Rak is Back and nominated for 17 Gawad Buhay Awards

2014 Aliw Awards Best Musical Rak of Aegis gets another run starting from June 16 - August at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City. The show that gets a standing ovation and sold out runs brings back the story of Aileen who searches for fame online to get to the Ellen show in order to help her family in a community submerged in flood.

The show continues to make more than 130 shows from the previous 3 runs. In this run, new cast were added for a bigger family picture and they will now feature Sayang na Sayang as an additional song. Shows are scheduled at Tues - Thursday (3PM) and Fri - Sun (3PM and 8PM)

As we enjoy the repeat of Rak, the company is also rejoicing in the 17 nominations in the upcoming PhilStages Gawad Buhay Award. 2 of which were automatically won because of being the lone nominee in such category. Congrats guys!

Outstanding Original Libretto - automatically won
Liza Magtoto, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Outstanding Musical Direction
Myke Salomon, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Outstanding Choreography for a Play or Musical
Gio Gahol, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Outstanding Costume Design
Carlo Pagunaling, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Outstanding Sound Design
Myke Salomon and Happy Constantino, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Outstanding Set Design
Mio Infante, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Female Lead Performance in a Musical
Aicelle Santos, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)
Joan Bugcat, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)
Kim Molina, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Female Featured Performance in a Musical
Kalila Aguilos, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Male Featured Performance in a Musical
Pepe Herrera, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)
Jerald Napoles, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)
Myke Salomon, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)
Juliene Mendoza, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Outstanding Stage Direction for a Musical
Maribel Legarda, “Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Outstanding Ensemble Performance for a Musical
“Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

Outstanding Original Musical - automatically won
“Rak of Aegis” (Peta)

See the complete list of nominations here.

For ticket inquiries and show buying, you may contact the PETA Theater at 725-6244 / 410-0821 / 0917-5765400. You may also email petatheater@gmail.com or visit www.petatheater.com.

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