香港小生王陈楚蕙经典潮剧表演晚会
陈楚蕙首晚义演　吸引上千戏迷捧场

When I first got to know that Hong Kong Teochew Opera King Tan Chor Hwee is coming to town again, I was so excited. However, as my schedule is very tight, I could only manage to book tickets for 3 performances in advance. Nonetheless, I was able to watch the first performance. It was also a golden opportunity to meet my e-friends, Susie and Edmund, from Vancouver.

I took leave on 19 Mar 09 so that I would have sufficient time to chat with Susie and Edmund. I also invited QiLin to join us for dinner. We had a simple dinner at a restaurant nearby. Then, we made our way to the back stage of Kreta Ayer Theatre. On the first evening, there was limited access to the backstage because the Guest-of-Honour would be making a trip there before the performance began. We managed to have a photo opportunity with Tan Chor Hwee before we entered the Theatre to watch her performance.

Tan Chor Hwee delivered a short speech in Teochew to thank her fans for supporting her. Then, she sang ‘戏剧人生’ and performed in several excerpts including ‘五子挂帅’ and ‘一门三进士’.

知道陈楚蕙要在3月再次来到狮城演出时，非常开心。由于时间的关系，不能每场都看，有点可惜。还好能够出席第一场的表演，并和来自加拿大的朋友夫妇见面以及欣赏演出，兴奋不已。 2009年3月19日下午5。30分约了他们和潮剧好友奇灵一起共用晚餐，然后到剧场观看演出，也趁机到后台找偶像拍照。陈楚蕙在开场时致词感谢观众的支持捧场，然后演唱‘戏剧人生’和演出‘五子挂帅’和‘一门三进士’的潮剧选段。

下文取自联合早报记者宋佳佳的报道。
　　虽已67岁，但知名潮剧“小生王”陈楚蕙的戏剧魅力丝毫不减。昨晚由她独挑大梁的潮剧慈善义演吸引了1000多名本地戏迷到场支持。
　　在牛车水人民剧场举行的潮剧慈善义演，由牛车水—金声公民咨询委员会与新加坡楚蕙影友会联合呈献，为牛车水—金声区贫苦老人和学童筹款。
　　这是陈楚蕙第一次与牛车水—金声社区发展与福利基金合作，她受访时说，能有机会在本地做慈善让她感到开心。
　　她说：“我来新加坡表演很多次了，觉得这里的戏迷一次比一次热情，让我很欣慰。加上今年是我从事潮剧的第50个年头，可以借表演为有需要的人出一份力，我感到非常有意义。”
　　4岁起随家人观赏陈楚蕙演出的汤麒麟(22岁)是昨晚年纪最小的支持者之一。他难掩兴奋地说：“我和家人都是陈楚蕙的超级戏迷，她唱的戏很有感情，很容易让人感动，所以她在本地的每一场表演我一定到场。”
　　昨晚义演的1000多张戏票中，约600多张为100元以上慈善票。根据慈善晚会筹委会宣传主任卢威麒，慈善票售出约500张。
　　卢威麒说：“市道不好，有人愿意出钱做慈善，我想这不仅证明了陈楚蕙的魅力，也证明传统戏曲还是有价值的，我们希望通过义演筹到10万元，虽然有点困难，但公众的反应还是令人满意的。”
　　除了昨晚的慈善义演，陈楚蕙也会连同陈楚惠潮剧团从本月20日到22日进行4场公演。