I think I decided that this weblog feature of the site will be dedicated to reviews. But I don’t have time to write agh. Besides, I haven’t exactly watched a lot of plays or musicals. Sometimes I completely forget because of something “school-related” that I have to finish immediately.

I wanted to watch Altar Boyz but it was in the middle of finals week and OJT. Second run, please?

Noli at Fili Dekada 2000 (July 26) I wasn’t able to wake up early so I arrived late at PETA. I missed the first 15 minutes of the play. Too bad I missed the whole Sisa scene. Anyway, it was a good play. It’s not something I’d watch unless it was required for class. And yes, it was required so I didn’t have a choice. The modern update of the two Rizal novels were good. I’ve forgotten about Noli and Fili as soon as we were through with the novels. As usual, I loved the references to Filipino pop culture.

I wrote a lengthier paper on the play for class. But it’s in Filipino. And it’s about foreignization and domestication ekek the approach is too academic. Anyhoo. The set was good too. I think PETA is my favorite theater. It’s so cozy and intimate. Sure, they use monobloc chairs but it’s has a really good ambiance. Sort of similar to that small theater in CCP. I forgot the name.

Cinderella (August 9) - Lovely set and costumes. The carriage was wonderful! Aaah. Lea Salonga, as usual, was brilliant. The last time I got to watch Lea Salonga perform was in Miss Saigon. No wait.. They’re Playing Our Song? Ewan. Cinderella is a cheesy Rodgers and Hammerstein musical but it was ok. I haven’t seen the Julie Andrews version, although my sisters have. But the made-for-tv production with Brandy, Pablo Montalban and Whitney Houston is my favorite. Bernadette Peters! I wish they got Pablo Montalban for the international cast, though. That would’ve been so cool.

Downside: CCP. The seats and the air conditioning were awful. The organizers also ran out of programs. Hello?!? Or maybe it’s their scheme to make people buy the cast recording instead. Which we did. lol. Whatever. They should’ve had printed extra copies, knowing that it’s LEA SALONGA.

I’m looking forward to West Side Story and La Boheme. I haven’t bought tickets to La Boheme yet since I’m hoping that free tickets might magically appear or something. Ugh.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DECCA BROADWAY TO RELEASE YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN CAST ALBUM
**CD IN STORES DECEMBER 26, 2007**

(December 19, 2007- New York, NY)– Mel Brooks electrifies his latest creation, a musical rendition of his 1974 film classic YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (That’s FRON-kehn-steen) for the Broadway stage. The production boasts an all-star cast, starring Roger Bart (”Desperate Housewives”/”The Producers”), Megan Mullally (”Will and Grace”), Tony Award® winner Sutton Foster (”Drowsy Chaperone”), Tony Award® winner Shuler Hensley (”Oklahoma”), Tony Award® winner and SCTV’s Andrea Martin, Fred Applegate (”The Producers”) and Christopher Fitzgerald (”Wicked”).

IT’S ALIVE! From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation The Producers comes this monster new musical comedy, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, based on the Oscar-nominated smash-hit 1974 film.

A wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend based on the classic comedy masterpiece, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein as he attempts to complete his grandfather’s masterwork and bring a corpse to life. Together with his oddly shaped and endearing helper Igor (Eye-gor), his curvaceous lab assistant Inga, and in spite of his incredibly self-involved madcap fiancée Elizabeth, Frankenstein succeeds in creating a monster - but not without scary and quite often hilarious complications.

With such memorable tunes as “The Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and “Puttin’ On The Ritz,” The New MEL BROOKS Musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is scientifically-proven, monstrously good entertainment…and the only place you’ll witness a singing and dancing laboratory experiment in the largest tuxedo ever made.

Decca Broadway presents YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, in stores on December 26.

Decca Broadway is home to several cast recordings including SPRING AWAKENING (Grammy Award-Nominated), SPAMALOT (Grammy Award-Winner), WICKED (Grammy Award-Winner), MAMMA MIA!, SEUSSICAL and THE WILD PARTY.

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