It's been ages since I've updated! And it's been centuries since Jerry updated, for that matter. But here's a very delayed review of Miss Saigon. (I think I may have been slightly biased, since I already love it. Oh, all right - very biased.)
I couldn't help but cry at the end of it. Tears rolled down my cheeks when Kim shot herself and slumped to the floor. Silence reigned in the theatre as everyone's attention was transfixed on the tragic and poignant scene unfolding before our eyes. Chris runs to her - he embraces her and carries her in his arms as she whispers one last time, "How did in one night ... did ... we come ... so far..." The refrain of Sun and Moon swells into a crescendo and the last notes lingered in the silence - wow. The End.
Miss Saigon was - no - is awesome. There is no other word for it. After hearing and knowing about it for years now, I finally have my chance to catch it in the theatre, albeit not at the West End or at Broadway (and it's ended its runs at both locations already). However, the leading cast were absolutely splendid in their performances, especially Leo Valdez in his critically-acclaimed performance as the Engineer, who brought much comedic relief and "spunkiness" to the musical.
I love, love, love the songs. The music - oh, it's simply glorious.
Laurie Cadevida shone as Kim, and sounds almost as good as Lea Salonga, who took on the original role on the London West End. Chris was played by an Australian lead, David Harris, who put on an equally stellar performance. But Leo Valdez, in his energetic and uplifting performance, was undoubtedly the star, and pretty much stole the limelight most of the time.
We managed to get a few pictures with Chris (David Harris) and John (Juan Jackson)!!! *insert groupie squeal here* The pictures are still with my housemate, haven't gotten it from her. (Yes, I was that fanatic to have wanted pictures with them.) Kim (Cadevida) came out through the side door as well after the performance, but in the rush to pose with Chris and John, we missed her, and she went off in the other direction. ("Noooo!!") We (oh, okay - at my insistence) hung around for a bit to see if Leo Valdez would come out as well (to get his autograph and picture would have been huge pluses, since he's an internationally-renowned performer), but he didn't, so we left.
Anyway, it was a great musical, and I really would love to see it a second time (except for that one material possession we are always in dire need of - money!). Anyway, I have Phantom of the Opera to look forward to in early September.
Speaking of events, I'll be going for quite a few in the coming weeks. There's the Comedy Festival, and I just bought the tickets for the Jason Byrne stand-up which is on this coming Tuesday, and on Friday, I'll be going for A Night in Fantasia 2007 - the Symphonic Games Edition, which I'm very much looking forward to. And there's the much-anticipated world famous Cirque du Soleil - Varekai, in early May which I'll be going for as well! (Second row seats, A reserve - beat that!! =P)
Anyway, just to liven up the blog, and though it's been weeks over already, here are a few firework pictures from the Moomba Water Festival held last March.
I couldn't help but cry at the end of it. Tears rolled down my cheeks when Kim shot herself and slumped to the floor. Silence reigned in the theatre as everyone's attention was transfixed on the tragic and poignant scene unfolding before our eyes. Chris runs to her - he embraces her and carries her in his arms as she whispers one last time, "How did in one night ... did ... we come ... so far..." The refrain of Sun and Moon swells into a crescendo and the last notes lingered in the silence - wow. The End.
Miss Saigon was - no - is awesome. There is no other word for it. After hearing and knowing about it for years now, I finally have my chance to catch it in the theatre, albeit not at the West End or at Broadway (and it's ended its runs at both locations already). However, the leading cast were absolutely splendid in their performances, especially Leo Valdez in his critically-acclaimed performance as the Engineer, who brought much comedic relief and "spunkiness" to the musical.
I love, love, love the songs. The music - oh, it's simply glorious.
Laurie Cadevida shone as Kim, and sounds almost as good as Lea Salonga, who took on the original role on the London West End. Chris was played by an Australian lead, David Harris, who put on an equally stellar performance. But Leo Valdez, in his energetic and uplifting performance, was undoubtedly the star, and pretty much stole the limelight most of the time.
We managed to get a few pictures with Chris (David Harris) and John (Juan Jackson)!!! *insert groupie squeal here* The pictures are still with my housemate, haven't gotten it from her. (Yes, I was that fanatic to have wanted pictures with them.) Kim (Cadevida) came out through the side door as well after the performance, but in the rush to pose with Chris and John, we missed her, and she went off in the other direction. ("Noooo!!") We (oh, okay - at my insistence) hung around for a bit to see if Leo Valdez would come out as well (to get his autograph and picture would have been huge pluses, since he's an internationally-renowned performer), but he didn't, so we left.
Anyway, it was a great musical, and I really would love to see it a second time (except for that one material possession we are always in dire need of - money!). Anyway, I have Phantom of the Opera to look forward to in early September.
Speaking of events, I'll be going for quite a few in the coming weeks. There's the Comedy Festival, and I just bought the tickets for the Jason Byrne stand-up which is on this coming Tuesday, and on Friday, I'll be going for A Night in Fantasia 2007 - the Symphonic Games Edition, which I'm very much looking forward to. And there's the much-anticipated world famous Cirque du Soleil - Varekai, in early May which I'll be going for as well! (Second row seats, A reserve - beat that!! =P)
Anyway, just to liven up the blog, and though it's been weeks over already, here are a few firework pictures from the Moomba Water Festival held last March.
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