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Cosentino : Decennium - The Greatest Live

Magic Show is presented by Base Entertainment Asia.

Consentino - Australia’s most successful magician, illusionist, and escape artist, is coming back to Singapore from 24 August to 3 September 2023 at Sands Theatre. Presented by Base Entertainment Asia, the leading live entertainment company in Asia Pacific and exclusive manager of Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands, Cosentino: Decennium - The Greatest Live Magic Show will celebrate his 10 years of global success.

In the 10 years since Cosentino became an overnight sensation on Australia’s Got Talent, he has gone on to become a genuine superstar on the global stage. I watched his performance up front back in 2017 and it was spectacular. Every performance was flawless and with that element of danger and surprise, he had the audience gaping in awe. Now that he is back, I would say, do not miss.

Decennium is a 90-minute stage spectacular, which was written, produced, and choreographed by

Cosentino himself with memorable acts like Stabbed, Stranger Things, and Flaming Jaws. One that had an impression on me was Flaming Jaws.

Cosentino was the 1st in the world to do this demonstration and the pioneer of the escape. ‘Flaming Jaws' takes death-defying escapes to a whole new level where Cosentino is placed and shackled inside a regulation straitjacket, then attached upside down by his ankle's underneath to the Jaws and hoisted into the air. The enormous set of steel jaws is held open by a single rope and set alight. Once the rope snaps the the steel jaws will come crashing down destroying anything or anyone that gets in its path.

Cosentino is now in a race to save his own life, he has 90 seconds to successfully escape the straitjacket,

release himself from the burning rope and drop to the ground before the crushing force of the

sharp-teethed jaws come crashing together in the ultimate climax.

Cosentino: Decennium - The Greatest Live Magic Show

Performance Season - 19 October to 5 November 2023

Venue - Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands

Duration - 75 minutes with 20 minutes of intermission

Performance Times (Singapore Time)

Thursdays to Fridays; 8pm,

Saturdays; 2pm & 8pm

Sundays; 12pm & 6pm

Tickets are now on-sale at Marina Bay Sands Ticketing and SISTIC and range between SGD$58 to SGD$168, excluding booking fees. You can get them here - https://www.marinabaysands.com/entertainment/shows/cosentino-decennium.html

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MAMMA MIA! Is Not To Be Missed

Hi Huneybees,

Remembering back then, it was the end of exams and us girls all gathered in the school's hall to watch the movie - Mamma Mia, to celebrate the end of school terms. We stashed all our textbooks aside and enjoyed the movie with lightened hearts. We fell in love with the idea of falling in love, getting swept off our feet and even the lovely friendship between the female lead - Donna, and her friends - wisecracking author Rosie Mulligan and wealthy multiple divorcée Tanya Chesham-Leigh. We even had the idea of growing old together and gathering in times of happiness, just like the characters!

"MAMMA MIA!" - a story about Love, Friendship and Ambitions, surrounding the beautiful tunes of the 70's iconic ABBA songs like "I Have A Dream", "Money, Money, Money", "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia"; was actually based on a musical of same name back in 1999.

And now Singapore has the pleasure of catching the musical back on its second run, telling the story of Sophie as she prepares to get married at a young age of twenty, she decides she wants to know who her father is, and so invites the three potential men from her mother’s past through her diary to the wedding in the Greek islands, unbeknownst to her mother Donna. Being a jukebox musical, the characters break into a slew of ABBA’s best and most iconic songs.

This is one of the happiest, sunshine musical I've seen before, and it was so meaningful to have caught it with my BFF. The flamboyant costumes complete with platform boots wide-legged pants, and glitter, paired witha good mix of slapstick and sexual innuendos got us tickled pink and laughing through the night.

We walked out dancing and singing to the tunes, speaking of so much childhood memories. I bet girls, ladies of all ages would love this musical as much as us and even the guys too! It was definitely a first for me to see the audience dancing and singing to the tunes all the way till the curtain call "encores".

I'm happy that I finally caught this musical and soaked up some of the ABBA vibes with this feel good performance. So, do catch MAMMA MIA! before it ends this 18 November at Marina Bay Sands. You can get tickets here.



Image Credits: MAMMA MIA! 2017-18 UK Tour Cast Press/Publicity Photos by Brinkhoff/Mögenburg

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Be At The Edge Of Your Seat With Cosentino: Anything Is Possible

Hi Huneybees,

Fans of the magic realm, be fascinated and captivated as BASE Entertainment Asia brings in the magnificent "Cosentino: Anything is Possible" show. We caught the mesmerizing International Magician of the Year - Paul Cosentino, on his opening and had a little chat with him before catching his show later in the evening.

He had a Johnny Depp, Captain Jack Sparrow vibe as he walked towards me, dark, mysterious but it was a surprise to find him all chatty and humourous throughout the conversation. I delved into the magical scene and came out charmed and excited to catch his show. Here's the lowdown...

Yes, do not blink your eyes, coz every moment, something is happening!

The multi-award winning performer, Cosentino is definitely more than just your usual street magician. With an increasing list of achievements (currently holding a Merlin from the International Magicians’ Society, the Levante Award and three Australian Award Winning Magician), his show is not to be missed.

I've seen his performance before at an RTL CBS event, but for this show, we can see Cosentino's evolving and perfecting his act with more death defying acts. I was holding my breath and held my mouth at the 'WOW' position through the show. No wonder he is hailed as the 21st century, Harry Houdini.

I loved that there was audience interactivity throughout his show, he was like a Harry Potter and Michael Jackson, integrating dance with his magic performances; everything was so well thought and planned, not one act was a seen before. 

And I do agree with him, my favourite part has got to be the time travelling bit, it was so intricately done to transition between the first half and second of his half show, no matter how much magic trick busting shows or books you have read, you will definitely have a hard time trying to break "the spell". 


There's so much I don't want to spoil it for you, you have got to see it! With just a few more shows left, be sure to catch it before it ends. A big shout out to BASE Entertainment Asia for this magical trip. 

Cosentino: Anything is Possible

Season: From 17 August 2017
(The entire show will run for 110 minutes, with a 20 minute intermission.)Venue: Mastercard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands

Performance Times:
Thursday, 17 & 24 August – 8PM
Friday, 18 & 24 August – 8PM
Saturday, 19 & 26 August – 2PM & 8PM
Sunday, 20 & 27 October – 1PM & 6:30PM

For bookings via:
Internet: www.MarinaBaySands.com/ticketing or www.sistic.com.sg
Phone: +65 6688 8826

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SHREK THE MUSICAL Was Farting-ly Awesome!

Hi Huneybees,

After so many months of anticipation, SHREK THE MUSICAL has finally opened this week at the Mastercard Theatres, Marina Bay Sands! The show was roaringly funny, brought me back to the days when Shrek first got introduced to our lives and I left the theatre still in awe over how beautifully the show was crafted and pieced together to make cartoon characters come to LIVE!

We've kinda already know the story from the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, where Shrek, an ogre comes to save the fiesty Princess Fiona from the fire-breathing Dragon protected tower, under the "enlisted" help of Lord Farquaad. He turns out to be her true love and breaks her free from her ogre curse. Just the usual fairytale...

I love that the script didn't deviate much from the original movie and even some of the jokes and puns were exactly the same, the whole jist of the movie is pretty much the same, except this was cartoon characters coming to us LIVE!

First thing that impressed me was the set background! Combining a 10m x 6m LED wall, moving sets with trees that go over 7m high and 60 scene changes, we are literally travelling and walking through forests with Shrek and Donkey on their quest to save Princess Fiona.

Next, is the powerhouse vocals. In particular Grace Leszymski as Dragon and Lindsay Estelle Dunn as Princess Fiona, with them belting their solo parts, they got the loudest claps from the audience and even standing ovation towards the end of the performance.

All in all SHREK THE MUSICAL is definitely the must-go for this school holidays. But probably due to a lack of cartoon-ness and upbeat songs, kids might not be able to stay awake throughout. We found the younger kids dozing off towards the second half of the show even though the green ogre was charming everyone else in the audience...

Be sure to catch the loveable fairy tale characters in SHREK THE MUSICAL this June holiday and check out this Meet Shrek & Princess Fiona Enchanted Tea Party package below for 17th June 2016! Other ticketing details are as follows:

TICKETING AND SHOW INFORMATION

CALENDAR EDITOR’S NOTE:
SHREK THE MUSICAL
Season: From 8 June 2016
Venue:  MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands
Cast:   International Cast

PERFORMANCE TIMES: 
Wednesday - Friday 7:30pm
Saturday: 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday: 1:00pm and 6:00pm

TICKET PRICE:  
From S$65
* Excludes the booking fee of SGD$4 per ticket

BOOKINGS: 

INTERNET:  www.MarinaBaySands.com/ticketing or www.sistic.com.sg

PHONE:   +65 6688 8826

IN PERSON AT:    
Marina Bay Sands Box Offices (Museum, Theatres, SkyPark, Retail Mall and Hotel Tower 1 Lobby).
For more information please log onto www.MarinaBaySands.com

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Star Wars and Beyond, The Iconic Film Scores of John Williams Coming This March 2016

Hi Huneybees,

Join me - Darth Huney to the Galaxy Far, Far Away this March as the MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands gets transformed for a musical voyage through a galaxy of well known film scores of John Williams with electrifying multi-coloured light, laser displays and a pyrotechnic finale

Hailing direct from the UK, Star Wars and Beyond, The Iconic Film Scores of John Williams will open in March 2016 for 3 shows only. 

Film scores of John Williams have been accompanying us through the moments of ups and downs as we watch the iconic movies like Jaws, Jurassic Park, E.T, Harry Potter, Superman and one of the most epic scores of all time - Star Wars!

Photo Credits: hubpages.com

John Williams, an American composer, conductor, and pianist with a career spanning over six decades, has composed all these popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history and these magnificent music masterpieces remain as popular today. Just a note from the pieces, you can already relive that moment when Dinosaurs first hit the screen, when that big shark had its mouth wide open hungry for 'food' or that favourite moment of mine - when Luke Skywalker racing through the Death Star maze as he avoids and attacks those TIE fighters!

The Star Wars and Beyond, The Iconic Film Scores of John Williams is presented by Base Entertainment and staged in association with Raymond Gubbay Ltd to bring each piece of music scores to life by a magnificent light and laser display stunningly programmed to perfectly complement each musical score. 

This spectacular lighting display is designed by Durham Marenghi who has recently been appointed as the lighting designer for the Rio 2016 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies and the concert will be introduced and conducted by the irrepressible showman Anthony Inglis, taking charge of the full 80 piece Singapore Metropolitan Festival Orchestra.

Anthony Inglis, has been described in the UK press as “one of Britain’s most popular conductors” (Manchester Evening News). Upon leaving Marlborough College, he studied music at The Royal College of Music and now leads a busy international conducting career, appearing with some of the greatest orchestras in concert halls and recording studios around the world, including the Royal Albert Hall, where with over 250 conducting performances to his credit, he has been credited as the most frequent visiting artist. Among the orchestras he has conducted are the four main London independent orchestras (LSO, RPO, LPO and Philharmonia), all the British independent and most BBC orchestras, the Melbourne, Sydney, Gothenburg, Singapore symphony orchestras and the Warsaw and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras.  He is currently Music Director of The National Symphony Orchestra in London and is Music Supervisor/Consultant for The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre, a show he has been with for 27 years. For more information visit:http://www.anthonyinglis.com/ .

TICKETING AND SHOW INFORMATION

Dates: 11-12 March 2016
Venue:  MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands
Orchestra:  UK based Anthony Inglis with the Singapore Metropolitan Festival Orchestra

PERFORMANCE TIMES: 
Friday 7:30pm
Saturday: 2:00pm and 7:30pm

TICKET PRICE:  
From S$65
* Excludes the booking fee of SGD$4 per ticket

BOOKINGS: 

INTERNET:  www.MarinaBaySands.com/ticketing or www.sistic.com.sg

PHONE:   +65 6688 8826

IN PERSON AT:    
Marina Bay Sands Box Offices (Museum, Theatres, SkyPark, Retail Mall and Hotel Tower 1 Lobby).
For more information please log onto - www.MarinaBaySands.com
For exciting ticket package options including accommodation at Marina Bay Sands please visit:www.marinabaysands.com/packages.

So, be sure to get your tickets early as there are only 3 shows!May the Force be with you! =)

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GHOST the Musical Featured Hauntingly Good Vocals

Hi Huneybees,

"Ohhhhhh~~~~ My Love, My Darling, I've hungered for your touch...."

GHOST - A classic love story transcending above the supernatural boundaries got us all crying in the cinemas back in 1990. Before all that "You Jump, I Jump" drama, there was this movie that shot Demi Moore (Molly Jenson) and Patrick Swayze (Sam Wheat) into the limelight.

It's been 25 years since this duo made movie magic (and pottery!) together and watching this movie being made into a musical, stirs back those memories. 

Yes! There is a musical version of GHOST and this timeless love story is here in Singapore!

The Story

Sam Wheat (Liam Doyle), a young Wall Street success, and artist Molly Jenson (Lucie Jones) have just moved into a fabulous fix-up Brooklyn apartment and are edging toward marriage when Sam is murdered in a staged mugging. 

Lucie Jones who plays Molly Jenson and Liam Doyle plays Sam Wheat.

Sam's ghost remains invisible yet unable to "see the light" and move on. He is however though capable of supernatural powers but powerless to reach out to the grief-stricken Molly - except through the intercession of phony medium Oda Mae Brown (Wendy Mae Brown), who feels panicked by the onset of true psychic powers. 

Oda Mae Brown played by Wendy Mae Brown and Carl played by David Roberts.

Learning that his murder was planned by his money-laundering, two-faced colleague Carl (David Roberts), Sam must find a way to protect Molly from harm of being murdered too...

Photo Credits: TodayOnline

GHOST the Musical has brought an old time classic to new levels and added their own versions of comic, spiritual and romantic elements together with never before seen special effects on stage performance. 
It is very refreshing to see how they portray ghosts on the stage, not only was the blue lighting cast on them them have a glittery feel, even their costumes were made to created a gradient faded greyscale feel. 
Sam, as a ghost, walks through a solid door, inanimate objects take on a life of their own, spirits ascend to the heavens (or down to hell), subway passengers thrown in the air during a high speed train ride was all made possible, thanks to leading stage and film illusionist - Paul Kieve (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Matilda the Musical), Sam could pass through doors in his ghost mode!

Speaking of Sam, Liam Doyle may have just created a new character for us to fall in love with. He is definitely not even a copy of Patrick Swayze's portray and I was definitely drowning in his amazing vocals. He already blew me away when he started singing the re-organized "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers.

#GhostTheMusical opens this week and who would expect #Ghost would be depicted in this manner.... #UnchainedMelodyPlayingNonStopInMyHead #mastercardtheatres #MBS #sgbloggers #sgblogger #marinabaysands #Love

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Paired with X Factor 2009 finalist - Lucie Jones (Molly), these 2 power vocals had me staying peeled to the show. Especially when Lucie did her solo - “With You” that yearning and being unable to come to terms to Sam's death, really had me tearing up. So touching, so alone...

That intense chemistry that Liam and Lucie had on stage got us blushing just that few steps away from them. Maybe it's the little sexual scenes, but it really felt we were watching 2 lovebirds singing their profession for each other's love, being in a world of their own, ignoring the "outside world"

That torned love of being unable to "see" each other, the longing and those sad emotions, really got me tearing up. They have really created GHOST version 2.0, which I want to see it being made into a movie too! :)

Of course, opposite the melancholy, humor had to be injected as well. Wendy Mae Brown really stole the show playing as Oda Mae Brown, the "phony" medium that was played by Whoopi Goldberg in the movie version.

Her colourful, fiesty, slight diva-ish atttitude together with the cheeky lines had me breaking out in non-stop laughter. Oh! How my tummy ached. Her solo scene where she sang and danced on the "LV luggage cases", proved her power station vocals and got everyone in the audience clapping in standing ovation.

Of course, we also have to give credits to David Roberts as Carl. He was definitely giving Liam a run for his "vocals" during his one-man show, Seriously, what's with the villains always looking better? :X

Okok, I can really go on and on about the musical, but I think I shouldn't be revealing too much already. Go on, catch GHOST the Musical before they leave Singapore. I think it really doesn't matter if you have watched or not watched the movie before. I liked this new age version as much as the movie and judging from the amount of laughter and applause from the audience, you should be making a date already! :)

TICKETING AND SHOW INFORMATION

• Date: From 4 November 2015 
• Venue: Sands Theatre, MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands 
• Performance Times:
  - Tuesday to Friday 7:30pm
  - Saturday: 2:00pm and 7:30pm
  - Sunday: 1:00pm and 6:00pm
• Ticket Price: From S$85 *Excludes the booking fee of SGD$4 per ticket 
• Bookings: 
  - INTERNET: www.BASEentertainmentasia.com, www.MarinaBaySands.com or www.sistic.com.sg
  - PHONE: +65 6688 8826
  - IN PERSON AT: Marina Bay Sands Box Offices (Museum, Theatres, SkyPark, Retail Mall and Hotel Tower 1 Lobby).

For exciting ticket package options including accommodation at Marina Bay Sands please visit: www.marinabaysands.com/packages. Corporate and Group Bookings are available via Showbiz. Email: corporate@showbizasia.com or call 6688 1029

For more information, please log onto - www.MarinaBaySands.com.

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