Stages has gotten the formula for performing hilarious sketch shows down pat. You cannot go wrong with Jonathan Lim’s direction of – as well as acting in – comedy skits nor with Julian Wong’s brilliant musical arrangements. Every medley was testament to Wong’s skill with notes and by the end of the evening, I was convinced that Wong was as much a star of the show as Candice de Rozario, Dwayne Lau, Judee Tan and Lim himself.
Broadway 4 Suakus is well-named. It is a dummy’s guide to the most popular songs from some of the biggest Broadway musical hits. You get to tick off the songs and musicals that you recognize as the cast sing their way through Broadway history.
But it is really the comedy and not the songs that drives the show. The best part of Broadway for Suakus is how the characters earnestly try to clean up the raunchiness of some of the Broadway songs. The most memorable performance is the simultaneous singing of My Heart Belongs to Daddy and When You’re Good to Mama by Lim and Lau, and de Rozario and Tan respectively – especially because of the way the show played with the cheeky innuendo of Lau singing the song to Lim as his “Daddy”.
Drinks are available while the 5-people comedy sketch show provides the music and laughs so the show is very much like a dinner theatre performance. All in all, Broadway 4 Suakus proved to be a delightful night, perfectly timed to last no longer than it needs to entertain you.
4 out of 5, Vivienne Tseng, 16 Oct 2009
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