FRESH from the commercial and critical success of his two-night benefit Valentine concert Love In Motion at The Shangri-La at The Fort, and his stint as juror on ABS-CBN’s Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids, Gary Valenciano opens the second quarter of the year with the season finale of Gary V Presents…, set to happen on May 12, 13, 19, and 20 at The Theatre At Solaire (8:00 p.m.).
With stage direction by Paolo Valenciano, and musical direction by Mon Faustino – who is Gary’s musical director for over 28 years, the season finale of Gary V Presents… is the very first major event that marks Gary’s 34th anniversary in show business.
Gary V Presents… is conceptualized by Gary and the Manila Genesis team with son Paolo and the main objective to the series is to provide a mainstream platform for Gary’s choice of artists whom he feels deserve a bigger and wider venue to showcase their talents in the different genres that each of them represents – pop, soul, R&B, jazz, world music, classical.
The maiden run of Gary V Presents… was staged for two nights in November 2015 and the concert franchise series has since spawned three more runs due to insistent public demand: a repeat in December 2015 in Manila and a special run in Dipolog City, and a two-night run performance July 2016 in Quezon City.
For this season finale, fans could look forward to show-stopping production numbers of Gary with The Voice Of The Philippines alumni MitoyYonting, Janice Javier, RJ DelaFuente, and Tim Pavino; Allan Silonga of the all-male vocal group Daddy’s Home and Suklay Diva and online sensation Katrina Valerde of The X-Factor Philippines; classical-pop singer Lara Maigue of Philpop; theater actress and former star of Miss Saigon in London, Carla Guevara-Laforteza; theater actor and R&B singer Jimmy Marquez of the second season of Search For The Star In A Million; indie artist Bullet Dumas of the annual Elements Songwriting Camp; and it-girl, certified hit-maker, and singer-songwriter KianaValenciano. As an added treat, Jason and Joshua Zamora – two of the original members of The Manoeuvres and the Addlib Dancers will join the gang for the season finale.
“We are calling this run of Gary V Presents… a season finale because the series will feature a different set of artists when it returns in the future,” says Gary. “I would like to continue my advocacy to provide artists with a bigger platform to showcase their music to a wider audience.’’
Soon after the season finale of Gary V Presents…, Gary will gear up for his very first North American concert tour this 2017 and together with special guest Katrina Velarde, he is set to perform in M Resort, Las Vegas on May 27; in Pechanga Resort And Casino on June 3 with special guest Kiana Valenciano and Katrina Velarde; and in Pasadena Civic Auditorium on June 10 with special guests Katrina Velarde, Sam Concepcion, and Kiana Valenciano. On June 12 he will join celebration the Philippine Independence Day in Salt Lake City, Utah.
