4.11.2013

D' Wonder Twins of Boac

The cast's final bow
So my aunt and I caught the last show of Peta Tapets's musical D' Wonder Twins of Boac (what can I say? I always tend to catch the last runs of things).

Story + music was written really well that I think the material would work fabulously as a movie too, ala ZsaZsa Zaturnnah. It was an added novelty that the play's milleu, the grand era of Philippine Cinema, actually happened in nearby New Manila (about a stone's throw away from PETA theater).

Cris Villonco's voice is superb for live performance. I really hope she does more original musicals. Also memorable was Paolo Rodriguez' humorous/intense take on Malvolio. Him and his blue power suit was one of the more memorable characters of the show, along with Carlon Matobato's butch stuntgay (Carlon, aside from being a chorus member, choreographed the entire play). Even Carlon's windup-Elvis Presley impersonation was a crowd hit. His song number Matuto Kang Mamatay was my fave track of all of the musical numbers.

PETA, please make an iTunes channel already, so people can purchase those sticky songs after they leave your plays =)