Old-school musical entertainment
Kamala Sukosol’s annual charity concert will be back with three rounds to raise funds for the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center. The concert will be held at The Sukosol Hotel, Si Ayutthaya Road, on Aug 17 and 19 at 8pm, and Aug 18 at 7pm.
Presented by Sukosol Entertainment, the Thai Red Cross Society and Singha, the “That’s Entertainment III” concert will see the country’s first lady of jazz and swing and singer of the smash hit Live & Learn perform an entertaining and eclectic selection of songs, including memorable hits from classic Broadway musicals to the latest Hollywood soundtracks.
Joining her on stage to showcase their extraordinary talents will be her children — Marisa, Sukie and Noi Krissada — as well as her granddaughter Natalia and grandsons Dino and Finnegan.
This year’s songlist includes performances from the Broadway musical Aladdin, City of Stars, the Oscar-winning movie La La Land and family favourites from recent Disney hits Beauty And The Beast and Moana, plus 2017’s most popular song, Shape of You, by Ed Sheeran.
The whole family will perform Hope, a new song written for the Craniofacial Center and featuring more than 30 singers and musicians. There will be a tribute from American musical-romantic comedy Singin’ In The Rain to Debbie Reynolds, one of Kamala’s favourite performers (who sadly passed away just one day after the tragic death of her actress daughter Carrie Fisher).
The programme will also include a medley of river songs including Moon River, Cry Me A River, and a special tribute to honour the importance of Bangkok’s own Chao Phraya, with Marisa singing her rendition of Loom Chao Phraya, plus a new song from Kamala titled River Blues.
They will also pay their deepest respects to HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej by performing a selection of his compositions to honour his memory.
Each performance will be supported by Bangkok’s finest big band orchestra under the direction of Piti Kayoonpan, with regular special guest Dolchai Boonyaratavej, and the breathtaking dancing skills of the talented students from the Aree School of Dance Arts. Tanee Poonsuwan will conduct the fantastic chorus, as well as performing in the show.
Tickets cost 1,000, 1,500, 2,000 and 2,500 baht (500 baht for students) for the Aug 17 and 19 shows. Tickets for the gala dinner concert on Aug 18 cost 40,000 and 45,000 baht per table of 10. Call 02-247-0123 for bookings.