Joanna Ampil as the Engineer; Rodel Gonzalez all worked up for Side A gig tonight
One might think Joanna Ampil has nothing more to prove in Miss Saigon, after having played lead character Kim for several years in London, Sydney, Manchester, Dublin, and Edinburgh.
But a big surprise on 22 September came from talent manager Noel Ferrer, who posted on Facebook that Ampil will play the Engineer in the award-winning theater musical's 2023 run.
Ampil was quoted in a statement: "To give new life to the musical that changed my life and to sing the beloved score of Claude Michel Schonberg and Alan Boubil once again is a wild dream coming true."
Meanwhile, Rodel Gonzalez is all worked up as Side A's latest reunion concert happens on 24 September at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay.
Tickets to the 1,500-capacity venue have sold out.
<strong>PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF NEWPORT WORLD HOTELS</strong><br />THE original Side A: Joey Benin, Mar Dizon, Pido Lalimarmo, Rodel Gonzalez, and Naldy Gonzalez.
"I don't think there's enough words to describe it, kasi para talagang it's so surreal and at the same time it brought back many memories of the past, kasi good memories naman talaga," Gonzalez said in a recent interview on Daily Tribune's online show Straight Talk.
