We are so honored to be in this years Bravo! Best of Theater 2014 citations of the Philippines foremost theater critic and avid supporter Gibbs Cadiz. Coming from him, this means the world. Best Musical (Non-Filipino material): “Dani Girl” (music and lyrics by Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond; Toff de Venecia, dir.). A musical about a child with cancer searching for answers about her illness sounds like a guarantee of, at best, an awkward evening at the theater. But, almost miraculously, you emerged out of “Dani Girl” edified, exhilarated, won over by its authenticity. Toff de Venecia’s exquisite handling of the delicate material ditched the treacly for the winningly quirky, resulting in the year’s most moving, and movingly acted, musical. Best Actress-Musical: Shiela Valderrama-Martinez (“Shrek The Musical”). This is unquestionably Valderrama-Martinez’s year, with two stellar turns in markedly dissimilar productions. In “Dani Girl,” she was an indomitable presence as the desperate but steely mom trying to provide solace to her cancer-stricken child. In “Shrek The Musical,” as Princess Fiona, she switched to sassy tomfoolery to become the virtual comic essence of the show, a singing-dancing-emoting-spitting-wisecracking whirlwind of a talent who, in prosthetics yet, would finally claim her own sweet spot in the pantheon of local musical leading ladies. Honorable Mentions: Rebecca Coates (“Dani Girl”), Mitzie Lao (“Dani Girl”) Best Featured Actor-Musical: Reb Atadero (“Dani Girl”)... a shape-shifting virtuoso in “Dani Girl,” dazzling and effortless in about a dozen character transformations—an altogether tremendous performance. Honorable Mention: Luigi Quesada (“Dani Girl”) Best Featured Actress-Musical: Shiela Valderrama-Martinez (“Dani Girl”). Best Director Honorable Mention: Toff de Venecia (“Dani Girl”) ... Ejay Yatco’s buoyant piano work for “Dani Girl. Read the full article here: lifestyle.inquirer.net/180473/the-year-of-the-youngbloods
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:52:19 +0000
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