Push Admin

AC Bonifacio on theater debut: 'It means so much for me'

Article (news)

Reyma Deveza

ABS-CBN News

<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2961854"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>MANILA -- Dancer, actress and singer AC Bonifacio is venturing into musical theater via the upcoming interactive comedy &quot;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.&quot; </p><p>Bonifacio will play the character of Marcy Park in the upcoming production from The Sandbox Collective.</p><p>&quot;I am so excited. It means so much for me. I think I&#x27;ve been telling everyone who&#x27;s close to me like how much this really, really, really means to me. Going into rehearsals every single day, you would think na nakakapagod kasi seven hours kami every single day -- that excludes all the other work that I&#x27;m doing. So sometimes minu-multitask ko po,&quot; Bonifacio told ABS-CBN News in an interview during the musical&#x27;s media launch.</p><p>&quot;But really going to rehearsals have been my home and this &#x27;Spelling Bee&#x27; has become my safe place. And it&#x27;s like a breath of fresh air. So I am just so excited for everyone to see what we put into this.&quot; </p><p>During the media launch, the Kapamilya artist turned emotional as she shared her thoughts about joining the project.</p><p>Bonifacio later explained the love and support from her theater family made her cry. </p><p>&quot;The cast, the team is so loving, they are so trusting and they are just loveable. They keep me safe and I feel safe. So it makes me cry... Kasi ako po hindi ako magaling sa words. So when I was there I took the moment, I was like, I want to tell them how much I appreciate them and how thankful I am for them,&quot; Bonifacio said.</p><p>The one-of-a-kind interactive musical comedy from The Sandbox Collective will open on February 24 at the PowerMac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater in Circuit Makati.</p><p>&quot;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee&quot; is about six spellers vying for the championship of a lifetime, while also navigating puberty, friendship, family and love.</p><p>Tickets for &quot;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee&quot; will be available via Ticket2Me at bit.ly/spellsandbox2024.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/2/9/audiences-to-play-key-role-in-interactive-spelling-bee-musical-1451">Audiences to play key role in interactive &#x27;Spelling Bee&#x27; musical</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/1/31/audie-gemora-thrilled-to-work-with-young-artists-in-theater-1727">Audie Gemora thrilled to work with young artists in theater</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/1/30/ac-bonifacio-angela-ken-shanaia-gomez-all-set-for-theater-debut-1725">AC Bonifacio, Angela Ken, Shanaia Gomez all set for theater debut</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/17/24/nyoy-volante-joins-cast-of-the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee">Nyoy Volante joins cast of &#x27;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/19/23/star-magics-ac-shanaia-angela-set-for-theater-debut">From screen to stage: These Star Magic artists are making their theater debut</a></div><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2932818"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2961844"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>Dancer, actress and singer AC Bonifacio is venturing into musical theater via the upcoming interactive comedy 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.'</p>

Dancer, actress and singer AC Bonifacio is venturing into musical theater via the upcoming interactive comedy 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.'