We just attended the garden wedding of Ingrid and Jessie Mar tonight. Ingrid was my wife's dorm mate in college, and my co-performer in the 2000-2001 production of Les Miserables here. She was Fantine while I was Thenardier. Since then, we've performed together a lot of times in different events, and I was also fortunate enough to be a guest in her self-titled CD a few years ago. Even though I haven't really performed for a very long time, it was an honor to be able to sing a couple of songs for her and her husband during perhaps the best day of their lives.
Ingrid's wedding became more memorable when I saw a long-lost friend, Janett. We were batch mates in the first local production of Les Mis here sometime in 1995-1996 (she played Cosette), and we were supposed to be batch mates also for Ang TV Cebu had I pushed through with it a long time ago. I didn't know that Ingrid and Janett knew each other that's why I was surprised and elated to see both of them, especially Janett whom I haven't seen for a very long time.
Another person I didn't expect to see but I did see during the wedding was Kristian, one of my members in CTC, and was my understudy in Anastasia. He was there as part of the choir who sang for the wedding. Kristian is also a part of our planned Les Mis production hopefully next year.
If I had just known that some people from Les Mis, past and future, would be there, I would have brought my minus-ones and the people attending would have been treated to a glimpse of Broadway. Oh well, lesson learned: I will always bring my minus-ones whatever party I'll be going to. You never know when it will be needed.
Congratulations and Best Wishes, Jessie Mar and Ingrid! ♥
Ingrid's wedding became more memorable when I saw a long-lost friend, Janett. We were batch mates in the first local production of Les Mis here sometime in 1995-1996 (she played Cosette), and we were supposed to be batch mates also for Ang TV Cebu had I pushed through with it a long time ago. I didn't know that Ingrid and Janett knew each other that's why I was surprised and elated to see both of them, especially Janett whom I haven't seen for a very long time.
Another person I didn't expect to see but I did see during the wedding was Kristian, one of my members in CTC, and was my understudy in Anastasia. He was there as part of the choir who sang for the wedding. Kristian is also a part of our planned Les Mis production hopefully next year.
If I had just known that some people from Les Mis, past and future, would be there, I would have brought my minus-ones and the people attending would have been treated to a glimpse of Broadway. Oh well, lesson learned: I will always bring my minus-ones whatever party I'll be going to. You never know when it will be needed.
Congratulations and Best Wishes, Jessie Mar and Ingrid! ♥
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