Kaos

Instead of spending the whole of yesterday at home just lazing around, I had to drag myself to watch Kaos at Resorts World with my 2 cousins and their 4 kids and husband since we had already purchased the tickets since last February.


"Kaos with The Manila Symphony Orchestra. A classic adventure of a handsome prince, a beautiful maiden and an interfering advisor. A never ending search for true love...Las Vegas meets Broadway in a one-of-a-kind musical spectacle never before seen in the Philippines.

The Story In a medieval kingdom, a lonely prince peers into a magical mirror and falls in love with a beautiful maiden from the future. As the past and the future converge, the two discover a love that transcends time and overcomes seemingly impossible odds.

This is the story of KAOS, a visual and musical spectacle unlike anything Manila has ever seen" as per the official website of Kaos at www.rwmanila.com/kaos

Plus: The whole stage was spectacular and to quote them, it is really a stage unlike anything I have ever seen. The stunts and acrobats were likewise breath-taking. Even if you know that the clumsiness of the performers were all part of the act, the people in the audience could not help but loudly gasp as death defying scenes unfolded on the stage. The live animals, a white lion and tiger (first time I've seen them live) were a thrill to watch as you wonder if they would suddenly attack the audience (I was seated at the balcony so I wasn't really worried about myself hehe)

Minus: The storyline was a bit on the boring side. Its the usual prince who goes looking for the love of his life with an antagonist trying to prevent him from doing so. Maybe the show is really targeted for the children who wouldn't really care about the storyline but instead focus on the death defying stunts. I did ask the kids who were with us on how they felt about the show and most of them said they almost fell asleep in the middle of the show. The music selection was also so-so although the female lead did have a powerful and enchanting voice. The male lead's voice (not Gian Magdangal but his alternate) was not as good and powerful as I expected it to be. Plus, I didn't feel whatever feelings he wanted to convey to the audience...feelings such as love, desperation, etc.

Overall, I didn't mind having to spend Php 1,100 for the ticket as it was entertaining in most ways but its not a show that I would want to come back to watch again.

Photographs are not allowed to be taken during the entire show so I didn't get the chance to take any photos although towards the end of the show, I did manage to take a shot, afterwhich, security personnel approached us to tell us that taking photos is still not allowed even after the show.

Ticket prices:
Upper Balcony P988
Balcony P1,188
Deluxe P1,888
Premiere P2,688
VIP P2,888

The theatre is not that huge so the Balcony tickets were adequate as long as you get the center seats.