On a recent Monday at a P75-per-beer-bottle bar in Makati City, five original one-act-plays written by actor-director-playwright-producer Joel Trinidad were the main attractions for the night. Also having a good time with the Makati yuppies and some expats was Noel Trinidad. Gray-haired and still with the perpetually smiling face, the veteran theater-film-TV actor-host-comedian was all but proud of his son.
The Broadway megahit “The Producers,” written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, a musical comedy based on the 1968 Mel Brooks movie, went on to win 12 Tony Awards, a record, and ran for 2,502 performances. And the London production played for two years.