Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Hans as Leading Man in Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady!
- hansgabbraga
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min read
Ateneo Blue Repertory proudly presents a restaging of Carlo Vergara's Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady, a musical based off of a one-act play and graphic novel of the same name. The show was originally staged by the Philippine Educational Theater Association in 2015. The 2017 run by Ateneo Blue Repertory features a slight reimagining by director Issa Manalo Lopez.
The show follows Mely and Viva, two sisters who couldn't be more opposite but both yearn to achieve their dreams. Through a whirlwind of events, they find themselves entangled an ongoing was between the Philippine's biggest superheroes and supervillains. Mely ends up as the posh superheroes' maid while Viva is tricked into working for the bad guys. Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady is a high-energy, action-packed musical featuring some of Manila's rising young actors including: Natasha Cabrera as Mely, Ashe Uy as Viva, and Hans Braga as Leading Man (yes, that's the character's name).
Charge headfirst into the battle with photos of Hans as Leading Man below.





















Photos courtesy of Ateneo Blue Repertory.
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