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                                                     JOSHUA JENKINS (CHRISTOPHER BOONE) AND COMPANY CURIOUS INCIDENT
            COMING            highlights that include Why   INTERNATIONAL TOUR.
         ATTRACTIONS          We Chat, starring Golden
                              Horse Award-winner Sylvia
                              Chang and Taiwanese actor
                              David Wang, plus a debut
                              performance by Taiwanese
                              Ju Percussion Group in Feel
           FEB                the Beats!. Artistes such
        Jacky Cheung “A       Crowd Lu, Miss Ko, Matzka
                              and Xiao Qiu will also be
        Classic Tour”         present.
        Deemed the “God of    Feb 23–Mar 4. Various times.
        Songs” in Hong Kong,   The Esplanade. Free & ticketed.
        Cantopop legend Jacky   Tix from Sistic*. www.espla-                                  PHOTO BY BRINKHOFF MöGENBERG
                              nade.com/huayi
        Cheung brings his
        previously sold-out ‘Classic   Evita
        Tour’ to Singapore. Fans   Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd
        can expect a visual   Webber’s iconic musical
        extravaganza as well as   Evita remains one of the   MAR
        Jacky’s greatest hits, such   world’s most beloved
        as ‘Goodbye Kiss’ and   musicals — it has won
        ‘Just Want to Spend My   more than 20 major awards.   National Theatre’s
        Life with You’.       Helmed by legendary
        Feb 9–11. 8pm. Singapore   director Hal Prince, the   The Curious Incident
        Indoor Stadium. Tix sold out
        at press time. www.sportshub.  original Broadway and West   of the Dog in the
        com.sg                End production comes to
                              Singapore, featuring songs   Night-Time
        Singapore             like ‘Don’t Cry for Me
        Airshow 2018          Argentia’ and ‘Oh What a   For the first time, London’s National Theatre
        Asia’s largest and one   Circus’. Evita, which tells   comes to Singapore to stage its production of
                                                       The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,
        of the most important   the story of Eva Peron, wife   winner of five Tony Awards and seven Olivier
        aerospace and defence   of former Argentine dictator   Awards. The play, based on Mark Haddon’s best-
        events is back. Members   Juan Peron, promises to be   selling novel of the same name, has been hailed
        of the public can look   an unforgettable experience   all around the world as a theatrical experience
        forward to an exciting   for musical theatre fans.  that’s not to be missed.
        line-up of aircraft and   Feb 23–Mar 11. Tue–Fri, 8pm;   Mar 29–Apr 8. Tue–Fri, 8pm; Sat, 3pm, 8pm; Sun, 2pm,
        spectacular aerobatic   Sat, 2pm. 8pm; Sun, 1pm,   7pm. Esplanade Theatre. Tix: $48–$138 from Sistic*.
        displays, including   6pm. Grand Theatre, Marina
                              Bay Sands. Tix: $55–$185 from
        commercial aircraft and   Sistic*.
        business jets. Witness
        stunning aerobatic flying   Russell Peters:   and mature content).  Feb 26. 7.30pm. Esplanade
                                                                          Concert Hall. Tix: $48–$118
        displays, get up close   The Deported       Feb 24. 8pm. Singapore Indoor   from Sistic*.
                                                    Stadium. Tix: $108–$228 from
        with the aircraft and view   World Tour     Sports Hub Tix*.
        the latest aerospace   Internationally-acclaimed                  Rohan Joshi “Live”
        technologies and      comedian Russell Peters   Chris Botti       in Singapore
        innovations. Catch Captain   returns to Singapore with   The best-selling American   One of India’s most popular
        Leo and Captain Leonette,   an all-new tour with all-new   instrumental artiste and   comedians, Rohan Joshi,
        the official Singapore   material. This return to   Grammy Award-winning   brings his hilarious show to
        Airshow mascots, and   “live” touring comes after   jazz trumpeter returns   Singapore. He is best known
        meet the pilots.      the filming of his last   to perform in his unique   as a member of India’s most
        Feb 10–11. 9.30am–5pm.   special, Almost Famous on   style that transcends the   celebrated comedy group,
        Changi Exhibition Centre, 9   Netflix. He also produced   boundaries of jazz and   All India Bakchod (AIB).
        Aviation Park Road. Tix: $22
        adult, $9 child from Sistic*.   and starred in his own   other genres. With four   In 2011, he performed at
        www.singaporeairshow.com   comedy-drama limited   number one jazz albums   biggest comedy festival in
                              series, The Indian Detective.   under his belt, Chris Botti   the world, the Fringe Festival
        Huayi: Chinese        The new tour will also   has shared the stage   in Edinburgh, and was
        Festival of Arts      feature popular comedian   with music industry icons,   chosen to perform at the
        2018                  Jake Johannsen. Advisory:   including Barbra Streisand,   Comedy Store in London.
        This festival is back for   ages 16 and above (Show   Paul Simon, Andrea Bocelli   Don’t miss his beloved
         its 16th edition with   contains adult language   and Frank Sinatra.   observational and sarcastic

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