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‘Bar Boys: The Musical’ REVIEW: New staging, same emotions
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‘Bar Boys: The Musical’ REVIEW: New staging, same emotions

It’s a treat to see the four leads back again for ‘Bar Boys: The Musical.’ I remember seeing Benedix Ramos perform for the first time, and I immediately became a fan because of how gracefully he hit all of the notes. I remember being excited to see Alex Diaz as I was more familiar with him acting onscreen—I remember how natural his acting was. I remember laughing along with Omar Uddin’s Josh and being captivated by his laidback charm. I remember seeing myself in Jerom Canlas’ Torran and crying to ‘Ipaglalaban Kita’, a coming-out scene that, to this day, remains unmatched for me in any musical.


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