MUSIKAL!

The Cultural Center of the Philippines is celebrating its 45th year with "MUSIKAL" featuring box office, critically acclaimed original Filipino musicals during the last five years. It will be directed by CCP Vice President and Artistic Director Chris Millado, under the musical direction and arrangement of Jed Balsamo (Sandosena's musical director!), accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra lead by Gerard Salonga.

THIS SHOW IS GOING TO BE MAGICAL. All your favorite musicals and theater artists, the brilliance of Philharmonic Orchestra, all in one show.

And I will be part of this. SO. STOKED. Batang Rizal will also be part of this, together with Sandosenang Sapatos and Bluebird of Trumpets under the Children's Musical Theater Category.

Last night at the Tech-Dress Rehearsals, I was so amazed, so star struck to share the stage with some of my favorite theater artists and to see my favorite musicals once more!

PETA's CAREDIVAS!

I envy those who have lots of quick changes for this show because they are involved in several productions. That should be my goal. To be part of as many productions as possible in the next 5 years. Check that, Timee.

MAXIE The Musical!

 

SA WAKAS

ZSAZSA ZATURNNAH ZE MUZIKAL

We'll be playing the zombies for the Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah number, with the song "Multo ng Nakaraan", one of my faaaavorite songs from the musical!! Such an honor to be a zombie!

But the real bad asses (for me) are the guys from Ballet Philippines. They are so cool. They'll be performing excerpts from "[Rock] Supremo" serenaded by Mr. Ebe Dancel himself, and "Ramahari" with Karylle and OJ Mariano.

[ROCK] SUPREMO

RAMAHARI

I've never seen a Ballet Philippines production, but these guys are bad asses, just watching them from the backstage. *creep* I wish I was a ballerina. The ballet guys (what do you call male ballerinas anyway?) are hot too. I should go see more of their shows. I should have more ballerina friends. I should be a ballerina.

So anyway, I was telling a friend how worried I was because this was my first CCP Main Theater performance, and I was thinking of all the possible ways I could screw this up, and how I should prove that I deserve to share the stage with the other big theater artists, or to even be on the very same stage Wicked and Phantom of the Opera has performed in. He wasn't a theater person, so he put it in basketball terms, in light of Gilas' win last night "Alam mo, sa basketball, wala namang pinagkaiba kung sa araneta ka o sa madison square garden ka naglalaro" 

A reminder that we are all on the same stage because of one reason; theater. #WeLoveOurJobs

So please just shut up, call CCP and buy a ticket. Bring your family, your friends, your ka-Tinder to this once in a lifetime performance. (Well twice, Sept 5 and 6) Whatever. Just go see this.

See you!