Sa Wakas (05.26.2018)

When I heard that this would be the last run of the musical based on Sugarfree's songs, I thought it would be nice to support a local production. We were able to get the 2nd to the last day of the show on an most opportune day (Sat). Too bad Ebe didn't show up  (we were expecting him on the last shows but oh well).

Sa Wakas revolved on the love life of Topper and recalls the story of the two women he fell in love with, Lexi and Gabbie that unfortunately was an overlap. He recalls the important events, how they met, the beautiful moments in between and how it have become sour. The audience are tossed in varying situations that more or less we have experienced alike sometime in our lives. They didn't set us up for outrageous meetups which I truly like. No one dances that stupid rain song in real life you know.

Although the story is simple, I liked the portrayal of scenes. On the top of my head I was impressed with the phone call where both girls were talking to a friend of theirs, moving back and forth on the contrast of how they view their shared lover. There's also a pinch of spontaniety at times that would not surprise us if it were truly adlibbed. It's very effective in fact that you could hear the sighs, laughs and disappointment awws of the audience.

The ending could be a deal breaker to other patrons, but leaving it open ended was smart. The musical ended on the first scene we started and we are all left with Topper closing the box of the engagement ring he found while cleaning his room. Whether you believe in the love that both Popoy and Basha have (it did have that vibes so when they started mimicking scenes**) or a chance for a new love, it's left up to the viewer.

**There's this scene when they are screaming their heads off it reminded me of the trailer of the last movie of One More Chance. It was the only reason I wanted to see the film and we didn't get it there. This though, had what I missed from said sequel.