Wazzup Pilipinas!
It's been years since I watched a live musical play. The last one
was a ballet show featuring Lisa Macuja, one of Manila's famed
ballerinas at Aliw Theater, CCP. A few weeks ago, I had a chance to
watch another live musical play this time just a few blocks from Aliw
which is in Star Theater for the "Romeo & Juliet The Musical" by
Kids Acts Philippines. This play as well all know is a reenactment of
William Shakespeare's famous novel but it was made it clear by the
production that it will be performed without sacrificing the original
texts of the author to let young adults understand and comprehend on how
the play is written. The dialogues are sung with full observance of how
phrases are being read.
Watching these young
actors and actresses portraying the characters was like me being
transported when I was a student because I used to memorize these same
exact lines just to pass our English literary subject. I wished we
should have watched a play like this before because the learning is much
better from watching than just merely reading a full text about it.
Though
I find it hard to keep up with the fast conversation of the characters,
maybe because the lines are written in heavy medieval English. I was
also sitting beside my fellow bloggers they also say the same thing. I
think it is better if they can also have a Tagalog version of "Romeo
& Juliet The Musical". This does not mean though that we doubt the
capabilities of the actors by any means but I think we can have this
play closer to our hearts if spoken in our language.
Overall, these actors have a lot of potentials to be the next ones we see performing in another Broadway musical play in New York or at the Miss Saigon in London. This is a story that almost everyone can totally relate: of romance and love but this one has a sad ending.
Below is the list of this year's cast:
Derrick
Gozos (Romeo), Gian Gloria (Juliet), Ces Dela Cruz (Nurse), Melisa
Camba (Lady Capulet ), Ina Salonga (Rosaline), Meyanne Plamenio (Lady
Montague), Earle Figuracion (Mercutio/Understudy Romeo), Kendrick Ibasco
(Tybalt), Terence Guillermo (Lord Capulet ), Jonathan Rabanzo (Lord
Montague/ Chorus), Michael Fernandez (Benvolio), Nico Dans (Prince
Escalus), Justin Orolfo (Sampson/Peter/Chorus), Aandrei David
(Gregory/Paris/Chorus), Jovito Bonita (Balthasar/Friar John/Chorus),
Miguel Buen (Abraham/ Chorus), Enrile Serguino (Friar Lawrence), Vell
Baria (Understudy Lady Capulet/ Chorus), Ruth Arielle Magno (Understudy
Rosaline/Chorus), Ria Albaladejo (Chorus), Mary Joy Solomon (Understudy
Juliet/Chorus), Cristy Peredo (Understudy Nurse/Chorus), Ina Azarcon
(Chorus), Faye Velicaria (Understudy Lady Capulet/Chorus), Shanelle
Comia (Chorus), Angel Yu (Chorus)
The artistic
team is composed of Eugene Belbis Composer/Orchestration); Christian
Bautista (Lighting Design); Emma Doverte (Production Management);
Jasvir Basra (Stage Management); Luigi Nacario (Stage Direction,
Choreography & Set/Costume Design)
ROMEO
AND JULIET runs from October 23 to 25 at the Star Theater in CCP and
from October 26 to February 27, 2015 at the St. Ceclilia’s Hall of St.
Scholastica’s College Manila. Tickets are at PhP450.00 – call 8919999 or
visit www.ticketworld.com.ph
You may reach their social media accounts via links below:
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Instagram: @kidsactsphilippines
Contributed by Maria Rona Beltran
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