cast list
cast list
Francis Cheah as Joshua Kwan
Francis Cheah, a seasoned thespian from Penang will take the stage as the romantic lead Joshua Kwan. In Kopi Shop Rock, Francis will get not one, but two stage kisses from the leading ladies! The self-professed romantic says he has much to learn from his stage character Joshua who wins Eliza’s heart by sheer wit and a serenade or two... or so he thinks. *canned evil laughter*
Eunice Ng as Eliza Chan
The beautiful Eunice Ng plays the opinionated and ambitious Eliza Chan who pines for a life away from Lim Peh Street, from the Golden Rose Kopitiam and housewifery. Instead she wants to venture through Italy with its towers precarious, scale the walls up in China, see the bright lights of Paris and get a degree along the way. Can sheer wit and a serenade or two win her over to Joshua’s happily-ever-after plan?
Susie Ann Smith as Melody Chan
Melody Chan is different, defiant and daring. Susie plays the extremely attractive Melody Chan, the sister all the boys love and whose own sister would love to hate. Melody is described by Allan in the musical as “just like chilli padi… wah shiok” and indeed we promise you nothing less than a feisty ball of fun with Melody Chan!
Julia Kan as Rose Chan
Julia insists that she is no diva and that is why playing Rose Chan, the Golden Rose of Gay World Cabaret is particularly challenging. She describes Rose as vivacious, fan-ta-bu-lous, and super duper diva la!
In the musical, Julia tackles the role of Rose Chan, the undisputed cabaret super star who was forced into early retirement when the black and white TV came along. Rose moves to Lim Peh street and starts over as the proprietor of the Golden Rose Kopitiam wistfully reminiscing the days of glory...
Qin Zhiqian as Mr. Kwan
Zhiqian also insists that he is not the diva but with that voice, one wonders why not? Zhiqian is an accomplished singer, winning accolades for his performances in the 2007 Stardust Singing competition and the national Chinese Song Writing Competition (Best Performance). However Zhiqian is also a seasoned procrastinator, having missed the auditions for both Singapore Idol and ‘Jue Dui Superstar!’ many times.
The cherubic Zhiqian takes on the extremely challenging role of Mr. Kwan the hardened widower who spends his day working hard and protecting his father’s legacy – the Lai Lai Kopitiam of Lim Peh Street. When faced with the threat of the Jade Dragon Clan, what lengths will he go to protect this legacy?
Kelvin Kek as Allan
Kelvin plays the incorrigible buaya Allan, a role that he claims is so far removed from his own self that he spends hours ruminating over and studying the work of other predatory creatures on campus. When reading over our shoulders Julia screamed, "Please lor! No!" But we truly insist that Kelvin is the sweetest boy you’d ever find... and also he has a car.
Shawn Chan as Seng
Shawn delights us always with his goofy impersonations, and has a truly elastic face. As Seng, Shawn plays the bumbling coffee shop hand with simple aspirations. Seng just wants to fall in love and find his own happily ever after. He finds the love of his life in Sally, but can he gather the courage to stand up for what he wants?
Evelyn Ong as Sally
The ever-effervescent Evelyn plays the beautiful Sally, a.k.a the Princess from Penang to her adoring fans Seng and Allan, despite not actually being one of the cast members from Penang. Her voice summons the blue birds, the bambis, and other woodland(s) creatures (did we mention that Zhiqian lives in Woodlands?) and she fleets, she floats, she also fleetly flees she flies. Did we mention that Sally sells sea shells on the sea shore, the shells she sells are sea shells we are sure.
Teo Jin Huang as Ah-Long
Jin Huang, the comedian who also hails from Penang, made his theatrical debut in Singapore as the drag queen of the 2004 freshmen beach bash. Since then, Jin Huang has honed his skills in the home-grown (NUS law re-pro) movie “I TORT I Saw a Ghost!” Jin Huang regularly entertains the cast and crew with his repertoire of colourful jokes (of which the predominant colour is blue in all its hues).
As Ah Long, he terrorises the residents of Lim Peh Street because it’s really Lim-Peh’s Street arh, and if you don’t pay protection munny, you die!
Chan Kin Yew as Towkay Teo
There are no words that can adequately describe Kin Yew. Such a presence he casts over the stage, his acting partner Julia hardly dares to make eye contact with him. His penetrating gaze often reduces other female actresses to a pool of... giggles. Having said this, Kin Yew is undisputedly sexy, talented and he is an accomplished performer. His music videos made waves in the fall of 2006 on you-tube. He has since retired from his infamy and you may purchase limited edition DVDs of his greatest hits (or covers of other artiste’s greatest hits) from various underground dealers in law school.
Francis Cheah, a seasoned thespian from Penang will take the stage as the romantic lead Joshua Kwan. In Kopi Shop Rock, Francis will get not one, but two stage kisses from the leading ladies! The self-professed romantic says he has much to learn from his stage character Joshua who wins Eliza’s heart by sheer wit and a serenade or two... or so he thinks. *canned evil laughter* Eunice Ng as Eliza Chan
The beautiful Eunice Ng plays the opinionated and ambitious Eliza Chan who pines for a life away from Lim Peh Street, from the Golden Rose Kopitiam and housewifery. Instead she wants to venture through Italy with its towers precarious, scale the walls up in China, see the bright lights of Paris and get a degree along the way. Can sheer wit and a serenade or two win her over to Joshua’s happily-ever-after plan? Susie Ann Smith as Melody Chan
Melody Chan is different, defiant and daring. Susie plays the extremely attractive Melody Chan, the sister all the boys love and whose own sister would love to hate. Melody is described by Allan in the musical as “just like chilli padi… wah shiok” and indeed we promise you nothing less than a feisty ball of fun with Melody Chan! Julia Kan as Rose Chan
Julia insists that she is no diva and that is why playing Rose Chan, the Golden Rose of Gay World Cabaret is particularly challenging. She describes Rose as vivacious, fan-ta-bu-lous, and super duper diva la! In the musical, Julia tackles the role of Rose Chan, the undisputed cabaret super star who was forced into early retirement when the black and white TV came along. Rose moves to Lim Peh street and starts over as the proprietor of the Golden Rose Kopitiam wistfully reminiscing the days of glory...
Qin Zhiqian as Mr. Kwan
Zhiqian also insists that he is not the diva but with that voice, one wonders why not? Zhiqian is an accomplished singer, winning accolades for his performances in the 2007 Stardust Singing competition and the national Chinese Song Writing Competition (Best Performance). However Zhiqian is also a seasoned procrastinator, having missed the auditions for both Singapore Idol and ‘Jue Dui Superstar!’ many times. The cherubic Zhiqian takes on the extremely challenging role of Mr. Kwan the hardened widower who spends his day working hard and protecting his father’s legacy – the Lai Lai Kopitiam of Lim Peh Street. When faced with the threat of the Jade Dragon Clan, what lengths will he go to protect this legacy?
Kelvin Kek as Allan
Kelvin plays the incorrigible buaya Allan, a role that he claims is so far removed from his own self that he spends hours ruminating over and studying the work of other predatory creatures on campus. When reading over our shoulders Julia screamed, "Please lor! No!" But we truly insist that Kelvin is the sweetest boy you’d ever find... and also he has a car. Shawn Chan as Seng
Shawn delights us always with his goofy impersonations, and has a truly elastic face. As Seng, Shawn plays the bumbling coffee shop hand with simple aspirations. Seng just wants to fall in love and find his own happily ever after. He finds the love of his life in Sally, but can he gather the courage to stand up for what he wants? Evelyn Ong as Sally
The ever-effervescent Evelyn plays the beautiful Sally, a.k.a the Princess from Penang to her adoring fans Seng and Allan, despite not actually being one of the cast members from Penang. Her voice summons the blue birds, the bambis, and other woodland(s) creatures (did we mention that Zhiqian lives in Woodlands?) and she fleets, she floats, she also fleetly flees she flies. Did we mention that Sally sells sea shells on the sea shore, the shells she sells are sea shells we are sure. Teo Jin Huang as Ah-Long
Jin Huang, the comedian who also hails from Penang, made his theatrical debut in Singapore as the drag queen of the 2004 freshmen beach bash. Since then, Jin Huang has honed his skills in the home-grown (NUS law re-pro) movie “I TORT I Saw a Ghost!” Jin Huang regularly entertains the cast and crew with his repertoire of colourful jokes (of which the predominant colour is blue in all its hues). As Ah Long, he terrorises the residents of Lim Peh Street because it’s really Lim-Peh’s Street arh, and if you don’t pay protection munny, you die!
Chan Kin Yew as Towkay Teo
There are no words that can adequately describe Kin Yew. Such a presence he casts over the stage, his acting partner Julia hardly dares to make eye contact with him. His penetrating gaze often reduces other female actresses to a pool of... giggles. Having said this, Kin Yew is undisputedly sexy, talented and he is an accomplished performer. His music videos made waves in the fall of 2006 on you-tube. He has since retired from his infamy and you may purchase limited edition DVDs of his greatest hits (or covers of other artiste’s greatest hits) from various underground dealers in law school.