Repertory Philippines - The Producers @ Onstage Theater Greenbelt 1
In celebration of its 46th year, Repertory Philippines proudly closes its 76th theater season with THE PRODUCERS.
Adapted from the 1968 Mel Brooks film of the same name, The Producers
was written by Brooks and Thomas Meehan, with songs arranged by Glen
Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two
theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a
Broadway flop. The humor of the show draws on ridiculous accents,
homosexual stereotypes, and Nazis, along with many show business
in-jokes
The original Broadway production, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew
Broderick, opened at the St. James Theatre on April 19, 2001 and ran for
2,502 performances, winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. It
spawned a successful London production running for just over two years,
US national tours, many productions worldwide, and a 2005 film version.
Directed by Jaime del Mundo, the cast of THE PRODUCERS features CARLO
OROSA and ROBIE ZIALCITA (alternating as Max Bialystock), TOPPER
FABREGAS (as Leo Bloom), and GISELLE TONGI (as Oola).
CARLO OROSA is an accomplished recording artist and
stage actor who has garnered recognition in both music and acting. He
has been nominated in three separate categories at the prestigious Awit
Awards, the 2004 and 2008 ceremonies of which he was later invited to
judge. Though known primarily as a pop singer, Carlo has done lead and
supporting roles in musicals such as Joseph the Dreamer, The Great White
Way (Beauty and the Beast), The Happy Prince, First Name, Honk!,
Florante at Laura, Once On This Island, The Lion, The Witch, & The
Wardrobe, The Little Mermaid, and, most recently, N.O.A.H. (No Ordinary
Aquatic Habitat). He has also worked alongside international superstar
Lea Salonga (with whom he shared a record label, Octo Arts EMI, from
1989 to 1991) as a guest in her Broadway Concert at the PICC Plenary
Hall in 2002. He first worked with Lea as the Teen Angel and Johnny
Casino in the Philippine run of the Broadway musical Grease for Maxi
Media Productions at the Meralco Theater in 1994, and, more recently, he
was featured alongside her during a visit of UK Prime Minister Tony
Blair to the Philippines in 2009. His life testimony was aired in The
700 Club, a distinguished TV program (hosted by evangelist Pat
Robertson) that regularly features prominent figures. He has also been
the Philippine National Director for the World Championships of the
Performing Arts since 2007, and has produced Junior World Champion
Performers for three straight years (Aria Clemente in 2007, Catherine
Loria in 2008, and Rhap Salazar in 2009). Currently, Carlo is the
Business Unit Head for Stages Production Specialists Inc, a talent
management company for various artists, including Christian Bautista,
Karylle, Sam Concepcion, Enrique Gil, Jay-R, Krista Kleiner, Nanette
Inventor, and Hayden Kho.
ROBIE ZIALCITA has appeared on stage in quite a
number of notable original musicals, namely Alikabok (1996), The Lion,
The Witch, & The Wardrobe (1997, 1998, 2002) and Rivalry (2012,
2013). He is currently starring in Bluebird, marking his fourth original
musical in a career spanning 19 years since his first musical for
Repertory Philippines, Camelot, staged in 1994. His other theater
credits include Carousel, You Can’t Take It With You, The Sound of
Music, Moose Murders, and Sweeney Todd (as Adolfo Pirelli). He has also
appeared in Rep’s Children’s Theater; playing the Emperor in The
Emperor’s New Clothes (1994), Gepetto in Pinocchio (1996), Fred (a
dwarf) in Snow White and Cat-in–the-Hat & Mr. Mayor in Seussical.
Outside Repertory Philippines, Robie has been a part of productions like
Baby: The Musical (for which he was nominated for an Aliw Award),
Chess, Disney’s Beauty & The Beast, and Xanadu.
TOPPER FABREGAS recently starred as Claire in the
critically acclaimed run of Jean Genet's The Maids (directed by Anton
Juan) for MusicArtes. He was last seen on the Repertory Philippines
stage in the hilarious Boeing Boeing (as Robert Castin) and served as
Assistant Director for Disney's Camp Rock. His other Rep credits
include: Jekyll & Hyde (Ensemble), Leading Ladies (Jake
Gable/Stephanie), Shakespeare In Hollywood (Daryl), The Secret Garden
(Dickon), The Sound Of Music (Rolf), The Taming Of The Shrew
(Bianca/Grumio), Much Ado About Nothing (Dogberry), God’s Favorite (Ben
Benjamin), Fame (Nick Piazza), A Christmas Carol (Young Ebenezer/Harry),
Cliffhanger (Melvin McMullan), Gay Birds (Emil) and Aladdin Jr.
(Aladdin). For Trumpets, Topper’s other acting credits include Castrato
(Peter Maclean), The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (Peter
Pevensie: Manila Premiere Cast), and Honk! (Ensemble). For Atlantis
Productions, he has appeared in Urinetown (Tiny Tom), Disney’s Beauty
& The Beast (Ensemble), Baby: The Musical (Ensemble). He also
portrayed roles in Aspects Of Love Manila and Singapore (Hugo/Alex
cover) for New Voice Company and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
for Metropolitan Theater Guild. Most recently, he played the role of
Joleon in Digital Divide, one of the entries in last year's Virgin
Labfest at CCP. Topper also served as Assistant Director of the original
musical Breakups & Breakdowns for Upstart Productions. In 2007,
Topper left Manila to complete his studies at the Circle in the Square
Theatre School in Manhattan. His New York theatre credits include A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lysander/Flute), Urinetown (Hot Blades Harry),
And The World Goes Round (Male 1), Much Ado About Nothing (Claudio), As
You Like It (Adam/Jacques), and If You Give A Pig A Pancake for
Theaterworks USA. A regular workshop instructor, Topper also teaches
Grade 9 and 10 Drama at Beacon Academy, and has appeared in a number of
commercials for Globe, Bioflu, SkyCable, Jollibee, etc. Topper is one of
the founding members of the recently launched Red Turnip Theater (along
with fellow actors Jenny Jamora, Ana Abad Santos, Cris Villonco and Rem
Zamora), Their maiden production, Patrick Marber's Closer, opens this
October. He is slated to take on the role of John for their production
of the off-Broadway hit Cock, set to open next February.
GISELLE TÖNGI- WALTERS, better known as "G,” has
been acting in countless Philippine film and television projects for the
past 20 years. Also known as VJ G, she became an on-air host for MTV
Asia in the nineties. As an actress, singer (for Sony Music Philippines)
and dancer, this multi-faceted artist has won a raft of awards,
including a Davey, a Telly, an Aurora, and a Metro Manila Best
Supporting Actress award. Theatrically trained at the Lee Strasberg
Theater Institute and Broadway Dance Center (concentration in jazz) in
New York City, she also holds a Bachelor of Arts Communications degree
with emphasis in New Media and a double minor in Film, Television &
Digital Media Arts and Theatre from the University of California Los
Angeles (UCLA). Giselle has appeared in multiple presentations of The
Vagina Monologues in Los Angeles and Manila, and has played Jean in
Stage Door and Conchita in Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer prize winning play Anna
in the Tropics. Most recently, she appeared as Marlene Dietrich in Piaf
for Atlantis Productions. Earlier this year, G completed ABS-CBN’s
highly rating fantaserye Aryana, where she portrayed the antagonist,
Stella. She was also the host of One MEGA’s “Mega Young Designers
Competition All Stars” that recently aired on ETC. A writer as well as
an actor, Giselle occasionally contributes to the Philippine Star (via
her "Oh My G" column) and to the online news network, Rappler for the
entertainment/ life & style section. She has taught for the
International Academy of Film and Television in LA, where she mentors
actors. She is also involved in SIPA (Search to Involve Pilipino
Americans), teaching children Filipino culture through creative
dramatics. A proud member of the Screen Actors Guild of America,
Giselle’s true passion is to help the plight of Philippine women’s
reproductive health and works closely with Likhaan, a Manila based NGO
with a similar advocacy. Her proudest accomplishment, however, is being a
hands-on mother to her two children, Sakura and Kenobi. She juggled
family life as a full-time student all through her college adventures at
Pierce Community College and the University of California in Los
Angeles and continues to do so in Manila as a working mom.
Contact Details:
For ticket inquiries, please call Ticketworld at (63 2) 891-9999.
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