Monday, October 19, 2009
{ 7:50 PM }
Because of ANTON (thank you Mr. Anthony :)) ) I found out that dundundun....
RENT is going to be shown here in Manila again! The last time they staged Rent here was waaaayy back in 2001 by Atlantis Productions (LOVE their musical adaptations :) ). and since I got obsessed with Rent, it's been my prayer that they'd show Rent again here, somehow. Though I thought it wasn't going to happen.
A lot of people who know me know how much I love Rent, and I'm a self-proclaimed Renthead (which us Rent fans collectively call ourselves :P ) and Jonathan got to watch it on Broadway and I didn't :( and this just makes me go "FAAAAAAAA *dies*" :)) I know I sound like an incoherent druggie, but I'm just really excited. And if I go and watch this I'd be reaaaaaaally happy. :D I know I've explained the premise of Rent a thousand times, but for those who haven't heard of it, it's a critically-acclaimed and award-winning Broadway musical, having won a Pulitzer and a Tony. It is also responsible for increasing the popularity of musical theater among the younger generation (thank you Wikipedia :P ). It's a rock musical about this group of bohemians who try to celebrate life in the midst of poverty and AIDS. Basically it's really popular, and it ended its 12-year run last September 7, 2008. Now that it's going to be shown in the Philippines after it closed on Broadway...it makes me happy. :P
Then Anton told me that they would be showing Rent....again! YAY! :) As a RENThead....you can only imagine the excitement and joy I felt. :)) though I don't think Atlantis is doing it anymore, instead it will be produced by 9WorksTheatrical....but still, it looks pretty good. :D
check this site out:
http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awesome/2009/10/rent-in-manila-1.html
YAAAAAAAAYY. and it will be held in February. no worries. it's my birth month. :) *screams* *faints* *wakes up* *screams again*
all credit to ourawesomeplanet.com and Anton :) (coincidentally, the webmaster of the site is also named Anton, so thank you too :D )
on a side noteeee....Atlantis is apparently preparing for adaptations of the Broadway musicals Xanadu and Legally Blonde the Musical for Summer 2010! This is honestly just making me all ADD. :)) Right now, they're working on Spring Awakening which, on a Gleek note, Lea Michele starred in. :P and I found this through Playbill, which is basically theatregoers' handbook. :P SO IT'S LEGIT. :> also, I checked Atlantis Productions' website, and true enough they're doing these musicals. So what does Sam do? SAVESAVESAVESAVE MONEY. :D (or just do puppy dog eyes and plead the 'rents to buy me tickets...)
I hope they do Wicked. :> that would be FANTASTIC. or hell, even Lion King. :P
