The
rivalry between Ateneo de Manila University La Salle University Philippines )
for Best Music for a Filipino Musical, returns once again for another run from
January 25 up to February 17, 2013
at the Meralco Theater.
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| Mako Alonso, Red Concepcion and OJ Mariano |
It
has been almost a year since I had the opportunity to see Rivalry during its initial run. Since then the show has
undergone some major changes for the second round. There were indeed many changes
in this edition of Rivalry with some songs not making the cut this time like the
jazzy Thank You for Coming. This was an interesting song but it felt like it didn't do much in pushing the plot nor in establishing the characters. I wasn’t
able to memorize the whole soundtrack of the musical when I saw it before so I
can’t really say what the other music changes were. I think that some songs
were spliced together and eventually making the show flow smoother, faster and tighter. I was also
able to appreciate the recurrence of the music themes a lot more when they were
reprised during the second act giving the songs more recall and unifying the
musical as a whole.
Returning
cast members OJ Mariano as Ateneo star player Paco Valencia ,
Mako Alonso as La Salle heartthrob Tommy Basilio
reprised their roles during the press preview. Their performances felt more
secure although I had to say that OJ didn’t do the push up variations that I
was expecting during the physically demanding Thin Line number he shared with Mako who did the difficult push up
variations. While they were also part of the original cast, it was my first
time to see Red Concepcion as the geeky Quito Valencia Quito
Valencia Quito ’s
mother.
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| Athena Tibi and the rest of the Maryknollers |
Also
included as the supporting cast are Juliene Mendoza, Raymund Concepcion, Sheila
Francisco, Joel Trinidad, Chino Veguillas, and a special appearance of Noel
Trinidad. Rounding up the ensemble are theater veterans Caisa Borromeo, Kyla
Rivera, Kakki Teodoro, Robbie Zialcita, Jun Ofrasio, Steve Conde, Will Angeles,
Jenny Villegas, Diana Alferez, Angela Padilla. Bulinggit Delgado, Nelsito Gomez,
Bym Buhain, Mark Tayag, Kevin Concepcion, Andre Calixto, Fran Jose, Jay Pangilinan, Francis Jovina,
Harold Cruz and Anthony Tarossa Ong.
4th
Wall Theater Company’s Rivalry: Ateneo -
La Salle The Musical - The Second Round’s artistic and creative team
include musical director, composer, arranger and orchestrator Ed Gatchalian,
director and librettist Jaime del Mundo, lyricist Joel Trinidad, choreographer
Nancy Crowe, lighting designer Johnsy Reyes and set designer Lex Marcos.
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| The cast of Rivalry: Ateneo - La Salle The Musical |
Here
is the schedule of the rest of performances for Rivalry: Ateneo - La Salle The Musical - The Second Round. Tickets
are available at TicketWorld outlets.
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