Actress-singer
Isay Alvarez leads the cast in Spotlight Artists Centre’s revival
production of the iconic Filipino musical, “Katy” at the Cultural Center
of the Philippines from July 26 - August 4 at Meralco Theater.
The musical, which is based on the life of Bodabil Queen Katy de la
Cruz, also features Tirso Cruz III, Dulce, Lou Veloso, Gian Magdangal,
Tricia Amper-Jimenez and Epi Quizon in special roles. Nestor Torre
directs, with music by Ryan Cayabyab, story and libretto by Jose Javier
Reyes.
Performing as Katy dela Cruz, who was the country’s highest paid
singer during her time, and a famous performer in various jazz clubs in
the United States, is a dream role for Isay Alvarez.
As a teacher, Isay spent many years teaching acting and musical
theatre both at ABS CBN and GMA ? 7. She was an original cast of Miss
Saigon in London. She has done numerous films and had innumerable TV
appearances. She was producer of albums Dueto, and iDream. As one of the
respected talents of the Philippines, she has done various concerts and
corporate shows here and abroad. In the field of stage performance, she
has done theatre productions with CCP and the Philippine Educational
Theater Association (PETA).
Katy, a production by Spotlight Artists Centre and the Cultural
Center of the Philippines, is one of the five original Filipino musicals
set to delight audiences at CCP in 2013.
Contact Details:
For more details, please call CCP at (63 2) 832-1125 or Ticketworld at (63 2) 891-9999.
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