Resorts World Manila (RWM) is offering its third theatre production this 15th September with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And I. The mega-musical shall be staged at the majestic halls of the Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) within RWM’s Newport Mall. Here are the profiles of actors in the production:
KING
Leo Tavarro Valdez A Three-time Aliw Awardee for Best Male Performer who has received numerous awards from various award-giving bodies in the Philippines, Leo Tavarro-Valdez is one of the most regarded theatre performers in the country, having played the coveted role of "The Engineer" in the 1997 Miss Saigon in London; "Jean Valjean", the chief protagonist in the 1993 local adaptation of Les Miserables; and other principal roles in local musical extravaganzas such as Rama Hari, Tales of the Manuvu, Hindi Kita Malilimot, Dahil Sa Iyo Gomburza, Ewagan, and Sarungbangi. His other credits include television shows and concert tours all over the Philippines, Asia, Australia and America.