Enfiniti today announced CIMB Group (“CIMB”) as the presenting sponsor for OlaBola The Musical, and also unveiled the official full cast and ensemble line up of the highly anticipated musical. OlaBola The Musical will be the first production to be staged at the newly renovated Istana Budaya. The musical will premiere on Thursday, 8th February and run until 11th March 2018.
In an exciting unveiling of the cast and ensemble today, over 50 members of the media and invited guests from CIMB, Astro and the Malaysia Tourism Centre (MaTIC) were treated to a power-packed performance of OlaBola The Musical’s first radio single “Luar Biasa” held in the Mini Auditorium of MaTIC.
Enfiniti also announced leading ASEAN universal bank, CIMB Group, as presenting sponsor of OlaBola The Musical.
CHAMPION CAST AND ENSEMBLE OF OLABOLA THE MUSICAL
Earlier this month, Enfiniti announced Muhd Luqman Hafidz, Lim Jian Wen, Brian Chan, Abimanyu Masilamani, Kai Chalmers and rapper lyricist Altimet as part of the leading cast for the upcoming musical. The cast members made their first public appearance with a live performance of the first OlaBola The Musical radio single titled “Luar Biasa”. The debut performance of “Luar Biasa” took place on the set of Astro Ria’s hit reality talent show Akademi Fantasia Megastar on Sunday, 8th October 2017.
Joining the already star-studded cast are Iedil Putra as Rahman and Melissa Ong as Chow Mei Ling. The ensemble cast includes dancer-actress Emma Tosh and winner of Miss World Malaysia 2015, Brynn Zalina Lovett, as well as award-winning street dance crews Giller Battle Crew consisting of three illustrious B-boy brothers from Sabah – Khenobu, Weskarnain and “Juicy” Mohd Yasin and renowned champion hip-hop dancers Budak Joget, led by OlaBola The Musical’s Assistant Choreographer Fuzz Wayne.
Established stage and film actor Iedil first burst onto the scene in 2011. He has since held leading roles in various hit films such as Ngorat, Terbaik dari Langit and Interchange. With over two decades of experience in the performing arts scene, the pioneer member of Tunas Budaya has gone on to spread his wings both on screen and off screen. He is also a notable figure of the award-winning sketch comedy group, Projek Disko Baldi and on occasion goes into comedy improv with AIIIA Improv. Iedil also shone playing the role of Sukardi in P.Ramlee The Musical Season 3.
Melissa is a recording artiste, TV personality and performer, who first rose to fame as a TV host on Astro XTY’s Tong Tong’s Wonderland in 2013. Having first started as a ballet dancer at the tender age of 3, she has gone on to expand her resume as she delved into other dance genres such as modern and traditional dance, Latin dance, hip-hop, belly dance, jazz dance and Broadway dance. She also made a successful transition into the world of singing and debuted a single EP under a Malaysian girl band called Previous.
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