Title: Terima Kasih Cinta The artistic choreography by Pat Ibrahim is full of emotions whilst the musical arrangements by Roslan Aziz on the best selection of Malay songs simply completes what is meant to be one of the most heartfelt musical theatre in Malaysia
am not a heavy follower of musical theatre. Even with some years living in London, believe it or not, I had never gone for any theatre show - despite people shouting about Phantom of the Opera and the like. For this lack of 'culture', years back, I went for Tun Perak and Puteri Gunung Ledang. It was superb. So, to bring justice to local talents in the theatre arena, I feel compelled to support local musical theatre. Some are good, some are not, but Terima Kasih Cinta, is certainly a recommendation you'd thank me for because you'll leave Istana Budaya with a heartfelt thank you for love.
Terima Kasih Cinta is a mixture of 5 love stories, some with happy ending, some dramatic. The brilliant choice of casting adds character to the story. The plot and how the 5 stories intertwined each other makes it sophisticated. The effective use of stage, props and lighting sets the mood right. The artistic choreography by Pat Ibrahim is full of emotions whilst the musical arrangements by Roslan Aziz on the best selection of Malay songs simply completes what is meant to be one of the most heartfelt musical theatre in Malaysia. Some of the songs selected are:
A crumbling marriage full of melancholic moments, worsened by betrayal, regrets, frustration and the break of a family. Haris (Tony) and Airin (Norish) struggled to sustain their love and to discharge their parenthood responsibility to their only daughter. The former bogged down with his career and the latter facing solitude. A typical reflection of modern age families that many fear to be the cancer of the deteriorating society as far as family values are concerned. Tony and Norish certainly made an impact to a lot of long hours working husbands sitting there at Istana Budaya (including me).
Rubiah (Safura) & Cikgu Elyas (Latif Ibrahim), both veterans in life, who have experienced love previously, now is given the chance to embrace love again. A sincere radiation of love that was not corrupted by youth and lust suggesting that the excitement of love is not confined to the younger generation only. This is fact of life. People aged 50 and above often go through loneliness from the lost of their companions (death or otherwise). These people deserve a second chance in life to experience love. Safura and Latif Ibrahim certainly made a profound impact to those of older generation in the crowd who has similar life story. 
We often read about the rich and famous changing their companions like renewal of driving license. Whilst this is perceived to be 'wild' life of the rich and famous, deep down inside the hearts of these celebrities, they too have their own love saga. Azlan (Shajiry), a playboy and a celebrity, never really understood what love is until his heart was pierced by Azura (Farahdhiya). Only at that moment did Azlan realise that all this while, he never really did experience real love. To have discovered what real love is sets the motion for a romantic tale that was superbly expressed by the boyish look of Shajiry and the beauty of Farahdhiya.
Dian (Deja), a successful career middle aged woman, who got trapped in a life without reciprocal of love from a man, finds herself valuing the love for her only brother Dani (Anding). The sister-brother relationship that got tarnished over the years was about to get reconciled but only to end with the misery of death. Many audience would have gone through such crisis with their siblings. This composition of acting by Deja and Anding may only be the right remedy in reminding us to value the love between siblings before they return to the Almighty. Death is a tragedy but the certainty of its eventuality can be very painful to those who are still living. 
Many youth go through frustration in life. It is part of growing up. You find love and you lose it. For some it happens frequently and others at least once. But such sadness somehow finds its way to a happy ending. The term "Blessing in Disguise" is probably the best description of Arianna's (Nadia) journey through life. In the midst of losing love, she found a new one by the name of Taufik (Vince). I am sure many of you are reminded of your younger days when you got heart broken. And for many of you also, you find new love. To paint such young love, Vince, with his Clark Kent nerdish style, and Nadia, a bubbly innocent sweet girl, really is a perfect casting solution. 
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