G10 4Q Music: Musical Plays

Musical play

are performed in theaters, combining songs, acting, spoken dialogue, and dance.

Atang

is a musical about a very famous Filipino artist during her time, Honorata de la Rama Hernandez. In 2008, it was presented at the Guerrero Theater, Palma Hall, in UP Diliman.

Katy!

Is a musical about the life of the country's Queen of Bodabil, Philippine version of vaudeville, Catalina de la Cruz, or popularly known as Katy de la Cruz. This was shown in 1988 by ActorsStudio East Production.

Andres Bonifacio, Ang Dakilang Anak Pawis

It is a musical play consisting of five acts. It features the life of one of the country's known heroes, Andres Bonifacio.

Florante at Laura

It's a musical presented by Tanghalang Pilipino at the CCP Little Theater in 1988 to celebrate the 200th birth anniversary of the author Francisco Balagtas Baltazar.

Daragang Magayon

This musical play was first staged in 1991 at the CCP loading dock. Its primary purpose was to revive and promote tourism in the region featuring the richness of Bicol's cultural heritage. The play talks about the legend of Mount Mayon.

El Filibusterismo

This musical play with two acts is also based on the sequel of Noli Me Tangere, written by Dr. Jose Rizal. It was presented in 1997 at the CCP Main Theater, produced by Tanghalang Pilipino.

Magsimula Ka

This musical play is written by Gines Tan. Presented in 1988 at the CCP Main Theater. This story is about four vibrant young people, Miguel, Monina, Mandy, and Mario, whose dreams are confronted with the realities of life.

- Atang

- Katy!

- Andres Bonifacio, Ang Dakilang Anak Pawis

- Florante at Laura

- Noli Me Tangere

- El Filibusterismo

- Daragang Magayon

- Magsimula Ka

The 8 Musical Plays in the Philippines