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The vocal empress
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 10/08/2018
» 'Close your eyes. Hear the sound around you. Feel the environment in the room. Think of fear. How does it make you feel?"
Classic Thai story and a triumphant musical feast
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 01/03/2018
» From folk tale to legend, from a royal play to a new musical, the century-old story of Phra Ruang has been recounted in different versions in Thai nationalistic narrative. The most recent version of the story is imagined as a show tune, evident that its virtue is still meaningful to contemporary Thais.
Beating a path to Broadway
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 02/07/2015
» For TV mogul Takonkiet Viravan, musical theatre is the love of his life. Since 1997, he has spared time from lucrative TV production to direct a dozen contemporary Thai musicals. His latest ambition is to have a production on Broadway, though the path is not as simple as following the yellow brick road to the Emerald City.