Memorable tunes in screen-to-stage adaptation

GIVEN the number of songs army boys are taught to sing during National Service, it's not surprising that Jack Neo's box office smash Ah Boys To Men can be transformed into a musical. Even better, playwright Goh Boon Teck, songwriter Don Richmond and director Beatrice Chia-Richmond have adapted and condensed Neo's overly-long duology into a highly-watchable and compact two-hour stage production.

As with any good musical, the k…