"Take me down to the paradise city, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty,
TAKE ME HOME, yeah"
After watching Rock of Ages last year, July, 2012, I vowed that I'm going to watch it again. On our way to dinner, with a "suntok sa buwan" hope that by 2013, ROA will be rockin' Carlos P. Romulo Theatre again-- a year after, it did!
This year's Rock of Ages still supersedes my last year's expectation. I was able to really feel how hard it is to be in a play. The cast just pulled it off like it's a part of a daily routine. Perfect, I should say! Being in 3rd row has a great difference than sitting back at top, watching them from afar. They interact with audiences and the last song just really made me want to purchase another ticket for the last day's show-- but I didn't. I just shouted "Encore". Couldn't help it. V^^V
"I can't fight this feeling any longer. And yet I'm still afraid to let it flow. What started out as friendship, Has grown stronger. I only wish I had the strength to let it show."
I started admiring Jett Pangan when he took the role of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I was amazed on how easily he turned himself into the characters of those guys one after the other. He was a musician not an actor, but it was an amazing transformation. One big reason I enjoyed this show was because of Jett's performance as Lonny. He is one hilarious guy/narrator. OMG. His tandem with Mr. Jaime Wilson as Dennis Dupree while singing "I can't fight this feeling anymore". First time watching, I cursed like "@*)!#*)(*!, shit!" while during the second time, I was whispering to my sister (who was a first timer) "Don't turn your attention to anybody else, watch Jett, watch Jett!" Then when they started singing, I lost control and laughed so hard I was afraid I'd be my seatmate's annoying-laughing-lady-seated-next-to-me. They're both oh so gay!
"Say you don't know me or recognize my face Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place
Knee deep in the hoopla sinking in your fight Too many runaways eating up the night"
Aiza Seguerra was just one good artist. She pulled it off with her one-piece scenes. People were really amazed and shouting "whooohooo" whenever she wears her sexy piece. Apart from the sexy piece, the voice box was just oh-so-to-die-for. She loves singing acoustics and it really gave me goosebumps when she hit the high notes during "We Built This City". What is notable with Aiza's performance was that she was able to leave out her own personality and immensely dived into Regina's (pronounced as: re-jai-na) groove.
"I'm gonna harden my heart I'm gonna swallow my tears I'm gonna harden my heart I'm gonna swallow my tears I'm gonna turn and leave you here..."
Miss Rachel Alejandro's hair is so prim and proper I kept thinking it's almost not like a wig. Her dress is oh-so-sexy! Love the pink-black lace combi. mwahugs!
"In my life there's been heartache and pain I don't know if I can face it again Can't stop now, I've traveled so far To change this lonely life"
One thing remarkable with Miss Vina Morales apart from her amazing voice is her toned abs and the sexy tattoo she has when she took off her dress to portray a stripper. It wasn't easy to wear such two-piece with live audience just too near the stage-- or maybe she's used to it. I super love the scene between her and Drew (Nyoy Volante) when they dated with the car ride and flashy car lights singing "Waiting for a Girl Like You".
"Maybe I'm wrong, won't you tell me if I'm coming on too strong This heart of mine has been hurt before, this time I wanna be sure, I've been waiting for a girl like you to come into my life I've been waiting for a girl like you, and a love that will survive"
Nyoy Volante as Drew surprised me again with his high-hit notes plus the denim jacket he wore in the play, he looked "aspiring". In a way, you won't see the rocker in him until you hear him sing, agree? He caught me at: "My manager made me wear this!" I died laughing.
"The bitch is hungry She needs to tell So give her inches And feed her well "
Mig Ayesa, with his hair and all, I mistook him before as part of the Guns & Roses, though I had a second thought coz I just paid 700php (during the 2012 show) for my balcony seat, it doesn't make sense they're getting someone foreign. Now I was up close, I can't believe how perfect his abs were, I mean I was wondering while he was performing if those were prosthetic and make-up! Sorry! v^^v I mean well, he looks awesome. His performance? SUPER AWESOME. Rock on~
The rest of the cast especially Mr. Dupree and effeminate Franz, two thumbs up!!!
Facepalm moment: It was when Drew & Sherrie were just starting to like each other and both were singing "More than words", then came the disco-wardrobed choir consisting of the rest of the cast who sang "Heaven isn't too far away". Way too hilarious, direk pwede take 2?
"I don't need to be the king of the world As long as I'm the hero of this little girl Heaven isn't too far away. Closer to it every day No matter what your friends might say... More than words, is all you have to do to make it real, then you wouldn't have to say that you love me, coz I'd already know"
Last but not the least, the end of first act. It was amusing. The palm shake. It's a funny end to Act 1. Jett really cracks me up.
"An' here I go again on my own Goin' down the only road I've ever known, Like a drifter I was born to walk alone An' I've made up my mind I ain't wasting no more time "
Can't believe I've just watched this twice... but Don't Stop Believin'!!! Next year-- keepin' 4 sets of fingers/toes crossed! I'm counting on you, Atlantis Productions!
The final scene was just entertaining as they sang their closing song. Front audience started clapping and some of us rose from our seats, and the whole cast signaled for everyone to dance with them, I can feel the "concert rush" under my skin, that's why I can't help but shout Encore in the end.
"Strangers, waiting, up and down the boulevard, Their shadows searching in the night
Streetlights people, living just to find emotion, Hiding, somewhere in the night..."
After show bonus!
'til my next Jett Pangan adventure!!!
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