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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Anton Diaz </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (KPANLL)</strong> is a proudly <strong>Original Filipino Musical</strong>
about the aspirations and tribulations of the common Filipino, set
amidst a battle between superheroes and supervillains. The show is very
endearing throughout, flawlessly integrating Pinoy humor, poking fun at
our quirky habits and (mis)pronunciation of words, and a hopeless love
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>I was in awe</strong> after the latest media preview at Onstage Greenbelt 1. It was my first time to watch the show, and <strong>we couldn't stop laughing</strong> and enjoyed it immensely.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm <strong>proud to be a witness of this coming of age of Philippine Theater </strong>and to watch history as it unfolds. Don't miss out on the show that everyone is raving about! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This collaboration between<strong> Carlo Vergara </strong>(Writer and Creator) and <strong>Vincent De Jesus</strong> (Composer, Lyricist) is brilliant and unbeatable. Watch the video as they explain the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLTDhnFPzc" target="_self">inspiration behind </a><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tLTDhnFPzc" target="_self">KPANLL - The Musical</a>.</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19363339715" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-1.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-1.jpg" height="400" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/430/19363339715_f769904a25_b.jpg" width="400" /></a>Meet <strong>Fuwerza Filipinas</strong>--the
most beloved superhero team of the country--who ironically do not speak
Filipino nor interact with the common Filipino people.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19367471381" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-14.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-14.jpg" height="266" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/463/19367471381_ce9e6dfa8b_b.jpg" width="400" /></a><strong>Fuerza Filipinas</strong> is made up of Team Leader <strong>Madre de Dios</strong> (Shiela Valderrama-Martinez/Astarte Abraham), <strong>Leading Man</strong> (Hans Eckstein), <strong>Nena Babushka</strong> (Giannina Ocampo), <strong>Windang Woman</strong> (Caisa Borromeo), <strong>Bazooka Man</strong> (Jef Flores/Chuck Lazaro-Hipol), and <strong>Popoy Pusakal</strong> (Chesko Rodriguez). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19177179859" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-2.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-2.jpg" height="266" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/559/19177179859_7047161f9f_b.jpg" width="400" /></a><strong>Kayumanggilas</strong>
is the supervillain team and nemesis of Fuerza Filipinas, who vow to
annihilate the superheroes with their temporary superhuman powers
provided by the "Chemical Q". They are the proud Filipino team with all
the quirky Pinoy traits.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19337379676" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-18.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-18.jpg" height="266" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/316/19337379676_195b43fd2b_b.jpg" width="400" /></a><strong>Kayumanggilas</strong> features Team Leader <strong>Senyor Blangko</strong> (Domi Espejo/Nar Cabico), <strong>Henyotic </strong>the Scientist (Mikoy Morales/Rhenwyn Gabalonzo), <strong>Jeryc Sans Rival</strong> the Wolfman (Elliot Eustacio), <strong>Maracas Marko </strong>the Expert Boxer (Red Nuestro), and <strong>Itak-Itak</strong> (Red Concepcion/Joshua Cabilas).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19175812100" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-16.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-16.jpg" height="266" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/382/19175812100_3914fc6ac8_b.jpg" width="400" /></a>The story focuses on the struggles of domestic helper <strong>Mely Moran</strong> and her sister <strong>Viva</strong>, who is perceived as lazy but believes she is destined for greater things.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19175842910" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-20.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-20.jpg" height="319" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/367/19175842910_f57f006902_b.jpg" width="400" /></a>The plot is layered with different themes, including the <strong><em>kilig</em> love story</strong> of <strong>Mely Moran</strong>, who hopeless falls in love with her <em>amo</em>, the superhero<strong> Leading Man</strong>...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/18751979174" title="20150702_224238 by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="20150702_224238" height="225" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/537/18751979174_df61169cc1_b.jpg" width="400" /></a>...and
the social theme of the fight of good citizens vs. evil politicians,
with the latter seemingly winning and succeeding in eliminating the good
people of this country.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19175951178" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-28.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-28.jpg" height="266" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/449/19175951178_93cea8e0e7_b.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19175886980" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-27.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><br /></a>In many ways, it's like an evolution of the Pinoy superhero universe--from <strong>Zsazsa Zaturnnah </strong>to the new heroes and villains in<strong> Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady</strong>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19367579391" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-30.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-30.jpg" height="266" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/271/19367579391_706d939d2f_b.jpg" width="400" /></a>I love how the lights, sounds, and set all work together to illicit emotions from and rouse the imagination of the audience.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/diaz/19337460976" title="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-31.jpg by Anton Diaz, on Flickr"><img alt="Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady (The Musical)-31.jpg" height="266" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/452/19337460976_1cd21b3d6b_b.jpg" width="400" /></a>In
the end, love conquers all and the common Filipino wins! Frankly, a lot
of the side stories are left hanging in the plot, likely leading
theater audiences to clamor for a Part 2.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are a number of things I love about <strong>Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady - The Musical</strong>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Firstly, there's <strong>Vincent de Jesus</strong>'<strong> </strong>Tagalog songs. They give the audience a <strong>deep insight into the Filipino psyche</strong>, while also making inspired use of our <strong>colloquial language</strong>.
If I could compare it to anyone's music, it would be that of the
Eraserheads--relatable, catchy, and memorable--the kind you would just
love to play over and over again. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Secondly, I also love the story, with it's blend of <strong>witty Pinoy humor</strong>, <strong>relevant social themes</strong>, and <strong>parallelisms</strong> to our own lives.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lastly, I love that it's a <strong>feel-good musical</strong> and, in my humble opinion, a <strong>world-class production</strong> that can be staged in the likes of Broadway.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were admittedly some dragging parts in the beginning, as the
personalities of each of the characters were still being established. I
also feel like some of the songs were senseless, like "We have a Maid",
and I couldn't help but compare "Pretend I'm Her" to Eponine's song in
Les Miserables.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I missed the first run of KPANLL at the PETA Theater, so I vowed not to miss this Onstage run. <strong>You have to watch this show</strong> and experience how it elevates the Original Filipino Musical to the world stage!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Congratulations to Dalanghita Productions</strong>, the creative team, and the entire cast of Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady - The Musical!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This time, the critically acclaimed musical </span></span></div>
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Kapuso star Aicelle Santos, and 2009 WCOPA Champion Kim Molina come
back as Aileen; the promodizer with big dreams to raise her family from
the knee-deep floods that have plagued their town for months. This
all-Filipino, all-original musical features songs from the iconic band
Aegis, with a star-studded ensemble on an award winning, must-see set.</span></span></span></div>
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year of its showing alone, a milestone for the theater company and
indeed, for Philippine theater. In 2014 alone it has garnered over 16
citations for performance and technical categories including Outstanding
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Direction for a Musical (Maribel Legarda), Original Libretto (Liza
Magtoto), Musical Direction (Myke Salomon), Choreography (Gio Gahol),
Costume Design (Carlo Pagunaling), Sound Design (Salomon and Happy
Constantino), Set Design (Mio Infante), Female Lead Performance in a
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plays Aileen’s suitor Kenny was recently seen in The Voice Philippines,
while Pepe Herrera (Tolits) enjoys a stint in the romcom TV series, <em>Forevermore</em>. Singer Kim Molina also breaks into the theater scene with production after production, most recently in the upcoming <em>Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady</em> by Dalanghita Productions.</span></span></div>
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Verano and Lorenz Martinez both play Aileen’s father Kiel, opposite
Lani Ligot (<em>Priscilla Queen of the Dessert; Broad Way, Narrow Way</em>)
who plays Mercy, Aileen’s mother; The Company’s Sweet Plantado also
joins the cast as Mary Jane. The ensemble is joined by PETA
artist-teacher Roi Calilong (<em>D’ Wonder Twins of Boac, PAMANA</em>), Teetin Villanueva (<em>MANHID, Maxie the Musical</em>) with Via Antonio and Raflesia Bravo.</span></span></div>
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Mendoza, and Gie Onida (Fernan), Phi Palmos, Ron Alfonso, and Jimmy
Marquez (Jewel), Gimbey dela Cruz, Abi Sulit, Gab Pangilinan, Jet
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I told my husband Rob Chien that he and I were going to see
Dalanghita Productions’ “Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady” at the Peta
Theater in Quezon City on Sunday afternoon, he immediately asked: “Will
I be able to understand it?” (He’s American, so it was a valid
question.) I said that it’s about half and half, and that he’d be able
to get everything. It was all about context. Thankfully, the show was in
the hands of amazingly skilled actors, so he didn’t have a problem at
all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The musical (with music and lyrics by Vincent de Jesus and book by
Carlo Vergara and Perterean Briñas, based on Vergara’s graphic novel of
the same name) tells the tale of sisters Mely (Bituin Escalante) and
Viva (Natasha Cabrera), and their respective run-ins with the superhero
team known as Fuwerza Filipinas and the supervillains the Kayumanggilas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mely is hired as the Fuwerza’s new maid (apparently, superheroes
can’t clean up after themselves despite being able to save the world),
while Viva is the Kayumanggilas’ new pawn in their efforts to bring the
heroes down. Both Mely and Viva carry their own sets of emotional
baggage due to how they were each raised by their mother (May Bayot), as
well as a previous romantic rivalry. And it all plays out in hilarious,
dramatic and, at times, dark fashion.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Three-dimensional life</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is one point in the show when the tone shifts from very light
to very heavy, where the laughter that permeated the air only seconds
before suddenly goes silent and cold.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The show’s major strength for me lies in the hands of the performers
tasked to bring Carlo’s original paper-and-ink characters to vivid
three-dimensional life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Escalante has always been a force to be reckoned with on stage, and
it fills me with joy that there is a role like this created for someone
with her unique look and skill set. An incredible actress and singer,
each word that comes out of her mouth, whether spoken or sung, isn’t
ever gratuitous or taken for granted. She is gifted at making you laugh
your face off, or cry a river of tears, and the sincerity with which she
plays Mely can be felt from wherever you’re seated, never once
descending into over-theatricality.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cabrera was Escalante’s emotional match, but with a seemingly
lighter, more buoyant energy. However, you could tell that there was
something bubbling beneath the surface. Hers is a powerful voice put to
good use here (and there are moments in the show when power is the
primary requirement).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bayot is ever-reliable in every part she plays, and Nanay is no
exception. Nanay in her hands is complete, acted and sung with nuance
and feeling.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fuwerza Filipinas—Madre de Dios (Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo), Leading Man
(Hans Eckstein), Nena Babushka (Giannina Ocampo), Windang Woman (Caisa
Borromeo), Bazooka Man (Jef Flores) and Popoy Pusakal (Chesko
Rodriguez)—all look and behave the way you expect superheroes to:
muscular, agile, tall, powerful, and fluent in English, complete with
either a British or American accent.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lauchengo-Yulo always carries every character she plays with the air
of royalty and leadership, making her an almost typecast Madre de Dios.
She also has a set of abs that threatens to upstage her every time she
appears.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eckstein is near perfection as Leading Man, as this role requires not
just a six-pack and a jawline that any Hollywood star would envy, but
vulnerability and humanity. He has most certainly grown from the
ensemble tracks that he would regularly fill, and I’m hoping that he is
offered more leading-man roles from here on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ocampo is effective in conveying the irony of being Nena: she’s a
healer, but can’t heal her own broken heart. Borromeo is all sass and
big hair, with her trademark big voice. Flores and Rodriguez occupy
their roles with coolness (I mean come on, that bazooka is cool) and
imposing physical presence, but betray themselves to be nothing more
than teenage boys once safe at FF Headquarters.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Special mention must be given to Kakki Teodoro for playing the computer… she was perfect.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Malevolent</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The villains—Senyor Blangko (Nar Cabico), Henyotic (Vince Lim), Jeryc
Sans Rival (Elliot Eustacio), Marakas Marko (Red Nuestro), and
Itak-Atak (Red Concepcion)—are the antithesis of the Fuwerza. Sure they
have powers, but only with the help of Chemical Q, concocted by their
scientist Henyotic. They are all “normal,” but with malevolent
intentions, plagued by their own insecurities and the desire to quickly
and artificially rise above them all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cabico is a master scene-stealer, having proven this as Didi in “Zsa
Zsa Zaturnnah.” Senyor Blangko trips and falls all over the English
language like a drunken party girl in heels that are way too high, and
the results are only too hilarious.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lim’s college-boy looks belie deeper, darker intentions; in short, he
only looks harmless. It’s obvious his time as one of the Ryan Cayabyab
Singers has shaped a voice that is not only strong but also pliant.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eustacio, Nuestro and Concepcion carry their roles with aplomb, all
with hilarious results. The Kayumanggilas’ second act opener is more
than worth the price of admission. You cannot miss it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Only complaint</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If I have but one complaint, it is that the show is a tad long. With a
running time of three hours (this is how long “Les Misérables” runs,
and that’s with trims and cuts), one can get antsy. I’m sure the
creative team (director Chris Martinez, production designer Tuxqs
Rutaquio, sound designer Jethro Joaquin, lighting designer John Batalla,
and choreographer Nancy Crowe) already has a laundry list in mind for
the next runs of the show (for sure this show will, like “Rak of Aegis”
before it, enjoy many reruns and will be restaged multiple times).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s unfortunate that in the Philippines, there is no such thing as a
“preview period,” when for around three to four weeks the material is
examined and reexamined on a daily basis every single day leading up to a
show’s official opening night.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Over here, “three to four weeks” constitute a show’s entire run.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, if composer-lyricists like De Jesus keep churning out
world-class material like this (his Tagalog lyrics in particular are the
stuff of poetry, which is masterly illustrated in the Nena-Leading
Man-Mely trio where both English and Tagalog are used in the same song),
previews may need to become a necessity, because a long-running
original Pilipino musical would no longer be the stuff of fantasy. It
would be a reality that would make so many theater performers and
creators’ dreams come true.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That said, this would only happen if audiences support more original
Pilipino plays and musicals. Our stories, our music, running for at
least a year in the same theater is something I would like to see in my
lifetime.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To the entire cast, crew, producers and creative team of “Leading
Lady,” my most heartfelt congratulations, not only for a great show on a
Sunday afternoon, but for offering us a glimpse into what is possible
in the future, where the original Pilipino musical is seen as just as,
if not more, fantastic face to face with shows from Broadway or the West
End.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://newscentral.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/poster_KPANLL-asof20apr.jpg" rel="lightbox-0" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="poster_KPANLL-asof20apr" class="alignleft wp-image-18531" src="http://newscentral.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/poster_KPANLL-asof20apr-626x1024.jpg" height="377" width="230" /></a>To follow up Philippine Educational Theater’s Association’s (PETA) production of “Rak of Aegis” is a tall order. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next month, June 2015, “Rak” will be restaged for the nth time and its bound to attract SRO crowds anew.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the material alone Carlo Guevarra’s one-act play “Kung Paano Ako
Naging Leading Lady, The Musical” seems Rak’s worthy successor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nearly two years after its play was staged at the Cultural Center of
the Philippines (CCP), “Kung Paano” goes to PETA Theater in Quezon City
with a musical version, adding one more act and 17 new members on the
original cast.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Kung Paano” is the story of downtrodden Mely, who lands in a job as
maid for La Fuerza Pilipinas made up of Madre de Dios, Nena Babushka,
Windang Woman, Bazooka Man, and Popoy Pusakal; who are out to save the
nation from lawless elements.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They are worshipped by the masses but aloof, and ironically, English-speaking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mely’s sister Viva gets tangled in the war between La Fuerza and its
nemesis Kayumanggilas, while she and Mely confront a past, unsettled
issue.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Staging a musical play about superheroes is a challenge, given today’
stiff competition from CGI and special effects-laced movies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These days anything is possible in the cineplex – a car flying from
one building to another (“Furious 7”), a bus swinging from a bridge
(“Spiderman”), and dinosaurs roaming around parks (“Jurassic Park”).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Those special effects have eventually made their way into theater –
“Spiderman,” and “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- Time,”
among them – adding color, and texture to the story, a visual treat to
justify shelling out more than US$100 for an orchestra seat in Broadway.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Kung Paano” would have benefited from special effects given its
futuristic, cut out of a comic book, Marvel-like characters. But given
its production limitations, the hi-tech-iness is left to the audience’s
imagination, which restricted the play’s ability to turn them into full
fanboy mode.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We wish they could have borrowed the (oftentimes obtrusive and
unnecessary (huge) LED screens at Resorts World used in previous shows
(“The Sound of Music”, “Noli Me Tangere, The Opera”).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It would have been also helpful if they mounted a different set for
the Kayumanggilas, who are locals and low-tech, to show contrast.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But no worries, “Kung Paano’s” lack of technical brevity could be
easily dismissed thanks to excellent lighting and scoring – and of
course, the actors’ diligent acting and singing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Frenchie Dy, who played the lead character (she alternates with
Bituin Escalante) slayed the role of a pure-of-heart maid whose
contentious relationship with her sister is the musical’s main arc.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But it was Kim Molina as Viva, who stole the show. A former alternate lead in “Rak,” her voice soared, and she owned the stage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Her solo about finding one’s identity performed before the end of Act
1 was the play’s first major emotional moment. In fact the only song in
the slow and almost sleepy first half that was memorable enough.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And there lies the weakness of “Kung Paano.” Act 1 was a slow burn,
and lacked emotional punch to engage the audience (spoiler alert)
despite the love angle between Mely and one of the superheroes.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The second part, however, was a major turnaround.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The opening song where we learned more about members of the Kayumanggilas (“lumaki sa sisig at balut”) was a major laugh trip.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Leading the ragtag and jologs team is Senyor Blangko (a commanding
Domi Espejo) “murderer” of the English language, who is joined by
Henyotic, Jeryc Sans Rival, Marakas Marko and Itak-Atak, whose
superpowers depend on an ingesting a concoction called Chemical Q.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In terms of drama, the trio of the siblings and their mother was an emotional chokepoint.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But it was the face-off between Mely and Viva, sans music, which gave the play its heart, albeit its teleserye peg.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It would be unfair to judge “Kung Paano’s” success based on “Rak,”
because the former is an original musical while the latter rode on the
coattails of Aegis’ phenomenal jukebox hits.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s also different from Carlo Vergara earlier project, “Zsa Zsa Zaturnah, The Musical.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But “Kung Paano” has all the elements of a full-blooded Pinoy
production, its many themes and subjects – sibling rivalry,
self-redemption, breaking the rules, the growing divide between rich and
poor, colonial mentality, and class war hit familiar territories. And
the humor is spot-on, a couple of times green, but riotous.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With radio drowning us with music from foreign acts, if not unworthy
Pinoy starlets, and local movies with gutter level humor and predictable
plots being shoved in our throats “Kung Paano” is a welcome breather.</span></span><br />
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watchplayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825852672904562843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866161091216604011.post-58088144795108174612015-05-17T17:54:00.000-07:002015-05-17T17:54:35.568-07:00Review of Dalanghita Prod's KUNG PAANO AKO NAGING LEADING LADY the MUSICAL: Solid Superhero Spectacle! <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mely Moran is a
homely hardworking 35-year old woman who gets hired to be the maid of
Fuerza Filipinas. This group of elite English-speaking superheroes is
composed of their sword-wielding leader Madre de Dios, along with
wind-controlling Windang Woman, the healer Nene Babushka, the soldier
Bazookaman, and the cat-like acrobat Popoy Pusakal. Things get
complicated when their newest recruit, the power-ringed telepathic
Leading Man, appears to be falling in love with Mely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mely's younger,
sexier and lazier sister Viva, on the other hand, gets recruited by a
nefarious group of supervillains on the pretense of saving Mely, whom
they claim was in danger. Calling themselves the Kayumanggilas, this
group was led by the megalomaniac Senor Blanco and his minions. Powered
by the Chemical Q, this rival group plots to destroy Fuerza Filipinas
and become the premiere superbeings of the world. Clueless and foolish
Viva fit right into their evil plans of world domination. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mely and Viva
had long been at odds with each other since childhood because of their
disparate personalities. However, with this latest and biggest
misunderstanding, their unstable and adversarial relationship as sisters
results in a conflict that would threaten the lives of all the
superheroes, as well as the very safety of the whole world. </span><span style="font-size: small;">
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Flores, Ocampo, Lauchengco-Yulo, Borromeo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The plot of this musical is derived from <b><span style="color: magenta;">Carlo Vergara</span></b>'s
one-act play of the same title, which was an audience favorite during
the Virgin Labfest 9 held at the CCP two years ago. Vergara has expanded
that original one-act play into a big musical production with two
complex acts, each act lasting almost an hour and a half each. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The first act
took its time to establish the multiple characters and their
relationships. Momentum would occasionally dip at certain points and it
felt as if this act could need some editing and streamlining. However,
when the second act came, all of that is forgotten as each scene was a
showstopping highlight. The audience could be jarred as the seemingly
light-hearted first act takes a turn to the very dark, even showing a
very grim massacre happening somewhere in there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">However,
whatever shortcomings the very complex script may have with all the
characters it had to deal with, it is the talent and charisma of the
actors that become the crowning conceit of the whole show. Every actor
just seemed to embrace their character perfectly, possessing voices that
were able to soar with the punishing arrangements. It was one of those
rare productions that brought together actors more known for their
English plays and those more known for Filipino plays. I found this very
exciting. </span><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Bituin Escalante</span></b> fit her role as <b>Mely</b>
so well, from the unsophisticated looks to humble demeanor. Her singing
voice was impeccable as always, on point in pitch and emotion. Her
acting was painfully poignant. Escalante's struggle with her Segway is a
quite a sight to see. Her alternate in this role is another big-voiced
belter, <b>Frenchie Dy</b>. Since these two singers would appear to have
very different personalities (Escalante being more serious, and Dy more
wacky), it would really be interesting to see Ms. Dy's attack on this
role as well.<b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red;">Kim Molina</span></b>, whom I did not catch in "Rak of Aegis," surprised me with her powerful voice as <b>Viva</b>.
It is her character who went through the most complicated development
in the play, sometimes even feeling more like the central character than
Mely. Molina's alternate in this role is <b>Natasha Cabrera</b>. Escalante and Molina had a powerhouse trio number with <b><span style="color: red;">May Bayot</span></b> (who played their mother), which was one of the best songs in the show. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">It seemed effortless for <b><span style="color: red;">Markki Stroem</span></b> to draw attention to himself when he is onstage as <b>Leading Man</b>
because of his charming smile and strong stage presence. He was also
given a lot of scenes with romantic thrill, which he pulled off quite
well. Compared to previous plays I have seen him in like "Carrie" and
"Next to Normal", his work here is a very marked improvement. His
alternate in this role is <b>Hans Eckstein</b>, who was the original Leading Man in the Virgin Labfest one-act run. </span><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">It was my first time to see <b><span style="color: red;">Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo</span></b> on the PETA stage, and it would be as the kickass <b>Madre de Dios</b>.
I thought we would actually hear her speaking in Tagalog, but as it
turned out, her role was still totally in English. She gets to display
her toned body in the fight scenes, as well as her powerful voice in her
featured song in the second act. It is surprising to learn that this is
Ms. Menchu's first appearance in an original Filipino musical in her
long and storied career as "First Lady of the Philippine Stage". (Her
alternate in this role is <b>Astarte Abraham</b>.) </span><br />
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mangled English. He delivered hilarious lines like "Like a flower, you
will smell" with confident gusto and aplomb. (His alternate in this role
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would alternate in this role). Their Kayumanggilas group song which
opened the second act was one of the show's most applauded song and
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was transformed into a most futuristic-looking set. It came complete
with a rotating circular stage in the foreground. The first time we see
it rotate was during that scene when Mely initially meets a towel-clad
Leading Man, drawing big cheers from the audience. The costumes by <b><span style="color: magenta;">Tuqxz Rutaquio</span></b>
ranged from the X-Men inspired Fuerza leather garb to the most "jologs"
Kayumanggilas attire. The songs and musical score were signature <b><span style="color: magenta;">Vincent de Jesus</span></b>. The exciting lighting effects of <b><span style="color: magenta;">John Batalla</span></b> were so critical during the battle scenes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Congratulations to Director <b><span style="color: magenta;">Chris Martinez</span></b> and the young triumvirate behind Dalanghita Productions (<b style="color: magenta;">Ansis Sy, Claudia Fernandez </b>and<b style="color: magenta;"> Pertee Briñas</b>) for
this solidly entertaining show! It managed to weave an intimate family
drama between sisters with a superhero battle-royale of a much bigger
scope, while delivering a positive message of recognizing our inner
gifts and rising up to challenges. While doing that, it bridged both
sides of the Philippine theater scene into one grand production. </span><span style="font-size: small;">
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admire friends who know what they are good at and know what they
want. Even more, I respect those who act and take big leaps to make
their dreams happen in this thing called LIFE (<i>Ansis Sy, 2014</i>). My good friends <b>Claudia Fernandez</b>, <b>Ansis Sy</b> and <b>Pertee Briñas, </b>all young professionals, started their own theater company, <b>Dalanghita Productions</b>. To those who are not familiar with <i>dalanghita, </i> it is actually a Filipino fruit similar to a <i>dalandan</i>. (I’m sure you know what a <i>dalandan</i> is. If not, refer to <i>calamansi</i>. It is bigger. *judging you*). <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DalanghitaProductions?fref=photo" title="Dalanghita Facebook">Dalanghita</a> is a young company that promises a fresh take on original Filipino musicals.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">True enough, in cooperation with <b>Philippine Education Theater Association</b> <b>(PETA), </b>Dalanghita’s first musical production, <b>Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady</b> is
100% fresh and is bound to break some boundaries in the local theater
scene. The title itself tickles my curiosity that if this was a book I
saw in the bookstore, I’ll buy and read just like that. Well, actually,
KPANLL became a graphic novel before it was first penned in 2013 for the
<i>9th Virgin Labfest</i> by the same artist and author, no other than <b>Carlo Vergara </b>(creator of <i>Zsazsa Zaturnnah</i>). KPANLL The Musical is directed by <b>Chris Martinez</b> (<i>I Do Bidoo Bidoo, Kimmy Dora, Temptation Island…Live!</i>) with music by <b>Vincent de Jesus</b> (<i>Himala the Musical, Batang Rizal, Juan Tamad</i>).
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The musical zeroes in on the story of two sisters Mely played by <b>Bituin Escalante/Frenchie Dy</b> and Viva played by <b>Natasha Cabrera/Kim Molina</b>. The two can be considered opposites. Mely is the <i>ate</i>. She is responsible and hardworking. Viva, however, is the <i>bunso</i>.
The younger one that believes that she is meant for greater things. As
if their relationship is not complicated enough due to an unsettled
conflict, the sisters are caught between the war of the superhero
(Fuwersa Filipinas) and supervillain (Kayumanggilas) teams.</span><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of course, a family of superheroes too busy saving the country from
natural disasters and evil-doings also need household help. Imagine Thor
doing his own laundry or the Hulk cleaning the bathroom. LOL. Mely
eventually lands a job as the maid of Fuwersa Filipinas. Viva gets hired
as a maid too, but she will be presented an opportunity that’s going to
be hard to refuse.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The cast very much guarantees that this will be an explosion of
talent. KPANLL boasts some of the most talented and highly-respected
artists in the country. It also stars <b>May Bayot-de Castro</b> as Nanay, <b>Hans Eckstein/Markki Stroem</b> as Leading Man, <b>Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo/Astarte Abraham</b> as Madre de Dios, <b>Giannina Ocampo</b> as Nena Babushka, <b>Jeff Flores</b> as Bazooka Man, <b>Caisa Borromeo</b> as Windang Woman, <b>Chesko Rodriguez</b> as Popoy Pusakal, <b>Nar Cabico/Domi Espejo</b> as Senyor Blangko, <b>Vince Lim/Mikoy Morales</b> as Henyotic, <b>Elliot Eustacio</b> as Jeryc Sans Rival, <b>Red Nuestro</b> as Maracas Marko and<b> Red Concepcion</b> as Itak-Atak.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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watchplayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825852672904562843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866161091216604011.post-2989635786712621202015-05-14T10:00:00.000-07:002015-05-17T03:17:39.110-07:00Q&A: Carlo Vergara, playwright of ‘Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady'<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady</i> is a one-act play and graphic novel by Carlo Vergara, him of <i>Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah</i> fame. <i>Leading Lady </i>is
his first theater script intended for performance. It was part of 9th
Virgin Labfest in 2013, and was restaged in August 2014.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The story revolves around Mely, a maid who works for a superhero team
and her sister Viva. If that's not interesting enough for you, add a
love story, a superhero fight, plus new and original songs to make for <i>Leading Lady</i> the musical extravaganza. Vergara joins forces with director Chris Martinez (<i>Kimmy Dora</i> is one of his masterpieces) and Vincent de Jesus, (who also did the music of <i>Himala the Musical).</i> <i>Leading Lady</i> will start its one-month run on Thursday, May 7.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We chat with Vergara about where the hell he gets his crazy good ideas and how he’s able to translate them into theater.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How did <i>Leading Lady</i> come about?</b><br />
When the one-act play was restaged in 2014, the would-be producers were
in the audience. They had been looking for material for their first
major project. After the show, one of them (Pertee Brinas) contacted me
and expressed interest in expanding the material into a full-length
musical. When I met with Pertee (and his partners Ansis Sy and Claudia
Fernandez) some time after, they asked me whom I would prefer to take on
the direction and music. It was a no-brainer for me: Chris Martinez and
Vince De Jesus were my top choices.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How long was it from approach to play time?</b><br />
We first met around August, right after Labfest.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>We can't get over the title!</b><br />
I already had a title in mind, even though I didn't know exactly the
details of the story. All I knew was, I wanted a story about a maid who
works for a superhero team, and her sister. There's also a romantic
angle, a superhero fight (of course), and this title. I let it sit in my
head for about a year before writing it all out in four or so weeks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>What/who inspired <i>Paano </i>and its leading ladies? Were the sisters Mely and Viva based on real people?</b><br />
Not so much specific people, but personalities we're generally familiar
with. Right now, I think I'm still working with template characters. If
you'll notice, Mely has some similarities to Ada (of <i>Zaturnnah</i>),
while Viva is similar to Didi. Madre de Dios is similar to Queen
Femina. It's just giving these template characters different functions
in a story, with different backgrounds.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>We read your interview with the <a href="http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/190846/why-kung-paano-ako-naging-leading-lady-might-just-turn-out-to-be-the-years-biggest-musical" target="_blank"><i>Inquirer</i></a>,
and zeroed in on what you said: “it’s about finding and rooting
yourself in where you want to be, or where you’re meant to be.” Vince
also said, It’s being where you’re meant to be against proving your
worth.’ So we’re asking: What’s going on, Carlo? Where is this coming
from?</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hahaha, I'd like to think that I've gotten a bit older. I'm already 44
(though I decided to stop aging at 30), and I'd like to think that my
views of life and world have evolved or expanded even if just a
teensy-weensy bit. The songs are primarily Vince's masterpieces. When I
was writing the script, I would just indicate where a song will go and
what that song is supposed to do, who's going to sing it, etc. Then
Vince works his magic.</span></span><br />
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intended for performance, though I have entered a playwriting contest in
the mid-90s. It's actually easier writing a theater script, maybe
because I won't be heavily involved in the execution. With a graphic
novel, it's my show — I'm essentially the actors, the director, the
production designer, etc. So there's a little more difficulty there.</span></span><br />
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Not really, since I have been an actor before and I have seen some of
the processes theatre people go through when putting up a show. So I
take those into consideration when I write a play.</span></span><br />
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All songs are Vince's original compositions, and they're wonderful! Yes,
I'm biased. There's lots of ear candy and LSS-worthy tunes here. My
favorite? Hmmm... can I say all of them?</span></span><br />
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I enjoyed writing Madre de Dios, the leader of the superhero team. In
fact, I would love to play her role. Maybe it's because I like the
dryness and irreverence of British comedy, and I wrote the character
with a British accent in mind.</span></span><br />
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I always put a part of myself in every character I create, because I need to write them truthfully.</span></span><br />
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During rehearsals, there would be times when I would laugh out loud, and
times when I'd be shedding tears. If this musical gets the audience to
do that, then I'd say that we've done our job. But overall, this musical
is about finding one's place and taking advantage of second chances.</span></span><br />
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is now a full-length production courtesy of playwright Carlo Vergara
(whom we can also thank for giving us Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah). Add to that
the brilliant direction of Cris Martinez (of<i> Kimmy Dora and Here Comes the Bride</i>) and the musical genius of Vince De Jesus (<i>Himala the musical</i>) and you've got the best possible maiden outing of <i>Dalanghita Productions.</i>
The original storyline promised a love story, a family drama, and a
general critique on Philippine society (mestizos versus the morenos) but
during the press preview held last May 6 at the <i>PETA Theater in Quezon City</i>, it offered so much more.</span></span></div>
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35-year-old breadwinner who ends up becoming the housemaid of Fuerza
Pilipinas, the fair-skinned superhero crime fighting squad of the
country. Mely enters her employment choosing not to be star struck by
her employers’ status and instead focus on the daunting tasks ahead for
her. Escalante's vocal range is both expressive and powerful as it
conveys varying emotions of conflict, anger, and love throughout the
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who is aptly named Leading Man as well. His character is a lonely man
looking for friendship, but ends up discovering love in Mely. He is also
the newest member of Fuerza Pilipinas. After having been consistently
seen in stage productions like Carrie last year, Stroem seems to have
built up a quiet confidence and stage presence which makes him one of
the most endearing characters in this musical. </span></span></div>
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Molina) leaves home and crashes with her for the night at the
headquarters. What Mely does not know is that Viva has been brainwashed
by the <i>Kayumanggilas</i>, an underground group jealous of Fuerza
Pilipinas's popularity and power. When Viva tries to steal secret
documents, a whole lot of trouble ensues. </span></span></div>
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for it to achieve both with so much fun involved onstage. In a series of
touching, humorous, and always witty song numbers, the audience finds
itself losing track of the three hours it takes to watch this ambitious
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Bituin Escalante as Mely, Kim Molina as Viva; second row, from left:
Astarte Abraham as Madre de Dios, Frenchie Dy as Mely, and Natasha
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady</i> made a splash when it
first came out as a one-act play-turned-graphic-novel at the annual
Virgin Labfest in 2013. It revolves around two sisters, Mely and Viva,
who both yearn to fulfill their dreams. Their sibling relationship and
rivalry become more complicated due to an unsettled past and a budding
romance, amid the ongoing war between the superheroes and supervillains.
Being a maid is tough enough, but when Mely lands a job in the
headquarters of the superheroes, she needs to step up for the sake of
her family.</span></span><br />
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which is set to open on May 7 and will run for four weekends until June
7, at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City. Produced by Manila’s
newest theater company Dalanghita Production, in cooperation with the
Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), playwright Carlo
Vergara extended the story and added some music and dance choreography
to create a full-length musical spectacle.</span></span><br />
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From the creator of <i>Zsazsa Zaturnnah</i>, playwright and graphic
novelist Carlo Vergara created another superhero-themed musical, and it
brings back the artistic team behind the well-received musical that
enjoyed successful multiple stage runs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Leading Lady</i> will be directed by Chris Martinez, with music and lyrics by Vincent de Jesus. Tuxqs Rutaquio, who played Ada in the <i>Zsazsa Zaturnnah</i>
musicale, takes part in the stage and costume designs. Completing the
crew are Lambert de Jesus (technical director), John Batalla (lighting
designer), Nancy Crowe (choreographer), Mara Marasigan (assistant
director), and Ejay Yatco (assistant musical director).</span></span><br />
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No controversial <i>yaya</i> meals here, but a “Yaya Musical” instead,
says Carlo Vergara who shared during a recent press conference that he
wrote the story with house helpers in mind.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“I created my graphic novels with an idea that everyone can be a superhero. In <i>Zsazsa Zaturnnah</i>, for instance, it was the parlorista who became the superhero. In <i>Leading Lady</i>,
it was the maid. Growing up, with house helpers around, I would see
their lives. They would come and go, some would stay longer. But as you
learn about their lives, you can’t help but admire them for living away
from their families and trying to make both ends meet. The thigs that
they do, when you think about it, they are like superheroes. They can do
everything. This play is like a little ‘thank you,’ a way of honoring
them,” shared Vergara.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“In the song ‘We Have A Maid,’ the cast sings it when they finally find a new maid. Sometimes, we read social media posts like ‘<i>Wala kaming yaya</i>‘ or ‘<i>Umalis na ‘yung yaya namin</i>‘ and one can really feel the sadness; then, <i>maya-maya</i>, you’ll see an update ‘Yehey, we are so happy, we found a new <i>yaya</i>.’
You can feel that a heavy burden has been lifted. I want to capture
that energy. I think house helpers deserve a little more praise.”</span></span><br />
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Bringing the characters to life are the country’s established artists
from the theater, television, and film industries. Leading the cast is
the First Lady of Philippine Theater, Menchu Launchengco-Yulo, who will
play Madre De Dios, the leader of the group of superheroes called
Puwersa Pilipinas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alternating as Mely the Maid are Bituin Escalante and Frenchie Dy who
are both known for their powerful vocals. Kim Molina and Natasha
Cabrera alternate as Viva, Mely’s younger sister. Markki Stroem and Hans
Eckstein share the role of Leading Man, the newest member of Fuwerza
Filipinas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The stellar list of cast members include May Bayot as the mother of
Mely and Viva, Astarte Abraham who will be alternating as Madre De Dios;
Giannina Ocampo as Nena Babushka; Caisa Borromeo as Windang Woman;
Chesko Rodriguez as Popoy Pusakal; Jeff Flores as Bazooka Man; Nar
Cabico and Domi Espejo alternating as Senyor Blangko, the leader of
supervillain group Kayumanggilas; Red Nuestro as Marakas Marko; Red
Concepcion as Itak-Atak; Elliot Eustacio as Jeryc Sans Rival; and Vince
Lim and Mikoy Morales as Henyotik.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ensemble is composed of Kakki Teodoro, Raflesia Bravo, Gab
Pangilinan, JC Santos, Brian Sy, Rhenwyn Gabalonzo, Alejandro Santos and
Joshua Cabiladas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>4. It has an insane plot. </b><br />
The musical will take the audience through the journey of the characters
as each one tries to find his/her place in the world where superheroes
and supervillains exist. This original Filipino musical combines comedy,
drama, romance, action, and deceptions, among others. It tackles the
complexities of different relationships, from family to lovers, from
friends and foes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In a fantastical Philippines, the dry existence of the common folk is
occassionally punctuated by the apperance of the greatest defenders of
the republic, the Fuwerza Filipinas, a corporate-sponsored band of six
superheroes. Though the common folk marvel at the grand exploits of
these superheroes who are prone to often land on tabloid showbiz news,
the public have little doubt that these heroes are beyond their reach.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But unknown to the public, the superheroes are struggling with a
challenge: they have to find a maid. They used to have an army of
housekeeping personnel, but because of a security breach caused by one
of the housekeeping staff who had fallen in love with Leading Man, they
now have none.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Meanwhile, somewhere in the city of the common folk, Mely Moran tries
to make ends meet. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because her mother is unable to work and her sister
Viva is not responsible enough, Mely takes whatever odd jobs her
high-school education can give her, such as working as a domestic
helper. Their mother scolds Viva for not being as industrious as Mely,
but Viva believes that she is meant for greater things. Mely would also
berate Viva, though she knows too well that she once did a terrible
thing to her sister.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mely eventually finds herself in the vast headquarters of Fuwerza
Filipinas as the superheroes’ one and only housemaid. Viva, on the other
hand, gets hired as well, for a job that promises her the kind of
prestige she has long been dreaming of. The job, however, will require
her to enter the Fuwerza Filipinas headquarters, as she is made to
believe that the superheroes aren’t the supreme defenders they project
themselves to be.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>5. It is an original Filipino production.</b><br />
From the story to music and lyrics, it is downright Filipino. And since
it is fairly a new material, after Vergara has rejuvenated it into a
full-length play, the audience can look forward to the fresh and the
unexpected.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The new additions to an existing material has also become a challenge
to the actors as they try to turn their respective roles, all rich and
zany with backstories, into relatable characters.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Menchu Launchengco-Yulo enthused: “It is an original production. I
came on the set with no idea what to do. It is like a clean slate. Most
of the time when I portray a certain role, like for example in ‘Anna and
the King,’ I already had an idea where Anna is leading to. I already
have a model for the role. But with this one, I don’t have any. I have
to start from scratch and build the character myself. And it is a good
thing. It enhances an actor’s creativity when it comes to
characterization. And it leads to creative exchanges among the cast
members.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Original Article can be found <a href="http://www.shutterbugmom.com/2015/05/leading-lady-musical-next-big-thing-in.html">HERE </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I always wondered why
there are some people who admire villains. They would say they can relate to
these scoundrels. Relate to their evil aspirations? Are people naturally evil?
They would even say, "Ang guwapo guwapo ni Loki!". Really? That
dreadful face that does nothing but harm? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maybe "Kung
Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady The Musical" can explain. Created from Carlo
Vergara's one-act play, with music and lyrics by Vince de Jesus, Leading Lady
the Musical is the first release by Dalanghita Productions. This could be the
next big thing in theatre as the skill was evident by the direction of Chris
Martinez.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We follow the story
of two sisters, Mely and Viva. Mely, ordinary yet diligent, (Bituin Escalante
and Frenchie Dy, alternating) is hired as a maid by a group of English-speaking
Pinoy superheroes called Fuerza Filipinas. One of her bosses, the telepathic
Leading Man (Markky Stroem and Hans Escktein, alternating) falls for her. And
yes, they fall in love with each other. In the midst of their love story, the
younger Viva (Kim Molina), always jealous of her sister, is hired by a group of
villains called Kayumanggilas to infiltrate the house of Fuerza Filipinas. So
good versus evil. The attractive and famous Fuerza Filipinas versus the plain
and vindictive Kayumanggilas. Mely versus Viva. Mely and Leading Man versus the
world. These conflicts make up entertaining intertwined story.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Leading Lady the
Musical excels in almost every aspect of stage productions. The plot could be
too simple but twists and humor can make your day or days. Special mention to
the leader of Kayumanggilas, Senyor Blanco (Nar Cabico), who made the audience
literally LOL with his grammar gaffes. Even the Fuerza's robot created some
laughs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At first, I thought,
why do the Fuerza Filipinas heroes speak English and sound so rich? While the
Kayumanggilas are the "common" Pinoys? Then I realized, this is the
current state of Philippine society. The elites are good-looking and are deemed
heroes, while the ordinary Pinoys are...ordinary and always try too hard to be
elites. We relate to villains because we always want to be better. We always
want to be those people on top. (Fine, I realized that after a Q&A between
the audience and the production after the show.) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anybody can be a
hero. Even Mely and Viva can be heroes. Anybody can be a hero even without
superpowers. Even superheroes fail. And die.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Four words.
Towel-clad Markki Stroem. Or was that three words? Markki Stroem is just one
word, right? Alright, he sings and acts really well. Seriously, he defines the
character Leading Man. Bituin Escalante and Kim Molina delivered outstanding
performances as expected. And of course, Menchu Lauchenco-Yulo, who played
Madre de Dios, the leader of Fuerzas, was divine, especially her abs. The
collaboration between the actors from English and Filipino productions is
genius. This is one of the best cast ever on stage.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh such great music.
Every music number can make you smile and/or laugh. You wouldn't care that much
about the technicals, as you would enjoy the entire show. Maybe I did notice
that part, Viva's transition into a super villain. She just walked off stage leaving
her doppelgangers, and she came back with a different costume after a minute.
There could have been a better way of doing that.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I can't help but
compare this production to the recent musical by the Ballet Philippines which
was also about superheroes. Mandhid's story has more depth. But Leading Lady
has more entertainment value, better humor and even better choreography.</span></span></div>
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Towel-clad Markki Stroem! Was that too loud? I'm kidding. Watch it because you
are a cultured Pinoy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There’s a little too much fun in the song “We Have a New Maid”
in <b><i>Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady</i></b>. Then again, we suppose
that finding help is cause for celebration—good people are hard to find. This
is also why we’re stunned at the number of great people involved in this
production.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Writer <b>Carlo Vergara</b>, director <b>Chris Martinez</b>,
and musical director <b>Vincent De Jesus</b> teamed up with new company <b>Dalanghita
Productions</b> and assembled a band of theater superheroes headed by <b>Bituin
Escalante</b>, <b>Frenchy Dy</b>, and <b>Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo</b>—the likes
of which we’ve never seen before…or we have, but in separate productions. Even <b>Markki
Stroem</b> is joining in on the fun, alternating with <b>Hans Eckstein </b>as<b>
</b>Leading Man.</span></span></span>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">During the press launch on April 13, Vergara described <i>Leading
Lady</i> as a story of “what ifs.” What if there were superheroes in the
Philippines? What if these superheroes needed to hire a maid? What if one of
those superheroes fell in love with the maid? </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sounds like the plot for a Saturday morning soap and,
fortunately, they were going for that flavor. It’s a nod to melodrama from the
1980s, although frankly, that’s a limiting description. We’re going to go with
how <b>Pertee Briñas</b> and <b>Ansis Aldrich Tan Sy</b>, two-thirds of the
main producers of the show, described it: “Flavorful. Fresh. Filipino.”</span></span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That’s the vision of Dalanghita Productions and, though
small, they seem to know how to maximize their resources. They've taken a
one-act play from Virgin Labfest 9 and found the perfect tune for it—both
literally and figuratively, which had Bituin Escalante singing them high
praises during the press launch. It bodes well for the show, because a happy
crew does wonderful work. The energy of the cast—from lead to ensemble—feels
strong enough to smash any obstacle and, through a few excerpts, they made us
feel pretty excited.</span></span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We don’t want to spoil too much (for the benefit of the Leading
Lady virgins), but Vergara’s script plays on the historically rooted elite
tinge of the English language and the lukewarm response to the image of a<i>
macho gwapo</i> Pinoy male. Among other things, of course.</span></span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There’s an inevitable comparison to <i>Manhid</i>, the recent
superhero musical done by Ballet Philippines. It seems silly though, since one
of them is a comedy and the other is not. The only thing of note is that they
are both original Filipino stories and, judging by what we’ve seen, both are
entertaining—and insightful.</span></span> </span></div>
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watchplayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825852672904562843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866161091216604011.post-79902026080086218972015-04-16T17:10:00.000-07:002015-04-16T17:10:07.627-07:00‘Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady’ announces cast members <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Original Article can be found here: <a href="http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/188454/kung-paano-ako-naging-leading-lady-announces-cast-members">http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/188454/kung-paano-ako-naging-leading-lady-announces-cast-members</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />MANILA, Philippines—Dalanghita Productions, in partnership with the
Philippine Educational Theater Association (Peta), will be kickstarting
its first season with “ Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady the Musical, ”
from Carlo Vergara’s one-act play and graphic novel of the same title.<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady” revolves on the story of two
sisters named Mely and Viva, who both yearn to fulfill their dreams.<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Their sibling relationship and rivalry become more complicated due to
an unsettled past and a budding romance, all in the context of an
ongoing war between the superhero and supervillain teams.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Being a maid is tough enough, but when Mely lands a job under a group
of superheroes, she steps up to the unique challenge for the sake of
her family. The musical takes us through the journey of the characters
as each tries to find his/her place in the world where superheroes and
supervillains exist.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady” is bringing back the artistic
team behind “Zsazsa Zaturnnah ze Muzikal,” which was a massive success
with its multiple stage runs (the popular comic book and musical was
adapted onto the big screen afterwards).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The story of Carlo Vergara (creator of “Zsazsa Zaturnnah”), together
with the music of Vincent de Jesus (“Himala the Musical,” “Batang
Rizal,” “Juan Tamad”), will be brought to life by director Chris
Martinez (“Ang Babae sa Septic Tank,” “Kimmy Dora,” “Temptation
Island…Live!)”.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The cast is composed of talented artists with different theater
backgrounds: Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Bituin Escalante & Frenchie Dy,
Kim Molina and Natasha Cabrera, Markki Stroem and Hans Eckstein, May
Bayot, Astarte Abraham, Giannina Ocampo, Jeff Flores, Chesko Rodriguez,
Caisa Borromeo, Nar Cabico and Domi Espejo, Red Nuestro, Vince Lim &
Mikoy Morales, Elliot Eustacio, Red Concepcion, Kakki Teodoro, Raf
Bravo, Gab Pangilinan, JC Santos, Brian Sy, Rhenwyn Gabalonzo and Josh
Cabiladas.Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Bituin Escalante & Frenchie Dy,
Kim Molina & Natasha Cabrera, Markki Stroem & Hans Eckstein, May
Bayot, Astarte Abraham, Giannina Ocampo, Jeff Flores, Chesko Rodriguez,
Caisa Borromeo, Nar Cabico & Domi Espejo, Red Nuestro, Vince Lim
& Mikoy Morales, Elliot Eustacio, Red Concepcion, Kakki Teodoro, Raf
Bravo, Gab Pangilinan, JC Santos, Brian Sy<br />
Rhenwyn Gabalonzo, Josh Cabiladas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a class="fancybox" href="http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/files/2015/03/Markki.png"><img alt=" Markki Stroem. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO " class=" wp-image-188456" height="314" src="http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/hk/TkS_xA1FxQbPOJVzQWxVvHzd0V/lifestyle.inquirer.net/files/2015/03/239x314xMarkki-300x394.png.pagespeed.ic.IRHqAydssflwGI_bhc_D.png" width="239" /></a><a class="fancybox" href="http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/files/2015/03/Hans-Eckstein.png"><img alt="Hans Eckstein. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO" class=" wp-image-188457" height="329" src="http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/hk/TkS_xA1FxQbPOJVzQWxVvHzd0V/lifestyle.inquirer.net/files/2015/03/251x329xHans-Eckstein-300x394.png.pagespeed.ic.uexqvPVMSfRMEa-_1RXB.png" width="251" /></a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>watchplayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825852672904562843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866161091216604011.post-73022507749962840112015-03-25T00:45:00.000-07:002015-03-31T19:17:05.797-07:00Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady June 6 - 7, 2015 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>from the creators of Zsazsa Zaturnnah ze Muzikal</i>
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Created by Carlo Vergara<br clear="none" />
Music and Lyrics by Vincent de Jesus<br clear="none" />
Direction by Chris Martinez</span></span>
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COMEDY, DRAMA, ROMANCE, ACTION, DECEPTION, CONFESSIONS, SUPERHEROES, SUPERVILLAINS, FAMILY<br clear="none" />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Being a maid is tough enough, but when Mely lands a job under a
group of superheroes, she steps up to the unique challenge for the sake
of her family. Based on Carlo Vergara's one-act play and graphic novel
of the same title, Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady the Musical
revolves around Mely and Viva’s sibling relationship, made complicated
by an unsettling past and a budding romance, all in the context of an
ongoing war between the superhero and supervillain teams. The musical
takes us through the journey of the characters as each tries to find
his/her place in the world.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: firebrick;">Starring</span>
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Bituin Escalante & Frenchie Dy<br clear="none" />
Kim Molina & Natasha Cabrera<br clear="none" />
Markki Stroem & Hans Eckstein<br clear="none" />
May Bayot<br clear="none" />
Astarte Abraham<br clear="none" />
Giannina Ocampo<br clear="none" />
Jeff Flores<br clear="none" />
Chesko Rodriguez<br clear="none" />
Caisa Borromeo<br clear="none" />
Nar Cabico & Domi Espejo<br clear="none" />
Red Nuestro<br clear="none" />
Vince Lim & Mikoy Morales<br clear="none" />
Elliot Eustacio<br clear="none" />
Red Concepcion<br clear="none" />
Kakki Teodoro, Raf Bravo<br clear="none" />
Rhenwyn Gabalonzo, Josh Cabiladas<br clear="none" />
Gab Pangilinan, JC Santos<br clear="none" />
Brian Sy, Ali Santos<br clear="none" />
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Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo<br clear="none" />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />"I got teary-eyed during the show, not because of the dramatic scenes but
because the musical somehow manages to encapsulate what's going on in
our country right now. Contrary to what most articles have said about <i>Rak of Aegis</i>, it is not <i>just </i>about
the Filipino people's resilience in the midst of calamities and our
perpetual need to sing eardrum-splitting karaoke that can be heard <i>barangay</i>-wide. <i>Rak of Aegi</i>s is <i>everything </i>Filipino,
which includes our bad side. There's poverty. Corrupt, wealthy people
who mistreat the weak and the less fortunate. The "I'll buy an expensive
living room rug for show and so I could feel good about myself, but
won't let guests at my house step on it" attitude. Our inclination
toward get-rich-quick schemes, which in today's Facebook and YouTube age
have been replaced by get-viral-and-hopefully-rich-thereafter-quick
schemes. Our tendency to turn handicaps (e.g the flooding in the story)
into emotional crutches (e.g. something we can milk for all it's got so
we can earn money). And our penchant for looking toward the government
for solutions, sometimes rightly so but more often than not incorrectly
when we can be the solutions ourselves.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But yes, there's also a lot of good in the musical's being <i>everything </i>Filipino.
Our creativity and resourcefulness. Our love for social media and
music. Close family ties. Pride. Unity in times of desperate need,
particularly when our community or country is being taken advantage
of by someone from the outside. Our great sense of humor. The title
itself—a pun on the hit Broadway musical <i>Rock of Ages</i>—shows our
sharp wit and knack for copying or imitating stuff, which is not
necessarily a bad thing because having been conquered many times, it is
quite understandable for our country to be once in a while confused with
its own identity...just as long as in the end we get back to being sure
of who we are. Aside from the title pun, however, everything else about
<i>Rak of Aegis</i> is original. I hope we could create more plays of this sort in the future."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Read the whole article here: <br /><a href="http://www.leeflailmarch.com/2014/06/rak-of-aegis-rerun.html">http://www.leeflailmarch.com/2014/06/rak-of-aegis-rerun.html</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
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"Rak of Aegis is a valiant effort to bring people to the theater, and to
enjoy something distinctly Filipino. With everyone, left and right, quoting
Defying Gravity lyrics posted next to a green heart Emoji, here comes a musical
less grand but with heart - a blue, red, and white one, with three stars
and a bright, bright sun." - <a href="http://www.juice.ph/kultura/features/rak-of-aegis-karir-karaoke-with-a-story"><span style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Juice.ph</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The actors alone give you a show to watch, and while
you do look forward to the musical numbers a little too much, the play, as you
will realize shortly after, can be described the way you would Aegis: brutally
honest, extremely Pinoy, and best over beers..." - <a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/philippines/article/Review-Roundup-RAK-OF-AEGIS-by-PETA-20140221"><span style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">BroadwayWorld.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The Filipinos’ ability to laugh and sing even during
the most difficult times is something that rings true not only in the play, but
in real life as well." -<a href="http://pep.ph/guide/theater/13435/theater-review-rak-of-aegis-showcases-pinoy-resiliency-offers-a-deniece-cornejo-joke-in-the-mix"><span style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Pep.ph</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"When in Manila and you want to understand the Filipino
spirit through music, there’s only one band to turn to: Aegis. And for the
first time ever, the discography of one of the country’s biggest cultural
phenomena will be part of an original rock comedy musical: Rak of
Aegis." - <a href="http://www.wheninmanila.com/rak-of-aegis-peta-opens-with-filipino-songs-by-aegis-this-2014/"><span style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">WheninManila.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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people said about Rak of Aegis, the first run. Click here. </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Read the Article by Kate Alvarez here: <br />http://www.spot.ph/entertainment/55370/10-plays-and-musicals-to-watch-in-2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">THE music of the legendary pop-rock band Aegis conquers the local
theater scene as the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)
closes its 46th Theater Season with Rak of Aegis, a Pinoy rock
comedy-musical featuring the songs of Aegis.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Opening on January 31 at the PETA Theater Center, Rak of Aegis will run for six weeks, Fridays to Sundays until March 9.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The highly anticipated new musical will feature chart-topping songs
of the 90s Pinoy rock band, like “Luha,” “Halik,” “Sundot,” “Christmas
Bonus,” and “Basang-basa sa Ulan” performed by a mix of talented theater
artists led by Isay Alvarez-Seña, Robert Seña, Aicelle Santos and Joan
Bugcat.</span></span><br />
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Poppert Bernadas, Gimbey Dela Cruz, Neomi Gonzales, Pepe Herrera, Carlon
Matobato, Julienne Mendoza, John Moran, Jerald Napoles, Gie Onida,
Phillip Palmos, Myke Salomon, Paeng Sudayan, and Gold Villar.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A story of love, fame and resilience, the narrative revolves around
the residents of the flooded village of Villa Venizia. At the center of
the story is Aileen (Aicelle Santos alternating with Joan Bugcat) a
young mall promodizer caught in the web of finding love and seeking fame
to support her family.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aileen’s family like the other residents are greatly affected by the
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captain Mary Jane (Isay Alvarez-Seña) plans to close her failing shoe
factory. Knowing that her income will never be enough to make ends meet,
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next YouTube sensation. Aileen’s suitor Tolits (Jerald Napoles
alternating with Pepe Herrera) posts the video online, unaware that it
will put Villa Venizia under the spotlight and change their lives
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Pinoy’s natural love for music and innate resilience in the face of
calamity. The musical is created by the same women behind PETA’s hit
comedy musical Care Divas, PETA Artistic Director Maribel Legarda and
Palanca Award-winning writer Liza Magtoto, with musical arrangement and
musical direction by actor-musician Myke Salomon.</span></span><br />
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Gio Gahol (choreography), Jonjon Villareal (lighting design), Mio
Infante (production design), Carlo Pagunaling (costume design), Maco
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scene last December 2012 that the iconic film “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo
Oliveros” has been adopted to become a musical, Bit by Bit Company, in
cooperation with the PETA Theater Center and the Cultural Center of the
Philippines, proudly brings to the stage <strong>“MAXIE THE MUSICALE: ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS,”</strong> a coming-of-age musical about a gay teen who is torn between his love for a young cop and his loyalty to his family.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Based on Michiko Yamamoto's screenplay “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros” (ufo Pictures, 2005), <strong>“MAXIE THE MUSICALE: ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS</strong>” features book and lyrics by <strong>Nicolas B. Pichay</strong>, music by <strong>William Elvin Manzano, JJ Pimpinio, </strong>and<strong> Janine Santos</strong>, and direction and choreography by <strong>Dexter M. Santos</strong>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since the beginning of 2013, a series of tough and
rigid audition processes and ‘call backs’ were held to search for the
boy and the cop who will essay the roles of Maxie and Victor
respectively along with the other roles in the musicale. At the end of
summer, a ‘newcomer’ was finally chosen as Maxie but it had to take
another month when the role of Victor was given to a theater
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last August, a hip and energetic kick-off launch
aptly titled “Patikim ng Shlight” was held at the Tanghalang Huseng
Batute at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The audience loudly
cheered the 30-minute excerpt from <strong>“MAXIE THE MUSICALE: ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS.”</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bagging the plum lead role of Maxie is <strong>Jayvhot Galang</strong>,
a 14 year-old resident of Sta. Ana, Manila who loves to sing and belt
like celebrity singer Whitney Houston. He has joined a lot of singing
competitions in various barangays and in a reality-search TV show.
Without any previous theater experience, coupled with a very tough
challenge that lies ahead for this role of a lifetime, Jayvhot joined
the PETA Summer Acting Workshop (April-May 2013). In the last five
months, his rigid schedule is a happy balance between attending classes
in high school, aerobics exercises, dance classes and voice lessons
under the tutelage of Janine Santos, a classical opera singer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In <strong>“MAXIE THE MUSICALE: ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS,”</strong>
Jayvhot will bring to life the young and innocent character of Maxie, a
12-year-old effeminate gay boy who lives in the slums with his father
and brothers who are petty thieves.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maxie behaves like a girl, wears clips in his hair
and bangles on his wrists and even wears lipstick. He is teased by
neighbors and former school friends. His sexuality is, however, fully
accepted by his two brothers and by his father. One night he is accosted
by two men who attempt to molest him, but is saved by the appearance of
Victor. The story will revolve around the conflict between his love for
the handsome young police officer and his family's illegal livelihood.
And will their friendship develop into a relationship?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Giving Jayvhot their full support as his co-actors are well-respected names in the theater industry namely: <strong>Roeder Camañag </strong>and <strong>Nazer Salcedo </strong>(alternating as Paco Oliveros), <strong>Jojo Riguerra </strong>(Victor Perez), <strong>Al Gatmaitan and OJ Mariano </strong>(alternating as Boy Oliveros), and <strong>Jay Gonzaga </strong>(Bogs Oliveros).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ensemble is composed of <strong>Ruth Alferez,
John Paul Basco, Jules Dela Paz, Irene Delarmente, Elliot Eustacio,
Karyl Factora, Jim Andrew Ferrer, Francelle Fetalvero, Al Bernard
Garcia, Jeffrey Hernandez, Ronah Rostata, </strong>and<strong> Christian Velarde</strong>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“<strong>MAXIE THE MUSICALE: ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS”</strong>
shall run from November 9 to December 8, 2013 with shows on Fridays,
Saturdays, and Sundays at 8pm and matinee shows on Saturdays and Sundays
at 3pm. All performances are at the PETA Theater Center, No. 5 Eymard
Drive, New Manila, Quezon City.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The other members of the artistic team of <strong>“</strong><strong>MAXIE THE MUSICALE: ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS</strong><strong>”</strong> are <strong>John Neil Ilao Batalla </strong>(Lights Designer), <strong>Gino Gonzales </strong>(Production Designer), <strong>Ohm David </strong>(Technical Director), <strong>Emman Feliciano </strong>(Assistant Director), <strong>Stephen Viñas </strong>(Associate Choreographer), and <strong>Arkel Mendoza</strong> (Additional Music).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“<strong>MAXIE THE MUSICALE: ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS</strong><strong>”</strong> is the second offering of <strong>Bit by Bit Company </strong>which
produced the critically-acclaimed run of Dulaang UP’s “Orosman at
Zafira” at the SM Mall of Asia Centerstage in February 2011.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The marketing and publicity team is composed of <strong>Marvin Ray Olaes </strong>(Marketing Head), <strong>Toots O. Tolentino </strong>(Publicist), <strong>David Fabros </strong>(Photographer), <strong>Pow Santillan</strong> (Logo Design) and <strong>Ron Misayah </strong>and<strong> Jan Evert Tagle </strong>(Graphic Designers).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The screenplay of “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo
Oliveros” was made into a film directed by Auraeus Solito and produced
by ufo Pictures in 2005. It was the Philippines’ official entry to the
2007 Academy Awards and has won numerous other awards, including: 2005
Best Film from the Asian Festival of First Films, 2005 Best Picture from
the Toronto Imagine Native Film Festival, 2005 Golden Zenith Award for
Best Picture from the Montreal World Film Festival, 2006 Best Picture
from the Gawad Urian, 2006 Teddy Award and Glass Bear Special Mention
from the Berlin International Film Festival, and the 2007 Independent
Spirit Award from the IFC Spirit Awards.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will Maxie ever be the same? Will he ever get his romantic movie ending with the policeman of his dreams? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="byline">By <a href="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/archives/authors/macmacapendeg" rel="author">MAC MACAPENDEG</a>, GMA News</span><span class="timestamp"><br />Original Article can be found <a href="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/332838/lifestyle/artandculture/theater-version-of-maximo-oliveros-sees-life-through-maxie-s-eyes">HERE</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Jojo Riguerra and Jayvhot Galang star in the theater version of 'Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros.' <b>Photos courtesy of 'Maxie the Musicale'</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The 12-year old lad we loved in the hit 2005 film
"Ang Pagdadalaga Ni Maximo Oliveros" is back...and who'd have thought
that he can belt out a high note?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This November, Bit by Bit
Company in cooperation with the PETA Theater Group and the Cultural
Center of the Philippines will premiere "Maxie the Musicale," the stage
version of the critically acclaimed film about a young effeminate lad
who develops a crush on a young cop while staying loyal to his family of
criminals.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "It's the movie, but not the movie. Kasi pag movie
siya, parang feeling namin sasabihin lang ng audience, bakit kami
pupunta diyan, e, mapapanood naman namin siya sa DVD," said librettist
Nicolas Pichay.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "Kung ano 'yung nagustuhan natin sa Maxie,
nandoon pa rin siya, pero siyempre if you let artists work on an
adaptation, they will put in additional insights and stuff like that,"
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Dexter Santos, the director and choreographer, said
the adaptation process from film to stage was exciting because the
aspects that the team loved about the film were translated into song and
dance numbers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "It was very, very conscious for everybody that
we have to use the power of the theater," he said. "We have to use
different kinds of experience—that it's alive and that it's there and
it's something that you can really experience."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "Since it's
gonna be a musical, there will be a lot of dancing, songs, and it's
very, very important—ang minahal niyo sa Maxie [the film] is 'yung kurot
ng puso; it's a coming of age film," he added.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The story is
set in the streets of Sampaloc, Manila where Maximo Oliveros (Jayvhot
Galang) resides with his loving family: father Paco (Roeder Camañag and
Nazer Salcedo) and brothers Boy (Al Gatmaitan and OJ Mariano) and Bogs
(Jay Gonzaga).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Just like in the movie, Maxie will develop a
crush on handsome young cop Victor (Jojo Riguerra), who begins to
suspect Maximo's relatives of criminal activities.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Despite the musical's being set in a poor community, the set will be a
blast of colors from lavender to pink and other hues to embody Maxie's
joyful and energetic personality, said Gino Gonzales, the play's
production designer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "Realistically, we're depicting a
depressed area. Pero this case, I'm doing it through Maxie's eyes, kung
papaano niya nakikita 'yung mundo niya. So, it's really through
rose-colored lenses," Gonzales said.</span></span><br />
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multi-level, using the second level and the entrances from both sides of
the theater, because of the PETA Theater's small stage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "So,
every nook and cranny ginagamit namin, pati backstage, nandoon 'yung
band. Tapos we're creating multi-levels to present the shanties [and]
we're connecting them to the balconies," he said. "Meron din akong
resistance on my part to do a very realistic set. So, it's a stylized
set through Maxie's eyes. It's actually a heart-shaped set, pero puro
barong-barong tapos maraming transparencies so you can see what's
happening behind it."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Furthermore, Gonzales said, "I'm using
screens, parang net material but printed with tabloid images, instead of
using mga yero at saka mga kahoy na nabubulok which is typical of how
they portray the shanties."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "Kasi, diba ang tabloid world is a good representation of what the world feels like," he added.</span></span><br />
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With his vocal prowess and resemblance to Nathan Lopez, who portrayed
Maxie in the film, it's no wonder that Jayvhot Galang, who was
discovered via a trending video on the internet, was cast to play the
lead role.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "Madali lang naman po 'yung role para sa'kin kasi
ayun na po ako. Pero may binabago lang po kasi, ayun nga po, medyo
maldita ako, kasi po si Maxie sweet," said the young actor.</span></span><br />
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"Kasi si Maxie hindi lang po sarili 'yung iniisip niya, iniisip niya rin
po 'yung mga taga-Sampaloc o ang nasa paligid niya at hindi siya
makasarili—kung anong meron siya, binibigay niya," he added.</span></span><br />
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The 15-year-old belter from Sta. Ana, Manila has appeared on TV talent
shows. He hopes that his theater debut will be his road to stardom, as
he has always dreamt of becoming an actor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "Very challenging
kasi first ko sa theater. Hindi naman ako pinapagalitan para lang
mapagalitan ng direktor namin—gusto naman po niya na maging magaling ako
at balang araw, hindi man ito 'yung time para sumikat ako, baka next
show," he said.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was not the easiest job for William Elvin Manzano, Janine Santos,
and JJ Pimpino, the people behind the music of "Maxie," to come up with
the perfect songs for the play. But an unplanned visit to Sampaloc
helped them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Naligaw kami, dumaan kami ng Sampaloc at nakita
namin 'yung mga bata na nagkakalkal ng basura, nagdiya-diyaryo-bote
tapos nagkakalkal ng mga metal para ibenta nila, nagbabasketbol nang
nakahubad at walang pakialam na matamaan nila 'yung mga kotse or
whatever," said Santos. "Doon namin naisip na this is how Sampaloc
sounds like. It has to be grungy, it doesn't sound Western at all, it
has to be very local, it has to be very Pinoy, kung ano 'yung naririning
nila sa radyo, nakikinig sila ng Salbakuta, ng Regine Velasquez.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"We made sure na kapag nag-formulate tayo ng kanta, kung ano talaga
'yung katauhan ng Sampaloc, 'yun dapat yung ma-reflect. Na-encompass po
namin lahat ng genre ng OPM. Meron kaming kundiman, rap, meron din
kaming VST & Company, meron din kaming hiphop, metal, love song, at
lullaby. Lahat po talaga dinaanan namin pero we made sure na OPM siya,"
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span>watchplayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825852672904562843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866161091216604011.post-73086866252972647012013-10-25T17:35:00.001-07:002013-10-25T17:35:53.560-07:00 Upcoming ‘Rak of Aegis’ rock comedy musical based on popular band’s songs<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Edwin P. Sallan, InterAksyon.com</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Original Article can be found <a href="http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/upcoming-rak-of-aegis-rock-comedy-musical-based-on-popular-bands-songs/">HERE</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With seven studio albums and three compilation records that have gone
either gold or platinum and yielded such signature hits as “Luha”,
“Halik” and “Basang-Basa sa Ulan”, no other pop-rock group has connected
with the Filipino masses as Aegis has.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Only April “Boy” Regino comes close to the phenomenal “jukebox”
following of the band known for their passionate performances and the
distinctive high notes of husky-voiced sisters Juliet and Mercy Sunot
that most other singers consider as unreachable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was only a matter of time before a musical based on their songs
would be staged. And it’s no surprise that the Philippine Educational
Theater Association is the theater group to spearhead it. Hot on the
heels of their successful collaboration on “Care Divas”, award-winning
playwright Liza Magtoto and PETA artistic director Maribel Legarda are
teaming up again for “Rak of Aegis”, PETA’s latest rock comedy musical.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Actor-musician Myke Salomon — best known for his beatboxing skills
and flair for comedy as one of the members of the Sabado Boys along with
Jimmy Bondoc, Luke Mejares and Paolo Santos — will arrange the Aegis
songs for the musical.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Set in a subdivision that has been flooded for two months, “Rak of
Aegis” will revolve around the love interests of the main characters,
whose names are derived from those of Aegis band members as a tribute to
the band.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In addition to the Sunot sisters, Aegis includes a third Sunot
sibling, Ken, also on vocals, Stella Galindo on keyboards, Rey Abenoja
on vocals and lead guitar, Rowena Pinpin on bass guitar and Vilma
Goloviogo on drums. As per their official Facebook page, the band
continues to actively perform and have posted photos of their recent
performances in Europe and America.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">PETA held a three-day audition for the top roles last September 25-26
and October 10 where aspiring cast members were required to perform
Aegis hits like “Halik”, “Luha” and “Sinta”, and to read portions of the
play.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Several theater actors and TV personalities have tried out for the
roles. Although the theater group did not specifically name names, a
check with tweets related to the musical revealed that names like
character actor Jerald Napoles (who played Derek Ramsay’s best friend in
TV5’s “Kidlat”), comedienne Cacai Bautista, and singer Jonalyn Viray of
the vocal trio La Diva have been mentioned as among those who
auditioned.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“I was pleasantly surprised with the number of those who auditioned,
including TV personalities, which made me more excited to do it,”
Legarda said. “It only means that there are people who really love the
music of Aegis.”<br /><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This early, Peta (Philippine Educational Theater
Association) is preparing for “Maxie the Musical,” the stage version of
the hit Cinemalaya film “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros,” which made
waves here and abroad after it was first presented at the Cultural
Center of the Philippines.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Ang Pagdadalaga…” is the story of a gay adolescent, Maximo, who
falls in love with a handsome policeman, grows up in the process but
retains his homosexuality, nurtured by his macho family of petty hoods.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The musical, with libretto by Nicolas Pichay based on the
screenplay by Michiko Yamamoto, won’t be staged until November, but
already Peta has called for initial auditions at its theater center
(behind Quezon City Sports Club).
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So for two days recently, young hopefuls auditioned, singing one
OPM and one Broadway-West End song and dancing before
director-choreographer Dexter M. Santos. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We chatted briefly with auditionees Jeffrey Hernandez, Chesko
Rodriguez, Ruth Alferez, Paulo Rodriguez, and Maybeline Rose Balunsat
and her sister Micaela Balunsat. </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jeffrey is taking up Theater Arts at the University of the
Philippines and has appeared in Dulaang UP plays like the recent
“Collection” and “Orosman at Zafira.” He considers himself more of a
dancer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chesko has acted and sang in plays in Metro Manila, and has
performed as a stiltswalker (for a moment I heard “streetwalker”) at the
Universal Studios theme park in Singapore.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ruth has done theater, TV and indie films (along with two
National Geographic documentaries) and considers herself basically a
freelancer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Paulo usually plays a contrabida (villain) in GMA teleseryes, which struck me as rather odd as he is soft-spoken and baby-faced. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Siblings Maybeline and Micaela (13 and 9, respectively) have
appeared in telenovelas. Maybeline has also sang in “Talentadong Pinoy.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“It was trial-and-error transforming this cult movie into a
musical play,” said Santos, the director. “We started from scratch,
meetings, brainstorming and then we came up with a team of musicians.” </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the start, the filmmakers felt it should be a musical,
according to Santos, “and so I told them we would use the power of
theater to make it very entertaining, a song-and-dance play.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“The moments highlighted in the film are very exciting,” he said.
“The first time Maxie falls in love, family, social problems…” And, he
added: “The two main characters, Maxie and the policeman, are hard to
cast.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Three composers</b></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The three composers are Arkel Mendoza, J.J. Pimpinio and William
Manzano, who have long been working as a team. Mendoza is the group’s
pianist, Manzano plays the guitar and Pimpinio is the singer. Mendoza
and Manzano are with Dulaang UP while Pimpinio is from St. Louis
University in Baguio City. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“There were workshops every Saturday,” recalled Mendoza. “Nic
(Pichay) would throw us some lyrics and he gave us the liberty to change
these, to make them fit into the music.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mazano chimed in, “everything is agreed upon.”
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mendoza observed that “we did not want the music to sound too
pop. If we can sum it up, basically what we wanted was to encompass
Filipino song history, contemporary Pinoy—from Canseco to Cayabyab and
Ely Buendia (Eraserheads).” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pimpinio added, “and when Maxie sings, it’s pop-kundiman.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“The setting is Sampaloc, Manila, so we strove for kanto
(streetsmart) sophistication and class,” Mendoza concluded. “And all the
characters sing, even the policemen, even the press. Everybody sings!” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">MANILA,
Philippines—Critics, theater aficionados and those who loved the movie
version are one in praising Red Turnip Theater’s maiden production, the
staging of Patrick Marber’s acclaimed play “Closer.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now those who haven’t seen it only have two final weekends, with additional 8 pm Sunday shows.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Directed by Ana Abad Santos, the cast features Angel Aquino, Marc Abaya, Bart Guingona and Cris Villonco.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">While it has enjoyed numerous productions all around the world,
general audiences may be most familiar with the work due to its 2004
film adaptation by Mike Nichols that starred Julia Roberts, Jude Law,
Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen. With this production, Red Turnip
Theater offers audiences the chance to experience “Closer” the way it
was meant to be: as an intimate, gripping theater performance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The story revolves around two couples who weave in and out of
each other’s orbits. It’s a study of lust, seduction, deceit, the myriad
little lies we tell others (and ourselves), and the cowardice that
keeps us from being honest.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Patrick Marber debuted “Closer” in London in 1997, and the play
won him a Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play the following year,
as well as the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Foreign
Play when it was staged in New York the year after that (it was also
nominated for a Tony). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“‘Closer’ is one of those works that excites us as actors and
lovers of theater,” says Villonco. “It’s provocative but not for mere
shock value; it’s a compelling human drama. It’s an example of the kind
of shows we want to do, which is why we formed Red Turnip.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This production also marks acclaimed film actress Angel Aquino’s
debut in a stage play. Aquino was most recently seen in Erik Matti’s “On
The Job”, which debuted at the Directors’ Fortnight at this year’s
Cannes Film Festival. “It’s wonderful material to be part of,
especially since this is my first time. It’s beautifully written. I
think it’s something that every actor would aspire to be part of so I
feel it’s a privilege,” she says. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">TV and film actor Marc Abaya, son of pioneering director Marilou
Diaz-Abaya and frontman of rock band Kjwan, also makes his stage debut
with “Closer”. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“We’re very happy with this cast,” says director Ana Abad Santos.
“They each bring their own touches to their roles and have different
experiences with the material. It’s very interesting watching them play
off of each other. There’s also a unique dynamic with this particular
production because you have two theater veterans with Bart and Cris, and
two theater first-timers [Angel and Marc] who are nonetheless acclaimed
actors.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Italian sportswear and lifestyle brand Fila has come onboard as
the major sponsor of Red Turnip Theater’s production of Closer, as part
of their commitment to the arts in line with their vision of l’arte
nello sport (or The Art of Sport). Closer is also made possible through
the support and generosity of VMV Hypoallergenics, BPI, National
Bookstore and Powerbooks, Indie Pop Films, and Sugarleaf.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Posted by <span class="author"><a href="http://www.expatch.org/author/marcelle-villegas/" rel="author" title="Posts by Marcelle Villegas">Marcelle Villegas</a></span> <br />Original Article can be found <a href="http://www.expatch.org/2013/10/09/closer-by-red-turnip-theater-best-of-filipino-theatre-arts/">HERE</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />In the entertainment industry, true talent is best shown in
a theatrical setting where a story is told without the elaborate
special effects or movie editing. Life for stage actors is not easy
because each performance must be perfect. There are no “take two” or
short cuts for a scene. Therefore, actors who perform live on stage are
artists with exceptional talent and stamina to deliver consistent
quality in acting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This month in Manila, the ongoing local stage production of
“Closer” is definitely a venue where one can find actors with
exceptional acting abilities. “Closer” is an award-winning play by
English dramatist Patrick Marber. The play made its debut in 1997 at the
Royal National Theatre’s Cottesloe Theatre in London, England and it
won Evening Standard “Best Comedy Award” and the prestigious “Laurence
Olivier Award” in 1998 for “Best New Play”. This play had a movie
version in 2004 of the same title by director Mike Nichols and stars
Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Clive Owen.<strong> </strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>“Everything is a version of something else.”</strong> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Manila production of “Closer” is brought to us by a new
theatre company called “Red Turnip Theater” and directed by Ana Abad
Santos.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The venue is at Whitespace Theater along Chino Roces Avenue
Extension (formerly Pasong Tamo Extension). The stage is not the
conventional elevated platform. The stage is at the centre of the room
while the audience is seated around the stage. The actors are very close
to the audience (just a few feet away) thus, there is an effective
interaction between the audience and the actors. One can really imagine
being part of some emotionally intense scenes that are loud and alive,
and just a few feet away from you.<strong> </strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>An Expat’s Guide to Philippine Theatre Arts</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Top left, clockwise: The Philippine production of “Closer” with Angel Aquino, Bart Guingona, Marc Abaya and Cris Villonco</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />These actors are more than pretty faces or famous names on TV or
stage. They are Filipinos who dedicated several years of their lives in
perfecting their craft and even travelled the world to train further in
the performing arts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Angel Aquino</strong> as Anna – She is a
multi-awarded actress and model with an acting career since 1999. Just
recently, she won “Best Supporting Actress” award for the movie “Huling
Cha-Cha ni Anita”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Cris Villonco</strong> as Alice – At age nine, Cris
started her singing career and eventually performed on stage. She is an
actor and recording artist. In 2011, she won “Gawad Buhay Best Actress
in a Musical” as Maria Clara in “Noli Me Tangere”. She has a degree in
Liberal Arts with concentrations in Music and Economic Development from
Sarah Lawrence College, New York. In 2000, Cris was featured in TIME
Magazine (International Edition) as “Hero for the Planet”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Bart Guingona</strong> as Larry – In 2003, he won
Aliw Awards for Best Stage Actor. He is also a directory for Repertory
Philippines. He had two theatre grants in London, one for theatre
direction. He is currently the artistic director and president of
Actor’s Actors Inc. Just recently, he won as “Best Stage Director” and
“Best Actor” for Aliw Awards for the The Necessary Theatre (TNT)
production of “Red”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Marc Abaya</strong> as Dan – Marc has been acting
since 2005 and has done numerous films and TV shows. In 2010, he won
“Best Actor” for the role of Pido in the movie “Dagim”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Synopsis</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.expatch.org/2013/10/09/closer-by-red-turnip-theater-best-of-filipino-theatre-arts/alice_ayres/" rel="attachment wp-att-11704"><img alt="Alice_Ayres" class=" wp-image-11704 " height="208" src="http://www.expatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Alice_Ayres.jpg" width="378" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice:</strong>
This is the memorial tablet of Alice Ayres found at Postman’s Park,
London which is one of the topic of conversation in “Closer”. One of the
characters in the play calls herself “Alice Ayres” and patterns her
actions and personality based on the details from this tablet. This
historical tablet was designed by William De Morgan.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The story of “Closer” revolves around the lives of four people. On
the first act we find Alice walking in the streets of London and she got
ran over by a cab. She met a stranger named Dan who brought her to the
emergency room. From there, the two became star-crossed lovers. At the
ER, they also met a doctor named Larry whom they encountered in
interesting future events. Dan makes a living by writing obituaries. He
eventually wrote a book about the life story of his lover, Alice. During
a photo shoot of his book’s cover, he met and fell in love with the
photographer, Anna. Alice was aware of the secret deception while Anna
tried to avoid getting involved with Dan. Eventually, with Larry in the
picture as Anna’s husband, Dan’s selfishness eventually lead towards a
destructive web of lies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The story of “Closer” touches the issue on how betrayal and
infidelity can ruin a person’s life. Some people survive from a
breakup, while others don’t and they suffer in silence. It was quite
fascinating though that one of the characters had self-destructive
tendencies but ended up putting sense and order in the messed-up lives
of the other characters. A simple lesson about relationships – “Do the
right thing.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the play, we also see the difference between a man and
a woman based on how they react towards an unfaithful lover. Men are
more verbal about their shattered ego and they want to know even the
dirty details on how they got cheated on. As Dan says in one part,
“Because I want to know everything. Because…I’m insane. Tell me.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Women tend to be in raging anger at first, the suddenly
silent about it. Women would rather just walk away as they feel unsafe
being around a liar.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of the lines of the script are witty, funny or
sometimes sarcastic but in a nutshell, it tells the difference between
love and selfishness. It is surprising that one of the characters in the
story lived with a lover for years without even knowing that person’s
real name or that person’s psychiatric condition. Therefore, the play
shows us that in the real world, there are many selfish people who start
a relationship only to please themselves rather than to give
unconditionally to another person. The script conveys that many people
use love as an excuse for their selfish motives, and most people do not
know the difference.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Life Lessons</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you watch any play on stage, it is wise to pay
attention to the script of the actors. It is the heart and soul of the
play because it is the writer’s medium in sharing important life lessons
to the audience. From “Closer”, there are a lot of memorable lines that
most people can relate with. “Closer” brings justice and clarity to
anyone who has ever loved, got betrayed and survived betrayal or still
struggling to recover from it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are some of the memorable lines from the play:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span data-mce-mark="1" style="text-decoration: underline;">About falling in love:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Alice: </strong>That’s the most stupid expression
in the world. ‘I fell in love’—as if you had no choice. There’s a
moment, there’s always a moment; I can do this, I can give in to this or
I can resist it. I don’t know when your moment was but I bet there was
one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span data-mce-mark="1" style="text-decoration: underline;">About moving on:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Larry:</strong> Of course I’ll forgive her. I have forgiven her. Without forgiveness, we’re savages.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Interesting Merchandise at Whitespace</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you come and watch the show, you’ll find a lot of
interesting things at the lobby of Whitespace Theater. Before the show,
why not purchase their informative souvenir programme? This is
available in glossy print and it contains photos of the actors and the
cast and crew. This is a cool way to get to know their impressive
credentials in the entertainment industry. The souvenir programme
includes a CD with video of the online trailer of “Closer”. This
beautiful video trailer is directed by Marie Jamora.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Souvenir
programme for “Closer” for a better look at our talented actors, cast
and crew. This includes a CD with video of their online trailer. You may
purchase this at the front desk of the theatre’s lobby.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another cute souvenir item on sale is a tote bag with the
“Red Turnip Theater” logo. It comes in two sizes: medium and large. This
is a perfect souvenir to bring home after the show.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Red Turnip Theater tote bag. Available on sale at the front desk of the theatre’s lobby</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The best part of the hanging out at the theatre’s lobby after the show is the chance to meet and greet the cast.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>“She was…disarming.”</strong> (a quote from “Closer”) Meeting the lovely cast of “Closer” after the show, (left) Angel Aquino and (right) Cris Villonco.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>watchplayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825852672904562843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2866161091216604011.post-82737786619593942692013-10-08T04:45:00.000-07:002013-10-08T04:45:34.983-07:00Angel Aquino pushes herself to the limit with full-length theater debut in ‘Closer’<div class="wp-caption-text" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Edwin P. Sallan, InterAksyon.com<br />Original Article can be found <a href="http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/angel-aquino-pushes-herself-to-the-limit-with-full-length-theater-debut-in-closer/">HERE<br /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/assets/media//2013/10/Angel-Aquino-Photo-by-Jojit-Lorenzo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-30870" height="472" src="http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/assets/media//2013/10/Angel-Aquino-Photo-by-Jojit-Lorenzo-353x500.jpg" title="Angel Aquino (Photo by Jojit Lorenzo)" width="333" /></a><em> </em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Angel Aquino. (Photo by Jojit Lorenzo)</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“I like to challenge myself as an actor.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That’s Angel Aquino’s quick response when asked why she continues to
accept offbeat roles in films, television and, this month, in theater
with her casting in Red Turnip Theater’s maiden production of “Closer”, a
faithful staging of Patrick Marber’s award-winning play.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“Closer” was also adapted into the big screen by acclaimed filmmaker
Mike Nichols (“The Graduate”) in 2004 and starred Julia Roberts, Jude
Law, Clive Owen and Natalie Portman.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Asked by InterAksyon how she reacted when she was first offered the
role of American photographer Anna Cameron played by Julia Roberts in
the film version, Angel admitted that she initially did not take it
seriously.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“I was like, ‘Wow! Let’s go for a reading’. But as we got into it, I began to wonder, what did I get myself into?” she recalled.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Although Angel had her first taste of theater back in 2002 when she
was included in the cast of New Voice Company’s production of “The
Vagina Monologues”, “Closer” is actually her first full-length theater
debut.<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/assets/media//2013/10/closer-cast.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-30871" height="227" src="http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/assets/media//2013/10/closer-cast-500x341.jpg" title="closer cast" width="333" /></a><em> </em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Angel (third from left) with 'Closer' castmates Marc Abaya, Cris Villonco, and Bart Guingona.</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“I have this huge stage fright. I do hosting jobs and sometimes I
screw up my lines. Hindi puwedeng ganun in a dialogue-heavy play like
‘Closer’. I really need to do this right,” she confessed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To her credit, Angel has done a really good job of bringing Anna to
life and, together with fellow stage greenhorn Marc Abaya, holding her
own against theater veterans Bart Guingona and Cris Villonco.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“But it’s a wonderful material. It’s beautifully written and I think
it’s something that every actor would aspire to be part of so I feel
it’s a privilege to play Anna,” she added.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As acting challenges go, “Closer” is not the only project that pushes
Angel’s acting ability to its limit. She has been essaying some of the
most memorable characters in recent memory, such as the title role in
Topel Lee’s psychological horror drama, “Amorosa: The Revenge”; a
transgender in Adolfo Alix, Jr.’s provocative Cinemalaya 2013 feature
“Porno”; and the unfaithful wife of a hired killer in Erik Matti’s “On
The Job”.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And then there’s her recent CineFilipino Best Supporting Actress turn
as Pilar, the mysterious new woman in a small town in Sigrid Andrea
Bernardo’s acclaimed lesbian coming-of-age drama, “Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni
Anita”.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“I was in Lucena doing a fashion show so I wasn’t able to attend the
awards night. But I kept telling everyone involved in the film to keep
me updated and they texted me all night, and I was so happy with the
awards we won,” she exclaimed.<br /></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/assets/media//2013/10/Under-the-sheets-with-Teri-Malvar-in-Ang-Huling-Cha-Cha-ni-Anita.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-30872" height="210" src="http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/assets/media//2013/10/Under-the-sheets-with-Teri-Malvar-in-Ang-Huling-Cha-Cha-ni-Anita-500x315.jpg" title="Under the sheets with Teri Malvar in 'Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita'" width="333" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Under the sheets with Teri Malvar in 'Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita'.</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Angel admitted that she was surprised that “Ang Huling Cha-Cha” was
one of two films to be honored with the festival’s Best Film award. “But
I’ve always believed in the film. The first time I read the script, I
really wanted to do it, it was such a great material and Pilar was a
great character to play.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She said she was also very happy for her young co-star Teri Malvar,
who won Best Actress. “The vehicle was really good for her and brought
out the best in her acting. I really wanted her to win because she
worked so hard,” she admitted.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the film’s highlights was a kissing scene involving their
respective characters. For Angel, doing delicate scenes is part of one’s
growth as an actor.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“A kissing scene is a kissing scene. Kahit sino pa yan, dapat halikan
mo siya the way you should kiss that person in real life, whether it’s a
man or a woman, whether you like it or you don’t, you just have to do
what needs to be done when you’re playing a role,” she pointed out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As for being regarded as a sensual actress, Angel chalks that up to years of experience.</span></span><br />
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“When you’ve been acting for several years as I have, you learn a few
things, develop a few tricks and experiment on some traits you’re not
very familiar with like, yes, sensuality. You just have to bring that to
the fore.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Directed by Ana Abad Santos, “Closer” runs every Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays until October 27. Venue is at Whitespace located at 2314
Chino Roces Ave. Extension (formerly Pasong Tamo Extension), Makati. </span></span><br />
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