| Beauty World | |
|---|---|
| Music | Dick Lee |
| Lyrics | Michael Chiang |
| Book | Michael Chiang |
| Productions | 1992 Japanese tour |
Beauty World is a Singaporean musical written by Michael Chiang and composed by Dick Lee.[1] Drawing on the tradition of 1950s black-and-white Cantonese movies, it tells the story of a young Malaysian girl who comes from Batu Pahat to 1960s Singapore in search of her father and winds up in the eponymous sleazy night club.[1][2] It premiered at the 1988 Singapore Arts Festival.[2]
Written in English with some Singlish elements and Singaporean slang, it is one of the best known musicals of Singapore. With Makan Place, which was also written in 1988, it is one of the first two Singaporean musicals.