Pizza and broadway karaoke til midnight, anyone?
With tons of Broadway musicals coming to the Philippines this 2024, businesses are also opening their spaces for thespians and musical lovers alike. And one of those places is Handuraw Pizza!
Located in Mandaue City, Cebu, the pizza place has planned several karaoke nights fit for any Broadway and musical theater lover. Recently, they’ve held their HISTOREMIX Singalong 2024 wherein guests enjoyed an all-night jamming session to songs from Les Mis, Miss Saigon, Hamilton, SIX, and other musical plays shown on Broadway.
A Summoning For Thespians In The Wild
The pizza parlor partnered up with Broadway Youth Cebu in their event, making it a strong summoning for thespians around Cebu from different theater groups such as from 2TinCans, Siddhartha, and Vaudeville. And in the coming months, they already laid out a calendar filled with musical theater singalongs which are the following:
1. Heroes & Villains
Ever wanted to sing as Ursula or maybe as Jafar? Well, it’s your time to pick up the mic and step on-stage this coming July 20, 2024 at 6PM for the Heroes & Villains Night! Songs you can expect include Poor Unfortunate Souls from The Little Mermaid, Friends From The Other Side from The Princess & The Frog, Evil Like Me from The Descendants, and many more. And of course, a villain’s presence will not be complete without the hero, so there will also be songs from Disney and musical protagonists in line.
2. Jamilton Cebu 2024
A word play between the phrase “Jamming to Hamilton,” Jamilton Cebu 2024 is an event for Hamilton fans to sing and dance to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s compositions. With songs from My Shot to Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story will be open for reservations and first dibs until the night of the event on November 9, 2024 at 6PM.
3. Wicked Jam
If you’re a Defying-Gravity-girly or you love hitting the notes on No Good Deed, then the Wicked Jam is for you this coming November 26, 2024 at 7PM. Songs such as As Long As You’re Mine, A Sentimental Man, and other Wicked The Musical songs will be played during the jamming session.
Aside from those three, it was also announced last May 1, 2024 that there may be a SIX: The Musical karaoke night a week before the Broadway sensation will have their shows in the country. However, the event is still up to discussion and depending on the poll answers on social media. So, just stay tuned for more details on their official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/handurawpizza/events
The Importance of Theater Karaoke Nights
Most karaoke nights will have pop rock and ballads in their song selections, which makes musical theater songs a rare gem since it is not for the general public. A theater karaoke night is a chance for thespians to sing their favorite Broadway songs aloud and around people with their same interests; making it a safe space with no judgments from anyone.
So, Sugboanons, mark your calendars and we’ll see you in the next karaoke night!
Where is this place in Mandaue?