Zsa Zsa Zaturnah - Ze Musikal
Finally, after missing out on the first run, Zsa Zsa Zaturnah returns on stage.
And this time around in the new PETA theatre in Quezon City.
I decided to go to the Matinee show yesterday. I went with a friend whom I'm not sure if he enjoyed it right now, cos I didn't hear laugh out loud nor clap his hands at any point of the show..
We get to the venue via taxi, as it's new the taxi driver have no idea where it is, even though I mention QC Sports Club already, so after asking several people in the area, we finally found the place, and voila... people are just starting to arrive, and this was about ten to two.
Nice location, I thought. And the new PETA looks lovely. I enjoyed looking at all the photos on the wall, where it shows different plays from different era, which was educating for someone like me who wasn't aware of the scene back then.
Anyway, at 2.15pm we started to go in.. the set was designed in a typical bar like the one you see in Timog;
Stage was quite small but it was close to the audience. At 2.20 a voice recording in Tagalog & English said what needed to be said prior to the show.
At 2.30 the show started... Fluoro lighting... cast walking in entire black costume to the stage, carrying the sticks that would represents the "planets", and the spotlights came on and Ada (played by Tuxqs Rutaquio) starts to narrate and so it goes.
I'm not going to tell you the whole story about the play, but to summarise how it started here it goes:
Zsa Zsa Zaturnah is based on Carlo Vergara's comic creation that was unleashed in late 2002.
It tells the story of Ada, a cynical resident of a small provincial town, who gains superhuman abilities through a stone that falls from the heavens. With the ability to transform into the voluptuous and powerful Zaturnnah, Ada defends his hometown from dangerous otherworldly threats.
Adding color to this simple tale is the fact that Ada is a homosexual, proprietor of his own quaint beauty salon. Joining him in his extraordinary adventure is his frilly-mouthed assistant Didi and his secret love Dodong. Because of strong language and suggestive imagery, the comic book is strictly for mature readers.
And that makes the laugh trip way better: the foul language, the half-naked and naked bodies, the phallic symbols.
Anyway, the play stared Eula Valdez - Ms. Amor Powers playing Zsa Zsa Zaturnah - in her skimpy body suit, big boobies and t-back ass. Eula Valdez, well-known poshy woman in the movies and tv but here you'll hear her sing and act like a Bakla (Shouting mader paker demshit you, putangina niyo!), And Agot Isidro who played Queen Femina. Then Zaturnah battles against the giant palaka (frog) and her more internal battles with her gender and family issues and yada yada yada.
But what was most incredible was the ending, in which the hunk courts the gay beautician with flowers.
Now, that was really icky, a real fairy tale.
Now you still have a few days to catch this funny, entertaining, and fabulous play.
Here are the details:
April 28 (Friday) - 7:30pm
April 29 (Sat) - 2:30pm and 7:30pm
April 30 (Sun) - 2:30pm and 7:30pm
You can call: 891-9999 for ticket prices and more details.
Enjoy!
And this time around in the new PETA theatre in Quezon City.
I decided to go to the Matinee show yesterday. I went with a friend whom I'm not sure if he enjoyed it right now, cos I didn't hear laugh out loud nor clap his hands at any point of the show..
We get to the venue via taxi, as it's new the taxi driver have no idea where it is, even though I mention QC Sports Club already, so after asking several people in the area, we finally found the place, and voila... people are just starting to arrive, and this was about ten to two.
Nice location, I thought. And the new PETA looks lovely. I enjoyed looking at all the photos on the wall, where it shows different plays from different era, which was educating for someone like me who wasn't aware of the scene back then.
Anyway, at 2.15pm we started to go in.. the set was designed in a typical bar like the one you see in Timog;
Stage was quite small but it was close to the audience. At 2.20 a voice recording in Tagalog & English said what needed to be said prior to the show.
At 2.30 the show started... Fluoro lighting... cast walking in entire black costume to the stage, carrying the sticks that would represents the "planets", and the spotlights came on and Ada (played by Tuxqs Rutaquio) starts to narrate and so it goes.
I'm not going to tell you the whole story about the play, but to summarise how it started here it goes:
Zsa Zsa Zaturnah is based on Carlo Vergara's comic creation that was unleashed in late 2002.
It tells the story of Ada, a cynical resident of a small provincial town, who gains superhuman abilities through a stone that falls from the heavens. With the ability to transform into the voluptuous and powerful Zaturnnah, Ada defends his hometown from dangerous otherworldly threats.
Adding color to this simple tale is the fact that Ada is a homosexual, proprietor of his own quaint beauty salon. Joining him in his extraordinary adventure is his frilly-mouthed assistant Didi and his secret love Dodong. Because of strong language and suggestive imagery, the comic book is strictly for mature readers.
And that makes the laugh trip way better: the foul language, the half-naked and naked bodies, the phallic symbols.
Anyway, the play stared Eula Valdez - Ms. Amor Powers playing Zsa Zsa Zaturnah - in her skimpy body suit, big boobies and t-back ass. Eula Valdez, well-known poshy woman in the movies and tv but here you'll hear her sing and act like a Bakla (Shouting mader paker demshit you, putangina niyo!), And Agot Isidro who played Queen Femina. Then Zaturnah battles against the giant palaka (frog) and her more internal battles with her gender and family issues and yada yada yada.
But what was most incredible was the ending, in which the hunk courts the gay beautician with flowers.
Now, that was really icky, a real fairy tale.
Now you still have a few days to catch this funny, entertaining, and fabulous play.
Here are the details:
April 28 (Friday) - 7:30pm
April 29 (Sat) - 2:30pm and 7:30pm
April 30 (Sun) - 2:30pm and 7:30pm
You can call: 891-9999 for ticket prices and more details.
Enjoy!
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