Indonesia Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 4

Review: LEGALLY BLONDE: Time to Get Serious with You
by Rakaputra Paputungan - November 30, 2023

What did our critic think of LEGALLY BLONDE at JAKARTA PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY?...

Review: KAPAN RESIGN Helps Us Laugh at the Farcical Corporate World
by Rakaputra Paputungan - October 17, 2023

What did our critic think of KAPAN RESIGN at TEATER SALIHARA? The musical community JAKSICAL’s first original musical KAPAN RESIGN (“When Are You Resigning”) had a great marketing campaign. For months, the creative minds created designs and content that invite us to laugh at the bitter world of mode...

Review: SMILE CLUB Seeks to Bring Happiness to All
by Rakaputra Paputungan - October 13, 2023

What did our critic think of SMILE CLUB at NITTY GRITTY?...

Review: The Whimsical THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY by HJP is a Sweet Treat for the Whole Family
by Rakaputra Paputungan - August 19, 2023

What did our critic think of THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at HI JAKARTA PRODUCTION?...

Review: Performing Artists Sing and Dance Through Their Woes in THEARAPY by CENSTACOM
by Rakaputra Paputungan - August 13, 2023

What did our critic think of THEARAPY at CENSTACOM?...

Review: IDEALITA Teeters on the Boundaries of Idealism and Reality
by Rakaputra Paputungan - August 07, 2023

What did our critic think of IDEALITA at SVATUHARI? IDEALITA is the tenth original theatrical work by SVATUHARI that ran for five shows between 9-11 June 2023. It is also the result of their inaugural SANGGAR SVATUHARI, a theater program that seeks to teach the art of theatre-making holistically, fr...

Review: TRUST ORCHESTRA's THE LEGENDS 8 Enchants with Magical Ghibli and Dreamworks Tunes
by Rakaputra Paputungan - May 20, 2023

What did our critic think of THE LEGENDS 8 at TRUST ORCHESTRA?...

Review: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES by JAKARTA PLAYERS Cuts Deeply into Friendship and Trauma
by Rakaputra Paputungan - May 13, 2023

What did our critic think of GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES BY JAKARTA PLAYERS CUTS DEEPLY INTO FRIENDSHIP AND TRAUMA at JAKARTA PLAYERS?...

Review: Young Thespians Showcase Their Talent in SOUND OF MIRACLE III's MELANGKAH and KANDITA
by Rakaputra Paputungan - April 15, 2023

What did our critic think of KANDITA at CIPUTRA GALLERY?...

Review: KEN DEDES'S Spectacular Showmanship Outshines Its Revenge Narrative
by Rakaputra Paputungan - March 22, 2023

KEN DEDES is an original musical by EKI DANCE COMPANY and CIPUTRA ARTPRENEUR, loosely based on a well-known legend surrounding the founding of the medieval kingdom Singosari. The script is written by industry veteran Titien Wattimena alongside EKI's script writing team and brought to life by directo...

Review: THE GREAT RAHWANA Made Its Grand Return to the Stage
by Rakaputra Paputungan - March 13, 2023

As part of their 49th anniversary, TEATER KELILING revived THE GREAT RAHWANA for a 2-show run on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at Teater Besar, Taman Ismail Marzuki. THE GREAT RAHWANA was previously shown in 2019 at the Ciputra Artpreneur. This revival brings great acting, bombastic music, spectacles, a...

Review: SVATUHARI'S Musical VIOLET is an Overpowering Explosion of Colors
by Rakaputra Paputungan - January 30, 2023

What did our critic think of SVATUHARI’S VIOLET?...

Review: CENSTACOM's LITTLE WOMEN Showcased the Community's Heart and Talent
by Rakaputra Paputungan - January 24, 2023

What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN at SALIHARA? CENSTACOM (Center Stage Community) is a relatively new performing arts community, having started in 2019. Even so, their output is striking: six shows in three years featuring up-and-coming performers and a variety of show tunes. On January 20-2...

Review: CEK TOKO SEBELAH Stocks Up on Love and Laughter
by Rakaputra Paputungan - December 18, 2022

All in all, CEK TOKO SEBELAH is a worthy addition to the modern Indonesian musical heritage. It’s a great follow-up to MUSIKAL PETUALANGAN SHERINA and proof positive that JAKARTA MOVIN can’t only adapt a musical movie to a great stage show, but non-musical movies are fair game as well....

TEMAN's RENT Ignites the Air with Artistic Fire and Communal Warmth
by Rakaputra Paputungan - December 02, 2022

TEMAN (Teater Musikal Nusantara) did what many Indonesian thespians thought impossible: bring Jonathan Larson’s 1996 RENT to the country. The show’s themes — which proved to be just as relevant in 2022, if not more so — were powerfully brought to life through effective direction, heartrending perfor...