Dianjurkan bersama oleh Marctensia Concerts dan Universal Music Malaysia, dan disokong oleh Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) dan Kementerian Pelancongan Malaysia “2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” kembali lagi selepas menjalankan pertama yang berjaya pada bulan Disember 2012. 2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” akan membawa bintang Girls’ Generation dan  AOA.

“2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” bakal diadakan pada 12 Mei 2013 di Stadium Merdeka, KL jam 8 malam. Tiket dijual pada harga RM223, RM323 (Tempat Duduk Percuma), RM353, RM453 (Tetap Percuma) dan VIP (tempat duduk bernombor).

Nikmati 10% daripada semua kategori tiket (kecuali tiket VIP) semasa Promosi Burung awal dari Mac 23 hingga April 6, 2013. Pihak penganjur juga memberi eksklusif 15% off semua kategori tiket (kecuali tiket VIP) untuk semua pemegang tiket “2012 Asia Super Showcase di Malaysia”.

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The expression “the world is her stage” means exactly what it says when it comes to singer, songwriter, musician, award-winner, Olympic torch-bearer,  superstar of concerts, films and musicals, the multi-lingual, multi-talented Karen Mok.Eurasian Karen, who has Chinese heritage but also Welsh, Persian and German blood, is from Hong Kong by birth, but in reality she’s from everywhere. In a hugely accomplished career, Karen has repeatedly proved that she’s one of the most distinguished Oriental talents of her generation, but now she’s set to cross the bridge between east and west as never before, on her new album, and first English-language jazz recording, ‘Somewhere I Belong.’

With Karen’s sophisticated approach and with her unique background, this is “jazz, but with a bit of a Chinese approach,” as she describes it. It features an eclectic selection of interpretations plus two Chinese songs (one traditional, one written by Mok herself). The broad palette of ‘Somewhere I Belong’ runs all the way from Cole Porter to Portishead, from Chris Isaak to Sting and from George Gershwin to the Beatles.

“Basically I locked myself in my room and started to imagine what songs I would really want to sing,” explains Karen, whose love of jazz dates from her university days, sparked by such vocal figureheads as Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. “It was quite tough just to choose ten songs. It’s a bit like when I do the set list for my own concerts, you want a nice mix. And yes, we even threw in a couple of Chinese songs as well.”The track listing is as varied as the contents of Karen’s iPod. It also embraces pop era classics such s Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’ and Sting’s ‘Moon Over Bourbon Street,’ and songs that were already becoming standards long before World War II, such as Porter’s ‘Love For Sale’ and Gershwin’s ‘The Man I Love.’

‘Somewhere I Belong’ was recorded in Shanghai, “in an old, very organic studio, all wooden,” as Karen says. It also features her playing the guzheng, the traditional Chinese zither-like instrument she learned many years ago, notably on her imaginative cover of George Harrison’s Beatles classic ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps.’After deciding to interpret the song, Karen decided to go one step further and reinvent Eric Clapton’s famous guitar solo in the Beatles’ original. “I don’t play the guitar, but I do play the guzheng, so I thought, let me do my version of the guzheng gently weeping,” she explains.

“It turns out that when George Harrison wrote that song, he had just read the Chinese Book of Changes, I Ching, so he was suddenly into the balance of the opposites, and the forces that play against each other. Then everything fell into place, because that’s what the I Ching is about: everything happens for a reason, there’s always cause and effect, and nothing just happens for the heck of it. A bit like what’s happened to me in my life.”

And a jazz-tinged album with Portishead’s trip-hop favourite ‘Sour Times’ on it? You bet. “I thought, why not do something really funky and completely unexpected on a jazz album? The melody of ‘Sour Times’ just calls for it to be done in a jazzy way. I love that song, and there’s so much you can do with your vocals, it gives you a lot of scope. It’s a very alternative song, but somehow there’s something oriental about it, it’s eerie at the same time.To reflect her roots and give the album even more Eastern promise, Karen knew she wanted to include two Chinese songs. “Back in the 1930s and ’40s, Shanghai was very happening, it was the Paris of the Orient,” she says. “They did their type of jazz with very typical Chinese melodies, and we had some really big divas from those days. So I redid a famous song called ‘Shanghai Nights,’ and that fits very well with the whole concept of the album.”

Whatever the style, Karen was determined to make each song her own. “There’s no point trying to copy something that’s already great,” she says. “I had a ton of fun, because you’re reinterpreting something in your own way and trying to make it new.””I do feel that jazz is a genre that can cross borders and cultures, and if I try something new, hopefully people who already like my music will be tempted to check it out,” says Karen. It’s yet another exciting challenge for an artist who absolutely thrives on them. 2013 promises to be one of her biggest years yet, with another cinematic landmark on the way, starring in ‘Man Of Tai Chi,’ co-directed by its leading man, none other than Keanu Reeves.

“Maybe because my background was very different to a lot of my school friends, I’ve always felt it’s fun to be different,” she concludes. “I don’t want to be like everyone else.”Malaysia is lucky enough to be one of the stop points for Karen to promote her latest album. It has been 5 years since she last came to Malaysia for MTV Asia Awards in 2008. This time around, it will definitely be a feast to all Karen’s fans and music lovers.

‘Somewhere I Belong’ received an enormous welcome and positive feedback from fellow media and fans. It reaches the #1 spot in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan on the debut release in iTunes. The album launches with the single of ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’, followed by ‘The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships’. Both singles received good responds despite it is her debut try out on jazz genre. Many was astounded by her vocal ability and versatility. Her latest single of ‘Wicked Game’, she pushes her boundaries bringing more flavors to the already famous hit. Directed by world-acclaimed photographer, Wing Shya, the music video not only showcases Karen’s versatility but a whole new different sensuality to the single.

Karen Mok will be in town from 13^th to 16^th April to promote ‘Somewhere I Belong’. On this tour, Karen Mok will two activities to engage with her long waited fans. Please find below for the schedule of Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Autograph Session and Fans Gathering (By Invitation Only):

Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Autograph Session

Date    : 13/4/2013 ( Saturday)

Time    : 8pm

Venue  : Upper Atrium, Level UG, Paradigm Mall

Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Fans Gathering (By Invitation Only)

Date    : 14/4/2013 (Sunday)

Time    : 3pm

Venue  : Hibiscus Room, Level 10, Doubletree Hotel by Hilton

The expression “the world is her stage” means exactly what it says when it comes to singer, songwriter, musician, award-winner, Olympic torch-bearer,  superstar of concerts, films and musicals, the multi-lingual, multi-talented Karen Mok.Eurasian Karen, who has Chinese heritage but also Welsh, Persian and German blood, is from Hong Kong by birth, but in reality she’s from everywhere. In a hugely accomplished career, Karen has repeatedly proved that she’s one of the most distinguished Oriental talents of her generation, but now she’s set to cross the bridge between east and west as never before, on her new album, and first English-language jazz recording, ‘Somewhere I Belong.’

With Karen’s sophisticated approach and with her unique background, this is “jazz, but with a bit of a Chinese approach,” as she describes it. It features an eclectic selection of interpretations plus two Chinese songs (one traditional, one written by Mok herself). The broad palette of ‘Somewhere I Belong’ runs all the way from Cole Porter to Portishead, from Chris Isaak to Sting and from George Gershwin to the Beatles.

“Basically I locked myself in my room and started to imagine what songs I would really want to sing,” explains Karen, whose love of jazz dates from her university days, sparked by such vocal figureheads as Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. “It was quite tough just to choose ten songs. It’s a bit like when I do the set list for my own concerts, you want a nice mix. And yes, we even threw in a couple of Chinese songs as well.”The track listing is as varied as the contents of Karen’s iPod. It also embraces pop era classics such s Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’ and Sting’s ‘Moon Over Bourbon Street,’ and songs that were already becoming standards long before World War II, such as Porter’s ‘Love For Sale’ and Gershwin’s ‘The Man I Love.’

‘Somewhere I Belong’ was recorded in Shanghai, “in an old, very organic studio, all wooden,” as Karen says. It also features her playing the guzheng, the traditional Chinese zither-like instrument she learned many years ago, notably on her imaginative cover of George Harrison’s Beatles classic ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps.’After deciding to interpret the song, Karen decided to go one step further and reinvent Eric Clapton’s famous guitar solo in the Beatles’ original. “I don’t play the guitar, but I do play the guzheng, so I thought, let me do my version of the guzheng gently weeping,” she explains.

“It turns out that when George Harrison wrote that song, he had just read the Chinese Book of Changes, I Ching, so he was suddenly into the balance of the opposites, and the forces that play against each other. Then everything fell into place, because that’s what the I Ching is about: everything happens for a reason, there’s always cause and effect, and nothing just happens for the heck of it. A bit like what’s happened to me in my life.”

And a jazz-tinged album with Portishead’s trip-hop favourite ‘Sour Times’ on it? You bet. “I thought, why not do something really funky and completely unexpected on a jazz album? The melody of ‘Sour Times’ just calls for it to be done in a jazzy way. I love that song, and there’s so much you can do with your vocals, it gives you a lot of scope. It’s a very alternative song, but somehow there’s something oriental about it, it’s eerie at the same time.To reflect her roots and give the album even more Eastern promise, Karen knew she wanted to include two Chinese songs. “Back in the 1930s and ’40s, Shanghai was very happening, it was the Paris of the Orient,” she says. “They did their type of jazz with very typical Chinese melodies, and we had some really big divas from those days. So I redid a famous song called ‘Shanghai Nights,’ and that fits very well with the whole concept of the album.”

Whatever the style, Karen was determined to make each song her own. “There’s no point trying to copy something that’s already great,” she says. “I had a ton of fun, because you’re reinterpreting something in your own way and trying to make it new.””I do feel that jazz is a genre that can cross borders and cultures, and if I try something new, hopefully people who already like my music will be tempted to check it out,” says Karen. It’s yet another exciting challenge for an artist who absolutely thrives on them. 2013 promises to be one of her biggest years yet, with another cinematic landmark on the way, starring in ‘Man Of Tai Chi,’ co-directed by its leading man, none other than Keanu Reeves.

“Maybe because my background was very different to a lot of my school friends, I’ve always felt it’s fun to be different,” she concludes. “I don’t want to be like everyone else.”Malaysia is lucky enough to be one of the stop points for Karen to promote her latest album. It has been 5 years since she last came to Malaysia for MTV Asia Awards in 2008. This time around, it will definitely be a feast to all Karen’s fans and music lovers.

‘Somewhere I Belong’ received an enormous welcome and positive feedback from fellow media and fans. It reaches the #1 spot in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan on the debut release in iTunes. The album launches with the single of ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’, followed by ‘The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships’. Both singles received good responds despite it is her debut try out on jazz genre. Many was astounded by her vocal ability and versatility. Her latest single of ‘Wicked Game’, she pushes her boundaries bringing more flavors to the already famous hit. Directed by world-acclaimed photographer, Wing Shya, the music video not only showcases Karen’s versatility but a whole new different sensuality to the single.

Karen Mok will be in town from 13^th to 16^th April to promote ‘Somewhere I Belong’. On this tour, Karen Mok will two activities to engage with her long waited fans. Please find below for the schedule of Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Autograph Session and Fans Gathering (By Invitation Only):

Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Autograph Session

Date    : 13/4/2013 ( Saturday)

Time    : 8pm

Venue  : Upper Atrium, Level UG, Paradigm Mall

Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Fans Gathering (By Invitation Only)

Date    : 14/4/2013 (Sunday)

Time    : 3pm

Venue  : Hibiscus Room, Level 10, Doubletree Hotel by Hilton

The expression “the world is her stage” means exactly what it says when it comes to singer, songwriter, musician, award-winner, Olympic torch-bearer,  superstar of concerts, films and musicals, the multi-lingual, multi-talented Karen Mok.Eurasian Karen, who has Chinese heritage but also Welsh, Persian and German blood, is from Hong Kong by birth, but in reality she’s from everywhere. In a hugely accomplished career, Karen has repeatedly proved that she’s one of the most distinguished Oriental talents of her generation, but now she’s set to cross the bridge between east and west as never before, on her new album, and first English-language jazz recording, ‘Somewhere I Belong.’

With Karen’s sophisticated approach and with her unique background, this is “jazz, but with a bit of a Chinese approach,” as she describes it. It features an eclectic selection of interpretations plus two Chinese songs (one traditional, one written by Mok herself). The broad palette of ‘Somewhere I Belong’ runs all the way from Cole Porter to Portishead, from Chris Isaak to Sting and from George Gershwin to the Beatles.

“Basically I locked myself in my room and started to imagine what songs I would really want to sing,” explains Karen, whose love of jazz dates from her university days, sparked by such vocal figureheads as Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. “It was quite tough just to choose ten songs. It’s a bit like when I do the set list for my own concerts, you want a nice mix. And yes, we even threw in a couple of Chinese songs as well.”The track listing is as varied as the contents of Karen’s iPod. It also embraces pop era classics such s Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’ and Sting’s ‘Moon Over Bourbon Street,’ and songs that were already becoming standards long before World War II, such as Porter’s ‘Love For Sale’ and Gershwin’s ‘The Man I Love.’

‘Somewhere I Belong’ was recorded in Shanghai, “in an old, very organic studio, all wooden,” as Karen says. It also features her playing the guzheng, the traditional Chinese zither-like instrument she learned many years ago, notably on her imaginative cover of George Harrison’s Beatles classic ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps.’After deciding to interpret the song, Karen decided to go one step further and reinvent Eric Clapton’s famous guitar solo in the Beatles’ original. “I don’t play the guitar, but I do play the guzheng, so I thought, let me do my version of the guzheng gently weeping,” she explains.

“It turns out that when George Harrison wrote that song, he had just read the Chinese Book of Changes, I Ching, so he was suddenly into the balance of the opposites, and the forces that play against each other. Then everything fell into place, because that’s what the I Ching is about: everything happens for a reason, there’s always cause and effect, and nothing just happens for the heck of it. A bit like what’s happened to me in my life.”

And a jazz-tinged album with Portishead’s trip-hop favourite ‘Sour Times’ on it? You bet. “I thought, why not do something really funky and completely unexpected on a jazz album? The melody of ‘Sour Times’ just calls for it to be done in a jazzy way. I love that song, and there’s so much you can do with your vocals, it gives you a lot of scope. It’s a very alternative song, but somehow there’s something oriental about it, it’s eerie at the same time.To reflect her roots and give the album even more Eastern promise, Karen knew she wanted to include two Chinese songs. “Back in the 1930s and ’40s, Shanghai was very happening, it was the Paris of the Orient,” she says. “They did their type of jazz with very typical Chinese melodies, and we had some really big divas from those days. So I redid a famous song called ‘Shanghai Nights,’ and that fits very well with the whole concept of the album.”

Whatever the style, Karen was determined to make each song her own. “There’s no point trying to copy something that’s already great,” she says. “I had a ton of fun, because you’re reinterpreting something in your own way and trying to make it new.””I do feel that jazz is a genre that can cross borders and cultures, and if I try something new, hopefully people who already like my music will be tempted to check it out,” says Karen. It’s yet another exciting challenge for an artist who absolutely thrives on them. 2013 promises to be one of her biggest years yet, with another cinematic landmark on the way, starring in ‘Man Of Tai Chi,’ co-directed by its leading man, none other than Keanu Reeves.

“Maybe because my background was very different to a lot of my school friends, I’ve always felt it’s fun to be different,” she concludes. “I don’t want to be like everyone else.”Malaysia is lucky enough to be one of the stop points for Karen to promote her latest album. It has been 5 years since she last came to Malaysia for MTV Asia Awards in 2008. This time around, it will definitely be a feast to all Karen’s fans and music lovers.

‘Somewhere I Belong’ received an enormous welcome and positive feedback from fellow media and fans. It reaches the #1 spot in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan on the debut release in iTunes. The album launches with the single of ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’, followed by ‘The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships’. Both singles received good responds despite it is her debut try out on jazz genre. Many was astounded by her vocal ability and versatility. Her latest single of ‘Wicked Game’, she pushes her boundaries bringing more flavors to the already famous hit. Directed by world-acclaimed photographer, Wing Shya, the music video not only showcases Karen’s versatility but a whole new different sensuality to the single.

Karen Mok will be in town from 13^th to 16^th April to promote ‘Somewhere I Belong’. On this tour, Karen Mok will two activities to engage with her long waited fans. Please find below for the schedule of Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Autograph Session and Fans Gathering (By Invitation Only):

Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Autograph Session

Date    : 13/4/2013 ( Saturday)

Time    : 8pm

Venue  : Upper Atrium, Level UG, Paradigm Mall

Karen Mok “Somewhere I Belong” Fans Gathering (By Invitation Only)

Date    : 14/4/2013 (Sunday)

Time    : 3pm

Venue  : Hibiscus Room, Level 10, Doubletree Hotel by Hilton

Pelakon TV Paling Popular Berita Harian (2009 & 2010) dan Pelakon Filem Terbaik Anugerah Skrin TV3 (2011), Remy Ishak menyatakan hasratnya untuk menarik diri daripada berlakon dalam produksi teater M.BUTTERFLY yang dijadualkan dipentaskan bermula 11-14 April 2013 ini di Blackbox, PUBLIKA Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.

Remy (31 tahun) memaklumkan kepada pihak produksi bahawa pihak pengurusannya tidak bersetuju untuk beliau memainkan naskah M.BUTTERFLY yang mempunyai elemen seksual dan politik.Drama  yang diinspirasikan oleh opera Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini memaparkan watak utama, Rene Gallimard, yang merupakan seorang kakitangan awam dihantar untuk bekerja di kedutaan Perancis di China. Gallimard jatuh cinta dengan diva opera China, Song Liling, yang sebenarnya seorang lelaki menyamar sebagai seorang wanita.

M.BUTTERFLY pernah dipentaskan di Euqene O’Neill Theatre, New York Amerika Syarikat pada 20 Mac 1988 hingga 27 Januari 1990 selama 777 kali pementasan yang diarahkan oleh John Dexter dan pernah difilemkan selama tiga kali yang berlainan pengarah iaitu David Cronenberg, Jeremy Irons dan John Lone. Selain itu filem M.Butterfly pernah memenangi dua anugerah iaitu Cerita Terbaik di Drama Desk Award dan Tony Award pada tahun 1988.

Peranan yang dimainkan oleh Remy Ishak akan dipikul oleh Benjy. Benjy (35 tahun) mula berkecimpung dalam dunia lakonan seawal usia satu tahun. Beliau muncul buat pertama kali dalam drama hitam putih, Lembayung Petang. Sejak itu, Benjy membintangi banyak drama televisyen, siri komedi, filem dan pementasan teater. Antaranya ialah Perempuan, Kembali, Baginda, Kampungku, Buddies, Hanya Untukmu, Charlie’s Aunty, Spilt Gravy on Rice dan Kerana Cintaku Saerah (Jibek). Benjy pernah memenangi anugerah Pelakon Lelaki Terbaik di Anugerah Skrin untuk lakonannya dalam drama Kembali dan Hanya Untukmu. Kemenangannya dalam Kembali mencatatkan kali pertama dalam sejarah Malaysia di mana ibu (biduanita Azean Irdawaty) dan anak dinobatkan sebagai Pelakon Lelaki dan Wanita Terbaik dalam drama yang sama. Beliau juga pemenang termuda dalam kategori itu.

Pementasan M.BUTTERFLY karya asal David Henry Hwang ini akan diarahkan oleh Mislina Mustaffa, pelakon/pengarah teater dan filem. M.BUTTERFLY yang bakal dipentaskan ini merupakan teater yang dialih bahasa dari Bahasa Inggeris ke Bahasa Melayu.Pementasan produksi Rumah Anak Teater (RAT Production) ini mendapat geran pengurangan kos produksi kelolaan Jabatan Kesenian dan Kebudayaan Negara (JKKN) dan menjadi sebahagian daripada MAP Festival yang berlangsung 23Mac-21 April di PUBLIKA, Sloaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.

Pelakon TV Paling Popular Berita Harian (2009 & 2010) dan Pelakon Filem Terbaik Anugerah Skrin TV3 (2011), Remy Ishak menyatakan hasratnya untuk menarik diri daripada berlakon dalam produksi teater M.BUTTERFLY yang dijadualkan dipentaskan bermula 11-14 April 2013 ini di Blackbox, PUBLIKA Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.

Remy (31 tahun) memaklumkan kepada pihak produksi bahawa pihak pengurusannya tidak bersetuju untuk beliau memainkan naskah M.BUTTERFLY yang mempunyai elemen seksual dan politik.Drama  yang diinspirasikan oleh opera Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini memaparkan watak utama, Rene Gallimard, yang merupakan seorang kakitangan awam dihantar untuk bekerja di kedutaan Perancis di China. Gallimard jatuh cinta dengan diva opera China, Song Liling, yang sebenarnya seorang lelaki menyamar sebagai seorang wanita.

M.BUTTERFLY pernah dipentaskan di Euqene O’Neill Theatre, New York Amerika Syarikat pada 20 Mac 1988 hingga 27 Januari 1990 selama 777 kali pementasan yang diarahkan oleh John Dexter dan pernah difilemkan selama tiga kali yang berlainan pengarah iaitu David Cronenberg, Jeremy Irons dan John Lone. Selain itu filem M.Butterfly pernah memenangi dua anugerah iaitu Cerita Terbaik di Drama Desk Award dan Tony Award pada tahun 1988.

Peranan yang dimainkan oleh Remy Ishak akan dipikul oleh Benjy. Benjy (35 tahun) mula berkecimpung dalam dunia lakonan seawal usia satu tahun. Beliau muncul buat pertama kali dalam drama hitam putih, Lembayung Petang. Sejak itu, Benjy membintangi banyak drama televisyen, siri komedi, filem dan pementasan teater. Antaranya ialah Perempuan, Kembali, Baginda, Kampungku, Buddies, Hanya Untukmu, Charlie’s Aunty, Spilt Gravy on Rice dan Kerana Cintaku Saerah (Jibek). Benjy pernah memenangi anugerah Pelakon Lelaki Terbaik di Anugerah Skrin untuk lakonannya dalam drama Kembali dan Hanya Untukmu. Kemenangannya dalam Kembali mencatatkan kali pertama dalam sejarah Malaysia di mana ibu (biduanita Azean Irdawaty) dan anak dinobatkan sebagai Pelakon Lelaki dan Wanita Terbaik dalam drama yang sama. Beliau juga pemenang termuda dalam kategori itu.

Pementasan M.BUTTERFLY karya asal David Henry Hwang ini akan diarahkan oleh Mislina Mustaffa, pelakon/pengarah teater dan filem. M.BUTTERFLY yang bakal dipentaskan ini merupakan teater yang dialih bahasa dari Bahasa Inggeris ke Bahasa Melayu.Pementasan produksi Rumah Anak Teater (RAT Production) ini mendapat geran pengurangan kos produksi kelolaan Jabatan Kesenian dan Kebudayaan Negara (JKKN) dan menjadi sebahagian daripada MAP Festival yang berlangsung 23Mac-21 April di PUBLIKA, Sloaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.

Pelakon TV Paling Popular Berita Harian (2009 & 2010) dan Pelakon Filem Terbaik Anugerah Skrin TV3 (2011), Remy Ishak menyatakan hasratnya untuk menarik diri daripada berlakon dalam produksi teater M.BUTTERFLY yang dijadualkan dipentaskan bermula 11-14 April 2013 ini di Blackbox, PUBLIKA Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.

Remy (31 tahun) memaklumkan kepada pihak produksi bahawa pihak pengurusannya tidak bersetuju untuk beliau memainkan naskah M.BUTTERFLY yang mempunyai elemen seksual dan politik.Drama  yang diinspirasikan oleh opera Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini memaparkan watak utama, Rene Gallimard, yang merupakan seorang kakitangan awam dihantar untuk bekerja di kedutaan Perancis di China. Gallimard jatuh cinta dengan diva opera China, Song Liling, yang sebenarnya seorang lelaki menyamar sebagai seorang wanita.

M.BUTTERFLY pernah dipentaskan di Euqene O’Neill Theatre, New York Amerika Syarikat pada 20 Mac 1988 hingga 27 Januari 1990 selama 777 kali pementasan yang diarahkan oleh John Dexter dan pernah difilemkan selama tiga kali yang berlainan pengarah iaitu David Cronenberg, Jeremy Irons dan John Lone. Selain itu filem M.Butterfly pernah memenangi dua anugerah iaitu Cerita Terbaik di Drama Desk Award dan Tony Award pada tahun 1988.

Peranan yang dimainkan oleh Remy Ishak akan dipikul oleh Benjy. Benjy (35 tahun) mula berkecimpung dalam dunia lakonan seawal usia satu tahun. Beliau muncul buat pertama kali dalam drama hitam putih, Lembayung Petang. Sejak itu, Benjy membintangi banyak drama televisyen, siri komedi, filem dan pementasan teater. Antaranya ialah Perempuan, Kembali, Baginda, Kampungku, Buddies, Hanya Untukmu, Charlie’s Aunty, Spilt Gravy on Rice dan Kerana Cintaku Saerah (Jibek). Benjy pernah memenangi anugerah Pelakon Lelaki Terbaik di Anugerah Skrin untuk lakonannya dalam drama Kembali dan Hanya Untukmu. Kemenangannya dalam Kembali mencatatkan kali pertama dalam sejarah Malaysia di mana ibu (biduanita Azean Irdawaty) dan anak dinobatkan sebagai Pelakon Lelaki dan Wanita Terbaik dalam drama yang sama. Beliau juga pemenang termuda dalam kategori itu.

Pementasan M.BUTTERFLY karya asal David Henry Hwang ini akan diarahkan oleh Mislina Mustaffa, pelakon/pengarah teater dan filem. M.BUTTERFLY yang bakal dipentaskan ini merupakan teater yang dialih bahasa dari Bahasa Inggeris ke Bahasa Melayu.Pementasan produksi Rumah Anak Teater (RAT Production) ini mendapat geran pengurangan kos produksi kelolaan Jabatan Kesenian dan Kebudayaan Negara (JKKN) dan menjadi sebahagian daripada MAP Festival yang berlangsung 23Mac-21 April di PUBLIKA, Sloaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.

Tajuk : Bola Kampung The Movie
Pengarah: Wong Kuan Loong
Pelakon: Ezlynn, Afdlin Shauki, Harris Alif, Marsha Milan, Aznil Nawawi, Adila Shakir, Baki Zainal

Berdasarkan siri animasi televisyen “Bola Kampung”, filem ini berkisar tentang seorang budak lelaki bernama Iwan dan rakan-rakannya yang terserempak dengan sekumpulan budak yang berkostum bermain bola sepak di tempat aneh. Pasukan Iwan diajak untuk bermain suatu permainan bola sepak yang dikenali sebagai Street Soccer, dan mereka dengan serta-merta terus menyukainya. Iwan dan rakan-rakan melalui pengembaraan baru apabila Iwan perlu menolong seorang puteri melarikan diri daripada pembunuh upahan dari alam maya ke alam nyata. Akan tetapi, Iwan dan rakan-rakannya terpaksa memasuki alam maya demi menyelamatkan puteri. Untuk pulang ke dunia nyata, mereka perlu memilih tiga cabaran, yang mana salah satunya adalah bola sepak yang juga dikenali sebagai Bola Kampung. Alangkah terperanjatnya mereka apabila permainan yang dianggap mudah itu sebenarnya sukar kerana merka perlu melawan sekumpulan robot gergasi.

Tajuk : The Croods
Pengarah: Chris Sanders, Kirk De Micco
Pelakon: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Emma Stone

“The Croods” ialah sebuah filem animasi dari Dreamworks Animation. Latar belakang filem ini ialah zaman prasejarah. Kedudukkan seorang lelaki sebagai Ketua Pemburu dicabar kehadiran seorang genius dan ciptaannya yang menakjubkan seperti api. Hidup di gunung berapi sudah cukup sukar , tetapi orang zaman batu Grug (Nicholas Cage) akan menghadapi cabaran yang lebih sukar apabila satu gempa bumi memaksanya meninggalkan dunia yang dikenali. Dia keluar mencari rumah baru di dunia yang tidak stabil bersama keluarganya. Situasi menjadi lebih huru-hara apabila anak perempuannya Grug, Eep (Emma Stone), jatuh cinta dengan seorang pengembara (Ryan Reynolds). Misi pengembara tersebut untuk mencari masa depan tidak disukai Grug yang bergantung kepada tradisi silam.

Tajuk : Side Effects
Pengarah: Steven Soderbergh
Pelakon: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum

“Side Effects” ialah sebuah filem thriller provokatif tentang Emily (Rooney Mara) dan Martin (Channing Tatum), pasangan New York yang berjaya. Dunia mereka menjadi huru-hara apabila Emily diberi ubat baru oleh psikiatrinya (Jude Law) yang sepatutnya mengubati penyakit kegelisahannya. Ubat tersebut menpunyai kesan sampingan yang tidak dijangka.

Syarikat Makanan, Pemakanan, Kesihatan dan Kesejahteraan terunggul, Nestlé, telah memperkenalkan produk terkininya, MAGGI^® Magic Meals^TM, “Cara Baru Menyediakan Hidangan Lazat Dengan Periuk Nasi Anda, Bagaikan Magik” semasa pelancaran media yang berlangsung di The Bee, Publika Kuala Lumpur.Nestlé telah menunjukkan komitmennya dalam memberikan tumpuan kepada kesejahteraan pelanggan mereka dan percaya bahawa makanan yang lazat adalah asas kepada kehidupan yang sejahtera. Inilah usaha yang telah dilakukan oleh Nestlé untuk keluarga Malaysia sejak 100 tahun lalu dan akan terus dilakukan untuk 100 tahun yang akan datang.

Kini, rangkaian baharu iaitu, MAGGI^® Magic Meals^TM diperhebatkan lagi dengan inovasi terunggul di mana produk ini adalah yang pertama dan satu-satunya produk di Malaysia yang direka khas untuk dimasak di dalam periuk nasi.  Ini merupakan cara masakan yang unik di mana lauk dimasak di dalam beg masakan MAGGI^® dan dimasak bersama nasi di dalam periuk nasi.  Beg masakan MAGGI^®  adalah selamat untuk dimasak serta mematuhi peraturan US dan EU FDA serta tahan haba.  Memasak dengan beg masakan MAGGI^® membantu mengekalkan rasa dan khasiat daging dan sayuran untuk menjadikan hidangan lebih lazat dan penuh rasa. Tambahan lagi, MAGGI^® Magic Meals^TM ialah pilihan yang lebih baik kerana ia tidak memerlukan minyak untuk dimasak.

Dengan hanya 4 langkah mudah, pengguna dapat menyediakan hidangan yang lazat di rumah. Langkah pertama ialah menambah daging dan sayur ke dalam beg masakan MAGGI^® bersama dengan perencah MAGGI^® Magic Meals^TM. Kemudian ikat beg masakan dan gaulkan dengan sebati. Selepas itu, letakkan beg di atas beras di dalam periuk nasi dan masak.  Kemudian, hidangan sedia untuk dinikmati!Terdapat tiga resipi kegemaran rakyat Malaysia untuk dipilih iaitu  MAGGI^® Magic Meals^TM ‘Kari Ayam Beraroma’, MAGGI^® Magic Meals^TM ‘Savouri Ayam Masak Merah’ dan MAGGI^® Magic Meals^TM ‘Ayam Kicap Berempah’ yang dijual pada harga RM3.95 sepaket.

“Sebagai seorang selebriti, usahawan dan juga isteri dan ibu kepada dua orang anak, saya berusaha meluangkan masa untuk menyediakan masakan dirumah untuk  suami dan anak-anak saya walaupun jadual saya sibuk,” menurut Dynas Mokhtar.Selebriti terkenal Sheahnee Iman Lee telah mencuba MAGGI^® Magic Meals^TM dan sebagai seorang isteri dan ibu yang bekerja, beliau kini  amat gemar menggunakannya.

MAGGI^® akan terus menawarkan perkhidmatannya kepada pengguna dengan memberikan idea dan resipi hidangan,  petua memasak dan khasiat melalui pelbagai platform media seperti laman Facebook MAGGI^® dan laman web  MAGGI^®. MAGGI^® Masak-Masak Kitchen akan turut menampilkan konsep yang lebih kontemporari sebagai platform untuk pengguna berkongsi pengalaman dengan menyediakan hidangan mereka sendiri yang bertempat di ibu pejabat  Nestlé^®.

Glad to inform you that JS Concert production with Fat Boys will be having ANDREA BOCELLI next on Sunday 5th May 2013 at Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalail KL.It will be a performance with a full symphonic orchestra ensemble and a full choir line…Malaysia is part of an Asia 4 city tour ie. China. Taiwan. Hong Kong and KL.He will be backed by a full orchestra and choir during his two-hour KL concert. He will be supported by conductor Marcello Rota, soprano Sabina Cvilak, guest act Div4s and guitar duo Carisma.

Tickets for his Kuala Lumpur show, presented by JS Concert Productions, will go on sale online at ticketpro.com.my this Thursday. Prices range RM388 (regular), RM588 (bronze), RM988 (silver), RM1,288 (gold), RM1,888 (platinum) and RM2,888 (diamond). Hotline: 03-7880-7999.

Tickets will also be made available at Rock Corner, The Guitar Store and Victoria Music outlets in the Klang Valley later this month.

Maxis Berhad (Maxis), peneraju perkhidmatan komunikasi bersepadu Malaysia, hari ini melancarkan telefon pintar BlackBerry® Z10 yang baru, dikuasakan oleh BlackBerry® 10 di Malaysia. BlackBerry Z10 yang baru ini akan ditawarkan secara eksklusif oleh Maxis, dan boleh didapati di semua Pusat Maxis di seluruh negara mulai 9 Mac 2013.Maxis adalah yang pertama untuk memperkenalkan pelbagai peranti BlackBerry di Malaysia pada tahun 2004, dan terus menerajui pasaran dalam membawa telefon pintar terbaru kepada pelanggan. Maxis telah menawarkan pelbagai jenis peranti dalam tempoh dua hingga tiga tahun yang lalu.

BlackBerry Z10 yang baru ini adalah telefon pintar BlackBerry yang pertama untuk dilancarkan dengan platform BlackBerry 10 yang direka bentuk semula, diperkaya dan dicipta semula, memberikan pelanggan pengalaman mudah alih pengkomputeran baru yang kuat dan unik. Telefon pintar BlackBerry Z10 ini adalah telefon pintar BlackBerry yang terpantas dan paling canggih, dan menawarkan pengalaman yang lebih pintar yang sentiasa dapat disesuaikan dengan keperluan pelanggan.“Telefon pintar BlackBerry Z10 menyampaikan satu platform baru yang berkuasa untuk pelanggan BlackBerry. Digabungkan dengan rangkaian dan pelan perkhidmatan dari Maxis, pelanggan BlackBerry Z10 akan gembira dengan pengalaman komunikasi yang dicipta semula, multitasking yang  lancar, akses mudah kepada pelbagai rangkaian sosial, dan ketenangan fikiran dengan keselamatan BlackBerry,” kata Annamalai Muthu, Pengarah Negara Malaysia di BlackBerry.

Berikut adalah butiran-butiran harga dan pelan untuk BlackBerry Z10:

Selain itu, Hotlink akan memberi ganjaran kepada semua pelanggan setia BlackBerry Prabayar dengan harga istimewa sebanyak RM1,888 untuk BlackBerry Z10, yang ditawarkan bersama dengan 1.5GB data percuma. Tawaran ini adalah sah dari 9 Mac hingga 30 April 2013 sahaja. Hotlink juga akan memberikan pengguna BlackBerry Pas BlackBerry 1-hari percuma bagi mereka untuk terus berhubung secara online sepanjang hari, hanya pada 8 Mac 2013.

Dengan BlackBerry Z10, pelanggan juga boleh menikmati aplikasi-aplikasi eksklusif Maxis. Ini termasuk:

• MyMaxis, aplikasi bantu diri yang membolehkan pelanggan Maxis untuk mendapatkan maklumat akaun, melanggan kepada perkhidmatan tambah nilai dan hubungi Maxis melalui pelbagai saluran pilihan.
• Maxis PayPal, yang membolehkan pelanggan untuk membayar bil Maxis mereka dengan mudah dan lebih selamat melalui telefon bimbit mereka, bila-bila masa dan di mana sahaja.
• MyHealthy Heart, aplikasi yang ditawarkan bersama dengan alat pengesanan kesihatan interaktif seperti pedometer, kaunter kalori makanan Malaysia, kalkulator risiko kesihatan dan keupayaan peringatan ubat serta akses kepada berita kesihatan terbaru dari portal Kesihatan MYLAUNCHPAD Maxis.
• FINDER 301, aplikasi berasaskan lokasi yang menyediakan pengguna maklumat mengenai makanan, restoran, ATM, bank, klinik, balai polis dan banyak lagi di sekeliling mereka.
• Maxis BPL 2013, yang menawarkan pelanggan maklumat terbaru mengenai musim BPL 2012/2013. Ini termasuk pemberitahuan masa-sebenar (kick-off, skor langsung, separuh masa, sepenuh masa), liputan penuh perlawanan masa-sebenar, ulasan secara langsung, pratonton perlawanan dan laporan selepas perlawanan dan banyak lagi.
• Maxis Rewards, satu aplikasi yang menawarkan perkhidmatan khas, keistimewaan, baucar diskaun dan lebih – eksklusif untuk pelanggan Maxis.

Dengan BlackBerry 10, setiap ciri, setiap pergerakan, dan setiap perincian direka untuk menolong pelanggan sentiasa bergerak dan termasuk kemajuan seperti:

• ‘Megintai’ dan ‘Mengalir’ ke BlackBerry Hub – Satu paradigma pengkomputeran mudah alih baru di mana apa yang penting kepada pelanggan sentiasa boleh didapati dengan hanya satu sapuan
• Keyboard – Memahami dan menyesuaikan diri kepada pelanggan, supaya mereka boleh menaip dengan cepat dan lebih tepat
• BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) – Membolehkan pelanggan untuk berkongsi dengan orang-orang yang penting kepada mereka dengan segera
• Teknologi BlackBerry® Balance™ – Melindungi apa yang penting kepada pelanggan dan perniagaan di mana mereka bekerja.

Suria FM telah melangkah setapak lagi untuk terus kukuh dengan menampilkan logo dan tagline terbaharu. Selari dengan halatuju tahun 2013 ini, Suria FM mensasarkan golongan pendengar yang lebih urban, moden dan berjiwa muda. Berbeza dengan logo sebelum ini, logo baru ini bercirikan ringkas dan lebih menunjukkan sisi matang Suria FM yang kini telah berusia enam tahun.

Matahari terbit menunjukkan objektif kami untuk terus meningkatkan semangat untuk mencapai impian dan kejayaan. Tona warna yang bertenaga memberikan semangat yang positif kepada semua pendengar. Tampil dengan tagline ‘Menceriakan Duniamu’, Suria FM kini muncul sebagai stesen radio yang menceriakan para pendengar dan mampu meningkatkan emosi semua yang mendengar.

Dengan mengekalkan barisan penyampai yang bertenaga seperti Halim Othman, Adibah Noor, Linda Onn, Reza Mohamed, Seri, Bob Ringgo dan DJ Lin, Suria FM yakin para penyampai ini mampu menjadi medium keceriaan bagi semua pendengar. Masih mengekalkan muzik terbaik 90-an dan terbaru, Suria FM berharap semua pendengar akan terhibur dan mampu menarik lebih ramai pendengar baru untuk setia bersama dengan kami.

Terus dengarkan kami di 105.3FM di sekitar Lembah Klang dan layari www.suriafm.com.my untuk mengetahui frekuensi di kawasan terdekat anda. Anda juga boleh dengarkan kami secara online di laman web yang sama atau muat turun aplikasi Suria FM di Apple Store dan Play Store di telefon pintar anda. Untuk lebih dekat, like dan follow suriafmradio di Facebook, Twitter dan Instagram. Suria FM, Menceriakan Duniamu.