Dr M and Dr Siti Hasmah watch ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, charity gala raises more than RM400,000

PETALING JAYA, July 5 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mohamad Mahathir and his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali enjoyed a night at the theatre at Istana Budaya on Wednesday where they watched The Phantom of the Opera.

The couple who attended the musical’s charity gala also met the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical including lead stars soprano Meghan Picerno who plays Christine Daae, Matt Leisy who plays Raoul and the Phantom himself played by Jonathan Roxmouth.

Known for her love of the performing arts, Dr Siti Hasmah is patron of the Malaysian leg of The Phantom of the Opera’s world tour.

“We had the honor of having the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and the First Lady in the audience this week,” Leisy wrote on Instagram.

 

 

 

 

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#kualalumpur is pulling out all the stops for us! We had the honor of having the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, and the First Lady in the audience this week. And HRH Princess Tengku Zatashah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah the other day. Feeling the love, #KL! ❤️ 🇲🇾 . . . . . . #phantomoftheopera #phantomkl #baseasia #phantomworldtour #potoworldwide #raoul #raoulvicomtedechagny #vicomtedechagny #mattleisy #phantomphans #phans #phantomphansofinstagram #primeministerofmalaysia

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Jul 4, 2019 at 6:33pm PDT

The Tun Siti Hasmah Charity Gala raised funds for the Dyslexia Association Malaysia (PDM) and the Malaysian Spinal Injuries Association (MASIA), hosted by Base Entertainment, the theatrical entertainment company which brought the musical to Malaysia.

 

 

 

 

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When you combine the biggest brand in musical theatre #phantomkl with the biggest brand in Malaysia 🇲🇾, you get a smashing successful charity gala🙏🙏🙏#tremendousentertainment #baseentertainmentasia #phantomoftheopera #patron @dianwithlove

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Jul 3, 2019 at 10:08am PDT

According to Datin Dian Lee, who is married to Base Entertainment head Datuk Jared Lim, the charity gala raised more than RM400,000.

 

 

 

 

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What an honor to have The Phantom of the Opera’s Patron YAB Tun Siti and Tun M (aka #couplesgoals) at the charity gala last night. We managed to raised more than RM400k for Dyslexia Association Malaysia and Malaysian Spinal Injuries Association. A big thank you to everyone who supported, and special thanks to our amazing committee @jabe_l @chrystan_x @tiffaneemarielim @elizabethshenlyn @livelikeatreeeee @ninininininininihi 🙏🏻 #phantomkl @baseasia

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Jul 4, 2019 at 3:43am PDT

The Phantom of the Opera is the longest-running show on Broadway and premiered in Kuala Lumpur at Istana Budaya on June 15. The musical will run until Sunday, July 7.