Are you ready to watch the latest musical theater treat from Ateneo Blue Repertory (blueREP)?
Presented
by Rizal Library, and Co-Presented by Areté, Zsazsa Zaturnnah the
Musical... 'Yun Lang! is a cult classic comedy based on the graphic
novel by Carlo Vergara, with Music and Lyrics by Vincent A. DeJesus, and
Stage Adaptation by Chris Martinez.
The
show deals with otherworldly proportions about what it means to be
queer in the Philippines. Sometimes, in the end, it takes something out
of this world to bring you the truth of who you are, the range of what
you can do, and the love that's been right beside you this whole time.
The
cast includes award-winning performer, singer, actress, entrepreneur,
and social media influencer Kim Molina as Zsazsa; Phi Palmos, Adrian
Lindayag, and Shaun Ocrisma as Ada; Joshua Cabiladas, Almond Bolante and
Robert Bradley Hao as Didi; Juan Carlos Galiano, Jude Matthew
Servilla, and Elian Dominguez as Dodong; Kakki Teodoro, Anyah de Guzman
as Queen Femina Suarestellar Baroux; Carlin Maximo, Jelena Evangelista,
Dani Tan, and Heart Romeo as Amazonistas; Kyla Rivera as Aling Britney;
and other members of the Ateneo Blue Repertory as ensemble.
Zsazsa
Zaturnnah the Musical… ‘Yun Lang! is also composed of a talented pool
of artistic team members with the direction of Philippine Theater Actors
Guild (TAG) President Missy Maramara; musical direction of music
composer and writer Vincent A. DeJesus; production and costumes design
of Tata Tuviera; choreography of Franco Ramos; technical direction of
Adriane Ungriano; lights design of D Cortezano; graphic design of Ralf
Borja; and illustrations of Rio Reyes.
The
show will run from March 17, 2023, to April 2, 2023, at the Doreen
Fernandez Black Box Theater, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University.
For ticket inquiries, please contact Dani Villa (09171394640), or send an email to bluerep.house@gmail.com
Meet your Zsazsa!
Kim Molina
Award-winning
performer, singer, actress, entrepreneur, and social media influencer,
Kim Molina is definitely one of the most sought-after artists of her
generation. Among
all of her theater credentials, including one where she was part of the
original cast members of another Carlo Vergara comic turned musical,
Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady, as "Viva Moran", Kim is best known
on stage as "Aileen" in PETA's hit musical Rak Of Aegis. This was also
where she won her first Best Actress award from Gawad Buhay and where
she was discovered for mainstream television and movies.
Meet your Ada!
Phi Palmos
Phi Palmos' experience spans from being an actor, singer, and advocate.
He played Jewel in Rak of Aegis; Rosanna in Mula sa Buwan; and Young Anthony/AJ in Ang Huling El Bimbo to outstanding and critical-acclaim. In 2014, he was included in Philippine Daily Inquirer's Best of Theater's List of Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Rak of Aegis. He was again included in that list in 2019 as Best Actor in a Play for Laro and as Best Actor in a Musical for Ang Huling El Bimbo. In 2022, for his performances in Mula Sa Buwan and The Reconciliation Dinner, he was cited as Best Featured Actor in a Musical and Best Actor in a Play respectively, by the Daily Tribune.
Adrian Lindayag
Adrian Lindayag left a career in fashion and events to pursue acting full-time in 2018 when he joined Ateneo Blue Repertory's RENT as Angel.
Since then, he has crafted a career in film, TV, and theater through supporting roles in PETA's "Rak of Aegis" ABS-CBN's "Kadenang Ginto" and "Marry Me, Marry You," TV5's "Oh My Dad," and Star Cinema's "An Inconvenient Love." His leading role in Dolly Dulu's "The Boy Foretold By The Stars" and the digital series "Love Beneath the Stars" has earned him an MMFF, Gawad Urian, Young Critics Circle, and Eddy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Shaun Ocrisma
Since 2010, Shaun Ocrisma has worked on various theatrical and film productions, where he has either worked as a performer, director, or production designer.
Some of his notable works include Dekada '70: Isang Musikal; FX's Choe Show; Tanghalang Ateneo's Lamon Babae; Ateneo Blue Repertory's Friction. Now, as a content creator and commercial model, Shaun has garnered a following of 157.4 thousand on TikTok, where he's also gained 3.7 million likes.
With his platform, he aims to create a safe, inclusive, and creative space through pieces that share truth in laughter...'yun lang!
Meet your Didi!
Joshua Cabiladas
Joshua Cabiladas is a theatre student from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
He debuted his professional theatre career in Sipat Lawin's LOVE-NOT YET A MUSICAL. He got his first lead role in TANGHALANG PILIPINO'S KLEPTOMANIACS where he played the role of TABO. He was also part of the ensemble of KUNG PAANO AKO NAGING LEADING LADY THE MUSICAL, and also played the role of ITAK-ATAK. He worked in PETA for almost half a year and played the role of TJ DOMINGO in WILLIAM. His last production with the theater company was AKO SI JOSEPHINE where he alternately played the role of FORTISSIMO and TENORCHUR.
Almond Bolante
Almond Bolante is a Recording Artist and the pop counter-tenor of Acapellago, an internationally awarded contemporary a cappella group that made a name in Europe, Asia and the pacific. Acapellago is a 4-time Ani Ng Dangal Awardee for Music, a 5-time Awit Awards recipient for Best Vocal Arrangement and recently awarded as one of the SUDI (Artists of the decade) by the National Commission for Culture and Arts.
Robert Bradly Hao
Bradly (he/him/siya) is a Filipino artist and collaborator. Known as a director, Didi is his comeback to performing on stage.
Meet your Dodong!
Juan Carlos Galano
Juan Carlos Galano is known for Nelia (2021), Daddy's Gurl (2018), and Regal Studio Presents (2021). His notable commercial work also includes Manulife's Goodbye, Hello (2020), Globe's Jake is Typing (2021), Kwentong Jollibee Valentine's series: LDR (2021), and Kwentong Jollibee Valentine's series: 600 Days (2022). This is his first foray into musical theatre, and his first time working with Ateneo Blue Repertory.
Jude Matthew Servilla
Jude Matthew Servilla is a singer, songwriter, and actor.
He studied Theater and Arts in UP Diliman. In 2009, he reigned as the Birit Baby grand champion and won the People's Choice Award in Eat Bulaga and became a regular performer of the show until 2011. He started his acting career in films and commercials during his late teens, and later on, stage.
Elian Dominguez
Elian Dominguez is a fourth year student taking up Environmental Science at Ateneo de Manila University. He joined the Ateneo Blue Repertory in his first year where he played La Cienega in Bring It On: The Musical (2019).
Meet your Queen Femina Suarestellar Baroux!
Kakki Teodoro
Kakki Teodoro won for Female Lead Performance at the 2019 Philstage Gawad Buhay Awards for the Arts, and Best Actress in a Play by the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Best of Theatre for starring in the one-woman play "Every Brilliant Thing" (Director: Jenny Jamora).
Anyah De Guzman
Anyah De Guzman (Femina, u/s Zsazsa) is a first-year AB Psychology student. She was the soprano in the grand opening quartet of Steinmetz Hall in Orlando, won and represented UST's Conservatory of Music at the 2021 New York Young Performer's Prize, and was a two-time nominee as Best Leading Actress in the Applause Awards Program. Raised between "Little Puerto Rico" and Orlando in Florida, US, she was trained at the Osceola County School for the Arts as a Dance Major and at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center.
Amazonistas:
Carlin Maxino (Sharon C.)
Jelena Evangelista (Nora A.)
Dani Tan (Vilma S.)
Heart Romero (Dina B.)
Aling Britney:
Kyla Rivera
Taumbayan:
Alex Semilla
Gideon De Guia
Dia Papio
Bianca Lao
MK Dabbay
Marta Muñoz
Ron Balgos
Ade Valenzona
Ice Canlas
Jamie Papa
Carlo Dano
Karl Salenda
Julia Mitra
Claire Venzon
James Pe Lim
Teia Contreras
Fred Layno
Marj Peleño
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