Mama Mia The Musical

After taking things a bit too seriously in screen acting, or even since the day i started learning how to view films critically. I can never watch something ever the same again and same goes for even theatre. Half the time now I’m trying to see whether what I’m watching is believeable. So tragic, I know! I can’t enjoy stuff like i use to these days.  But that won’t stop me from watching them A couple of months back i saw the movie Mama Mia with Meryl Streep starring in it. I saw that with Min Li and what are the odds that I saw the musical with her too. Bwahaha.

We had absolutely terrible seats I have to admit at Istana Budaya. My dad had gotten the tickets at a slightly cheaper price due to either some maxis or citibank thing. It was a whole family outing with us stuck right at the top row.. close to the top row anyway in the upper circle. Upper circle!!! Do you know how far that is from the stage?!!? I kinda wished i had bought binoculars. Plus it was really uncomfortable. The seats were to straight and seriously too high up…  

    … Ok i’ve just done an entire paragraph of knocking the seats. My bad  The movie followed the musical quite closely, minus of course the fact that in a movie you can do a lot more in showing the audiences certain effects and what not. Sigh due to us watching the movie first and not the musical, all I could think about was the movie. The little bits of surprises or expectationt were gone and I kept comapring it with the movie. Bad me. Which i shouldn’t cause they are two completely different productions.  

    The musical was still very much enjoyable. I had fun and some great laughs too. At least I didn’t have to hear a ”Mr Pierce Bond” sing! Aaiii The singing was wonderful and so were dances. I felt though that it would’ve been even more ufn to see the ensemble dancing along and performing with the rest of the main cast. Like the the number “Dancing Queen”. That would’ve been great, to see everyone dancing to that.   I think my favourite number was the song “Gimme Gimme Gimme (a Man After Midnight)”. It got me really pumped. That was loads of fun and everytime when one ‘father’ dragged Sophie out to talk with her, the entire ensemble would be in dim light walking/moving in slow motion. So that there would be contrast and focus on the main characters talking. At the end of it all, i think the crowd went mad. Cause they all started standing up and dancing in their seats. haha. I know cameras weren’t allowed in there but I just had to take a snap of the people boogieng it down. hehe.  

 

Sorry that was the clearest I could go even with some photoshopping. But yeah those people ARE standing, dancing, and going what looks to be a wave of some sort.   If anyone reads this before seeing the movie. I thoroughly encourage you to go see Mama Mia! the musical. It’s a once in a lifetime hit sensation and while it’s still burning hot. Go catch it now at Istana Budaya which has noe been extended to the 4th of January 2009. And make sure you watch the musical FIRST!