January 31-
Actor-musician
Myke Salomon, in his usual wacky self, made a joke that there should be Rak of Aegis also during the time when
the musical Rock of Ages was still
having its sold out run in here. This joke was a light bulb moment for Maribel
Legarda, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) Artistic Director.
Almost a couple of years later, the joke Rak
of Aegis is now a brand new musical featuring the music of the legendary
pop-rock band Aegis that is set to sweep the local theater scene starting on
January 31, 2014 and will go on for six weekends until March 9, 2014 at the
PETA Theater Center.
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| Isay Alvarez-Seña and Robert Seña |
A
total of 20 songs from the Aegis catalog, ranging from chart topping hits to
unreleased gems will be belted out by the cast led by Isay Alvarez-Seña, Robert
Seña, Aicelle Santos, and Joan Bugcat. Also included in the cast are Kalila
Aguilos, Ron Alfonso, Jet Barrun, Kakai Bautista, Poppert Bernadas, Gimbey Dela Cruz, Neomi Gonzales, Pepe Herrera,
Carlon Matobato, Julienne Mendoza, John Moran, Jerald Napoles, Gie Onida, Phillip
Palmos, Myke Salomon, Paeng Sudayan, and Gold Villar.
Rak of Aegis is described as a story of
love, fame and resilience set in the Ondoy devastated village
of Villa Venizia Santos
alternating with Joan Bugcat), a young mall promo girl aka promodizer who is
seeking fame via uploading videos online to support her family. And love gets
in the way not only for Aileen but also for her father and the rest of the
residents of Villa Venizia.
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| Aicelle Santos and Rak of Aegis cast |
This
musical is the brainchild of director Maribel Legarda and writer Liza Magtoto,
the same duo behind Care Divas, PETA’s
hit comedy musical. Musical arrangement and musical direction is by Myke
Salomon. The rest of the artistic team includes Gio Gahol (choreography),
Jonjon Villareal (lighting design), Mio Infante (production design), Carlo
Pagunaling (costume design), Maco Custodio (shoe design), and Joan Pamintuan
(accessory design).
During
the press launch held at the PETA Theater
Center
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| Kakai Bautista and Rak of Aegis cast |
Myke
Salomon, during a brief chat, told me that it was not only Aicelle who would be
singing the songs in their original key but also Robert Seña. Aegis is known
for the lung busting, vocal cord tearing tunes (usually of heartbreak) sung by
the band’s vocalists Juliet and Mercy Sunot. And it would be definitely very
interesting to hear Robert’s attack with these songs that have ingrained
themselves in Philippine pop culture.
All
this may have started as a joke, but as opening night draws near, I can’t help
but feel the excitement of hearing Aegis music on stage, seeing how PETA will
pull of the arena staging with actual water and how the production will fare as
it goes head to head with a major touring production.
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| The cast and crew of Rak of Aegis |
Schedule
of performances:
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