Dolphy Alay Tawa: A Musical Tribute to the King of Philippine Comedy

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Dolphy Alay Tawa: A Musical Tribute to the King of Philippine Comedy
Directed byAl Quinn
Starringvarious artists
Country of originPhilippines
Original languagesFilipino
English
Production
Production locationsMall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time2 1/2 hours
Release
Original networkABS-CBN
GMA Network
TV5
Picture format480i SDTV
Original releaseSeptember 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)

Dolphy Alay Tawa: A Musical Tribute to the King of Philippine Comedy is a 2012 Philippine concert paying tribute to comedian and actor, Dolphy, named as the Philippines' king of comedy, who died on July 10, 2012 due to multiple organ failure. The concert was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on September 19, 2012 and was simultaneously aired as a television special on September 30, 2012 by the three major Philippine commercial television networks: ABS-CBN, GMA Network and TV5.[1]

Production[]

The concert was held at the Mall of Asia Arena, an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex in Pasay, Metro Manila. During the show, it was explained that the reason why the Quizon family chose the arena as the concert's venue is because the arena's land used to be near a river where a then-teenage Dolphy learned how to swim.[1]

The musical tribute was directed by Al Quinn and written by Bibeth Orteza and featured talents from ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA Network. The proceeds of the concert went to the Eye Bank Foundation of the Philippines, Friends of Hope, and the Philippine Red Cross.[2]

Line-up[]

Featured performances and appearances included:[1][2]

At the duration of the show, the respective chairmen of GMA Network, ABS-CBN, and TV5 at the time: Felipe Gozon, Eugenio Lopez III, and Manuel V. Pangilinan, made video messages speaking about the comedian.

Broadcast[]

The tribute concert aired on September 30, 2012 at exactly 10:30 PM PHT. In a rare opportunity, the show was simultaneously aired by ABS-CBN, TV5 and GMA Network.[3] As a compromise, the networks designated the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City as the common playback point of the special. From the Quezon Memorial Circle, the networks will pick up the common feed by each of their outside broadcast vans (OB van) en route to their individual broadcast facilities.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Rommel R. Llanes (September 20, 2012). "ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA-7 unite for Dolphy musical tribute special". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Filipino). Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Paula Panganiban (September 21, 2012). "Dolphy Alay Tawa musical tribute, napuno ng ligaya!". GMA Network, Inc. (in Filipino). Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "'Dolphy Alay-Tawa' Musical Concert On SNBO". Manila Bulletin. September 29, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Dolphy Alay sa Tawa trivia, GMA Network official Facebook page
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