This October, 9 Works Theatrical will be staging the musical “tick, tick…BOOM!” at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza, Makati City. The musical was written by American composer Jonathan Larson, the same writer who brought us Rent that won a Pulitzer and three Tony Award. The Philippine presentation of “tick, tick…BOOM!” stars Jef Flores (Gawad Buhay awardee for This Is Our Youth), Tanya Manalang (fresh off her two-year stint in the critically acclaimed Cameron Mackintosh produced revival of Miss Saigon in the UK), and Ariel Reonal (whose long list of credentials include the original run and the West End revival of Miss Saigon and as a vocalist at the Golden Mickeys in Hong Kong Disneyland) who will be playing the role of Jon, Susan, and Michael.
“tick, tick…BOOM!” tells the story of an aspiring composer named Jon, who lives in New York City in 1990. Jon is worried he has made the wrong career choice to be part of the performing arts. The story is autobiographical, as stated by Larson’s father in the liner notes of the cast recording – Larson had been trying to establish himself in theatre since the early 1980s.
The musical is directed by Robbie Guevara and Daniel Bartolome as musical director. “tick, tick…BOOM!” will have a limited run on October 1, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23, 2016 at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturday, and 3:30pm on Sundays.For further inquiries, contact 586.7105 or Ticketworld at 891.9999, or email info@9workstheatrical.com.
