The musical messes up ‘Leading Lady’

KATRINA STUART SANTIAGO

The original one-act of Kung Papaano Ako Naging Leading Lady (KPNLL) by Carlo Vergara was a hit in the 2013 Virgin Labfest. Directed by Chris Martinez, Vergara’s storytelling was at its best, deploying the one-act as a form to tell the story of sibling rivalry between a maid Mely (Kiki Baento) and her sister Viva (Skyzx Labastilla), one that exists on banter that is hilarious because real to the times and to a very specific social class.