BWW Previews: Garin Nugroho's PLANET SEBUAH LAMENT to Debut Next YearDecember 30, 2019Renowned director Garin Nugroho will debut a new art performance, PLANET SEBUAH LAMENT (a?oePLANET A LAMENTa??), through his Garin Workshop imprint. PLANET SEBUAH LAMENT will incorporate Melanesian body movement, music, and vocal performances into an environmental narrative. The show will run on January 17-18 next year at Teater Jakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki.
BWW Review: JPAC's COMPANY is Robust with Life and MeaningDecember 28, 2019Stephen Sondheim's cerebral, minimalist COMPANY might not be an obvious choice for a community theater here in Indonesia where musicals are still often seen as jazz-hands and kicklines, but director Fonnyta Amran and JPAC (Jakarta Performing Arts Community) made it work. The production of COMPANY was as game-changing as its original Broadway counterpart back in the day.
BWW Review: TEMAN's HAIRSPRAY is Big, Blustery, and BeautifulDecember 21, 2019After the artful, intimate INTO THE WOODS last year, TEMAN (Teater Musikal Nusantara) is back with the bombastic and bodacious HAIRSPRAY. Directed by Broadway's Brandon Bieber, the glam production was worthy of Broadway barring noticeable technical issues.
BWW Previews: TEMAN's HAIRSPRAY Gets Broadway's Brandon Bieber as DirectorDecember 16, 2019At a second press conference, TEMAN (Teater Musikal Nusantara) announced that Broadway's Brandon Bieber (ANYTHING GOES, MARY POPPINS) will direct their upcoming production of HAIRSPRAY. The production team, featured cast members, and sponsors also shared their experience on the show so far.
BWW Review: LSPR Teatro's THE KING AND I Brought Classic Golden-Era CharmDecember 11, 2019As the inaugural show at the newly opened Amani Palladium Theater, LSPR Teatro's THE KING AND I was satisfyingly entertaining, though with some obvious room for improvement. The production ran for four days from 21 through 24 November 2019 and was directed by Bartolomeus K. Putra.
BWW Previews: LSPR TEATRO is Bringing Golden Age Classic THE KING AND I to Bekasi This NovemberNovember 16, 2019LSPR TEATRO, the theater club of Jakarta's,London School of Public Relations, announced their production of 2019: Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE KING AND I. This production will also mark their first performance in the AMANI PALLADIUM THEATRE, LSPR's new theatre located in their newly opened Bekasi location at TransPark Juanda. The show will run on 21-24 November 2019.
BWW Review: RELASI NADA DUNIA's Debut INTO THE WOODS JR. Hits BigSeptember 23, 2019Stephen Sondheim's musical INTO THE WOODS JR. came to USMAR ISMAIL HALL, Jakarta, on August 25th, 2019. This production by RELASI NADA DUNIA (RND) featured child and teen musical actors from the greater Jakarta area in a fun fairy tale mishmash that rivals productions with adult performers.