Caught the musical just now. That’s right, it’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The one and only floating and flying car. And what a beauty she is too. I think I may well choose Chitty, or a similar era car over a Porsche any day. Magnificent and sleek in it’s own right.

The musical was well done too. I did catch 2 small misses, but it didn’t ruin the value of the performance in any way. It didn’t follow the movie version exactly since there were a few scenes less, a few modified ones and several songs added in to make up the time. They had to change the script anyway, in order to fit it into the confines of a stage musical. Even Chitty appeared to have shrinked a little. She still managed to fly too, although the floating scene wasn’t as exciting as the flying. I half expected the car to fly a few rows off the stage since there were no cables, but I guess there were mechanical and safety limitations to be considered.

Compared to Phantom of the Opera,Chitty Chitty Bang Bang appeared to be catered more towards the younger generation. There was a little bit of interactivity too, and quite a fair amount of humor thrown in. Quite a fair portion of the story was re-written too, so much so that you don’t need to have seen the movie to be able to enjoy the performance. Not so much to really distort it from the original, but just enough to develop the story to the next scene.

Costume wise, it was quite colourful and elaborate. Still, the variety and complicatedness cannot compare to what the Phantom of the Opera brought to the stage. Props wise was well made, especially the inventions. The Phantom had very elaborate sets also, both in the opera house and underground.

In the end, the star of this show is still Chitty Chitty Bang Bang without a shadow of a doubt. My fine four fendered friend definitely.