By ROBERT R. REQUINTINA
FILIPINO Broadway star Rachelle Ann Go married American boyfriend Martin Spies during a sunset ceremony in Boracay Island in Aklan last Wednesday.
Held at Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort & Spa, the ceremony was attended by Sarah Geronimo, Regine Velasquez, Erik Santos, Kyla and Mark Bautista.
It was in September 2017 when Go and Spies first got engaged after he proposed to her in Boracay Island.
“I just prayed for this on my 31st birthday and just like that this happened. What an amazing God we have. Thank you Father God for this man. A man who loves you first. I still cannot believe this!!!aahhh!” Go said then on Instagram.
Spies is a business executive based in New York City who is affiliated with American luxury fitness company Equinox.
The foreigner then said that he does not have any idea that Go was popular in the Philippines. “I never really kind of googled her or kind of looked for her online . . . I just thought she was great in what she does.”
Go, 32, began her career by winning a nationally-televised singing competition “Search for a Star” at the age of 17.
Since then, she has released seven multi-platinum solo albums and has appeared in various shows and international concerts.
Other theater credits include Ariel in “The Little Mermaid” (Manila), Jane Porter in “Tarzan” (Manila), and Fantine “Les Miserables” (London and Manila). Her stunning performance was captured on film in “Miss Saigon – The 25th Anniversary Performance” screened in cinemas in the US and around the world.
Go reprised her role as Gigi Van Tranh in the hit musical “Miss Saigon” on Broadway. She appeared in “Miss Saigon” with the support of Actors’ Equity Association.
At West End, Go played Elizabeth Hamilton in the critically-acclaimed “Hamilton.”
