15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Show Picks: Boyz II Men, Anthem and Tunggu Sekejap: The P. Ramlee Suite
American vocal group Boyz II Men scored some of the biggest ballads of the 1990s with songs such as End Of The Road. PHOTO: BOYZ II MEN/FACEBOOK
Boyz II Men Live In Singapore
Time to bring back the 1990s, as American R&B group Boyz II Men will be back in Singapore for a show.
The Philadelphia trio with the smooth vocals – Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris – are behind some of the biggest ballads of that decade, such as End Of The Road (1992), I'll Make Love To You (1994) and One Sweet Day (1995), their duet with American diva Mariah Carey.
The former quartet saw their bass singer Michael McCary leaving in 2003 due to health issues.
Even though their most popular hits charted some 30 years ago, the group continued to put out new releases in the succeeding decades. In 2017, they released their latest and 15th album, Under The Streetlight, which mostly comprises renditions of songs from the 1950s, including Why Do Fools Fall In Love, a 1956 track by American band Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers.
Where: The Star Theatre, The Star Performing Arts Centre, 1 Vista Exchange Green
MRT: Buona Vista
When: May 23, 8pm
Admission: From $98 via Sistic (go to or call 6348-5555)
Anthem – 40th Anniversary
Japanese band Anthem's debut show in Singapore is part of their 40th anniversary celebrations.
PHOTO: ANTHEM_OFFICIAL/FACEBOOK
One of the pioneers of Japan's heavy metal scene, Anthem, are is finally playing a show in Singapore.
The concert is part of Anthem's 40th anniversary tour that celebrates their self-titled debut album released in 1985.
The band split up in 1992 after releasing six more albums. They reunited in 2000 and released comeback album Heavy Metal Anthem, and have regularly put out new material over the years. Their most recent album, Crimson & Jet Black, dropped in 2023.
Anthem's current line-up includes bass player Naoto Shibata, the only member who has been with the band since they formed in 1980. The quartet are fronted by singer Yukio Morikawa, who joined in 1988.
Where: Annexe Studio, Esplanade, 1 Esplanade Drive
MRT: Esplanade
When: May 24, 8pm
Admission: From $98 via BookMyShow, go to
Tunggu Sekejap: The P. Ramlee Suite
P. Ramlee made significant contributions to the Malay film and music industry from the late 1940s to his death in the early 1970s.
PHOTO: WILD RICE
In this concert, Singaporean musician, composer and music director Julian Wong re-composed the works of Malay film and music icon P. Ramlee into three movements.
These include some of the late maestro's most beloved songs such as Azizah (written in 1945), Getaran Jiwa (Soul Vibration, 1960) and Tunggu Sekejap (Wait A Moment, 1958).
Singaporean musician and composer Julian Wong re-composed P. Ramlee's music into three movements.
PHOTO: WILD RICE
Directed by Wild Rice founding artistic director Ivan Heng, the music will be performed by the 30-member chamber orchestra re: mix, led by maestro Foo Say Ming.
Wong, who received the Young Artist Award in 2023, He is also known for writing Don't Call Him Mr Mari Kita (2021), the acclaimed musical show about the late local composer Zubir Said.
Where: Wild Rice @ Funan, 107 North Bridge Road
MRT: City Hall
When: May 15 to 31, 7.30pm (Wednesdays to Fridays), 2.30 and 7.30pm (Saturdays) and 2.30pm (Sundays)
Admission: From $35 to $85 via Sistic
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