Hug E-Lhee The Musical

Somewhere in the Thai countryside, a waiter is carrying plates of som tam and singing to himself between tables. That waiter is Noi, and in Hug E-Lhee The Musical (มนต์รักฮักอีหลี) his voice is the one thing nobody can take away from him. He is the son of the woman who owns the restaurant, and his dream has nothing to do with papaya salad. He wants to be a singer.

Then his mother hands him the business. Overnight, the boy who wanted a stage is the man who has to keep the family kitchen open, pay the bills and keep the regulars happy. Uff, nobody warned him that running a restaurant is a full time concert with no applause.

The town gets a new arrival at exactly the wrong moment. A man from the big city moves in and opens a rival restaurant serving fusion food, right where the locals used to come for their som tam. Suddenly Noi has a business war on his hands, and a musical number for every round of it.

NuNew Chawarin Perdpiriyawong plays Noi, and he also plays Nid and Niche, because this story has identical twins in the mix. Zee Pruk Panich plays Chang. Hannah Rosenbloom plays Kaew, Ratchapong Anomakiti plays Thee, Fon Thanasoonthorn plays Kumphan and Paowalee Pornpimol plays Tan. Rivalry, family and music share the same small town table.