Kapamilya singer/actress/host Karylle has made it to the call backs of "Miss Saigon" auditions. The international hit musical will have its West End revival and the four-day auditions in Manila, Philippines started Monday, November 19.
Talent manager Carlo Orosa posted a picture of Karylle holding her call-back slip on Facebook with the caption "We made it." Orosa's other talent from Stages, Star Magic singer-actress Tippy dos Santos, also received a call-back slip.
Karylle, who is very emotional after she performed the "Miss Saigon" song I'd Give My Life For You, will return on Wednesday, November 21 with Tippy and others who have also received their call back slips to audition for specific roles and to undergo dance auditions.
Others who also passed for the call backs include professional theater actors Jake Macapagal, K-la Rivera, OJ Mariano, Lawrenz Martinez, and Manila-born Singaporean singer-actress Julia Abueva.
Over a thousand hopefuls enlisted for the much-awaited Manila auditions for the "Miss Saigon" revival which will run until Thursday, November 22 at the Philippine Opera Company’s headquarters in Makati. Some who auditioned were from Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
The original Miss Saigon was first staged at Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London on September 20, 1989. It opened on Broadway in 1999. Filipina international-singer actress Lea Salonga originally played the lead role of Kim in "Miss Saigon."
