Ate Sally and I met up at the office yesterday so we can go to Meralco together. Had lunch and killed time at the office, then off we went to Ortigas.

Chari had said that we can just go backstage to meet her for the tickets, so Ate May, the lady guard, let us in. When I checked the tickets that were handed to us, we found that we would be in the third row, huwaw. Thank you so much, Chari!

Went around to the lobby, and familiar faces abound. When I got through the guard that kept bugging me during my BATB stint, there was Sir Ed, the theater supervisor that we call "Mr. C." He was still trying to coordinate with us as to watching the show together with Miss Tinggay and Miss Liza in the viewing room (where he said we'd be allowed to bring food, hehehe). As I went through the lobby doors, I found Jhett and Reubs trying to go out to look for people.

Then when Ate Sally and I reached the lobby lounge, there was Kiwi selling Footloose T-shirts. Huwaw, they're selling it for P300 more than the shirts we sold before. Found Red standing next to the T-shirt table. Anyway, bought a program, then we went inside. As I was about to hand out tickets to the ushers, Joy greeted me. I haven't seen her in ages, so I didn't really notice her before she called my name, because she had grown her hair out. Then when we got inside the theater, there was June Vee, who was supposed to tell us where our seats would be. Joel approached us next, and also asked if I already knew where we'll be sitting. Heck, of course I knew, having pored over the seating plan since summer began.

So how was Footloose? Well, Jay-R is good, I can tell you that. But there were lots of times when I can't distinguish Ren from Jay-R, because he had put a lot of himself into the character. So most of what I see onstage was Jay-R, not Ren. Iya's voice was actually good, but she sounded sort of weak. Then there was Caisa as Rusty. Having seen her in the same role last year for Blue Rep, her interpretation was still pretty fresh. It was also refreshing to see Jonard as the bad boy Chuch Cranston. And like Lea, I was impressed at Nikki's voice, as well as her approach to Wendy Jo. Kyla, as always, was remarkable. Gian was equally amusing as the dancing-impaired Willard. Hard to see him as someone who can't dance though, hahaha. And of course, there was Tito Audie as Reverend Moore. How apt to play a man of God, but every time he was onstage, I was in awe. Hahaha, sorry, I have to admit, I was already a fan of his before I became his student.

I didn't get to stick around much after the show, but to everyone involved in it, my hat's off to you. I enjoyed the entire production that I want to see it again. Now, time to bug Calvin for closing night tickets, hehehe...

Time for dinner. My aunt got us tacos, yum.