Bedazzled 5 Dazzles Audiences at Club Mwah

You think you've seen them all. Not so true when you consider the spectacular shows at Club Mwah, considered the Philippines' answer to Caesar's Palace of Las Vegas and Studio 54 of New York. One is definitely different from the others.

Club Mwah!, touted as an "Outstanding Theater Bar in the Philippines and in Asia," certainly has the talents, the creativr performances, and the flair for theatrical presentations that make up a wide and wild variety of show-stopping acts.

For it's 2006 year opener, Club Mwah offers a spectacular Las Vegas and Broadway - inspired extravaganza entitled "Bedazzled 5."

Bedazzled 5, offers new surprises never before seen in previous presentations. The pacing is faster and the change of sets is more spontaneous you wont even have the slightest idea it's another production number already you're watching!

In Madonna's "Who's That Girl," beautiful damsels regale audiences in their elegant gowns and masks, and segues to a hilarious spoof of Maria's I Feel Pretty from the famous Broadway musicale of West Side Story.

The Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, full production ends up with the dancers actually holding high a huge diamond. The spoof of Little Mermaid is campy. Mermainds jump on their tails to compete for the attention of a handsome Sailor and King Kong. It leads to another spoof of Titanic, complete with an impressive set design and the flick's haunting theme song.

A Jennifer Lopez dead ringer actually, pretty and sexier than the original, does an interpretation of "Waiting for Tonight" complete with JLos trademark bumps and grinds.

The Samba suite is a feast for the eyes with the colorful costumes and props reminiscent of the Mardi Gras festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A full-costumed Egyptian Tableau features Queen Nefertiti, plus a whole phalanx of slaves and soldiers in their extraordinary dance number against a backdrop of a pyramid and sphinx. The elegant Queen Nefertiti and her subjects are clad in elegant gold and blue. The scene segues into a staccatocadenced belly dance routine that shows "ladies" wearing gilded veils.

An Eartha Kitt comic impersonation looked like a contrasting into a serious "Phantom of the Opera," number until the comic twist at the end hidden under the long train of the heroine's gown!

Another spectacular production number is the gold, fuchsia, and black full-Cabaret sequence reminiscent of the glamorous 1940s-50s era, a throw-back to the theaters acts of Moulin Rouge and New York's Broadway.

As Club Mwah moves on its second year as the only Las Vegas and Moulin Rouge combined kind of entertainment bar in the Philippines, its artistic director, Cris Nicolas and vice president and partner Pocholo Malillin, keep on concocting fabulous production numbers for the viewing delight and visual satisfaction of its international clientele and prestigious corporate accounts and well-heeled clients.

The club opens at 8:30pm, when customers can have dinner, drinks, and dancing till 10pm. At exactly 10pm, it's showtime. For show come-ons, visit the place's website at www.clubmwah.com.

Club Mwah! is located at The Venue Tower, 652 Boni Ave., Mandaluyong City, with telephone numbers 535-7943 and 532-2826. Free valet parking is available.

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