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Karylle's dream project comes true in The Kitchen Musical

by Abby Mendoza posted on February 24, 2012  STATS: 22531 Views | 137 Comments


  According to Karylle, The Kitchen Musical will be picked up by Emmy Award-winning producer Ben Silverman, the man behind the American adaptation of drama series, Ugly Betty and The Office. "Hopefully, matuloy yun! And that's a real honor kasi I've worked on this project with CheeK [Singaporean creator and writer of the show] from the very, very beginning, nung pilot pa lang siya, nung idea pa lang siya. To see it go this far, parang ang daming napupuntahan, nakakagulat talaga," she says.

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Back in Manila for the Asian tour of The Kitchen Musical, singer-actress-host Karylle reveals to PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) that initially, she had qualms about how Filipinos would receive the musical TV drama series.

"Kinakabahan ako in the sense na, 'Sana yung response dito kasing init dun sa ibang bansa.'

"Kasi siyempre, home court, kumbaga," says Karylle, who was cast as the lead actress in the multi-million dollar Singaporean production.

"Nakaka-proud lang there are so many Filipinos in the cast."

The Kitchen Musical features a multi-cultural cast of theater and screen actors, as well as dancers.

The Pan-Asian TV musical also boasts of four Filipinos in the cast that include Karylle, balladeer Christian Bautista, promising local talent Thou Reyes, and New York-based stage actor Arthur Acuña.

Karylle's doubts subsided when the cast and production team were warmly welcomed to the country. There were so many positive tweets and congratulatory messages.

"Nakakatuwa lang talaga yung papuri, yung encouragement ng mga kapwa Pilipino.

"[They say,] 'Gusto namin yung show, keep up the good work.' Little things like that really mean a lot to us."

INDONESIA. Asked to describe the reception in Malaysia and Indonesia, Karylle says: "Nakakagulat na kilala ka ng ibang tao!"

During the tour, fans called her Maddie, her character's name, instead of K or Karylle.

Meanwhile, her co-actor, Christian Bautista, is already quite famous in Indonesia.

Christian, who plays Daniel Ray in The Kitchen Musical, has just launched his international album, Outbound, featuring his various collaborations with artists and producers from Singapore, Japan, and Indonesia.

"Sa Indonesia, I've always been curious about how famous Christian is," Karylle says.

"Talaga namang pagtungtong namin sa airport... Naglalakad kami, may tumatakbo sa side!

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  • 117  nabhan_3

    03/16/2012 | 08:03 PM
    Dear Sanjay. Greetings. How are you. I hope all is fine. How is the new application for the job offer with the new employer. it is been around 2 months. Is there any sign that this new employer will be better/ more serious than the previous one? Or still early to know? anyway hope so. Ok then. I’m just sending this for greeting and to follow up. Hope to hearing some positive development. Best regards.
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  • 116  justpassingby

    03/08/2012 | 06:48 AM
    kung sisikat iyan sana matagal na
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  • 115  kfanalways

    02/28/2012 | 03:35 PM
    congrats kaye!!!! pang-AXN ka yung iba dyan pang-tabi tabi lang errrhhh eheste basta kaye...we're so proud of you, your career is really going up up there and ang social mo talaga!
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  • 114  neenasatine

    01/15/2012 | 10:13 AM
    way to go Maddie ..madex madex madex
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  • 113  neenasatine

    01/15/2012 | 10:11 AM
    testing
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  • 112  ehemm

    11/22/2011 | 08:04 PM
    buhay pa pala ang word war ng mga pans ni tita MR and mga fans ni beautiful karylle dito lols... that's right, capricorn. no need to compare them. no comparison talaga. they are worlds apart. karylle is well-loved by many. am sure dd misses karylle but sorry, she has a loving and supportive and loyal yael now. asa pa siya lols. kaya nga blooming ang K uuuuuuuuyyyyy
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  • 111  capricorn123

    11/21/2011 | 08:05 PM
    huwag na kayong mag away2 pa dahil obvious na pataas na si karylle while pababa naman si MR. no doubt about that....go....go....go..... karylle... love na love ka namin
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  • 110  aiskeep

    11/21/2011 | 05:45 PM
    pearl102- hitik sa bunga? eh hilaw yang idol nyo natawa ako sabi sa wikipedia Marian Rivera is occasional actress and singer.. lol superstar pero occasional.. ahhh ok lol, at kaya madami bumabato sa kanya ng negative dahil nega din sya... Plastikada...
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  • 109  pearl102

    11/21/2011 | 05:16 PM
    20 aiskeep November 20, 2011 00:45 AM Pearl102- mas ilusyonada yang idol nyo, bakit ganun din naman kayo pag article ni karylle di din naman kayo matahimik, mas marami nga lang negative comments kay MR.... Wag na magmalinis diba yan naman ang gusto ng fans ni MR lagi syang controversial kasi nga daw primetine queen kuno.. -----------------Bakit sino ba ang nag umpisa na isali ang name ni Marian dito di ba ang pans ni K? Basahin mo nga muna yung comments before mine. CLASS A talaga!!! Alam mo ba yong kapag hitik sa bunga mas maraming bumabato? Ganoon si MR At isa ka na doon sa mga bumabato aminin AISKEEP...hahaha...
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  • 108  pearl102

    11/21/2011 | 05:12 PM
    37 aiskeep November 20, 2011 05:17 AM Kaya pala sa wikepedia nakalagay karylle has established herself as one of the most talented showbiz personalities in thePhilippines. She is a respected singer,actress, TV host, athlete, and a writer/ blogger. While ang sinasabi nyo na superstar sabi sa wikepedia Marian Rivera is occasional actress and dancer... Lol superstar pero occasional.. Ok -----------WIKIPEDIA? hahaha Bilib ba ako sa yo, bakit ano ang akala mo sa wikipedia? Kahit sino eh puedeng mag edit ng info sa wiki as long na may account ka...hayyy yayayyy CLASS A nga hahaha
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  • 107  pearl102

    11/21/2011 | 05:07 PM
    24 stunningAngel November 20, 2011 00:54 AM Pearl as if naman hindi mo rin gawain yan.wag na magmalinis dai oa ka lang. CONGRATS K!proud to be a Filipino ng dahil sa inyong nagbibigay ng karangalan s ating bansa..yeah isa kana dun sa mga taong yun.keep up the good work!sana mabasa mo to.lol ----------------Hoy, Inday hindi ko gawain iyan ano. Gawain iyan ng mga CLASS A na kapamilyang katulad mo!
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  • 106  angchakamo

    11/21/2011 | 02:38 PM
    SimonLaplace maaring may void si Karylle dahil lumaking walang nanay pero MAS KAWAWA ung INIWAN SA LOLA - walang nanay AT tatay.anong say mo? kya ingat sa sinasabi...
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  • 105  escee_q

    11/21/2011 | 02:29 PM
    pwede ba? huwag nang isama pa dito sa Marian at Dingdong.matagal ng nakapag move on si Karylle pero kau hindi pa rin.pag-usapan nalang natin kung gano kaganda at ka world-class ang TKM at kung gano kagaling si K!
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  • 104  angchakamo

    11/21/2011 | 02:24 PM
    maaring tama ka SimonLaplace.siguro may void inside karylle kasi her mom left her wn she ws young bt i think mas may kulang at mas kawawa ung hiwalay na nga ang magulang,iniwan pa sa lola.wala na ngang tatay,wala pang nanay.technically orphaned.and i think kita nmn natin ang resulta.as for K,the way we see her she appears to be a classy,well-bred and mature woman.we can assume but we can only judge artits based on what we see,based on their actions xe di namn natin cla kilala personally.
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  • 103  angchakamo

    11/21/2011 | 02:05 PM
    johnjoshuajeremy, i don't mean to be rude but i don't think it's fitting to call marian 'the superstar of her generation in d philippine cinema' considering that her movies are lacklusters.in a more mean linggo - - flop. if you call her primetime queen or whatever, ok lang pero puhleeze not the cinema.n to those na namimintas kay karylle,it's ur right.but i just love this lady not only bcz she's talented,bt also bcz she's got class n grace in d way she acts n speaks.dagdagan mo pa ng pagiging grad sa ateneo,Service Medal awardee sa Poveda HS at VALEDICTORIAN sa OB Montessori.complete package.
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  • 102  eisenheim1

    11/21/2011 | 01:49 PM
    PEP, hire a good researcher. hindi po Singaporean si Cheek, ung writer n director. He's FiLIPINO.
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  • 101  eisenheim1

    11/21/2011 | 01:39 PM
    guys! watch nyo the Kitchen Musical. you'll love it. and if I'm not mistaken, mapapanood po siya in 19 countries across asia n europe. FABBBBB talaga! hindi lang si Christian n K ang magaling kundi buong cast pati ung musical director, ung director, lahat. but of course, it's a big break for Karylle kasi siya ang LEAD star talaga dito.at ito nakakapagtaka...mas huge ang reception ng TKM sa ibang asian countries compared dito sa pinas. even my Thai friend is such a huge fan.pinaghahandaan na ata season2, i heard.
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  • 100  angchakamo

    11/21/2011 | 01:30 PM
    lol ESCEE Q agree ako sa in both ur comments. agree akong classy at unhurried ang the Kitchen Musical.galing pa ni K at Christian. galing din ng arrangements ni Gerard Salonga.hayzt...bagay sila...sana c Karylle at Christian nalang magkatuluyan in real life...diba may pinagbidahan din silang theater musical before? at agree din ako re sa sinabi mo about network war. kung umasta tong mga nag aaway na supporters ng Kaps at Kapams eh na iimagine ko ung mga nagsasabunutan sa palengke.haha
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  • 99  escee_q

    11/21/2011 | 01:22 PM
    full of BS talga yang Kapams vs. Kapuso war of the fans. ang cheap. nakakasukang basahin. in almost every article kahit di nmn related sa article eh sinisiksik pa.
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  • 98  escee_q

    11/21/2011 | 01:17 PM
    i watch TKM regularly on AXN. love the show! it's so classy. well-made. unhurried. ang ganda.just wondering why we don't or can't make something like it dito sa pinas to think Pinoy ang director, Pinoy din ang musical director.galing ni Karylle esp. ung rendition nya ng Unwell by MB20. keep it up K!
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