Fil-Am stars in 'Spongebob Squarepants' musical

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NS7e0FjPwQo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>NEW YORK – An industrial and systems engineer-turned-Broadway actress finally got a role suited to her University of Southern California degree.Filipino-American Catherine Ricafort plays the role of Karen the Computer in the Tony-winning and 12-time Tony nominated musical &quot;Spongebob Squarepants&quot; on Broadway.&quot;It&#x27;s a character that many people have known and grown up with watching the TV show all these years. And so it&#x27;s a challenge to honor that original character from the TV show but also make it my own,: Ricafort said.The musical is based on the hit animated television series &quot;Spongebob Squarepants&quot; on Nickelodeon.From &quot;Mamma Mia&quot; and &quot;Cinderella&quot; to &quot;Allegiance&quot; and &quot;Miss Saigon,&quot; Ricafort is now on her eighth Broadway show. This time, she is showing a different side to her acting skills.&quot;I&#x27;m playing a computer, she is the kontrabida, she is the villain. I&#x27;m always scheming with evil plans trying to make things go wrong, and yet she is funny and very likable. So this is one of the favorite roles I&#x27;ve played on Broadway so far,&quot; she said.The musical promises to give fans, especially kids, everything they would love to see in a Broadway show -- fun characters in colorful costumes, an award-winning scenic design, and big show-stopping musical numbers.Ricafort&#x27;s tip for aspiring Fil-Ams hoping to make it on Broadway is to &quot;embrace who you are.&quot;&quot;Once people started auditioning in New York, they get intimidated and the try to exactly fit what they think the role is asking for. But I have found that just by being me, I&#x27;m just letting that shine through the material,&quot; she said.&quot;Spongebob Squarepants&quot; on Broadway will end its run at the Palace Theater on September 16. The musical will be back for its national tour scheduled by fall of 2019.Read more on <a href="https://balitangamerica.tv/">Balitang America.</a>

Filipino-American Catherine Ricafort plays the role of Karen the Computer in the Tony-winning and 12-time Tony nominated musical "Spongebob Squarepants" on Broadway.

Filipino-American Catherine Ricafort plays the role of Karen the Computer in the Tony-winning and 12-time Tony nominated musical "Spongebob Squarepants" on Broadway.

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Fil-Am stars in 'Spongebob Squarepants' musical

Fil-Am stars in 'Spongebob Squarepants' musical

Don Tagala,

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

Published Aug 31, 2018 03:21 PM PHT

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