It's 1979 and Singapore is in the midst of a modernisation plan. In the race to create a world-class city, old districts are being torn down for new developments, and businessman Rickson Goh is one such developer with big plans to convert sleepy old Jalan Calamansi into an entertainment area.
Its surviving residents (many have already moved out to the brand new housing estates like Ang Mo Kio), include Choo Kew Teng and his daughter Bee Lean, who run a noodle shop on the ground floor of their crumbling shophouse home. Together with her neighbours, Bee Lean struggles to save her little street (and business) from the threatening advance of progress, and along the way, encounters excitement, fear and love.
Book, Music & Lyrics: Dick Lee
Director: Steven Dexter
Musical Director: Iskandar Ismail
Set Designer: Francis O' Connor
Costume Designer: Lai Chan
Lighting Designer: Mac Chan
Sound Designer: Mike Walker
Projection Designer: Andrzej Goulding
Choreographer: Jeffrey Tan
Hair Designer: Ashley Lim
Cast:
Taufik Batisah
Denise Tan
Candice De Rozario
Lim Yu Beng
Darius Tan
Sebastian Tan
Amanda Tee
Alemay Fernandez
Hatta Said
Rahimah Rahim
Jacqueline Pereira
Celine Rosa Tan
Ensemble:
Eden Ang
Zarinah Bahtiar
Michel Cruz
Andy Cai
Elinor Coulson
Marcus Foo
Gianti Giadi
Francesca Harriman
Farhan Hassan
Kay Lee
Andrew Lua
Joshua Lim
Nur Ateeqah
Oliver Pang
Jacqueline Pereira
Kluane Saunders
Fariz Spears
Bibiana Tan
Celine Rosa Tan
Rebecca Yeo
Band:
Ruth Ling
Tan Kian Wee
Steve Cannon
Kenneth Lun
Eddie Sangcap
Brad Swope
Leo Jeoh
Daniel Chai
Brandon Wong
Jimmy Lee
Damien Lim
Orchestration and Music Preparation: Helen Chuan, Syawaludin Kassim, Ince Kosasih
Vocal Coach - Principles: John Lee
Vocal Coach - Ensemble: Elaine Chan
Assistant Musical Director/Rehearsal Pianist: Ruth Ling
Producer: Grace Low
Production Manager: Cindy Yeong
Technical Manager: Teo Kuang Han
Stage Manager: Melissa Teoh
Assistant Stage Managers: Stanley Ng, Suan Yipling
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Chan Silei
Set Coordinator: Suan Gee Tan
Props Master: Chan Lee Lee
Sound Operator: Simon Ng
Video Engineer: Low Wee Cheng
Lighting Programmer: Javier Tan
Make-Up Artists: Artists from the Make Up Room
Wardrobe Manager: Theresa Chan
Assistant Wardrobe Manager: Rachel Chua
Dressers: Umi Kalthum, Jeremiah Lim, Wong Shu Lin, Asha Ong, Mohamed Rizal
Crew: Megan Laksana, Sarah Sum
Surtitles Operator: Ng Yanling
Set Construction: Arina Hogan Builders
(Source: Singapore Repertory Theatre Programme)