Have we got a story for you!
No matter how many times you've heard this story told, there's nothing like experiencing it from one of the most successful musicals in local musical theater history--Trumpets' "Joseph the Dreamer". Somehow, Webber and Rice's broadway hit "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", entertaining as it was, has never been able to capture the beloved story's true essence, nor did it ever inspire and change lives as this version continues to do.
NEWSFLASH!
If you've never been able to catch Trumpets' longest running hit, or just want to experience it all over again, here's some great news--an all-new, fired-up "Joseph the Dreamer" will run from September to November at the SM Megamall Cinema 4 stage.
This run features a fresh, young cast who will simply take your breath away with their youthful enthusiasm and energy. I'm sure the "old" cast (ahem, ahem) can still hop to the old groove, but you gotta see this bunch move! The familiar strains of "Praise His Name", "In Moments Like These", "One Song Is Not Enough", "Mae East", and "You're Everything I Need" have been given that extra punch audiences of ALL ages are simply going to take to heart and take with them wherever they go.
I have a special place in my heart for this musical as I have managed to slip into several of its key roles at one time or another in its very long run:
QUICK FLASHBACK:Starting out as a member of the chorus in the first "Gary V." run,
I eventually moved up to the role of Asenath,
Joseph's Egyptian wife in a later Meralco Theater staging.
Another exciting update is that the show now boasts of two new Josephs--Franco Laurel (a Trumpets alumnus from the musical "Honk!") and Alvin dela Peña, our brand new company president. Alvin is an inevitable choice, as there seems to be an unspoken tradition in Trumpets where actors who play the title role of Joseph eventually get voted company president! Go figure! Recall how the very first Joseph, stalwart Audie Gemora, also became Trumpets' first president nearly two decades ago.
Here are some celfone snapshots from the recent press conference held at Uva Restaurant, one of the show's major sponsors...
The energetic new cast.
Alvin sings "In Moments Like These".
The only time both Josephs will ever share the stage.
Director Freddie Santos excitedly talking about the show's history...and its future.
Me and mah boys -- Rick Everley and Fernando Montejo,good old buddies of mine but new to the cast.
I wasn't at this event as castmember this time around,
but as the souvenir programme editor and ever-loyal supporter of JTD.
We also have two new Benjamins (the role of Joseph's youngest brotherformerly played by Carlo Orosa) -- Johann dela Fuente and JC Gotinga.
This is JC doing his big solo, "It's Incredibe", with his chu-chu-wa boys.
The "cutest" Josephs ever! Franco and Alvin. Catch them both if you can!
CATCH THE SPECIAL TRUMPETS & PLAYSHOP REUNION SHOW OF "JOSEPH THE DREAMER" ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2006, AT 7PM. ALL PLAYSHOPPERS ARE ENTITLED TO A DISCOUNT! FOR DETAILS, PLS. CALL 636-2842. SEE YOU THERE!
Hi Jennie,
Nice take. Tnx, tnx.
=) Oliver