I reserved a ticket at once when my friend called me up not knowing about the cast, where it will be or when it will be. I loved the movie and I would love to watch it live on stage.^^ Well, I was not disappointed, it's not the best but it's good. I liked it mainly because of some of the cast that are clearly talented and carried the show.
First is Michael de Mesa. I loved how he played Edna Turnblad, so lovely! I can't particularly pinpoint why because he's role is not extravagant or loud but he just have that something about him that lights up the stage.
Nyoy is a surprise! When I heard that he's part of the musical, I thought he probably got in because he's one good singer. But he's role here is a dancer! I'm glad that with the few dance steps that he obviously practiced so hard for, he did with flying colors. He's one of the reason I'm so glad they got a real singer in this musical.
Dulce is also one character that i liked. I'm not sure if she did other musicals before but I see her role here as a total 360 turn for her. I've known her to sing tagalog ballads that can leave you out of breath just watching her sing, but here, she's fun, loud, energetic and more!
Another character that I loved is Penny! (sorry I forgot the name of the actress =S) I love her! She's so funny and upfront. No holding back and all out acting is what I saw, and I just love her!
Other actors are okay, there are some that are less than impressive but I'd rather not talk about them. There's definitely one cast that is so out of the leads league that I had the urge to cover my ears everytime he sings. =X
The show is quite long, more than two hours I think so you can't help but have some scenes that are a bit boring. The costumes are cute. One thing I noticed though is that they didn't change much in the first half and started to change one after the other in the 2nd half. I remember asking my friend through the 1st half of the show why they're not changing their costumes.
Over all, it's a good musical worthy of the money I paid for. ^_^
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