The Wedding Singer

Went to see The Wedding Singer, the showcase of Robbie's Rep workshop class, yesterday evening. By the time I got out of the office, I went to Onstage to sneak a peek at their run. Uhm, what I saw was sort of frustrating, because the show was only a few hours away, and it seemed that they were still adjusting to the stage along with their huge set pieces. And I saw quite a number of them still marking, holy kamote.

I met up with Tin outside the theater after half an hour then and found EJ and Diana minutes after that. Had dinner downstairs at this fancy place called Jollibee, then killed some time back upstairs at the candy store next to Onstage. When we saw that a line was already forming at the theater at only 6:30 in the evening (and there was already a sign saying that the show will be starting at 8:30), we decided to line up as well. Gino was still on his way from a job interview, so I told him to just catch up with us.

What's funny about watching shows by Rep, be it a season play or just a workshop showcase, it seems that everyone knows everyone else, and they sort of flaunt it. I was quite amused just watching everyone say hello each other, and some even made the effort to stand in their seats and shout or rush to the aisles (never mind that they had to stumble over other people's knees and feet) just to say hello to friends.

So anyway, the show began half an hour late, but almost 3 hours of it was bearable. Hahaha. OK, I loved the plot (obviously, because I loved the movie), and I loved the catchy songs. Who didn't? Tin, Gino and I were suffering from LSS of "Someday" the whole time after the show, hahaha. There were actors that stood out aside from Reb, Jill, Bianca and Altair, and the others... well, it was easy to tell who was giving their all and who were just... there.

Congrats to Peachy! Hahaha, of course you're the first I have to congratulate. Your first stint as a stage manager, and despite the fact that you were close to tears and everything, you still managed to keep yourself together and survived. I'm so darn proud of you!

And of course, congrats to Robbie and everyone in the class! It was a fun  show, and you guys did great