SEAN Ghazi was already performing in musical theatre abroad (Miss Saigon, Thuy, and Rent) before becoming a household name in Malaysia when he appeared alongside Jodie Foster and Chow Yun Fat in 1999 in the movie Anna and the King.
He has since grown from strength to strength, performing in local and regional theatre and musical productions. He released his first album, Sean Ghazi Semalam, which featured his modern take on well known Malay standards of the 50s and 60s, and even returned to London’s West End to reprise his role, of Balat, in the stage version of The King and I.
In this episode of Beyond Breakfast, Sean talks about how he fell in love with performing at a very early age and his mother’s sage advice about not ‘half-assing it’. He also divulges which has been his favourite role in his long career as an actor, singer, dancer and now artistic director of Bobo KL and why online performances during the pandemic were not something he was on board with.
More recently, Sean talks about Spilt Gravy (Ke Mana Tumpahnya Kuah), a film adaptation of the late playwright and performer Jit Murad’s award-winning play finally making its way to the big screen after having been held back by the Malaysian Censorship Board (LPF) for the better part of a decade, and another two years by the pandemic.
Featuring a stellar cast – Harith Iskander, Zahim Albakri, Juliana Ibrahim, Na’a Murad, Zahim Albakri, Bernie Chan, Bernice Chauly, and Jit Murad himself – it tells the story of an ageing patriarch (played by veteran actor Datuk Rahim Razali) who gathers five estranged children for dinner and to resolve lingering family strife, as he realises that his time on this earthly plane is dwindling.
Sean plays Husni, the successful gay son in this film. Does he think that attitudes have changed about LGBTQ representation in local films? What would Jit say about it all, if he was with us today?
Spilt Gravy (Ke Mana Tumpahnya Kuah) will hit cinemas on June 9, playing in 30 locations around the country, with a runtime of 115 minutes and a PG-13 rating. – The Vibes, June 8, 2022
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