I always wanted to see Broadway Show, the ultimate goal is definitely in New York. Lately, some original Broadway go on international tour, including Indonesia, like Annie. But I didn't watch it. I promise myself before turning 30, I want to watch one, whatever musical show it is. The other checklist is watching local theater. I was looking for one show that I want to watch in Jakarta. My friend told me about JPAC's West Side Story, and without asking questions, I agree and bought the tickets. I don't even know what West Side Story about, I watched the classic movie one day before the show (another one checklist to do before 30). Plot
If you don't know the story like me, West Side Story is not about cowboy story, like many people including me think before. It's a tragic love story, similar like Romeo and Juliet. Two main characters, Tony and Maria are lovers, met and fall in love. But the problem is, they are from two different side. Jets and Sharks are two rivalry teenage gangs, while Jets consists neighborhood white young men, Sharks are Puerto Rican immigrants. Jets are lead by Tony's friend, Riff, while Sharks are lead by Bernardo. Riff invited a Jet's former member, Tony to come to a dance party. In that dance party, Tony met Maria, Bernardo's sister, they fall in love on the first sight. These lead to a rumble between two gangs, where Maria asked Tony to stop the rumble. Review It's surprisingly good. Better than I expected. I'm really impressed by their accent while singing and dancing. They act with great English. And FYI, these act are using 100% Original License from Broadway, that's why they act and dancing with original music and dance moves. So, let me check my list for Broadway Show and Local Theater. I love the one that act as Anita. Her name is Desmonda Cathabel. She steals the show, as Bernardo's Lover and Anita's friend, overshadow the actress played Maria in act and singing performances. Of course, as local act, they still have some issues to be improved. I really regret their poor sound system. In the main act, Tonight Quintet, where everyone in stage singing, the sound system fail the stage. People can't hear Tony, Anita and Maria's singing. I was in lower centre, so I still can hear them singing without mike, but it wasn't clear. I think they brought the story right on time, where Jakarta's politic situation are heathen up with racial issue, where certain ethnic were attacked because of their race. These drama talking about how racial and fighting over ethnic issues lead to nothing but sorrow, love is needed in time like these.
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