart-shaped pillows and souvenirs into the crowd.
To date, the organiser has garnered over 1,000 video reviews from the audience and received many positive reviews.
Music Box raises funds for cancer patients; Chung and the rest of the cast and crew all performed for free.
After the show in Kuching, Music Box will be shown in Taipei, Taiwan at Clapper Studio on March 31, at the Symphony Theatre in Shah Alam, West Malaysia on April 7 and the JKKN Auditorium in Kota Kinabalu,East Malaysia on April 14. For more information, contact 016-263 4399.
