The Kitchen Musical Explained

Genre:Musical drama
Director:Chee Kong Cheah (CheeK)
Starring:Stephen Rahman Hughes
Karylle Tatlonghari
Christian Bautista
Arthur Acuña
Rosemary Vandenbroucke
Language:English
Num Episodes:13[1]
Runtime:1 hour
Location:Singapore
Network:AXN Asia/Sony Entertainment Television (Southeast Asia)
NTV7 (Malaysia)
Channel 5 (Thailand)
Studio 23 (Philippines)
MediaCorp TV Channel 5/HD5 (Singapore)
MetroTV (Indonesia)
International Channel Shanghai (China)
TVB Pearl (Hong Kong)
Formosa Television (Taiwan)
Australia Television International (Australia)
Voices:Karylle Tatlonghari
Narrated:Karylle Tatlonghari
Theme Music Composer:Karylle Tatlonghari
Opentheme:"OMG", Karylle Tatlonghari
Endtheme:"OMG", Karylle Tatlonghari
Composer:Karylle Tatlonghari
Company:The Group Entertainment

The Kitchen Musical is a Singaporean musical restaurant drama television series developed for NTV7 and co-produced by Media Prima Berhad.

The series was premiered on Friday, 7 October 2011, and ceased transmission on Friday, 30 December 2011. It aired in 12 countries, three regions and two continents. These include East Asia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Republic of China (Taiwan) and Australia (the only country from Oceania).

The show features a pool of actors, both veteran and new faces from around the region. There are 13 episodes, each lasting one hour long. The show centers on good food and wine, with each episode featuring re-arranged and re-recorded popular hits accompanied by dancing. Every episode features a different menu.

In Malaysia, it will be broadcast on NTV7 on Friday at 11:00 MST . It was telecasted on Malaysia's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form NTV7. In Malaysia, it will be broadcast on the NTV7 primetime drama slot at every Friday at 11:00 until 12:00 MST.

The show was filmed in Singapore.

The show began airing on Myx TV in the U.S.[2] but there are no reports if it will be available through the iTunes Store.

The show was renewed for a second season.[3] [4] Although it was said that the show was renewed for a second season, no new episode was aired since.

Plot

The story revolves around a rich young girl who goes to work at her father's famous restaurant, The Avilon, after graduating from the culinary school Le Cordon Bleu in Paris.

Characters

Main characters

Recurring characters

Filming

Some scenes in this drama were shot in Kuala Lumpur with co-production with NTV7. Some Kuala Lumpur scenes were also shot in Singapore.

Criticism

This series was somewhat criticized when it was first aired in Singapore.

Ratings

The show received high viewership in Malaysia.

Reception

After the successful media launch of the series, Ben Silverman struck a deal with Singapore-based The Group Entertainment in association with Small World IFT to co-produce and bring the scripted musical drama to the United States. Silverman brought the BBC's The Office and Colombian telenovela Ugly Betty to the United States.[6] [7]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2064628/
  2. https://www.facebook.com/myxtv/posts/510796832320727
  3. Web site: Karylle to work just 12 hours a day in Singapore The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604140247/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/320621/karylle-work-ju. 2011-06-04. Manila Bulletin.
  4. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/04/04/12/season-2-kitchen-musical-starts-may Season 2 of Kitchen Musical starts in May
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: The Kitchen Musical : Boom Boom Pow . YouTube.
  6. Web site: 'Ugly Betty' producer plans to bring 'The Kitchen Musical' to the US The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111152032/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/331257/ugly-betty-producer-plans-bring-the-kitchen-musical-us. 2012-01-11. Manila Bulletin.
  7. Web site: Ben Silverman in the 'Kitchen' . 18 August 2011 .
  8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2064628/awards/?ref_=tt_awd
  9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2064628/awards/?ref_=tt_awd