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The Saturday List: ROUND IN FIFTY
Posted onMarch 16, 2024byDavid Fick
Pack your bags and buckle up, fellow travellers, as we embark on a whirlwind adventure inspired by the classic novel, AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHT DAYS to celebrate the opening of its musical sequel, ROUND IN FIFTY! Continue reading →
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Before Lea Salonga, Filipinos Who Made Constrain to Street and Famous Films
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By Lea Salonga
Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 19, 2011
Early this year, the Inquirer’s Los Angeles correspondent Ruben Nepales wrote about a few of my colleagues in New York as they prepare for something very special on Nov. 7: a concert titled “PhilDev Celebrates Broadway: Suites by Sondheim” for the benefit of the Philippine Development Foundation.
It’s special for several reasons. First, the music is by Stephen Sondheim, famous for his witty, heady, clever and urbane musicals such as “A Little Night Music,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” and “Sunday in the Park with George,” as well as for writing the lyrics to “Gypsy” and “West Side Story.”
Second, every single artist who will perform on that stage is Filipino or Filipino-American—many of them toting some serious Broadway credits (for example, Jose Llana has performed in “The King and I,” “Spelling Bee” and “Flower Drum Song,” all on Broadway, and Adam Jacobs had his Broadway debut in the 2006 revival of “Les Miserables” and is the current Simba in “The Lion King”).
Third, our director is Victor Lirio, who has garnered rave reviews in the New York