The award-winning Filipino musical Mula sa Buwan is ready to soar back to the moon and captivate audiences once again! Don’t miss its limited run from August 16 to September 8, 2024, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati.
After its debut in 2022 as Barefoot Theatre Collaborative‘s inaugural production, emerging from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic that closed theaters across the Philippines, the musical now returns—bolder, braver, and more unstoppable than ever—just in time for the country’s most thrilling theater season.
The three leads Myke Salomon, Gab Pangilinan, and Mc Dela Cruz will be reprising their roles as Cyrano, Roxane, and Christian respectively.
Many familiar faces from the 2022 run will also be making their comeback. Phi Palmos and Jillian Ita-as will be returning as Rosanna and Gabriel, as well as some of the beloved cadets, Rapah Manalo as Rosario, Khalil Tambio as Limon, Jep Go as Gimo, and Ericka Peralejo as Carissa.
Returning ensemble members include Chesko Rodriguez as Filemon, Mikaela Regis as Dalisay, Liway Perez as Maila, Ace Polias as Miguel, Keith Sumbi as Felizidad, and Lance Reblando as Serafina.
This 2024 run will add new stars to its troupe of dreamers. Audiences will be seeing Jerom Canlas as Tato, Omar Uddin as Maestro, and Brian Sy as Maximo.
Also joining the cast as members of the ensemble are Ade Valenzona, Daniel Wesley, Jannah Baniasia, Cheska Quimno, Dippy Arceo, Iya Villanueva, and Jules Dela Paz.
Finally, the upcoming staging will feature Paw Castillo as the standby for Cyrano, Teetin Villanueva as the standby for Roxane and the female swing, and Rofe Villarino as the male swing.
At the helm of Mula sa Buwan is Mikko Angeles as Director. Joining him are Myke Salomon as Musical Director, Ohm David as Set Designer, Meliton Roxas Jr. as Lighting Designer, JM Cabling as Choreographer, and Bonsai Cielo as Costume Designer.
Tickets for all show dates are now available via TICKETWORLD or bit.ly/msb2024tickets. For more information, visit mulasabuwan.com
MULA SA BUWAN 2024 SYNOPSIS
Mula sa Buwan is an original Filipino musical based on Edmond Rostand’s timeless classic Cyrano de Bergerac. However, this is not your usual Cyrano. Although it retains the plot of unrequited love, question of beauty and the relentless battle against compromise, the beloved story has been reimagined to tell a more familiar story: OURS.
Now set in 1940s Manila, the musical now features wide-eyed dreamers, fools, and misfits where harana, kundiman, together with passion and genuine friendships abound! Through wit, stories, and music, they dream and fight for their place in an ever-changing city. However, when war strikes, love, ideals, and truth are all tested–the young now forced to suddenly “grow up”.
The musical moves to a time after the war, to a field of rubble, of forgotten memories, of heroes lost in a country struggling to survive. At the center of it all is the unrequited and heartbreaking love story between the poet Cyrano, his beloved Roxane, and the kind-hearted Christian.
Created by Pat Valera and William Elvin Manzano in 2010, Mula sa Buwan has been staged numerous times with each version (GSIS Theater; 2011, Irwin Theater; 2016-2017, Hyundai Hall in Arete; 2018, and Samsung Performing Arts Theater; 2022) becoming ever more spectacular—without losing the raging love of the play.
MULA SA BUWAN 2024
Artistic Team
- Book & Adaptation: Pat Valera
- Original Lyrics: Pat Valera & William Elvin Manzano
- Original Music: William Elvin Manzano
- Based on Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac and Soc Rodrigo’s Filipino Translation
- Direction: Mikko Angeles
- Musical Direction: Myke Salomon
- Set Design: Ohm David
- Lighting Design: Meliton Roxas Jr.
- Choreography: JM Cabling
- Costume Design: Bonsai Cielo
Cast
- Cyrano: Myke Salomon
- Roxane: Gab Pangilinan
- Christian: MC Dela Cruz
- Rosanna: Phi Palmos
- Maximo: Brian Sy
- Tato: Jerom Canlas
- Gabriel: Jillian Ita-as
Cadets
- Maestro: Omar Uddin
- Rosario: Rapah Manalo
- Limon: Khalil Tambio
- Gimo: Jep Go
- Carissa: Ericka Peralejo
Ensemble
- Chesko Rodriguez
- Lance Reblando
- Mikaela Regis
- Liway Perez
- Ace Polias
- Keith Sumbi
- Jules Dela Paz
- Ade Valenzona
- Daniel Wesley
- Jannah Baniasia
- Cheska Quimno
- Dippy ArceoIya Villanueva
Paw Castillo as standby for Cyrano
Teetin Villanueva as standby for Roxane and female swing
Rofe Villarino as male swing
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