
‘Sa Wakas’: The sleeper hit is now hit-or-miss
It’s definitely a hit if there’s even a Facebook page pleading for your show’s return.
It’s definitely a hit if there’s even a Facebook page pleading for your show’s return.
It took over three years for the much-requested rerun of the hit Sugarfree musical to happen
‘Sa Wakas,’ Jan. 12-Feb. 5, Power Mac Center Spotlight, Makati City The critically acclaimed homegrown musical featuring the music of the rock band Sugarfree returns
The experience of watching Ateneo Blue Repertory’s “Toilet: The Musical” (which concluded March 1 after a three-week run) approximated that of sitting in the middle of a Bornean rainforest, at three in the afternoon in May, to see some cool animals appear.
When “Katy” opened on Jan. 27 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, not only was it the first local production to raise its curtain this year, it was also a harbinger of sorts.
Of the 20 songs by Sugarfree featured in “Sa Wakas,” the jukebox musical woven around the music of the late great pop-rock band that’s on its last weekend at the Peta Theater Center, nearly every other number has been a chart-topper, or at least a staple of the radio- music TV loop for years.
MARK BAUTISTA, Arnel Ignacio, OJ Mariano, Jamie Wilson, Marco Sison and Niño Alejandro headline the newly formed Viva Atlantis Theatricals’ inaugural production, “The Full Monty,” which opened yesterday and runs until May 5 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
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