Party Pilipinas at the Movies

Today at 12:30 p.m., grab a bucket of popcorn as your favorite Kapuso stars stir up the afternoon with all movie-inspired treats as GMA-7 presents Party Pilipinas at the Movies.

Directed by Mark Reyes, the show opens with a powerhouse cast performances inspired from musical films like Grease, Dream Girls, Saturday Night Fever, Flash Dance, Hairspray and Fame. Glam Girls Heart Evangelista, Carla Abellana, Rhian Ramos, Lovi Poe, and Bianca King sashay with some of the iconic female characters we loved in mind.

Pinoy musicals are one of the highlights of the grandest party on TV. Sing along and take a trip down memory lane with songs from Bagets, Hotshots, Ninja Kids and Blue Jeans.

Party Pilipinas is also set to give performances inspired by the classic movies of Sharon Cuneta, Andrew E’s comedy flicks and Julia Roberts’ international hit movies.

Sayaw Pilipinas, meanwhile, features the best dance grooves from the hottest dance movies of our generation. Get ready to pump and grind with hip performances from Step Up 1 2 3, You Got Served, Stomp the Yard, Save the Last Dance and Take The Lead.

Karate Kid, Letters To Juliet, Alice in Wonderland, Twilight Saga and Transformers are some of the latest movie hits the show is taking inspiration from.

Fun moments await as Party Pilipinas stars jam with Kenny Loggins’ most famous songs for movies such as One Fine Day, Over The Top, Top Gun, Caddyshack and Footloose.

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Party Pilipinas ROCKS!

Collaborations of different songs from the Rock-genre were used and creatively arranged with other songs in order to give a new twist for the viewers. Selected songs of some Rock-icons were also performed as tribute.

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Party Pilipinas Presents Karnabal 06.27.10

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Party Pilipinas goes 3D on June 20 – a first on Philippine television

Asia’s party capital, Party Pilipinas, will be in 3D format this coming June 20, 2010. This is the first time that a local tv program in the Philippines will be seen in 3D.

If you don’t have a 3D glasses, you can make one for yourself. Watch Richard Gutierrez in his instruction video on how to make an improvised 3D glasses:

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"Party Pilipinas" presents Pula Bughaw Dilaw 06.13.10

This Sunday (June 13), Party Pilipinas offers another exciting Sunday afternoon as it unfolds its Philippine Independence Day special celebration. 

Dubbed as "Pula...Bughaw...Dilaw...The Philippine Independence Day Special," Party Pilipinas will deliver non-stop Pinoy entertainment from start to finish for three solid hours. 

Beginning at 12.30 pm, viewers should not miss the opening number of Party Pilipinas cast led by the Bad Boy of the Dance Floor Mark Herras, Rocco Nacino, Elmo Magalona, Sarah Labahti, Diva Montelaba, Steven Silva, Enzo Pineda, Sef Cadayona, Wynwyn Marquez and Yassi. 

Aside from this one-of-a-kind grand opening number, Party Pilipinas pays tribute to the icons of the music industry such as Eraserheads, Hagibis, Aegis, and Ogie Alcasid as well as the songs of Bamboo, Kuh Ledesma and Freddie Aguilar. The Independence Day special of Party Pilipinas will also feature cultural dance numbers like pandango sa ilaw, maglalatik, tinikling and carinosa. 

Also, Elmo Magalona will have a special production number as he pays tribute to his father, the late Master Rapper Francis Magalona. Plus, a special showdown from divas and crooners of Party Pilipinas—Regine Velasquez, Jaya, Jay-R, Kyla, Rachelle Ann Go, Jennylyn Mercado, Julieann San Jose, Mark Bautista, Janno Gibbs, Dennis Trillo, Kris Lawrence, Gian Magdangal, Geoff Taylor, Miguel Escueta, Joshua Desiderio together with XLR8, Eurasia and Pop Girls. 

Completing the Independence Day celebration will be Korean boy band U-KISS. Also known as the Ubiquitous Korean International (Idol) Super Star, this group is behind the songs "Man Man Ha Ni" and "What." 

Catch the special freedom day revelry of Party Pilipinas this Sunday live from the GMA Network Studios. Party starts at 12.30 pm after the Kapuso Movie Festival. 

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Party Pilipinas: “The Big Change” (June 6, 2010)

This is the directorial debut of Director Rico Gutierrez and his team. Team G decided to create a new and interactive Party Pilipinas. Their show showcased a theatrical-feel among the whole production which gave the audience a different perspective or insight compared to common musical variety shows in the country.

They merged classical music with club music to make a party-vibe element for the show and even used moving trusses, flame effects, laser and light sculptures. Hologram effect was also used here – first seen in Philippine TV noon time shows. They also made an origami ramp on the stage to bring the audience closer to the performers.

"Party Pilipinas" RAW

RAW Emotions.
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RAW Nerves.
RAW Look.


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From Hollywood to Kapuso studios

It’s evident that Hollywood dancer-choreographer Fusion has a soft spot for the Philippines.

His last two girlfriends were Filipino-Americans, volunteered Fusion, whose real name is Ruben Monet Ludlow.

“I live in San Diego, California, and I made lots of Filipino friends there,” he said.

Not surprising

Truth to tell, he’s not much surprised at the warm welcome he received when he arrived in Manila recently. (He will stay here for a month to choreograph the planned GMA 7 Sunday variety show “Party Pilipinas,” which will take over the slot of “SOP” starting March 28.)

What stunned him was the “level of talent” that greeted him when he started conducting workshops with local dancers.

“In other countries I visited, I had to work double time...but here, I was impressed. Filipinos are strong, intelligent dancers who really understand what it means to deliver a good performance,” he said.

He taught the local dancers the style he created, Kung-Fu Hip-Hop—a mixture of “martial arts and Lindy Hop, a kind of underground swing.”

The way he explained it, his signature move can be a tad complicated. “Lindy Hop is high energy and explosive. Then I put in a little capoeira, along with Shaolin moves and break dancing. There’s a lot of Jacky Chan in it, too. But the Filipino dancers adapted well. They got the move quickly.”

Track record

That’s quite a compliment, considering that it came from the same dancer-choreographer who had worked with such global megastars as Will Smith, Beyoncé Knowles, Missy Elliot, Akon and Diana Ross.

“I’m pretty lucky because I never ever work with boring people,” quipped Fusion who’s a friend of GMA 7 resident choreographer Geleen Eugenio.

He choreographed the Diana Ross World Tour that took him to Australia, Japan and Europe.

He asserted that the music biz’s biggest divas, Diana and Beyoncé, were no prima donnas.

“They’re famous all over the world, but in real life, they are normal people,” he said.

He described Beyoncé as a “true professional who always gives her best. She’s fun to work with.”

He reserved highest praise for Will Smith whose “Men in Black” music video was Fusion’s first big break as dancer in 1997.

“Will was a regular guy. He cracked jokes as if we had known each other for a long time. It was a pleasant experience,” he recalled.

He hopes his month-long stay in the Philippines will be just as enjoyable.

Should he meet his nth Filipino girlfriend?

“I’m single. I’m open to meeting someone special,” he said.

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About "Party Pilipinas"

Party Pilipinas is an "all-party and all-positive vibes" show, according to the Corporate Communications Department of GMA Network and the show's new production manager, Ruth Mariñas. Mariñas takes over the post of Ramel David, who in turn replaced Hazel Abonita. Through an interview via Chika Minute in 24 Oras, Ogie Alcasid stated that Party Pilipinas will circle the entire country and hopefully the whole world.

The four main hosts Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Janno Gibbs, and Jaya are retained, along with the R&B Royalties Kyla and Jay-R, plus, La Diva.
In addition, Rachelle Ann Go and Mark Bautista, both Viva artists and now turning back as Kapuso are now joining the Asia's party capital.

Louie Ignacio left the show after the April 25 episode. It was temporarily directed by Rommel Gacho from May 2 to the May 23 episode. Two directors were replaced namely Mark A. Reyes and Rico Gutierrez.

It started the trend of presenting its upcoming episodes through "themed" teasers. The show also started promoting upcoming episodes a week in advance, a far cry from the usual TV promotion timeline of three days in advance for weekly variety shows.

On June 13, the program created Philippine TV history as it aired in 3D.
Ogie Alcasid and Regine Velasquez announced their wedding engagement on August 8, 2010 episode. Regine Velasquez also had her pre-nuptial message and confirmation of pregnancy in Party Pilipinas. Janno Gibbs returned to the show on November 28, 2010 after months of allegedly suffering depression. PBA player Rich Alvarez and RnB Princess Kyla wedding proposal happened in Party Pilipanas dated February 13, 2011. In addition, Jolina Magdangal and Mark Escueta informed the public that they are engaged.

The show celebrated its one-year anniversary on March 27, 2011. The show was held at 4 key cities in the Philippines: Manila (GMA Studio 7), Baguio City (Melvin Jones Grandstand), Davao City (Rizal Park) and Cebu City (Fuente Osmeña Circle) with four directors namely Noel Cabacungan, Rommel Gacho, Ding Bolanos and Mark A. Reyes. The anniversary episode also included the launch of GMA's Summer Station ID/Slogan of 2011, "Halo-Halo Ang Summer Saya"

From April 17 - May 15, 2011, GB Sampedro alongside Direk Mark A. Reyes headed the show. Sampedro replaced Direk Rico Gutierrez because the latter had resigned from co-directing the show. Treb Monteras II replaced Sampedro from directing the show starting July 24, 2011 episode to present.

Party Pilipinas international guests include U-KISS (March 28, 2010, June 13, 2010), Jason Derulo (July 25, 2010), Dan Hill (February 6, 2011) and Far East Movement (March 13, 2011).

The show was nominated at 24th Star Awards for TV as Best Musical Variety Show. The show received its first award at Catholic Mass Media Awards 2011 as Best Entertainment Program.