Supermokh The Musical Restaging

Who is Supermokh?

Supermokh is the nickname of Mokhtar Dahari, an Asian football legend in the 1970s who has helped the Malaysian squad defeat Asian giants like Japan and South Korea. 

During his illustrious 18-year career, he was the best striker in Malaysia and scored more than 170 goals.

 In the late 1980s, SuperMokh was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a rare condition where parts of the nervous system slowly deteriorates, causing progressive weakness in the muscles. He died in July 1991 at the age of 37.


Supermokh The Musical Restaging

Supermokh The Musical was first staged in November 2013 with 17 sold-out performances. It tells the story of Malaysia’s best-loved icon – the late footballer Mokhtar Dahari – known as Super Mokh to his thousands of fans.

With the blessings of the Sultan Of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, Datin Tengku Zarina and Mokhtar’s family, the musical is once again produced by Tall Order Productions and Jugra Publication.

In the first season, audiences were thrilled by the performances of Awie as Mokhtar and Maya Karin as Tengku Zarina, supported by a star-studded cast that included Douglas Lim, Dina Nadzir, Rashidi Ishak, Radhi Khalid, Phoon Chi Ho, Oliver Johanan and Clarence Kuna. 

The world-class music is composed by music director Michael Veerapan, with Adlin Ahmad Ramli as lyricist, and the dance performances are choreographed by Adzwadi Saini. Producers were also gratified to discover many young Malaysians in the audience who had never had the excitement of seeing Mokhtar play in real life. 

For many in the audience, SuperMokh revealed parts of the footballer’s life that was previously unknown. Memories and national pride were rekindled with the names of Soh Chin Aun, Santokh Singh and Arumugam. 

Supermokh The Musical Restaging will be staged at Istana Budaya on 8 – 21 September 2014.