West Side Story Manila!
October 10, 2008 8PM. I absolutely LOVED it. I thought Christian Bautista did a really great job, contrary to what I have read in some of the reviews. And he’s OMG super cute in person :O I was also happy (and so were the audience, lol) when they announced that Maria would be performed by Joanna Ampil.
Joanna Ampil is a much more experienced in theater than Christian Bautista but umm.. I wasn’t really watching her! My eyes were always on Tony. Even if he looked awkward while dancing or screaming out “CHINOOOOOO”, he was still so uber cute. And yeah, he’s a good singer. I thought he still had the same range, “The Way You Look At Me” era. They have a cute chemistry going on. And I thought “One Hand, One Heart” was really sweet.
Overall, I loved it. Loved the sets, loved the music (even if it’s not a live orchestra), loved the lyrics (hello there Sondheim), loved the choreography, loved the energy! Especially Anita and Bernardo. Jake Macapagal and Rowena Vilar was full of life and energy during “America”.
So those are my favorite parts. Yay. I heard they were staging it again next year. If it’s still Christian Bautista omg I wanna watch. I also wanna hear Karylle’s Maria. ![]()
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