Be Enamored Anew By The King And I

Resorts World Manila Reinvents A Timeless Rodgers and Hammerstein Classic 

True to its reputation as the primary venue for superb world-class entertainment, the country’s one-stop, non-stop haven for superlative thrills, Resorts World Manila (RWM) is offering its third theatre production this 15th September with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And I. The mega-musical shall be staged at the majestic halls of the Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) within RWM’s Newport Mall. 

After setting a record-breaking 128 shows for its sophomore offering The Sound Of Music, Resorts World Manila aims to take it up a notch by providing theatre patrons a truly superlative production that features a stellar all-Filipino cast led by inimitable theatre legend Leo Tavarro Valdez, and the beautiful stage great Monique Wilson, who plays King Mongkut  and Anna respectively.

The Majestic Collection That Is Close To Rajo’s Heart

Resorts World Manila’s Third Theater Offering Promises The Splendor Of Design

No less than fashion couture extraordinaire Rajo Laurel sits on the designer’s chair for Resorts World Manila’s upcoming stage production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I on September 15, 2012, at the modern Newport Performing Arts Theater. 

Inspired by the timeless musical since his youth, Rajo claims that The King and I remains a personal favorite, claiming that as a child, he had been cast as one of the King’s children, as he shared the bill with current theatre greats Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Raymond Lauchengco, and Lea Salonga. “I drew a lot of inspiration from the strong imprint The King and I had on me,” he reveals.  “It’s really an iconic play, and I wanted to stay true to that form, though I did inject my personal nuance of deep romanticism and my penchant for high drama,” Rajo adds pertaining to his designs for the highly-anticipated musical.

Resorts World Manila Presents A Showcase Of Superb Filipino Talents

Considered as one of the most beloved classic musicals in Broadway and the West End, The King and I will take its course once more to the Philippine theatre scene this coming September. 

With the success of “Kaos”, the first exclusive theatre offering of Resorts World Manila, and the victory of the longest running Filipino production of a Broadway musical “The Sound of Music”, the Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) will  again open its center stage to bring another Rodger and Hammerstein timeless classic about heritage, culture and a different facet of love.

This third theatre offering of Resorts World Manila promises to captivate the audience with top of the class performances by its extremely gifted all-Filipino cast, as NPAT offers its state-of-the-art venue to stage this much-awaited musical, with the biggest LED wall in Asia that will provide the dynamic theatrical panorama and visuals to complement each scene.