Photo Coverage: WICKED-Manila Holds Live Auction for Typhoon Victims

Co-written by Oliver Oliveros

Manila, Philippines, February 3, 2014--Celebrity socialite and occasional theater actress Tessa Rufino-Prieto Valdes, alongside WICKED Australasian tour stars Jemma Rix (Elphaba), Suzie Mathers (Glinda), Steve Danielsen (Fiyero), and Jay Laga'aia (The Wizard), hosted a live benefit auction at the end of WICKED'S matinee performance on Friday, January 31, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) main theatre.

An afternoon tea with some of the cast members; a makeup kit from MAC Cosmetics, the show's makeup sponsor; and two backstage tour passes raised PhP75K ($1,655), PhP35K ($772), PhP95K ($2,100), respectively, for the victims of recent typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) that slammed central Philippines.

Other members of the cast also passed around several "Ozdust" buckets to ask for donations. A related post on Instagram, a photo and video-sharing platform, claimed that one of those buckets had collected around PhP50K ($1,103).

Non-attendees to the live benefit auction may still opt to bid online for the following items:

1. Glinda's training wand prop (CODE: WKDMNL004, starting bid at PhP22,750 [$502])
2. A walk-on role in WICKED at the CCP (CODE: WKDMNL002, starting bid at PhP91K [$2,008])
3. A music sheet signed by Stephen Schwartz, WICKED'S composer and lyricist (CODE: WKDMLA003, starting bid at PhP45,500 [$1,004])
4. A vacation trip to London, which includes two round-trip business class air tickets c/o Philippine Airlines, accommodation at Athenaeum Hotel, and two tickets to WICKED-London's West End (CODE: WKDMNL001, starting bid at PhP150K [$3,310])

Email bids at bid@wickedthemusical.com.ph on or before Saturday, February 15 at 5 p.m. Philippine Standard Time.

Latest bid results are found HERE.

WICKED-Manila has extended its run at the CCP until Sunday, March 9.

For regular tickets, visit ticketworld.com.ph.

For limited rush tickets, check out HERE.

Photos by Jory Rivera