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Date Posted: 12:37:36 09/21/05 Wed
Subject title :
" Diva 2 Diva at Harrah's Lake Tahoe - a certified hit! "
By Elton Lugay
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Greetings Kuh fans, there should be a new picture posted
in the front of this artist fans yahoo group. It's Kuh
and Zsa-Zsa Padilla. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
LAKE TAHOE - For the first time since "The Champions" concert in San
Francisco last June, a full-packed South Shore Room at Harrah's Lake
Tahoe has rendered "Diva 2 Diva: Up Close," a certified Filipino
concert box-office hit.
At 7 p.m. on Sept. 17th, the legendary showroom where the likes of
Bill Cosby, Liza Minelli had performed was filled up by roughly 800
concertgoers, most of whom just got there from a long and winding
drive via CA Highway 50. Though restless, the crowd was full of
energy and very kind with their applause to opening acts Sunday
Groove and Raymond Ritchie.
A newly-formed band composed of Greg Lorenzana, Carlen Ocampo,
Rolazar Aberin, PJ Lopez, Derrick Cagaanan, and Reinee Lingad, Sunday
Groove had impressed the audience with their world-class performance -
singing familiar '80s and '90s tunes. Lead vocalists Greg and Carlen
brought the house down with their powerful duet of Maroon 5's, "This
Love."
Raymond Ritchie, award-winning singer and Bay Area homegrown talent,
reached the high notes without a miss. Singing a medley of Broadway
songs and that of Jekyll and Hyde's "This is the Moment," he
delighted the crowd with his best. Some members of the audience gave
him a rare standing ovation.
Then the divas' showdown began after a 20-minute intermission.
Complete with excellent lighting, superb sound system and Victorian-
inspired ball-gown costumes, Kuh Ledesma and ZsaZsa Padilla, two of
Philippines unsurpassed artists of their time, enthralled the
audience with their opening salvo, a soulful rendition of
Madonna's "Vogue."
ZsaZsa would crack jokes about her life with Dolphy from time to
time, and the audience just loved her spontaneity in delivering it.
Kuh was subdued with her comments on ZsaZsa's stories and had implied
respect and love for husbands stressing that "women should be
submissive to their men."
The most applauded portions of the show included the Kuh and Zsa-Zsa
duet of Mandy Moore's "Only Hope," Zsa-Zsa's debut immortal
hit "Hiram" composed by George Canseco and Kuh's "Ako Ay Pilipino."
Worth mentioning too are the dazzling costumes and elaborate
accessories the divas had worn during the show.
"Diva 2 Diva" has been staged in different venues throughout the
Philippines and U.S. for over two years now. Each performance may
have, shared the same repertoire and other production arrangements,
but the divas always infuse something that would make the concept
unique and appealing no matter how many times they would execute it.
Its outstanding production values couldn't have been accomplished
without Harrah's Lake Tahoe's support and hands-on assistance. Their
belief in Pinoy artists made Pia Pena's (Prime Media Unlimited) work
easier. She offered the opportunity to them and they welcome it
without a doubt. Pena line produced this concert with Harrah's Lake
Tahoe as the executive producer. "This is the first major concert of
all-Filipino music stars ever on stage at Lake Tahoe and we are
looking forward to a special night of entertainment," said John
Koster, president of Harrah's Northern Nevada.
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