Photo / Kyle Venturillo, courtesy of Barefoot Theatre Collaborative
Mula sa Buwan is ready to take audiences back to the moon once more this 2024.
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.
Photo / Kyle Venturillo, courtesy of Barefoot Theatre Collaborative
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, including 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.
Photo / Kyle Venturillo, courtesy of Barefoot Theatre Collaborative
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.
Mula sa Buwan will have a limited run from August 16 to September 8, 2024, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati.
Tickets for all show dates are now available via Ticketworld or bit.ly/msb2024tickets. For more information, visit mulasabuwan.com.
Mula sa Buwan
Photo / Kyle Venturillo, courtesy of Barefoot Theatre Collaborative
The original and award-winning Filipino musical about love and defiance is 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 features wide-eyed dreamers, fools, and misfits where harana and 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 are now forced to suddenly “grow up.”
Photo / Kyle Venturillo, courtesy of Barefoot Theatre Collaborative
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 becoming ever more spectacular—without losing the raging love of the play.
Barefoot Theatre Collaborative first staged Mula sa Buwan as its inaugural production in 2022, fresh from the COVID-19 pandemic that forced theaters across the Philippines to close their doors indefinitely. Two years later, amid the busiest theater season in the country, the musical comes back braver than ever.
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