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| Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Theatre > You Are Special by I Theatre You Are Special in my Eyes Writer : Yang Ming Christian productions have the stignma of being too preachy. Luckily "You Are Special" (7 Nov - 18 Nov 2007) stopped short of that. Yang Ming reviews this children's musical by I Theatre, a winsome production that brings to life what we hold dear. Viewed on 10 Nov 2007.  colourful characters"You Are Special" has elements that we can identiy with : the protagonist who stands on the fringe, a very bad antagonist and colourful townsfolk ranging from the arrogant Mayoress to vegetable selling prima donnas. The production links two of Max Lucado's works, "You Are Special" and "You Are Mine".  Eli brings Wemmicksville to life Eli tells Punch he's special TorvilleDwayne Lau who acted as Punch made a sturdy effort to bring his character to life onstage but his singing was rather weak especially in the solo 'I Wonder Why'. Matthew Jasper as the lovable and kind woodcarver Eli was brilliant. I was mesmerized by his duet, "Why You Matter To Me" with Dwayne. Candice de Rozario did a good job as the Mayoress, and definitely someone to watch out for in the local scene. The audience responded favourably to her exaggarated gestures. A moment I recall was when she strided across the stage, bumbling with a huge box, and gave the children in the theatre much laugther. Andrew Lua is the Mayor in good physicality and a convincing leader rather afraid of his sister, the Mayoress. Chio Su-Ping plays Torville, arguably one of the most challenging roles on stage. The production team did a great job in holding the audience's attention, and special detail was given to the set design and costumes. Director Brian Seward's wit is plays out evidently from the script while Bang Wenfu's infectious tunes filled my head after the night ended. By the end of "You Are Special" I was reminded of the verse, 'The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart' (1 Samuel 16:7). It simply doesn't matter how people look at you or how you fit into this society because you are just as special as you are created, just what the musical promised.
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