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The Bee is Back for the Holidays!
If you missed the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee rerun last July 2009, now is your chance to catch the musical again. Coming from their Singapore performance, the same Spelling Bee cast is set to spell C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S this December 4-13, 2009 at the RCBC Plaza, Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, Makati City. Below is the list of ticket sellers for the December Spelling Bee shows.
| Date/Time | Showbuyer | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| 04 DEC 09, FRI, 8PM | Atlantis | 892-7078 / /840-1187 |
| 05 DEC 09, SAT, 2PM | Maita Gaerlan |
0917-5284080 |
| 05 DEC 09, SAT, 8PM | Atlantis | 892-7078 / 840-1187 |
| 06 DEC 09, SUN, 8PM | Irvine Tan Jasmin Beato |
0917-7140793 0927-6513458 Website |
| 11 DEC 09, FRI, 8PM | Mark Ong Ria Buenafe |
0920-9623918 / 747-8560 0917-5349437 |
| 12 DEC 09, SAT, 2PM | Brenda Benito | 0916-4419074 / 451-2043 |
| 12 DEC 09, SAT, 8PM | Bel Pacheco | 0915-6216512 |
| 13 DEC 09, SUN, 3PM | Atlantis | 892-7078 / 840-1187 |
YOU MAY ALSO CONTACT ATLANTIS PRODUCTIONS AT 892-7078, 840-1187
FOR ANY TICKET INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS.
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The Fantasticks by Repertory Philippines
I was planning to watch “The Fantasticks” by Repertory Philippines last Saturday. Unfortunately I was late and got sidetracked by the great Greenbelt sale. Plan to catch the show this saturday, will write more about my experience next week. In the meantime, below is a synopsis of the play taken from the website of Repertory Philippines.
| Synopsis | |||
| The Fantasticks, the world’s longest-running musical, is a captivating and simple romantic comedy about a boy, a girl, two fathers and a wall. The audience uses its imagination to follow El Gallo as he creates a world of moonlight and magic, and then pain and disillusionment, until the boy and girl find their way back to one other.In a clever reverse of the Romeo and Juliet story, two fathers put up a wall between their houses to ensure that their children fall in love, because they know that children always do what their parents forbid. After the children do fall in love, they discover their fathers’ plot and they each go off and experience things in the world. They return to each other and the love they had, having learned from the world, bringing to life a funny and quite touching story of innocence, and of knowledge. | |||
Attached is a link to give you a brief preview of the show (the link is a tribute to the show performed by Lamb’s Players Theater based in Coronado, California.)
Some quick details on the show:
Dates Showing: July 3 to July 26, 2009. 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 330pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Venue: Onstage, 2/F Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center Makati City.
Ticket Prices: Orchestra Center P600, Orchestra Side P400, Balcony P300 (only Orchestra Center has reserved seating) You can buy tickets by calling Repertory Philippines at 887-0710 or through ticketworld.
See you at the show!
A Marriage Proposal at Our Spelling Bee Show!
I watched Spelling Bee during the first run and really enjoyed the play. Thus I decided to buy the July 4 8pm show and found myself laughing much harder this time around.
What made July 4, 2009 8pm show of Spelling Bee so special?
1. Three (3) celebrity guest spellers instead of the usual two (2). The soprano Anna Fegi, newscaster Mari Kaimo, and the crowd favorite Tessa Prieto Valdes.
2. Perfect day. Perfect weather. Very good crowd who laughed heartily at the witty jokes.
3. The special event for the night – a marriage proposal was done at our Spelling Bee show!
Finally the big secret is out!
It has been very challenging for me to suppress my excitement in sharing the marriage proposal plan for the July 4 8pm showing of Spelling Bee with friends and ticket buyers. I’m glad it pushed through and today we have one very happy couple.
Here’s how it happened.
I received an email from one of my ticket buyers one day asking if I can secure the exact seats they had when they watched Avenue Q because he plans to propose that night at the show. They first met watching Avenue Q and from there the romance blossomed. I gave them the exact seats and emailed Atlantis Productions if it was possible to incorporate the proposal to the show. On the same day I got a reply from Atlantis, prayer answered, director Bobby Garcia said Y-E-S and agreed to the idea. Later on I found out Sherilyn wanted to be one of the spellers for the show, so I relayed this to Atlantis and the plan was hatched.
Below is a summarized transcript of what transpired during the proposal. You can also check out the video below.
On the night of the show, Sherilyn Sy, the last guest speller to leave the stage was called back up the stage after the curtain call.
Vice Principal Panch: “Apparently we just had a complaint from the school board that one of the spellers we eliminated spelled the word correctly. We’d like to rectify the situation, we’d like to call on stage now, Ms Sherilyn Sy.”
(clapping of hands from audience)
Rona Lisa Peretti: “…Also to make sure that everything is completely above board, we are getting up here a guest word announcer, his name is Mr. Charles McJilton. Mr. Charles McJilton are you here? Please come on up stage.”
(clapping of hands from audience)
Charles: “Did you read my name?”
Rona Lisa Peretti: “Yes of course, you’re the guest pronouncer.”
(Chip Tolentino hands over microphone to Charles McJilton)
Charles: The word is “MARRY”.
(There are some gasps from the audience.)
Charles: A year ago, in those seats… I’m so in love.
(Audience starts cheering and clapping)
Charles: “If you can’t spell the word I’ll give you a sentence. It is my great pleasure spending the rest of my life waking up to you…” “…I’ll be a happy happy man.”
(Audience continues to cheer. Charles gets something from his pants pocket)
Charles: “My father gave this ring to my mother twenty years ago, thirty years ago. I’d like you to pass it on to our children. Will you marry me?”
(After all the gasps, some people cried, after the question was popped everyone in the audience cheered loudly and clapped. Sherilyn stood speechless, overwhelmed by what’s happening. But you guessed it, the answer was…)
Sherilyn: “YES”
(Sealed with a kiss amidst the roaring cheer of the audience and standing ovation from the cast)
And that was how the show ended, happily ever after. People were smiling, laughing or crying (tears of joy) from the grand finale they just witnessed. The atmosphere was very light, celebratory, and joyful. After the show, my friends, family, and even my ticket buyers all commented on how much they enjoyed the show from the witty lines to the celebrity guest spellers we had. It was a fun saturday night. But to be part of that special wedding proposal moment made that night’s show simply unforgettable.
Thank you to all those who watched and supported the show last July 4, 2009! I hope you enjoyed the show as much as I did.
Thank you to Atlantis Productions for allowing the proposal to happen and for creatively incorporating it in the show!
Lastly, my warmest congratulations to Charles and Sherilyn!
Backstage with cast of Spelling Bee and the very happy couple
P.S. Backstage I was able to interview Sherilyn very quickly. Did she have any clue on the proposal? The answer was “no”. She was completely taken by surprise. It was truly a night to remember.
Spelling Bee Date Winners 2
Congratulations to:
FRANNYWANNY & I’M A NARNIAN
the 2 lucky winners of 1 Orchestra side seat each for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee!”
You can claim your ticket at the ticketbooth before the event. Doors open at 7:30pm so come early!
A big thank you to everyone who linked back to my site!
Spelling Bee Manila Teasers
Found some videos in youtube to give everyone a preview of what to expect in Spelling Bee Manila this coming 4th of July, 2009 (Saturday) 8pm show.
No two shows are alike as each show features different celebrity and guest spellers. The jokes change and this makes Spelling Bee Manila such a hilarious play to watch.
The posts below feature the following:
- Youtube link 1 – Guest Speller: Jett Pangan
- Youtube link 2 – Guest Speller: Lea Salonga
- Youtube link 3 – Meet the Cast of Spelling Bee Manila
Enjoy watching!
If interested buy your tickets now at www.spellingbeemanila.weebly.com
Win Tickets for a Spelling Bee Date 2! (CLOSED)
With the encouraging comments received from the first promo, I’m giving everyone more chances of winning tickets for the Spelling Bee show.
(see review of “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” here)
For this promo, there will be two winners of one (1) Orchestra side seat each for the Spelling Bee show on July 4, 2009 8pm. (whichever is your preference based on seat availability)
Here are the guidelines:
- Write about the contest in your blog / social networking sites.
- Make sure to link your post to the blog website www.spotlightmanila.wordpress.com
- Each working link corresponds to one raffle entry. So the more links you post, the more chances of winning!
- Leave a comment informing me of your post.
- Buy your tickets now to still get good seats! Should you win, I’ll just refund the amount of one ticket.
Note:
1. Contest ends on July 3, 2009 6pm. Winners will be announced on July 3, 2009 11:59pm. (Manila time for both)
2. Two lucky winners will be drawn randomly from the people who will be able to join this promo. Except for the previous winner, links from the comments section of “Win Tickets for a Spelling Bee Date 1″ are included in this promo.
3. Winners can claim their tickets on July 4, 2009 730pm at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium RCBC Plaza, Makati.
