Two iconic performers share the same stage for the first time in what is sure to be the most romantic musical of the year. West End musical theatre star Joanna Ampil and Broadway and West End rock star MiG Ayesa lead the cast of the first international production of the Tony Award winning musical “The Bridges of Madison County,” produced by Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group (Ateg) in November 2015.
Fresh from the success of “Saturday Night Fever,” which is now embarking on an Asian Tour, Ateg brings you “The Bridges of Madison County,” one of the most romantic stories ever written.
Now an irresistible, two-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical, based on the best-selling novel by Robert James Waller, “The Bridges of Madison County” tells the story of Iowa housewife Francesca Johnson and her life-changing, four-day whirlwind romance with traveling photographer Robert Kincaid.
It’s an unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more.
This brand new production features gorgeous, soulful music by Tony Award®-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (“Parade,” “The Last Five Years”) that draws upon the rich textures of Americana and folk and the sweeping, expressive balladry of classic Broadway. The Daily News hails it as “one of Broadway’s best scores in the last decade.”
Joanna Ampil, who rose to stardom in London’s West End as Kim in “Miss Saigon” and Mary Magdalene in “Jesus Christ Superstar,” says of her latest role, “It will be my first musical in Manila after a long hiatus.”
“The last one was ‘The Sound of Music’ in 2012. I’m hungry for a new challenge and this role of Francesca will certainly give me that challenge, stretch and creativity that I’m always craving for as an artist,” she adds.
“Jason Robert Brown and I performed in London sometime ago way before he wrote ‘Bridges and’ to be able to play a lead in one of his works will be a wonderful experience; because I know that he writes some amazing stuff. I look forward to sharing the stage with MiG Ayesa, also. But, the thing that appealed to me the most was the idea of working for Atlantis for the first time and being directed by Bobby Garcia,” Ampil says.
MiG Ayesa, who performed the role of Stacee Jaxx in “Rock of Ages” on Broadway and in Manila, says, “I am so thrilled to be returning to the Manila stage with this production of ‘The Bridges of Madison County.’ The score written by Jason Robert Brown is so breathtakingly beautiful it has to be considered a modern classic, and well deserved of the Tony Awards it received.”
“I cannot wait to show such a different side to me, as the last time Manila audiences saw me was as the crazed rocker ‘Stacee Jaxx’ in ‘Rock of Ages.’ The chance to be working opposite such a world class performer such as Jo Ampil, as well as under the direction of Bobby Garcia, promises to be an experience I will never forget. This will be my second stage production with Ateg, and it has always been a labour of love in that camp. Any excuse to visit the Philippines is worth the work! I cannot think of a better way than to return with such a production as beautiful as this.”
Directed by Bobby Garcia, who recently directed the critically acclaimed Asian Tour of “Saturday Night Fever,” “The Bridges of Madison County” opens on November 20, 2015, at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati.
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