#ang huling el bimbo the musical

[sunb0rn]

first theatre prod watched 🥹 LIVE

una ko tong napanuod sa yt when they uploaded during the pandemic, sabi ko kapag may run sa mga susunod na taon panunuodin ko.

pero nitong nag announce ng run this year, sa dami ng iniisip kong plans at mangyayare, di ko ito naisali. actually, nilolook forward ko na Mula sa Buwan ang mapanuod kung meron kasi last year gustong gusto ko sumama kina Makii.

then nag post si Nica @hey-night-dreamer about makakasama hihi 🥹 if ever hindi g ate niya tas pinag usapan namin. kahit nag yes ate niya, may isang slot pa siya pang treat na para talaga sa isa pa niyang ate na ayaw lumuwas so sa actual bili ng tix for me na. thanks ulit Nica, this means a lot.

tbh hindi ko inexpect na ganun kadami iiyak ko sa kwento dahil napanuod ko naman na nga. akala ko maiiyak nalang ako mostly sa pagka overwhelm na makanuod ng live, madinig boses ng artists na kinakanta yung songs.

at kung saan ako (weirdly??) unang naiyak na scene sa uploaded vid, ganun din sa live- doon palang sa Waiting for the Bus

ang saya, ang galing.

mej hinanap ko lang yung casts don sa uploaded vid- Jon Santos (Anthony), Phi Palmos (Young Anthony), OJ Mariano (Emman), Boo Gabunada (Young Emman *edit: didnt know his issue until today)

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[fashournalist]

The urge to watch Ang Huling El Bimbo The Musical again is strong 🥹 So grateful I watched this play together with @geeann.barro two weeks ago. Amazing cast, powerful story, superb acting and LSS-worthy soundtrack (esp. Alapaap). My favorite performances were from @gabpangilinan (young Joy), Sheila Francisco, (Tiya Dely), @topperwhere

(young Anthony), @khaliltambio (young Emman understudy), @gianmagdangal (Hector) and of courseeee, especially my new crush @theanthonyrosaldo (Young Hector) 🥰 AHEB has an impressive ensemble as well. Everyone delivered a great performance.

Thanks to @morrismana for recommending this musical to us! It's my turn to recommend this musical to you guys kasi sobrang galing talaga. Kaya kung di nyo pa napapanood, buy tickets na! They have shows until July 23. Totally worth watching and honestly, if I only have the budget, I'd watch it again. 🥺💕

June 23 was one for the books indeed. Enjoyed this theatre date with Gee on the fifth anniversary of our UPLB graduation 🥰 5am na kami nakauwi because we bonded at Newport afterwards hehe. To more artsy dates with you dear! :))

[yuhlmaooo]

funny haha man

he's (me) going thru it

[anyonghalimaw]

dude my white yank expat ex friend was insane. canyou fucking imagine living in a tagalog speaking region and NOT FUCKING KNOWING ANG HULING EL BIMBO?????????? I WENT TO KARAOKE WITH THAT WHITE BITCH AND MY BFF AND WHEN WE SANG HULING EL BIMBO THEY DIDNT KNOW ANY OF THE WORDS???? HOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[isobelleposts]

My Live Theater Watches Through The Years

By Cassandra Isobelle [Sep 8, 2024]

Something to love about live theater is that the art cannot only be found on the stage but also with the audience—how the image of so many people gathered in one room to sit in unified appreciation of the show is an artwork in itself.

Annie (2016)

Sometime in September of 2016, I was gifted with the full dream experience of a theater kid with front row seats near the orchestra and a picture with the cast. And, if that wasn’t enough, little me also ran into Michael de Mesa as Daddy Warbucks.

I didn’t know then how that night would be the start of a long-time fascination towards performing arts—that only a few months later, I would find myself in an audition room for the 2019 run of “Matilda”. At the time, all I knew was that the music made me happy and that a dog acting on stage was extremely cool.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2017)

To be frank, I don’t remember much about ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, so if given the task to rank all of these shows, you might find it a bit low. But, nonetheless, just like all the others yet to be mentioned, the unified effort put into the whole production impressed me. With each step into a show, I found myself more eager to experience the theater life myself—whether backstage or not, I wasn’t sure yet.

Matilda (2019)

‘Matilda’ was my first and last attempt at an onstage role. As an extremely shy kid, I’m not sure how I was able to get through singing in front of so many important people, and explains why I never did again. Its story was inspiring as a kid, because after that, I started to think of the possibility of directing and writing, or anything where my shyness wouldn’t hinder much.

Watching a group of actors my age able to carry out such a lengthy and impressive performance, with amazing choreography and clever use of props, made me believe that I could do something great, as well. ‘Matilda’ would forever be one of my favorites—whether it came down to the original film, live performance, book, or album. I, a quiet kid who buried herself in books and had a hard time speaking up, saw a lot of myself in Matilda. So despite not getting to play her character on stage, I at least lived a part of her in the real world.

Ang Huling El Bimbo (2023)

Ang Huling El Bimbo, my all-time favorite and first watch after the drawn-out pandemic. Watching this through a screen was beautiful enough, but seeing it with my own two eyes and hearing the music live was a different kind of captivating.

For some reason, their [Eraserheads] songs seemed to perfectly fit events in our lives—providing a sort of soundtrack that we fondly remember many years later.

Merwin Tee, Music Publisher [AHEB Playbill - pg. 6]

AHEB was simple yet heart-wrenching. The simplicity of the script that came off so naturally the actors’ tongues is what made the story feel so raw and humane. It portrayed the many truths of life, specifically in contemporary Manila, which included all of the good and bad. AHEB’s story is not only of the characters’ but also of many Filipinos out there.

Seeing my own culture on stage and hearing the language I speak everyday play a massive role in the delivery of a beautiful story was moving and even inspired me in my own project (see pictures below).

Bawat Bonggang Bagay (2023)

Bawat Bonggang Bagay is a one-man show starring Jon Santos that talks about mental health and the small things that make life worth living for. For example, “amoy ng bagong lutong ulam”, or it could also be “mga lollipop na iba yung flavor sa gitna”, or even something as simple as “ice candy”. This instills the idea that happiness is everywhere.

BBB was an intimate and interactive gem, held in Zobel De Ayala Recital Hall where it held only a limited number of heads, making it all the more meaningful. The show was successful in making you feel a part of its world, having you sit only a hand-stretch away from the actor and giving you lines to deliver and scenes to participate in.

This is the most unique theater experience I have had, and if ever doors open for a re-run, I highly recommend that you secure your tickets!

Miss Saigon (2024)

This was my first watch of an international cast, and immediately, the richness of the production proved why Miss Saigon is considered a world-class act. My seat may have been a bit far in the steep theater of Solaire, but even from such a distance, I was able to clearly capture the performance with its large-scale designs and magnified acting.

”One piece of advice I think I can impart is just to enjoy every moment of the process of creating the character, but create something that you can call that is absolutely yours.

Lea Salonga’s advice for Abigail Adriano [GMA News]

Miss Saigon, a show that has brought so much pride to the country through the success of Lea Salonga, coming home to the Philippines with several shows was quite a big deal. And seeing both Abigail Adriano (Kim) and Seann Miley Moore (The Engineer) be Filipinos made my heart happy, knowing that the pride Lea Salonga and Jon Jon Briones once brought was carried on.

Miss Saigon was truly beautiful, never letting my eyes drift from the stage.

Buruguduy-stun-stugudun-stuy (2024)

As much as I try to avoid it, it is inevitable to compare this show with Ang Huling El Bimbo, both deriving its soundtracks from popular Filipino bands. Both were touching to the heart but definitely opposites when it came to concept and production.

The title ‘Buruguduy-stun-stugudun-stuy’ was not the only hard thing to comprehend, but so was its story. The show surely matched the chaos of Parokya Ni Edgar songs through its absurd and overwhelmingly packed script. If AHEB was simple and slice-of-life, well…Buruguduy surely is everything but that.

From dancing penises to a lesbian cop x alien couple and so much more, Buruguy had it all. There was not a moment when the stage was empty, so if chaos and color is your thing, then Buruguduy-stun-stugudun-stuy is for you.

Mula Sa Buwan (2024)

Everything about Mula Sa Buwan is still fresh in my mind—the jokes, the kilig, the pain. Although it started off a bit slow with the dialogue feeling too lengthy and dragged on, it definitely picked up once the Cyrano x Christian dynamic was introduced. From then on, the first part of the show was heavily carried by its humor and filled the theater with laughter.

The second part, on the other hand, tugs at your heart. It is the part of the show where war breaks loose, people die, secrets are uncovered, and some of the most painfully poetic lines are delivered. MSB’s use of the Philippine language shows off its beauty and depth.

“It’s a responsibility. In a nation full of fools, misfits, and dreamers…what Mula sa Buwan has always promised is to offer its magic ��� to believe, to change lives and to bring the Filipino audience together.”

MSB is a musical that is continually progressing with each production and one that I believe has yet to reach its fullest potential. So don’t hesitate to secure your tickets for its next run!

[jackthecrimekangaroo]

Ang Huling El Bimbo - Closing Night

It was my first time watching a musical in-person.

Thank you for the wonderful story.

[sardonycal]

color gang couch memory :)

(full unfiltered picture in 'keep reading')

couch goobers :") <33 'ang huling el bimbo' by the eraserheads is peak tropa hangout music. and thats what the color gang is imo. peak friends ,,, i love them so much ,,,

im just posting vibes at this point ACK-

[kairiscorner]

more miles x filo reader plz hshsjsjdns but this time can it be that they are not dating yet and hes still crushing 💗

YES, I AM ON IT !!

miles morales x filipino reader

i'd like to think miles would've fallen for you the minute he saw you, actually. like, his heart would beat just a little faster when he saw you, but he brushed it off as excitement to meet a new friend or see a new face at his school.

he was drawn to your beauty, your noticeable features as someone of filipino descent. you could say you rizzed him up by just being who you are, you super magandang individual o(*￣▽￣*)o

when he met you, he instantly found himself drawn to you and your little traits and habits. how you might point with your lips, say, "ah, ano..." when you start a conversation, how you use the "mano po" culture towards his parents (THEY FUCKING LOVE YOU FOR THAT) and just every little thing about you, be it related to your heritage or culture or just anything about you, he fell--and he fell hard.

HE WENT THROUGH A RABBIT HOLE ON WIKIPEDIA ABOUT FILIPINO HISTORY

he stumbled across this song, and he vibed to it (he felt a little sad, maybe a little strange after learning the meaning of the lyrics, it was a feeling he couldn't quite put his finger on it, but it danced on the tip of his tongue when he thought of you, iykyk what i mean)

he'd try to impress you by speaking to you in tagalog after hearing you speak it sometimes, but he used the mas malalim na tagalog and ended up confusing you 😭😭😭

"ang iyong kagandahan ay ubod ng... how do you say that word? wait, wait, uh... " (looks through the script he made to rizz you up, MOST OF IT IS IN INCORRECT TAGALOG TBH 😭😭😭)

he loves going over to your house whenever he can, he feels nice and at home with you, what more at your place where he feels so safe and comfortable?

i also like to think you two would walk outside together, play outdoors a lot, maybe visit a sari-sari store together or a store run by a local filipino nearby and show him some local filipino snacks and drinks you loved :>

HE LOVES PIATTOS

you loved feeding him piattos, like omg. and he jokingly bites your fingers when you do it, and he loves when you scream at him with a wide smile, "ANUBA" when he playfully bites your fingers as you feed him, he chuckles a lot about it and points out how someone's gotta watch their fingers when they eat this.

you two would definitely share a straw from those soft drinks in a plastic bag, LIKEEE one bag, one straw, two of you 🫶🫶🫶

HE GOT ADDICTED TO POTCHI ONCE !!!!!

"oh yo it's kirby" him at the potchi mascot

he also jokes about how you look exactly like the potchi mascot when you're blushing and pouting, AND IT MAKES YOU EVEN MORE FLUSTERED MAN

I FEEL LIKE IF YOU TWO WATCHED MARIA CLARA AT IBARRA, HE'D TAKE NOTES BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH RIZZ IBARRA HAS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU like me SIMPED FOR THE MAN

he'd also learn dancing with you if you were into it, even if you meant it as a platonic gesture, he'd savor every moment of it :>> AND IF YOU TWO DANCED THE EL BIMBO (iykyk) HE'D BE CHUCKLING AND GIGGLING AT HOW SILLY YOU TWO WOULD SHAKE Y'ALL'S HIPS AND YOU BOTH WOULD JUST ERUPT IN PEALS OF LAUGHTER AT HOW FUNNY YOU TWO LOOK WHEN DANCING IT

but deep inside, he'd already be falling deeper and deeper in love with you, wishing every day could just be like this. he wants to come over to your place all the time and just spend the day doing everything you wanna do or just nothing at all.

he loves the way your hair falls when you turn you head to look at him, he loves your sass and quips, he loves how you never take anyone's bullshit and he... he loves dancing with you. he loves holding you close and watching as the music takes you away into a freeing feeling, a feeling that only you two are in the world right now.

a/n: he listens to "ang huling el bimbo" on the way home.

tags !! @thecoolerdor @q2ie @binibinileonara

[cryingcow]

The other day I had a migraine from a really long duty shift, but was still forced to attend a karaoke afterparty which was hell on my head. What I can say about it is that of all the songs sang that day, only "Ang Huling El Bimbo" and "Narda" didn't make my head split, which was a nice surprise for being two of the top karaoke songs of all time for decades.

I looked up the music video for "Ang Huling El Bimbo" when I got home just because, and was kinda surprised at 2 things:

"Sa panaginip na lang pala kita maisasayaw" but then the guy does a whole summoning circle to summon his dead childhood crush's soul to dance with her one last time, which is sweet but also hella extra

El Bimbo the dance did not look familiar at all. The setting makes it seem like one of those required dances in elementary, and I'm pretty sure we never did this one (unlike the ever classic Pandanggo). Which I guess makes sense, since the singer did sing that the dance was out of style when he grew up, and the song was released in 1995. That and he references Paraluman, an actress from my grandmother's time according to my mom. Idk, it's just fascinating to see that a song that references Filipino pop culture from so many decades ago and is itself already decades old is still being sung religiously at karaoke bars, truly a timeless classic <3

Tangentially related, but when I told my sister about it our conversation went something like:

Me: "So you know how he calls her as beautiful as the actress Paraluman-"

My sister: "Paraluman is a real person??"

Me: "Yes? It's her stage name, it means "Muse". Like Bill Cipher the Triangle."

My sister: >:/

[yuhlmaooo]

all the lyrics seen in 6/7 (sorry day 3 :(( ) of my art come from these songs specifically in this order

all the art i did for creek week on twitter \^o^/

[reallyhardy]

anyway my mula sa buwan thoughts!!! 🌕

and before i go any further there's one last day to stream today, march 26th 2023! go to mulasabuwan.com/tickets for info!

really loved it! i enjoyed the humour and i thought myke salomon as cyrano was a great charismatic lead, and ofc he had great chemistry with his Real Life Actual Wife ms gab pangilinan as roxane... i really enjoyed the cute 1940s costumes and hairstyles, i also really enjoyed phi palmos' in-drag role as rosanna. i love seeing pinoy theatre champion LGBT performers and characters especially in not making them the butt of a joke (tbh a good contrast to the portrayal of phi palmos' character in ang huling el bimbo musical too, he seemed more like his character WAS the butt of the joke sometimes in that show)

songs good. loved ikaw the most, i'd been really waiting for the full version since they dropped the teasers. i loved the reprises too especially with cyrano+ christian together, beautiful harmonies there, very kilig

when we got to the absolutely crushing emotionally devastating act ii where we get Right In to the horrors of war... fhhfhf very visceral i won't linger on it but let's just say if you know your filipino wartime history they really Went There.

the whole cyrano de bergerac love triangle situation is highkey always frustrating but never more so as when christian is like... kind and likeable AFDHDGHFHD also tbh markki stroem is SO handsome out there on stage with his captain america physique giving full himbo absolutely tearing my heart to shreds!!!!???!!?!!? everything about That Scene after roxane and rosanna meet the soldiers at their camp hahahaha could NOTTTT stop sobbing like from the moment christian has his realisation up until the end of the whole 'at war' scene... 😩😫😭😭

tbh the last couple scenes DID drag a bit but its pretty in keeping with the filipino dramas/tragedies ive ever watched before, they love to really milk the angst. just think maybe we didnt need one longass sad solo from roxane, then, following cyrano's monologue... another sad solo from roxane.

THAT BEING SAID i cannot get ENOUGH of the symbolism of the ghostlight at the beginning and the whole play bookending roxane in the present day like... summoning everyone's ghosts to tell the story, and the final visual of cyrano taking his place on the stage as like this immortalised figure.... very beautiful very powerful i WAS crying again loved it

[kantah]

BHIE NAKANOOD AKO NG ANG HULING EL BIMBO MUSICAL TAPOS GAB SAID HI NUNG NAG PA PIC KAMI OMGGGGGG (unfortunately i didnt meet myke hmph gusto ko pa naman mag pa picture)

tapos sa lobby ng newport nakita ko yung si micah after show alam ko ensamble din sya ng MSB ang cute niya hair goals omg ehhhhkkk

basta andaming taga MSB sa AHEB ang cuteeeee katulad ni long hair cutie magaling sumayaw at yung mataas tumalon na kadete rin ata

yung isa sa kambal, gimo and rosario ata name nila?? anyways yung isa, si jep go, he plays andre. alam mo, ang sarap niya sapakin tapos niya magbreak up kay joy aka si gab. sabi ng cousin ko "ang cute niya pa naman, chinito pa, pero nakakainis red flag smh"

AHHH SORRY OVERINFO PERO I HOPE YOU GET IN SA UNIV MO <33

SHET OK LANG BES PERO MASASABI KO LANG SANAOL 😭😭 KUNG MAY TIME AT PERA LANG SANA AKO MANONOOD DIN AKO NG AHEB HUHU

WAAA TY DIN!! POSITIVE THOUGHTS LANG HEHE

[whooolaanmo]

1. What is your most favorite movie of all time?

2. What is your most favorite filipino movie?

3. What is your favorite international series?

4. What is your favorite filipino series?

5. What type of movie you usually watch?

6. What was the last movie you watched in cinema?

7. Have you watched any theater play? What is it?

8. If a movie was made about your life, what genre would it be?

9. Who’s actor would be best to play as you?

10. What ending would you like it to have?

1. Dami pero siguro Lion King paborito ko kasi pamula bata ako tas yung medyo nagka edad na nga ay Joker Joaquin Phoenix.

2. Fengshui yung 1st lang

3. The Final Table.

4. WALA.

5. kahit ano.

6. Slamdunk.

7. Counted ba pag Musical Theater play kasi Lion King tsaka Ang Huling El Bimbo.

8. Halo Halo na syempre Comedy Drama Action Suspense Horror hahaha 🤣🤣🤣.

9. Bet ko si Abgelina Jolie 🫰🏻.

10. Hindi ko alam pero happy ending na lang din siguro.

@ameownymous ✨️

[eunicexxx]

Ang Huling El Bimbo The Musical 2023 #AHEBTheMusical2023

Ako ngayo'y lumilipad at nasa alapaap na Gusto mo bang sumama?

Last July 2, 2023 one of my many dreams happened--that is to watch AHEB live. I watched it on YouTube last 2020 during lockdown. Had the knowledge of the said musical since its first run last 2018. I love watching musicals may it be a movie or a theater play. But since I've watched AHEB, I've been wanting to have the opportunity to watch it live.

When they announced last December 2022 that they will have a re-run on April 2023, I know in my heart that I will be able to watch it live. I don't know how or when, since I do not know how to commute going to Manila. Fast forward to June 2023, my birth month. I want it to be a gift to myself. But still, I do not how. Hahaha. Then I had lunch with my HS friends (Allaysa, Shi, and Janelle). They asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday and I told them I just want to watch AHEB live. Then Allaysa said that she'd been wanting to watch it too so they decided to go with me. Grabe huhuhu.

(Thank God for friends who's willing and ready to do things with you. Being so supportive in everything I want to do. They played a huge part of this momentous time in my life. Kasi kung hindi sila sumama, for sure hindi ako natuloy. Love you, girls so much!)

June 17, we booked our tickets for the July 2 show. I didn't know what to feel!!! I am so excited that I am so speechless! Then came July 2, I was able to watch it live for the first time…

It's my first time to watch a musical play in a theater!!! As in legit musical play in a legit theater!!! Until now I cannot describe the feeling. Still can't believe. Parang nasa alapaap pa rin ako huhuhu. (Kaya ngayon lang ako nakagawa ng entry here huhuhu) Our chosen seats were nice too. I got to buy merch as well. And I got to watch Gab Pangilinan perform!!! Ahhhhh my heart! All the casts were so good in their roles! Got the chance to have a photo op with the old version of the main casts. Sayang lang hindi kasama young versions, but still!

I remember, after Act 1, I remained in my seat while everyone's having a break. All I could utter was 'Thank You, Lord'. Because my heart was so full, so grateful for that privelege of being there. That dream to perform once again rekindled in my heart. Someday, one day, I'll be able to perform in a musical play…

What an experience it was!! The first time, but definitely not the last. Here's to more musical plays to watch in theaters in this lifetime!

[motionpicturesforcarrie]

ok i said like a long time ago i would make a playlist of eraserheads songs for my non-filipino mutuals, so im just going to list them out here

(the eraserheads are a filipino alternative rock band who released music in the 90s. they’ve broken up, but they have had multiple reunions since then and are touring again this year)

explanations under the cut

it was hard to pick a few songs,,, i just went with some of their most popular ones

“ang huling el bimbo” and “spoliarium” are two of their most well known and (in my opinion) their best songs

“toyang” references “silly love songs”!!!!

“with a smile” is my favorite song in english

don’t have any specific reason for “overdrive” “alapaap” and “magasin” i just really like them

for albums i would say listen to cutterpillow or circus >:)

[wh-xb700]

Ang Huling El Bimbo - The Hit Musical (2020)