Temasek Engineering School, Singapore

And once again, MediaCorp presents the President’s Star Charity 2007!

The theme this year is Musicals, with viewers being treated to to a kaleidoscope of colours, songs and emotions with excerpts from well-known local and foreign musicals. It was a passionate song and dance affair, delivered with utmost enthusiasm, all in the name of charity.

The musicals showcased spanned from different eras and included various genres that sent us tumbling back in time to the wild hair, bell-bottoms and hairspray era. Audiences enjoyed performances from the hip 50s Grease, to the zealous renditions of 60s’ Sweet Charity and Beauty World, even to the infectious disco music from the 70s Saturday Night Fever. 

Children were not left out – Disney Channel’s hit show, High School Musical, entertained the young ones. Various interests were not forgotten, with excerpts from Bollywood film Kal Ho Naa Ho, and wayang kulit performance by Puteri Gunung Ledang. Romance was also in the air, thanks to the very popular Chinese musical, Snow.Wolf.Lake – a performance that is a class of its own.

One of Singapore’s earliest musicals, Fried Rice Paradise, was also showcased. Renowned local personalities like Mrs Elizabeth Sam and Dato’ Dr Jannie Tay performed a waltz to music from My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music.

A total of $5 million odd was raised during the telecast, with the president even contributing by reciting a poem. Glenda Chong was stunning throughout the night and Dr Woffles Wu was a stud in his 70’s retro outfit.