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The William Shakespeare classic play “Romeo and Juliet” will be transformed into a musical, retitled “Romeo and Juliet, The Musical” edited with additional lyrics by Luigi Nacario, music by Eugene Belbis, and directed on stage by Meldrig Costuna and Nacario under the collaborative efforts of Kids Acts Philippines and MINT College.
It will be shown at the St. Cecilia’s Hall of St. Scholastica’s College in Manila on October 22 and 23, 2025.
As a season offering to all young adults, the Shakespeare tragedy will be staged, maintaining the classic requirements of the original folio, from costumes to the set.
The music is composed through a fusion of Western and Eastern with a contemporary flavor. Romeo and Juliet is simplified without sacrificing the original texts of Shakespeare to let young adults understand how the play is written.
In the play, dialogues are sung with full observance of how phrases are being read. (Toots Tolentino)