Everyone’s favourite local film last year, ‘Ola Bola’ is set to become a musical. It’ll be produced by Enfiniti Group, the same company that brought us ‘Puteri Gunung Ledang’, ‘P.Ramlee The Musical’ and KL’s longest-running production, ‘MUD:The Story of Kuala Lumpur’.
‘OlaBola The Musical’ will be directed by Tiara Jacquelina, who will be making her debut as director. The crew is made up of a who’s who in the industry – lead singer of local indie band Seven Collar T-Shirt Saiful Ridzuan has been recruited as their music director; award-winning set designer Raja Malek is joining the production team; and jazz singer-songwriter Mia Palencia and rapper Altimet will be writing the lyrics. At the time of writing, the crew hasn’t been confirmed.
If you loved the movie and are apprehensive about a stage adaptation, don’t worry; Tiara says that the plot and general story of ‘Ola Bola’ would be retained. There are some surprises in store though – Tiara promises that there are elements that’ll keep the musical fresh and contemporary. Taking the example of hit Broadway musical ‘Hamilton’, many of the songs in ‘OlaBola The Musical’ will be hip hop and R&B.
‘OlaBola The Musical’ will also be the first production to be staged at the newly refurbished Istana Budaya in February 2018. The musical is slated to be staged from February 22 until March 22 2018.
For more info, visit enfiniti.com.my