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| Business World Going Out BY JOHANNA D. POBLETE, Reporter Vol. XXI, No. 120 Friday-Saturday, January 18-19, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES Bart Guingona is a gifted actor — a slide of the zippered collar takes him from boy to man — and his piano-playing of Gershwin’s "Fascinating Rhythm," from jaunty to frantically discordant, provides the perfect backdrop for the narration of the events that so changed his character. He works in perfect concert with Mr. Avellana, who is an old hand at the acting game, proceeding from cane to walker to wheelchair, weakening his voice and adopting the mannerisms of the sick in a physical decline that’s contrasted with the emotional expansiveness and active intelligence in his discourse. I went into the play with good intentions, and some fear at laughing inappropriately, but was relieved that I was able to laugh at the right moments. And although I didn’t cry — I left that to the lady sniffling into her kerchief beside me — I must admit that I did feel a pang or two, all due to the acting tandem who make it hard to be hard-hearted. Fred Said . . . (multiply blog, username: 3xhcch) As directed by no less than Ms. Baby Barredo, this play was very intimate... Bart Guingona and Jose Mari Avellana captivated and touched the audience in a play lasts for 1 hour and 45 minutes, with no intermission and no gimmicks, just the insightful conversations between two people No Toothaches, Only Smiles by Walter Ang “Bart Guingona plays the author Mitch Albom, a sports journalist who reconnects with his old college professor Morrie Schwartz. Though successful in his chosen career, Albom feels empty and lost. Guingona aptly plays him as a high strung alpha male but is able to show his vulnerable sides.” “…under the direction of Rep co-founder Baby Barredo, the material unfolds without any nonsense and gimmicks. The tension is sustained and Albom’s resistance to getting in touch with his “touchy feely” side provides a foil to any possibilities of the story turning into a cartoon…” “The revelation of this production is the actor who plays Morrie: Jose Mari Avellana. He has incredible presence onstage and lends much gravitas to the character. His performance is nuanced, gentle, funny, powerful and heart wrenching.” Hand Me The KLEENEX, Please... SPANKY HIZON ENRIQUEZ Field of Dreams? *sniff!* Jerry Maguire? *sob!* Tuesdays With Morrie? *hagulgol!* BobbyB “…Avellana and Guingona make Tuesdays With Morrie worth watching.” “…the actors do convince us that they do care for each other and make us care for and with them, even if we don’t really get to figure out why. But perhaps that’s the whole point.” Alelietagle “Certified tear jerker.” |
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What's more, we will mail the tickets to your home at no extra cost to you. What have you got to lose? 
REP maintains two groups of eight singers who are available for special after-dinner entertainment, product launches, or other corporate affairs. One group is composed of veteran, professional solo performers; the other, of talented, young, up-and-coming singers. The program features show-stopping performances of show-tune medleys arranged for solos, duets, and octets with simple choreography.
