The King and I at the
Newport Performing Arts Theater
Leo was splendid, Monique was classical, everything else grandeur! Exact to the words as is what you will see, a classical tale of love, music and all else that inspires us from within. True to its
reputation as the primary venue for superb world-class entertainment, the
country’s one-stop, non-stop haven for superlative thrills, Resorts World
Manila (RWM) offers its third theatre production with Rodgers
and Hammerstein’s The King And I. The
mega-musical shall be staged at the majestic halls of the Newport Performing
Arts Theater (NPAT) within RWM’s Newport Mall.
After setting a
record-breaking 128 shows for its sophomore offering The Sound Of Music, Resorts World Manila aims to take it up a notch
by providing theatre patrons a truly superlative production that features a
stellar all-Filipino cast led by inimitable theatre legend Leo Tavarro Valdez,
and the beautiful stage great Monique Wilson, who plays King Mongkut and Anna respectively.
Aside from being
staged at the grandest and most state-of-the-art theater in the country, The King and I also boasts of promising
new sets of production props; lights, sound, and video technologies; and even
the most exquisitely designed wardrobe helmed by no less than Philippine
fashion icon Rajo Laurel.
Other notable cast
members are Bo Cerrudo and Sheila Valderrama as alternate leads, Tanya Manalang
and Lorenz Martinez as the lovers Tuptim
and Lun Tha, and the stellar Ms. Gina
Respall as Lady Thiang, who reprises
her UK role of the same musical.
Fans will surely be
enticed by the fresh take of prolific stage authority Direk Freddie Santos on
the beloved classic, as he spices up the immortal tale of Anna and the King of
Siam, complementing the haunting score courtesy of the Manila Philharmonic
Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Rodel Colmenar.
Sourced from the
1944 novel by Margaret Landon’s chronicle of Anna Leonowens memoirs, as she was
chosen to become governess to King Mongkut of Siam’s many children in the early
1860’s, The King and I tells the
travails of a British schoolteacher and her life in a foreign land, marred by
conflict and an unexpressed love for the King.
The tale was further
popularized by the 1956 movie headlined by legendary actor Yul Brynner and the
beautiful Gertrude Lawrence, stamping it as a definitive hit and winning for
Brynner the coveted Academy Award the following year. Later, revivals of the classic musical were
also featured in Broadway and the West End.
Resorts World Manila
brings to the country this revered romance for the whole family to enjoy, with
a gamut of special attractions and a critically-acclaimed cast of thespians
that will definitely leave a magical impression to viewers of all ages.
Catch The King And I and be enchanted once
again by this boundless romance that has enamored millions all over the world
for decades.
Tickets are still on
sale at the Resorts World Manila Box Office and all TicketWorld outlets. For
more information on The King and I
schedules visit www.rwmanila.com or call the Tourist/Visitor
Hotline at (632) 836-6333.
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