When “Tabing Ilog” returns this March as a musical, audiences can expect it to still tackle real and serious issues familiar to themes, but in a new time and milieu.
Ian Pangilinan as Rovic Jem Macatuno as James
The universal themes of friendship, family, coming of age, and finding where one fits in this vast world will still thread through the story.
Jojit Lorenzo Kiara Takahashi as Eds
Krystal Kane as Jerry Miah Canton as George
This is the “Tabing Ilog” of Gen Z, with all the complexities of what it means to be a teenager today.They have cellphones and social media, and the whole world at their fingertips.
Noel Comia as Sammy Teetin Villanueva as Corrine Vino Mabalot as Fonzy
The group will also face the reality of their fast-paced and changing world.
In support for ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Inc.’s Bantay Kalikasan, the musical will also tackle environmental issues that concerns the country today. “Tabing Ilog” was a cultural hit when it first came out on TV screens in 1999.
The musical features a mix of fresh and veteran talents, including Agot Isidro, Jojit Lorenzo, Joanna Co, Paolo O’Hara with theater actors Gab Pangilinan, Ian Pangilinan, Vino Mabalot Justine Narciso,Krystal Kane, Teetin Villanueva and Franco Ramos; TV personalities Noel Comia Jr. and Elyson de Dios; and PBB and MNL48 stars Kiara Takahashi, Abi Kassem, Sky Quizon, Hanie Jarrar, Batit Espiritu,Emjay Savilla, Jem Macatuno, Gian Wang, Gabby Sarmiento, Miah Canton, Abby Trinidad, Belle Delos Reyes, Lou Yanong, Missy Quino, Shawntel Cruz, Ian Hermogenes, Art Guma, and Lie Reposposa.
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