SINGAPORE - It is a busy Sunday night in Katong. My companions and I, with glowing neon blue headphones wrapped around our heads, are attracting bemused looks from passers-by as we walk down the bustling streets.

But I am oblivious, too immersed in the music streaming through the headphones. I have been taken out of modern Singapore and into a Broadway-inspired production centred on the rich history of Katong.