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Live concerts light up Resorts World Manila's marquee again

Published Dec 21, 2021 02:46 pm

The Grand Countdown to 2022

The country’s premier lifestyle and entertainment destination, Resorts World Manila (RWM), is taking a bet on the triumphant return of live shows and concerts to the stage. After a 20-month hiatus, RWM’s own theater is finally reopening its curtains to live performances.

Earlier this month, the award-winning Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) was abuzz with the familiar hustle and bustle that only a live performance with an audience can bring. The crowd may be a little spaced out, in today’s era of physical distancing, but the energy is the same. It was electrifying.

On stage, the air was emotionally charged for the artists and production as they returned to their home stage and are once again performing for a crowd they can finally look out to with applause and laughter they can hear again. On their seats, the audience’s mood was undeniably excited.

New normal-ready. Resorts World Manila’s Newport Performing Arts Theater held its first major concert with a live audience. The theater capacity was capped at 50 percent with the audience following socially-distanced sitting and strict mask protocols at all times.

Finally, watching a live performance surrounded by other fans, albeit a seat apart, is a familiar thrill that has been sorely missed. And the show, what a delight! A nostalgic homecoming concert of RWM’s beloved musical. After a 20-month silence on the stage, nostalgia takes on a deeper meaning for everyone present in the moment.

RWM President and CEO, Kingson Sian, is not a betting man, but he is willing to gamble to make a statement and show a vote of confidence that live entertainment is due for a grand return.

“When the lockdowns started, one of the sectors that have been severely affected is live entertainment. No live shows meant no livelihood for them. So, when restrictions were finally eased enough to allow shows with live audiences, we grabbed the opportunity to stage our first concert. It may not make financial sense right now, given the 50 percent capacity limit, but we went ahead anyway. Because it’s not about business. We want to bring back live entertainment in a big way and make a strong statement in support of Filipino performing artists, and the people who make live entertainment possible.”

The cast of the highly successful AHEB musical returned to the stage and performed their hearts out for the Ang Muling El Bimbo homecoming concert once again after a long 20-month hiatus.

Home of the massive and ultra-modern NPAT that boasts of over 1,700-seating capacity, RWM is pulling out all the stops to ensure that both the audience and the cast and crew are safe and confident to venture out and live a little more in the theater. Strictly adhering to government and expert guidelines, capacity is capped at 50 percent with socially-distanced seating for audiences.

Coupled with RWM 2.0 - a compilation of its world-class services that have been adapted to fit in the new normal, the NPAT has gone through an upgrade, too, with its new seats and sophisticated air filtration system.

Following the smashing success of its first foray back to live concerts, RWM is in full-steam to setting the NPAT stage for the grandest countdown party in its side of the Metro. The Grand Countdown to 2022 sees A New Age is Dawning with a back-to-back Aegis and The Dawn concert hosted by Nicole Laurel Asensio on New Year’s Eve at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.

The Grand Countdown to 2022 concert is an added shine to RWM’s hundred stars in live events and performances for this year’s Grand Fiesta Manila celebrations. For inquiries contact Girah Manaligod (0917 872 8309), Neil Crisostomo (0917 658 9378), or King Feria (0917 823 9602).

For more information on The Grand Countdown to 2022 and Grand Fiesta Manila visit www.rwmanila.com and follow @rwmanila and @newportmall on Facebook and Twitter, and @resortsworldmanila Instagram.

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