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The Tropicana Theatre-Restaurant & Niteclub1968-1989

The Tropicana Theatre-Restaurant & Niteclub was a real life establishment situated at Scotts Road where Pacific Plaza stands today. It was Singapore’s, and indeed, South-East Asia’s, first entertainment complex to feature exquisite topless revues, cabaret theatre, restaurants and nightclubs under one roof. The visionary behind it was Shaw Sung Ching, a property developer. With no entertainment background behind him, he possessed a deep belief in his dream and a unique sense of courage and commitment in making that dream come true. And that he did. Tropicana enjoyed full houses every night for the first three years and remained profitable till it closed its doors 21 years later.

Well-known for its high production qualities and top class entertainment, the niteclub featured top international stars of the time like Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mathis, Tony Martin and Pat Boone. Even Frank Sinatra visited the complex. Its opening act was a specially flown in troupe of 14 Japanese dancers named Folies du Tropicana, and the place quickly established itself as the center for premium acts including keronchong ensembles, fashion shows, dances, acrobats, magicians, dagger and fire jugglers, beauty pageants and comedy acts. Tropicana’s last day of business was 31 May 1989 and as testimony to the incredible vision, energy and legacy left behind by its founder Shaw Sung Ching, ex-Tropicana staff still get together today, once every year for Chinese New Year.

Tropicana Theatre-Restaurant & Niteclub circa. 1968

Opens 13 April 2017 at Capitol Theatre

A Brand New Musical About Sexy, Sixties, Singapore!

Synopsis

The year is 1968, and a lavish Las Vegas-style niteclub opens its doors for the very first time in the heart of Orchard Road. Known for its international class topless revues, glamorous stars and part of the lifestyle of the rich and famous of its time, Tropicana captured the imagination of the nation and brought some hard-hitting realities to light. But Tropicana The Musical is a story less about tits than it is about balls. The balls of a nation of dream makers and catchers wanting to burst out of this tiny island. Based on real and imagined people and stories, Tropicana The Musical remembers an era of dreams that ruled and dreams that ruined. You’ll bust your gut laughing at its killer comedy and sob through its love songs as we invite you back into a time where dialogue had dialect, long-haired rockers strangled guitars in smoke-filled rooms, naive kampung girls fended off vice and virgin-hunters to make better lives for themselves, long-service secretaries hid secret loves, Eurasian radio DJs tangled with teenage hearts and gangland fights broke out in back alleys over turf and territory as a middle-aged tycoon walked away from everything he knew to change his destiny.

Original Tropicana Niteclub Revue dancer circa 1968

Siti Khalijah Sharda Harrison Audrey Luo

Joshua Lim

Brendon Fernandez

Rizman Putra

Karen TanSeong Hui XuanLim Yu-BengEbi Shankara

Mitch Lagos

Directed by Beatrice Chia-Richmond Book by Haresh Sharma Songs by Julian Wong Lyrics by Joel Tan Choreographed by Jeffrey TanSet by Tan Ju Meng Multi-media by Brian Gothong Tan Costumes by Tube Gallery Lights by Yo Shao Ann Music Direction by Joel Nah

Starring Brendon Fernandez Sharda Harrison Siti Khalijah Mitch Lagos Joshua Lim Lim Yu-Beng Audrey Luo Rizman Putra Seong Hui Xuan Ebi Shankara Karen TanProduced by Tan Kheng Hua