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Showing posts with label Musical. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Emma - The Musical ...

...combines local Filipino talent with Second World War tale of love and struggle

Local production by Edmonton Filipino community tells poignant story
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Quick, think of a love story set during the Second World War. Casablanca, right? Or maybe The English Patient?
Actually, the story of note is Emma The Musical — a romantic tale set against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during the Second World War. If the musical’s local composer Erica Cawagas has anything to say about it, the show, debuting July 7 at the Myer Horowitz Theatre, will soon be on stages from here to the Philippines and back, and on the lips of every fan who can’t resist a heartfelt tune set to a series of body-busting dance moves.
Cawagas, who partnered to create Emma with TV producer and writer Chie Floresca, knows the story will sell within Edmonton’s substantial Filipino community. But she’s hoping non-Filipinos will come, too.
“It’s a musical about the Second World War and the first thing you think about is Germany, the U.S. and Pearl Harbour,” says Cawagas, 25, who was born in the Philippines but moved to Edmonton when she was two. “But there are a lot of things that happened to the Philippines during Second World War. We had a big effect on the war, and it had a big effect on us. These are stories that should be told.”
Jeannine Naboye, left, and Gerald Penaco, background left, Raphael Tolentino and Maicah Macatangay in a scene from Emma the Musical. LARRY WONG /POSTMEDIA NETWORK
Cawagas was raised around music. Her mother is a piano and guitar teacher and Cawagas was drawn to perform at a young age, becoming a member of a Journey cover band when she attended Harry Ainlay High School.
After graduating from MacEwan University with a diploma in musical composition in 2014, the award-winning musician was unsure how to apply her artistic talents. At the time, her family in the Philippines was getting set to celebrate her great grandmother Emma’s 95th birthday, and so Cawagas and her aunt, Chie Floresca, decided to write a musical tribute in her honour.
The musical tells the story of an endearing young school teacher, Emma, who must make difficult choices about life while the war rages around her. It is set in a rural town near Baguio City, Philippines, on the cusp of the Japanese occupation of 1942,
Sadly, great grandmother Emma died before the show could be realized, but the dream was launched. Cawagas moved to the Philippines, where her aunt lives, for a year to get the show up and running, but couldn’t get funding to launch it there. So she came back to Edmonton, where her pitch met with success.
“My artistic family is here in Edmonton and I have a great team here,” says Cawagas.
Funded in part through a grant by the Edmonton Arts Council, as well as the Filipino-Canadian Saranay Association of Alberta, the musical features a singing and dancing cast of 22.
“It’s a big production and everyone has given as much time as they can to this,” says Cawagas.
Max’s Restaurant, a restaurant chain from the Philippines with an Edmonton outlet, has provided support, as well as Loriz Bakery, and the Four Points Hotel.
All the cast members are local talents and the Filipino community performing arts leader, Ida Beltran-Lucila, founder of the Philippine Arts Council, directs the production. Choreography is by JoJo Lucila, who has taught and choreographed with the Edmonton Festival Ballet, at Victoria School of the Arts, and the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers.
“First of all, it’s an original Filipino musical, in English, and based on the true story of the great grandmother, so it’s personal,” says Beltran-Lucila of the production’s appeal. “This story is about love of country, love of family, and hope.
“It’s not full of gory details, we just touch on the war, but it’s a story set within that historical framework. It is also a love story within a tragedy. Just like Titanic.”
Ideally, the producers hope to take the musical across Canada, and eventually to Manilla. Emma The Musical is designed to be portable.
“The set, everything is collapsible, and could fit in the baggage part of a bus,” says Beltran-Lucila, a ballet dancer by training and the former executive director with the national ballet company of the Philippines. “We just want it to have a life beyond July 7.”

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Foreign and Filipino Actors Make Up Cast of '50 Shades" - the Musical Parody

By: Philippine Daily Inquirer

Complete casting has been announced for “50 Shades! The Musical Parody,” a stage show inspired by E.L. James’ popular erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
Opening night is set for Feb. 12 at Carlos P. Romulo Theater in RCBC Plaza, Makati.
Featured in the company is a mix of international thespians, including performers from the off-Broadway and Las Vegas productions of “50 Shades! The Musical Parody,” plus some homegrown stage and screen talents.
Leading the foreign artists are Brenna Wahl, Greg Kata, Chloe Williamson, Kaitlyn Frotton, Chris Hodgson, Casey Renee Rogers and Isaac Saleh. Rounding out the cast are seasoned Filipino theater stars Bituin Escalante, Karel Marquez, Lorenz Martinez, George Schulze and Julz Savard.
Al Samuels, who cowrote and directed the off-Broadway, UK and US tour productions of the musical, will also direct the Manila production.
“It’s so exciting to develop the Filipino version of ‘50 Shades!’ working with many of the actors I have already worked with in the United States, but now also with a whole host of great Filipino stars,” said Samuels, “I think this combination will make for a great production, one that builds on the success the show has enjoyed around the world, but also with awesome Pinoy flair.”
Joining Samuels on the creative team are Robbie Guevara (assistant director), Mio Infante (scenographer), Mindy Cooper and PJ Rebullida (choreographers), Only Torres (musical director-vocals), Daniel Bartolome (musical director-instrumentation), Martin Esteva (lighting designer) and Myrene Santos (hair and makeup designer).
“50 Shades! The Musical Parody” opens with a trio of girlfriends setting aside staid book club fare in favor of a sexier sort of page-turner. Interest piqued, they devour the novel, while the delicious affair of Anastasia and Christian comes to life before their eyes. The musical is an uproarious roller-coaster ride through this unlikely best seller.
The show features a sassy original score, with musical influences ranging from traditional musical theater to R&B to Gilbert and Sullivan, including the provocative “I Don’t Make Love…” and “There’s a Hole Inside of Me.”
Tickets are now available at SM Tickets, TicketWorld and TicketNet outlets. Only limited tickets are available so secure your tickets now. For more information about the show, visit www.50shadesmanila.com or call tel. 4706956.
“50 Shades! The Musical Parody” is presented by Vivre Fort Entertainment and 9 Works Theatrical in cooperation with ABS-CBN, e-PLUS Tap to Pay, Star World, Fox, Fox Filipino, David’s Salon, Victoria Court, Home Radio 97.9, Mellow 94.7 and Luna Films. Shows will run until March 1, and ticket prices are at P 5,000, 4500, 4,000, 3,500, 2,500   and 1,500.
The show is recommended for mature audiences only, ages 18+. Like the book series, cis surely not for those under the age of 18, but does not cross boundaries that would make general audiences squirm. All guests require a ticket, regardless of age.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Stagers Mount Riotous Show at the Big Dome

 (The Philippine Star) 

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The Philippine Stagers Foundation (PSF) celebrates its 15th anniversary with a ‘fun, fun, fun’ show at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Stagers Foundation (PSF), a musical drama company headed by Vincent Tañada — director, actor, singer and not incidentally a lawyer — with Pipo Cifra as resident composer, staged a concert in November last year at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
I was amazed at the big turnout, mostly students, close to 15,000. Vince, as his friends call him, had made good his threat to fill the Big Dome to capacity or near capacity, thanks to social media, an aggressive marketing team, and PSF’s contacts with students, schools and educators through the years.
For that concert, Vince did away with his Filipino musical advocacy and presented highlights from Broadway-West End musicals like Miss SaigonCats and Starlight Express. The youths were impressed but not really captivated. What saved the day were the visuals, AVPs, jokes and antics, and an OPM segment.
And at the end, the audience joyfully sang and danced along with the performers.
And PSF does it again. Just the other day, the foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary at the coliseum and again there was a mammoth crowd. And this time the emphasis was on fun, fun, fun — pop, rock, disco, hip-hop and what have you — while not forgetting Vince’s nationalist and inspirational advocacy.
Dancers worked the crowd over with limbering-up exercises that kept them entertained and fired-up. There was political campaigning which had nothing to do with the concert, and over which the organizers had no control. The girls screamed when Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo appeared — on the screen.
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Finally, after a 50-minute wait, the show got on the road and the audience went wild over the precision dancing, energetic choreography and pulsating music. Vince and the other lead singers were foundation regulars; the rest of the talented ensemble were students who were products of the PSF’s free summer workshops, there were all triple threats, good in singing, dan-cing and acting.
The next segment was more sober: A brief history of the company, along with highlights from hit musicals, recent as well as current, like Filipinas 1941 and Pope-pular, a highly-successful production, a tribute to Pope Francis which has been playing in many venues. The last stop was Cebu City, and the next is Naga City.
As the scenes were flashed, singers interpreted the songs that were being performed on the screen.
At one point, at a given signal, the audience turned on their cellphone lights. And it was a sight to see, all those hundreds of pinpricks of light dancing in the dark, cavernous coliseum.
A screamingly funny segment was when PSF singers, young and handsome — JV, Jomar, Johnrey, Kenneth, Paul, Patrick and finally even Vince — one by one descended, singing and holding a rose which they were supposed to give to a girl of their choice.
At first this worked well but soon the girls became more aggressive. They screamed and rushed to the hapless singer, treating him like a rock star, and the hefty bouncers even had to intervene.
The production staff (lights designer, choreographer, etc.) also stole the show. They became performers and cross-dressers, rein-vented themselves as torch singers caparisoned in sexy costumes, tossed off their wigs and ran wild through the audience, creating pandemonium.
It was a riot.
At the end, things settled down and it was time for more serious, patriotic and inspirational songs climaxed by the iconic song This is the Moment from the hit musical Jekyll and Hyde.
After the show, in a chat with media, Vince, citing the success of Pope-pular, said the company now has a third objective, apart from entertaining and educating, and this was to evangelize and maybe change people’s lives. “But,” he declared, “we are not promoting (religion) but humanity!”

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Broadway's Best in Davao City


Broadway's Best in Davao City? Really? Yes. Many times Davao City seems to remain as cultural fallow field. But there are exemptions.

The Voiceworks Theater Company, Inc. invited all of us officially to watch its upcoming show 

BROADWAY'S BEST: VCTI 2ND ANNIVERSARY MUSICAL CONCERT
on April 14, 2012 at the CAP Auditorium 6 - 8 p.m.

The Voiceworks Theater will be giving away scholarships in Performing Arts. For ticket reservations and queries please call/text 0920-6119482 and look for Direk Richard or log on to


SEE YOU THERE!