MAD THE MUSICAL

George Chan has developed his career in both the Singapore and European arts scenes.

A true multi-hyphenate, he’s worn many hats — from celebrity judge to artistic director, choreographer, singer and actor — shaping stories onstage and off with equal flair. With over three decades in the theatre industry, he now also brings his depth of experience to the therapy room. As a psychotherapist with a Master’s in Advanced Counselling, George runs a private practice specialising in grief and loss, and hosts a monthly mandarin radio talk show on healing on Capital 958FM.

An accomplished bilingual singer, songwriter and creative director , Jimmy Ye’s (叶良俊) music has influenced the Chinese- speaking music world for over 30 years to date. A respected veteran in the Asian regional entertainment scene and a prolific songwriter, Jimmy has crafted many seminal classics for Chinese superstars such as Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Jolin Tsai, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Jeff Chang and Kit Chan. Most importantly, Jimmy has turned his passion and talents in the arts into a viable sustainable multi-prong career balancing his day job nurturing young performers as SMU’s Director of Student Life with his own regular forays onto the stage and behind the scenes.

Jo is an award-winning actor and playwright, with accoladed scripts including King, Forked, and Session Zero. Her works have travelled internationally, with Forked touring to Kuala Lumpur and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, King touring to various continents this year, and Por Por’s Big Fat Surprise Wedding co-headlining Adelaide’s OzAsia Festival. She loves working with the talented and driven SMU students, with her first such collaboration being Dungeons and Distractions which she co-created with Edward Choy, and which she brought to SMUAF's Game Play in 2024.

Andy Benjamin Cai is a professional choreographer, educator, and dancer who graduated from the LASALLE College of the Arts dance program in 2002.

He represented Singapore in numerous global competitions, competing in Italy, France, and Russia, where he received Overall Champion titles and brought back other prestigious awards. He was a finalist with the Soul Fusion group in the first local television dance competition, The DanceFloor (2006), and he also received a Best Dancer Award in the same competition. He has choreographed numerous Musicals, Movies, Films, Music Videos and Festivals. His most recent project was for SIFA 2025 COLONY - A True Colours Project. Andy has many accolades, but one of his biggest achievements was being chosen as the Chief Choreographer for the Singapore National Day Parade in 2017, 2022, and 2024, as well as for the Olympic Esports Week Opening Ceremony in 2023.