''The Kitchen Musical'' is a Singaporean musical restaurant drama television series developed for NTV7 and co-produced by

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. 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

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, Singapore,

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) 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 ( UTC+07:00). It was telecasted on Malaysia's

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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

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. The show began airing on

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in the U.S. but there are no reports if it will be available through the

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. The show was renewed for a second season. 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

Karylle Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari (born March 22, 1981), known mononymously as a Karylle, is a Filipino singer, actress, TV host and musical theatre performer. She is heralded as "''OPMs Showbiz Royalty''". She notably received a nomination for ...

as "Maddie Avilon", a fresh graduate of Le Cordon Bleu. She lands a job as the sous chef in her father's restaurant. She struggles to show her individuality and creativity in the hands of the head chef. *

Stephen Rahman-Hughes Stephen Rahman-Hughes (born 26 January 1970) is an English–Malaysian actor and singer. He is known for his roles as DCI Vikesh Dasari in the ITV soap opera '' Emmerdale'' and Adam Bateman in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Career In 20 ...

as "Alex Marcus", an executive chef of The Avilon, known for his perfection. *

Christian Bautista Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born October 19, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He was a finalist of '' Star in a Million'', a Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN channel, winning 4th place in the competition in 200 ...

as "Daniel Ray", a supportive childhood friend of Maddie and the other sous chef of the restaurant. * Arthur Acuña as "Harry Shaw", a general manager of The Avilon. He keeps secrets from Maddie on her father's motives for letting her work in the restaurant. *

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as "Selena Argon" and a sommelier of The Avilon who will do everything to get what she wants. She has a deep desire to get rid of Maddie and win Alex's heart.

Recurring characters

* Ikey Canoy as "Winston" – Pastry Chef *

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as "Thou" – Line Cook * Juan Jackson as "Juan" – Line Cook * Carla Dunareanu as "Carla" – Line Cook * Erwin Shah Ismail as "Rico" – Dishwasher * Juwanda Hassim as "Nelson" – Bartender * Nadiah M. Din as "Britney" – Receptionist *

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as "Paula" – Receptionist * Gayle Nerva as "Gayle" – Waitress * Rebecca Spykerman as "Bec" – Waitress * Debra Teng as "Leslie" – Head Waitress

Filming

Some scenes in this drama were shot in

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

Music

Criticism

This series was somewhat criticized when it was first aired in

Ratings

The show received high viewership in

Reception

After the successful media launch of the series,

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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 ''

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'' and Colombian telenovela ''

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'' to the United States.

Awards

* Best Writing (Drama Series) New York Festivals 2012 * Nominee Best Drama Series and Best Performance by an Actor International Emmy Awards 2012 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2064628/awards/?ref_=tt_awd

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitchen Musical Musical television series Singaporean television series