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THE PRINCE Peter Saide, whos 6-foot-4, thinks his petite leading lady is 10-foot-tall onstage. Photo by Romy Homillada

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MOST of the actors are from New York, except for two Pinoys from HK Disney. Photo by Romy Homillada




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SNEAK PEEK
United colors of Cinderella

By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:21:00 07/20/2008

Filed Under: Music, Theatre, Entertainment (general)

MANILA, Philippines - Its pretty evident that the Cinderella cast is a fun troupe, says Filipino singer-actress Lea Salonga, who plays the title role.

Its also multicultural. Think United Colors of Cinderella.

Joyous, is how US choreographer Vince Pesce describes the rehearsals, which was in its fourth week at the GSIS Theater on Friday (when we visited), preparing to move to its venue, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), tomorrow.

Common interests

The show runs at the CCP throughout August, with Lea doing the entire run.

True to the musicals theme, the international cast is having a ball.

Luckily, theres not one toxic person in the group, Lea quips. The personalities clicked instantly.

It doesnt hurt that they have other common interests, like cards and computers.

Poker tournament

The guys are mounting a poker tournament, Lea reports. Since the rehearsal hall has Wi-Fi, I always see rows of laptops on our breaksthats the cast updating their Facebook accounts.

Australian leading man Peter Saide concurs: Lea seemed intimidating 10-foot-tall onstage. But, backstage, were always having fun. Shes sweet!

Michael Biren and Brance Cornelius, male ensemble players from the US, were star-struck with Lea. We used to watch her videos on YouTube and listen to her Miss Saigon CD.

Most of the cast members are from New York, but there are two other Pinoys in the cast: Lorenz Martinez and Sheila Valderama-Martinez (whos an understudy for Cinderella).

From HK Disney

A married couple, the Martinezes were working in Hong Kong Disneyland, when they sent their audition video to New York. When they got the green light, they promptly resigned from HK Disney and signed up with the Cinderella team which will tour all over Asia.

Lea asserts: There are some local crew members from [director Bobby Garcias Atlantis theater group]. So this is also a great opportunity to pick up tips from an international touring company.

E-mail: bayanisandiego@hotmail.com



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