Karylle Lands Another International Project via Singapore's 'Point of Entry'

Kapamilya singer-actress Karylle has landed another international TV project after the smash hit The Kitchen Musical. Karylle is slated to have a guest role in the international television series Point of Entry which airs in Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 5.

Karylle flew to Singapore last September 20 to shoot for the said series. According to Push.com, she will be having nine shooting days in Singapore and four shooting days in the Philippines for the project.

Aside from Karylle, it was reported that other Filipino actors, Simon Ibarra and Micah Munoz, are also having a guest role in the series. Simon appeared in several Kapamilya primetime series including Tayong Dalawa and My Binondo Girl where he played Jolo Revilla's father while Micah plays Papa Chen's family driver Joma in Be Careful With My Heart.

Launched in 2010, Point of Entry is said to be a top-rating series in Singapore. Point of Entry is an action drama about an elite team of ICA special agents, and their fight to keep Singapore’s borders safe from smuggling and illegal immigration by land, sea and air. 

The show stars Singaporean actors Carl Ng, Pamelyn Chee, Devarajan, Fadhilah Samsudin, Bernard Tan, Jourdan Lee, Constance Song and Melody Chen

Karylle's international appeal was first tested in the Pan-Asian TV series The Kitchen Musical which also stars Christian Bautista and other Pinoy actors including Arthur Acuña, Ikey Canoy and Thou Reyes. For her role as Maddie in the series, Karylle was nominated for Best Actress in the 52nd Monte Carlo TV Festival. 

The Kitchen Musical also won a bronze  medal for best performance for the entire cast at the 2012 New York Festivals.

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'The Kitchen Musical' Soundtrack Album, Released!

Pan-Asian genre-busting and award-winning TV series, The Kitchen Musical had already released the soundtrack album for its very first season. The Kitchen Musical Season 1 Soundtrack album is now available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines!

The Kitchen Musical which includes in the cast Filipino actors Karylle and Christian Bautista, as well as Art Acuña, Ikey Canoy and Thou Reyes was aired on different countries across Asia and Europe.

Celebrate the music of “The Kitchen Musical,” topbilled by Karylle, Christian Bautista, Stephen Rahman-Hughes, Rosemary Vanderbrouke, and Art Acuna, with the release of the much-awaited release of its soundtrack’s first volume, which features some of the most memorable hits of different decades given exciting twist.

The series also garnered a Gold Medal for Best In Writing and Bronze Medal for Best Performance from the 55th New York Festivals, and nominations for Best Drama Series, Best Actress (Karylle and Rosemary) and Best Actor (Stephen and Art) categories in the soon-to-be-concluded 2012 Festival de Televicion de Monte Carlo.

Stephen Rahman Hughes (Chef Alex Marcus) invites you to get a copy of The Kitchen Musical season one soundtrack album.

 

Christian Bautista (Sous Chef Daniel Ray) invites you to get a copy of The Kitchen Musical season one soundtrack album.

 

“The Kitchen Musical” OST Tracklisting:

1. Boom Boom Pow/ Free Your Mind (originally popularized by Black Eyed Peas/ En Vogue)

2. Every Breath You Take (originally popularized by The Police)

3. Unwell (originally popularized by Matchbox 20)

4. Faith (originally popularized by George Michael)

5. Hot N Cold (originally popularized by Katy Perry)

6. You Can’t Hurry Love (originally popularized by Phil Collins)

7. SOS (originally popularized by Abba)

8. A Little Respect (originally popularized by Erasure)

9. Tik Tok (originally popularized by Kesha)

10. Freedom (originally popularized by George Michael)

11. Nobody (originally popularized by Wonder Girls)

12. Lady Marmalade (originally popularized by All Saints)

13. Losing My Religion (originally popularized by R.E.M.)

14. Creep (originally popularized by TLC)

15. Can’t Fight This Feeling (originally popularized by REO Speedwagon)

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Christian Bautista Confirms Talks on Network Transfer

Asia's Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista confirmed that there has been a talk between him and TV5. Christian admitted that TV5 has offered him an opportunity to host an upcoming reality singing contest in the Kapatid network.

Although there has been talks on network transfer, Christian said that there is noting final yet as he still had a contract with ABS-CBN until August this year.

“Wala pa namang final. Nagkaroon lang ng pag-uusap, ng negotiation. I’m still under contract with ABS-CBN until August. After August, tignan po natin,” said Christian during the press launch of his coffee table book, “First Class.”

“Life goes on, work goes on, but we’ll see if there are opportunities when the contract ends,” he added.

Christian also revealed that his girlfriend, The Kitchen Musical co-star Carla Dunareanu, is also open to working in the Philippines if ever there are opportunities.

“Carla’s staying here until June, looking for work in any channel. Kung merong work kami na makita for her, then why not? Gusto niya i-try dito sa Philippines,” he said. Carla Dunareanu is currently based in Singapore.

“The Kitchen Musical,” a pan-Asian musical series, recently won a Gold World Medal for Best Writing and a Bronze World Medal for Best Performance at the 2012 New York Festival.

“I feel relieved, masaya, kasi na-reward-an kami, ‘yung mga ginawa namin,” Bautista said about their achievement.

Source: ABS-CBN News

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Karylle Nominated as Best Actress in the 52nd Monte Carlo TV Festival

Another Asiansation, Karylle Tatlonghari is nominated as Best Actress in the 52nd Monte Carlo TV Festival 2012 for her performance in the pan-Asian TV series, The Kitchen Musical (which is also nominated as Best Drama TV series).

The said TV festival will be held in Monaco this June 10-14, 2012.

In The Kitchen Musical, Karylle plays the role of Maddie Avilon, a fresh graduate of Le Cordon Bleu who lands a job as the sous chef in her father's restaurant. She struggles to show her individuality and creativity in the hands of the head chef, Alex Marcus played by Stephen Rahman-Hughes.

Aside from Karylle, another Filipino, Arthur Acuña is also nominated in the said festival. Art, who plays The Avilon manager Harry Shaw is nominated as Best Actor together with Alex Marcus himself, Stephen Rahman-Hughes. Rosemary Vandenbroucke (as Selena Argon, the sommelier) is also nominated for Best Actress.

The Kitchen Musical has been previously nominated for two categories at the prestigious 2012 New York Festivals under the International Television & Film Awards competition for “Best Writing” and “Best Performance.”

The Kitchen Musical is set to air its 2nd season this May.

Photo courtesy of phstars.com

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The Kitchen Musical Bags 2 New York Festivals Nominations

The smash hit pan-Asian musical-cooking TV series “The Kitchen Musical,” which aired on Philippine free TV via Studio 23, has been nominated for two categories at the prestigious 2012 New York Festivals under the International Television & Film Awards competition for “Best Writing” and “Best Performance.”

On its 55th year, the New York Festivals s World’s Best Television & Films honors the “World’s Best Work™” in news, sports, documentary, information and entertainment programs which mirror today’s global trends and encourage the next generation of story-tellers. The Kitchen Musical was chosen amongst entries from 40 countries worldwide.

This year’s ceremony will be held on April 17th in conjunction with The National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas.

“It is such an honor for a small company like ours to be recognized by a long-standing established body such as the New York Festival. These acknowledgments from a jury of award-winning industry professionals from around the world who are recognized as leaders in their respective fields, will propel us to continue to follow our instincts, buck the trend, and produce creations that increase the happiness quotients globally,” said CheeK, creator of “The Kitchen Musical” and Head of Creative for TGE.

An original production by The Group Entertainment, The Kitchen Musical is a genre-busting TV series featuring drama, music and food served in 13 one-hour episodes. It is a story about a rich, young girl fresh out of culinary school who embarks on a journey of self-discovery when she starts working for The Avilon, her father’s restaurant. It aired in 17 countries across Asia in October 2011. Local versions of the series are currently in the works for Italy, India and Vietnam.

The series features a pool of international talents including British thespian Stephen Rahman-Hughes, Filipino powerhouses Karylle Tatlonghari and Christian Bautista, Hong Kong actress-supermodel Rosemary Vandenbroucke and New York based Filipino stage actor, Arthur Acuña.

After the success of the show’s season one launch, it goes for asecond run starting May 2012 across multiple platforms including more broadcasts on “Free-to-Air” stations across Asia.

Starting March 5th this year, The Kitchen Musical Season One soundtrack album is made available via Universal Music in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia, and will be launched by Universal Records in the Philippines this April, followed by Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Watch out as it returns soon on your Kabarkada Network, Studio 23. For more information, visit its official Facebook page at www.thekitchenmusical.com/facebook/ph.

Text by Studio 23

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Christian Bautista and Carla Dunareanu is Official!

Actor-singer Christian Bautista admitted that he is now in a romantic relationship with his The Kitchen Musical co-star Carla Dunareanu. Christian's new girl is a Singaporean-based actress, model and dancer. It can be recalled that Christian and Carla were caught on cam having a dinner date last January 18 with other Kitchen Musical stars, Karylle (with rumored bf Yael Yuzon) and Art Acuna (with his wife, Maritina Romulo) (Read story here).

In an interview with ABS-CBNNews.com during the launch of his album "First Class: Outbound Expanded Edition" on Tuesday morning, Bautista shared that their romance started from the friendship they developed while they were doing the pan-Asian show.

Christian also revealed that he is happy in love right now. Although their relationship is somewhat long distance, the singer took time to call Carla everyday and every month, they personally meet.

Christian revealed that they become on officially on Valentine's Day. He expressed his seriousness on the matter and via Skype, he and Carla had a common understanding of a romantic relationship.

Carla Dunareanu is currently in Manila to watch Christian's concert with Karylle at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre, Resorts World Manila entitled Love and Laughter with Nanette Inventor.

Photo courtesy of PEP

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Are Christian Bautista and his 'Kitchen Musical' co-star, Carla Dunareanu Dating?

Asiansation, Christian Bautista is spotted with his co-star in the recently-concluded first season of The Kitchen Musical Carla Dunareanu. The two had a dinner together with other co-stars, Karylle and Art  Acuña.