Tahniah Liza!
Thursday, April 02, 2009
About Liza Hanim
Saturday, July 05, 2008
about a letter from Singapura
Perfection Has A New Name
Before I even begin, people would think this feature is pretty belated. Agreed, it’s long overdue but I wanted this to co-incide with my late grandfather’s birthday. I am certain wherever he is, he’s happy I wrote it. Believe me, he would have said it’s about time this girl did something she had been dreaming of doing.
If I told you I am trapped in time, would you believe me? You must think I’m crazy. Well, I’m not and I don’t need any saving either.
When I was growing up, my grandfather used to sat me down in front of the television and play me old movies specifically movies which starred Tan Sri P.Ramlee while he took a nap. Either that or he would play songs by R.Azmi in the kitchen while singing and dancing with my grandmother sometimes. What an awesome pair they were. Now after 7 years he’s gone, whatever he had done during those days became a habit of mine. Without fail, I would always watch Tan Sri P.Ramlee’s movies. The way we speak Malay may not be so fluent but when it comes to his dialogues and one-liners, more than half the time they are being used among us cousins. Imagine my excitement when I heard they were making P.Ramlee The Musical.
Due to various commitments, I missed the first season of the musical but was hopeful it would make its way to Singapore. Early March 2008, while my cousins, Naya and Ella were having a sleep over at my place, we went into Sistics website for upcoming concerts happening here. That was when we came across the musical. How ecstatic we were. This was something I was anticipating. I wanted tickets and I wanted them immediately. Unfortunately it was impossible as booking only began on 25th March 2008, 9.00 a.m. onwards. After gathering the people whom I wanted to watch it with especially my grandma, at 9.05 a.m. my tickets were ready for collection. By then I was counting down the days and nights, I was so looking forward. Two weeks after the booking, my 2 cousins and 1 went for the ‘Under The Banyan Tree’ screening at the National Museum of Singapore. Every end of the month, they would screen old movies under the banyan tree in Stamford Garden. We watched Seniman Bujang Lapok. After which, we were getting impatient for the musical. It was still weeks away.
The anticipation came with a slight disappointment when we learned that Sean Ghazi was being replaced. Being someone who is unfamiliar with the Malay film and music industry today (however I am very much familiar with the yesteryears stars, Jins Samsudin & Nordin Ahmad will forever be my 2 favourite heroes) I was bothered with casting. I hate it when I’m clueless.
All that changed on the night of May 17 2008. Not knowing what to expect, we went in and sat through our first ever Malay Musical. Guess what? It turned out to be one of the greatest, happiest moments in my entire 24 years of living. It would have been the best time of my life should my grandfather was around to watch it with us. It was like a blast from the past. From that day onwards, songs on my MP3 were solely meant for P.Ramlee and Saloma, some R.Azmi even up till today.
Firstly, my heart goes out to Musly Ramli. He’s the man, Period. Besides the voice and striking resemblance, he was an outstanding performer. At certain scenes, I thought he was P.Ramlee. I applauded the amazing cast namely Melissa Saila, Chedd, Atilia and Emelda. Next to Musly Ramli, my standing ovation goes to Liza Hanim. If ever there was anything or anyone as brilliant as Saloma, there she was. She played the role to perfection , and sang the songs flawless. Last but not least, the effort put in for the musical was just phenomenal. The people behind the musical deserved as much credit. They were just as perfect. It was a moment for me, the moment I fell in love with theatre all over again. I wrote and directed a play once during college days and ended the affair shortly after. Little did I know, it would return to me. Probably because of my passion for writing.
If you think this feature is done, well, sorry I’m not quite finished. Bear with me. Even I thought my journey with theatre would end after the musical. That was about to change. I met Tiara Jacquelina by chance at the Singapore Flyer, my work place. She took the ride with her family and I took this chance of a lifetime to thank her for this musical. I made it known I enjoyed it. In fact such a blast I had that I decided to head Kuala Lumpur in the next 2 weeks to catch it for the second time. Didn’t see that coming, did you? Neither did I. I must say, Tiara Jacquelina was one of the nicest and friendliest celebrities I’ve ever met. Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of celebrities’ sightings. She was so cool and it made me looked forward to my second stint. This time, it would just be my brother and I. Sure, second times could either make or break situations even changed opinions.
All I have to say is I had another tremendous time just as Tiara had promised. It was even more fantastic the second time round. We met up with some of the cast members and took pictures with them. My brother who was not into musical had a great time too.
After a month had passed, I still have not had enough of the musical. Would they do it again someday? Perhaps in the near future? One thing for sure, all of us agreed that should they do it again, we won’t miss it for the world. I would have a hat trick even though I doubt it’s enough. My cousins and I had our ‘Under The Banyan Tree’ screenings again at the end of June. We saw Madu Tiga and Bujang Lapok back to back at the same place. We had a great time and kept on talking, going on and on about the musical and of course the legend, Tan Sri P.Ramlee. He left us a priceless legacy. No man could surpass the talent he had, the lessons he gave and the laughter he shared.
Until today, his movies I watched without fail, his songs are still sang and heard. His one-liners and dialogues will always remain in my head awaiting the right time to be spoken out.
Did I not tell you I was trapped in time? I’m not planning to return to today’s time, not anytime soon at least. The golden era will always be a part of who I am, a part of what built my character, carved my personality and a part of what my grandfather left behind. Happy Birthday, granddad. I never had the chance to give to a gift therefore this is it. My prayers are with you as well as Tan Sri P.Ramlee and Puan Sri Saloma always. My humble yet undying words will continue to spread for as long as your memories are by my side.
P/S: I would like to grab this opportunity to thank Chedd for featuring this write-up in his blog. Thank you very much for the chance and the space! It’s deeply appreciated. Here’s wishing you and the team of P.Ramlee The Musical continued success in future endeavours. God Bless.
Best Regards,
Farah
Farah can be contacted through her email or her Facebook profile here.
This posting originally appeared on http://www.cheddyusoff.com/.
Monday, June 02, 2008
p ramlee the musical is entering week two now and will close it's curtain on june 14th. click here for more info.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
about P Ramlee The Musical on AWANI
meanwhile i have posted 60 photos taken today during our technical rehearsal at Istana Budaya. take a look here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40699&l=dcdf4&id=704722159
Thursday, May 22, 2008
about what our Singaporean Friends said!
Nor Eddie
(Singapore) wrote at 12:22pm yesterdayOne word for the PRTM, FANTABULOUS!!!Amazing performance! I really enjoyed the show! Best credits goes to Musly Ramlee for his unbelievable voice just like the late P Ramlee.. And Liza Hanim, I love her beautiful voice.. Melissa Saila, a great actor as always.. Great job guys! Already looking fwd to ur nxt production!Cheers to all of you in PRTM!!!
Netty Fiona (Singapore)
wrote at 9:34am yesterdayWell... well... well! PRTM in Singapore was indeed amazing. The closing night was magnificient. Hats off to Melissa Saila (Norizan) & Liza Hanim (Saloma) and of course the man himself,Musly Ramlee (P Ramlee) for such a brilliant performance. All in all, it doesn't beat PGLTM, cause PRTM is indeed on a standard of its own.What's next? Hang Tuah? Hang Nadim? Radin Mas? Sri Mersing?! Like what Tiara said before "Bring it on, guys!"A shoutout to all in the team: "CONGRATULATIONS & SYABAS!"
Pujangga Malam
(Singapore) wrote at 5:44pm yesterdayMy goodness!!! What a production!!! Simply out of this world, nostalgic and making us travel back in time to witness the glory of the great man. An excellent play worthy of all the accolades received. Take a bow everyone who is
involved in this production, whether you are the main cast, the supporting ones or even the backstage crew. This show has left its mark in Singapore and yes, if it was a challenge to convince us, we were indeed blown away!!! Good luck with your upcoming performance in KL next week. Success to
everyone!!!
http://muhammadshafiee.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/p-ramlee-the-musical/(self promo a bit here jangan marah ha!) Among the supporting actors, I like Chedd’s character. He played P. Ramlee’s good hearted, stick-to-friend-no-matter-what-happen and happy-go-lucky good friend
Sukardi who followed him from Penang to Singapore. But Sukardi returned to his hometown and his character ended there. Comparing PRtM and PGLtM, in my honest opinion, I favour PGLtM. My reason being that the costumes are more
extravagant and colourful. But don’t take my words for it. The musical will end its run on Monday (Singapore). If you have not bought any ticket, why not go get if there is any.more blogs here:
http://nobodee.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/the-imitator-can-really-imitate/
http://massb.blogspot.com/2008/05/tan-sri-oh-tan-sri-what-big-shoes-you.html
http://www.ilovelookinggood.com/?p=241
http://levelle.livejournal.com/52683.html
http://missymai.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/p-ramlee-the-best-entertainer/
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Monday, May 12, 2008
about Boh Cameronian Award Last Night!
Tahniah! P Ramlee The Musical menang besar lagi! 6 out of 9 nominations is not bad at all! now we have to work harder for Singapore and KL.Just arrived in Singapore and we are going in to Esplanade tomorrow for our Singapore tour and will be back in KL on the 20th May to get ready for our KL 2nd season.
more infos on ticket here
Here are the list of last night winners (theater category)
theatre
1. BEST GROUP PERFORMANCEPrize of RM1,000
Dua, Tiga Dalang Berlari; written by Fahmi Fadzil, Lim Chung Wei, Wong Tay-Sy & Mark Teh, directed by Mark Teh, presented by Five Arts Centre
2. BEST DIRECTORPrize of RM1,000
Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, presented by Enfiniti Productions
3. BEST LIGHTING DESIGNPrize of RM1,000
Loh Kok Man for The Lost & The Ecliptic; written by Tan Yan Yee, directed by Loh Kok Man, presented by Pentas Project & The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
4. BEST SET DESIGNPrize of RM1,000
Raja Maliq for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions
5. BEST MUSIC & SOUND DESIGNPrize of RM1,000
Dick Lee, Erwin Gutawa & Larry Mignogna for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions
6. BEST COSTUME DESIGNPrize of RM1,000
Berg Lee for Little Mission Impossible; written by Dennis Lai, directed by Lim Yeow Haw, presented by Integrated Expressions
Joe Hasham for “Eh Joe” in Electric Beckett; written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Paul Loosley, presented by The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
8. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLEPrize of RM1,000
Melissa Saila for P. Ramlee, The Musical; written by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop, directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions
9. BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT - BAHASA MALAYSIAPrize of RM1,000
Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop for P. Ramlee, The Musical; directed by Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri, presented by Enfiniti Productions
10. BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT - ENGLISHPrize of RM1,000
Ann Lee for Tarap Man; directed by Zahim Albakri, presented by Kuali Works & Dramalab
KAKISENI AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS - DANCE / MUSIC / THEATRE
Theatre - P. Ramlee The Musical presented by Enfiniti Productions
Read about it at The Star's website
photos by me, The Star and budiey
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
about P Ramlee The Musical
Thursday, February 28, 2008
about being nominated for BOH Cameronian Award!
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BEST DIRECTOR
Adlin Aman Ramlie & Zahim Albakri for P. Ramlee, The Musical
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Liza Hanim for P. Ramlee, The Musical
Sean Ghazi for P. Ramlee, The Musical
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Chedd Eddie Yusoff for P. Ramlee, The Musical
Melissa Saila for P. Ramlee, The Musical
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Teo Kuang Han for P. Ramlee, The Musical
BEST SET DESIGN
Raja Maliq for P. Ramlee, The Musical
BEST MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Dick Lee, Erwin Gutawa & Larry Mignogna for P. Ramlee, The Musical
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Angah, Shada Hamid, Sofea B for P. Ramlee, The Musical
BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT - BAHASA MALAYSIA
Adlin Aman Ramlie & Al-Jafree Md. Yusop for P. Ramlee, The Musical
P Ramlee the Musical juga dicalonkan untuk kategori KAKISENI AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS - DANCE / MUSIC / THEATRE Click here to vote for P Ramlee The Musical. The Award ceremony will be held on Sunday, 11 May 2008, 8:00pm, at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur. For more details, click here. thank you thank you thank you and congratulation to other nominees as well!
news links official Cameronian Awards web, cheddyusoff.com and kakiseni.com
Monday, January 28, 2008
about juara lagu malam tadi
Rata rata persembahan malam tadi sungguh memberangsangkan sebab nampak gaya semua cuba untuk memberi yang terbaik. walaupun rata rata persembahan malam tadi baik dari segi koreografi, vokal dan sebagainya, kemenangan berpihak kepada Mawi yang saya rasa berbaloi kerana memang mantap. Seronok tengok Mawi dengan budak budak tu menari!
bagi vokal terbaik pula Jac Victor memang tak boleh disangkal lagi. tetapi disini saya ingin puji penyanyi penyanyi pengganti , Fiq, Sahri dan Bob yang membuktikan mereka ini memang mantap walaupun ini bukan lagu mereka tetapi mereka telah lakukan yang cukup baik sekali! Persembahan selingan dari Dayang, Nikki dan Ziana juga tidak kurang hebatnya!
Malam tadi banyak gambar yang saya ambil sampai hampir 80% kapasiti 2GB sd card saya penuh dengan gambar gambar huhuhu tetapi kalau anda nak tengok banyak gambar gambar paling saya suka yang yang saya ambil sekitar malam tadi silalah ke cheddgraphy!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
about P Ramlee and Mont Blanc

We had fun, the energy was high although the stage is is way bit to small but thanks to DS Tiara, Pat, Nora and Mont Blanc... we had fun.
Saw a lot of familiar faces there, even Dato hajjah Siti Nurhaliza was there among the crowd singing along with us from her seat where she was seated besides Tun Dr Siti Hasmah ( I think it's Tun Dr Siti Hasmah because cant see that clear from the stage). The ever beautiful soprano Syafinaz also graced the stage earlier. It was a great nite we had fun although we wished the stage would have been bigger to accommodate the 12 of us.
more pictures here
Friday, November 16, 2007
about withdrawals ,Gila Panggung dan futsal
Dalam pada itu kalau ada kesempatan, jangan lupa untuk dapatkan Majalah Style keluaran November dan HYPE! isu 97. kenapa? hehehe huhuhu, dalam majalah fesyen Style ada lebih kurang 6 muka interbiu bersama Sean, Liza, Tiara, Melissa, adlin dan juga saya bercerita tengtang P Ramlee dan Musical in general. yang istemewanya, gambar gambar kat situ semua cantik cantik belaka. Dalam HYPE! juga ada dalam 6 muka berwarna warni mengenai Muzikal P Ramlee dan yang paling best ada kesah tentang mamat yang bernama Chedd Eddie Yusoff... huhuhu. so tunggu apa lagi... cepat lah pergi beli :).So, dah 2 minggu P Ramlee The Musical melabuhkan tirai, kitaorang buat apa? hmmm... macam macam... Abis Show hari Sabtu, Ahadnya saya potong rambut jadi pendek selepas simpan lama sejak AF5... Sean ada show, Disamping sibok dengan Sehati Berdansa (astro RIA) Atilia pun ada show malam esok kat Bangkok Jazz jam 10 malam (jom pergi tengok), Liza Hanim pulak sibuk promosi album sambil merindui pentas, kami yang lain-lain? macam macam lah , 2 hari lepas habis P Ramlee kami gi main Futsal kat Wangsa maju Dimana group Casts lawan Group Transformer dan kami kalah kan group Transformer 15 -8 hahaha Adlin dan Pat Ibrahim pun ada sekali., pastu lepak lepak minum minum, esok, saya ada rehearsal untuk show kat TV. next month ada dinner shows kena buat, dan lepas ni nak lawan main bowling pulak. Dan sementara itu, kami tengah tunggu panggilan telepon untuk project seterusnya je hehehe.
Nak buat camna, camni lah hidup anak panggung... kalau dah Gila Panggung tu Gila Panggung jugalah.... memang rindu.
casualty of the day, alvin infinatez
Friday, October 26, 2007
about no mishap and jason scott lee
sempat lagi tu lepas habis tukar baju pergi ambil gambar huhuhu
Thursday, October 25, 2007
about Gala Night and my little mishap...
ramlee kecik 2 : syafie (mukhsin)
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segalanya berjalan lancar malam semalam cuma part saya je agak kureng sedikit semasa saya mahu mula menyanyikan lagu Perjalanan Bintang dimana tak tahu dimana silapnya, saya termasuk lambat sedikit tetapi selepas itu semuanya terus lancar. harap malam ini lebih baik. insyaalah.
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seperti yang anda dapat perhatikan , saya jarang update. ini kerana saya agak sibuk kebelakangan ini. tetapi saya janji saya akan cuba update selalu. dalam pada itu kalau anda ingin lihat gambar gambar belakang pentas silalah tengok album Multiply saya :) ada banyak gambar disebalik tabir disitu...
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oh btw, kalau nak tengok wajah wajah, saya, Datin Seri Tiara, Sean, Melissa, Adlin dan Liza Hanim sila silalah beli majalah STYLE keluaran November sebab kami ada didalam issue tersebut bercakap tentang P Ramlee dan muzikal.
Friday, October 19, 2007
about the opening night and we are SOLD OUT!
Datin Seri Tiara, me, Zeqhty, Lyn (azizah kecil) dan Colin (Run Run Shaw) dalam lift nak ke PC
Atilia, Gita Gutawa dan bapanya Pak Erwin Gutawa
sean dan liza ditemuramah selepas persembahan pembukaan malam semalam
Dato' Siti dikerumun wartawan
sukardi juga sebok ditemuramah majalah hype... huhuhu
Dan semalam, kami diberitakan oleh Datin Seri Tiara yang semua tiket-tiket untuk semua persembahan kami telah HABIS DIJUAL! takut pun ada rasanya. pertama kali dalam sejarah IB rasanya... gambar dibawah ini saya rakamkan 2 hari yang lepas, keaadan di kaunter box office Istana Budaya. Saya sendiri tengah sedih tahap gaban sebab tak sempat beli teket untuk adik dan family saya sebab terlampau busy dengan rehearsal... they so gonna be mad at me...
Saturday, October 06, 2007
about ucapan raya dari Siti, Liza dan Atilia
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
about teaser p ramlee the musical EXCLUSIVE!
credits to : isma dan zeqhty . www.cheddyusoff.com
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
about the press conference...

Oleh: SHAZRYN MOHD. FAIZAL
“Sehingga kini, kesemua yang terlibat masih lagi sibuk dengan latihan yang sudahpun memasuki fasa terakhir. Saya kagum dengan semangat dan dedikasi yang ditunjukkan oleh semua, termasuk penyanyi nombor satu negara, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza.“Saya tidak sangka Siti Nurhaliza boleh memberikan persembahan yang begitu bagus sekali. Ternyata, percaturan kami memilihnya untuk watak Azizah memang tidak silap.
“Apatah lagi menyaksikan Siti menyanyikan lagu baru ciptaan Dick Lee yang berjudul Mulanya Cinta bersama pengarah muzik, Erwin Gutawa. Ia membuatkan saya tergamam dan hampir tidak percaya, Siti berjaya melakukannya,” kata Tiara yang menyatakan Mulanya Cinta merupakan salah satu lagu kegemarannya pada pementasan itu.Agak istimewa pada pementasan PRTM kali ini, penonton akan menyaksikan penglibatan penggubah muzik tersohor Indonesia, Erwin Gutawa sebagai pengarah muzik.
“Menariknya, Erwin Gutawa sendiri yang mahu melibatkan diri dalam pementasan ini ketika kami berbincang dengannya kerana P. Ramlee adalah idolanya. Katanya, hanya inilah caranya untuk dia menyumbang kreativitinya demi P. Ramlee yang sangat dikaguminya,” jelas Tiara lagi.
PRTM menampilkan 40 lagu iaitu 14 lagu baru termasuk Janji Yang Hilang dan Lihatlah Dia nyanyian penyanyi yang sedang meningkat naik, Atilia. Selebihnya adalah lagu-lagu P. Ramlee yang diberi nafas baru oleh Erwin Gutawa.Tiara turut menyatakan rasa kagumnya pada Liza Hanim yang memegang watak Saloma pada pementasan itu.“Liza sememangnya ‘jelmaan’ Allahyarham Puan Sri Saloma.
“Liza berjaya menghayati watak Saloma dengan begitu berkesan sekali. Lebih lagi, suaranya yang lemak merdu itu membuatkan dirinya bagaikan Biduanita Negara itu. Malah, keserasiannya bersama Sean Ghazi yang memegang watak P. Ramlee memang menjadi. Seolah-olah kami melihat jelmaan P. Ramlee dan Saloma yang kedua,” ujar ‘Puteri Gunung Ledang’ ini lagi.Berbanding PGLM, kata Tiara PRTM menggunakan set yang lebih besar iaitu sebanyak 12 set utama berbanding empat sahaja ketika pementasan PGLM.
"Ini kerana PRTM mengambil kisah hidup P. Ramlee bermula dari tahun 50-an sehinggalah ke tahun 70-an. Malah, pelakon kali ini juga lebih ramai iaitu melebihi 40 orang pelakon,” jelasnya.Khabar gembira bagi Tiara adalah pihak Esplanade Theater Singapura turut meminta pihaknya mementaskan PRTM di pentas bertaraf antarabangsa itu tahun hadapan dan juga pementasan PGLM buat kali kedua.Para penonton akan berpeluang menyaksikan di sebalik tabir pembikinan PRTM pada 20 Oktober ini, pukul 5 petang di TV3.Info P. Ramlee The Musical
Harga tiket bernilai RM30, RM50, RM80, RM120, RM150, RM180 dan RM200 boleh didapati menerusi:
* Kaunter Box-office di Istana Budaya.
about more rehearsal's photos
Azizah dan Ramlee - my name is Siti dan Sean
Remy and Sally - my name is Sean dan Liza Hanim
Norizan, your queen - my name is Melissa Saila
Sukardi dan Norizan - my name is Chedd and Melissa
"telah tba masa ! era gemilang! - my name Baby Arin, Talif, Nik, Yus (so you think you can dance) and the ensemble
"Apa Takdir Kita, Azizah?" - my name is Sean and Siti
Zouk karl Dee and Sally Moon - my name is Chedd and Liza
" a Dollar for a Dollar and Shaw will Show you!" - My name is Douglas LimI got an SMS from my reader this morning saying "how to get ticket? the newspaper yesterday said that the tickets all sold out!" I checked with Datin Seri Tiara, she reconfirmed that the ticket are still available but moving really fast! Call the ticket counter to inquire or visit ticket2u.biz
See you all in Istana Budaya soon!











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