Accordingly, in the "Tinh hoa san khau" category, the musical "Giac mo Chi Pheo" directly faces other competitors such as: Musical "Lua tu dat" (Fire from the Earth) (directed by Meritorious Artist Cao Ngoc Anh - Youth Theater), Cheo opera "Nang ganh Son Ha" (directed by People's Artist Thuy Mui - Hanoi Cheo Theater), cai luong opera "Nhat thuc" (directed by Meritorious Artist Le Nguyen Dat - Sen Viet Stage), opera "La don thu 72" (directed by People's Artist Le Tien Tho - Le Ngoc stage)...
These are all massive theatrical works, many experiments, creativity and success in terms of expertise as well as being loved by the public, performed many times, bringing positive values to the audience in the past time.
With high professional quality, having won the Excellent Prize at the National Professional Song and Dance Festival and being performed many nights at the Ho Guom Theater stage with a large audience always filling the auditorium, the musical "Chi Pheo Dream" is not only a unique artwork, but also becomes a bright spot of Hanoi culture in 2025.
To be able to surpass heavyweight opponents in the "Stage Quintessence" category, the musical "Chi Pheo's Dream" conquered the judges as well as the public with high professional quality when blending classical values and the quintessence of modern music, with a humorous, witty and colorful storytelling style.
The musical brings novelty, youthfulness, modernity while still preserving the core values and humanistic message in the original work, besides that, the breath of contemporary life is strongly expressed in each line, each melody as well as the elements of sound, lighting, fine arts, costumes, props...
The success of "Chi Pheo Dream" is the talent and dedication of all artists, actors, staff and employees of Thang Long Song and Dance Theater and the production crew. This is the "dream" that People's Artist Tan Minh (Director of the Theater) and musician Duong Cam have cherished for a long time.
They have "slightly" brought musicals to the stage of the Theater from professional Performances and Music and Dance Festivals in previous seasons such as: "Returning" (Gold Medal in 2015), "Hanoi Days, Months, Years" (2018), "I Read the Newspaper This Morning" (2021)... However, until "Chi Pheo Dream", that dream became a reality, when this is the complete musical in the true sense of this genre.
The play not only received the enthusiastic love of the audience, but was also highly appreciated by experts. To create the attraction of the play, in addition to the enthusiasm and dedication of People's Artist Tan Minh (art director), musician Duong Cam (General Director - Music Director), there is also the joint effort of a large collective, including screenwriter Dinh Tien Dung, stage director - musician, Meritorious Artist Phung Tien Minh, People's Artist Hoang Anh Tu, Meritorious Artist Khanh Hoa, Bach Nguyen...
The Tinh hoa Viet Award is organized to promote the role of culture and art as an important component in the cause of sustainable development of the country, contributing to fostering national spirit and arousing aspirations to rise up in the new era.
The judging panel of this year's award includes: People's Artist Vuong Duy Bien, People's Artist Tran Ly Ly, painter Vi Kien Thanh, Meritorious Artist Director Bui Tuan Dung, musician Huy Tuan, musician Nguyen Hai Phong, film critic Le Hong Lam, journalist Nguyen Dang Khang, writer Nguyen Quynh Trang.
