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Rakaputra Paputungan

Rakaputra Paputungan is a Jakarta-based musical theatre aficionado who seeks to spread the word about the nascent Indonesian performing arts scene to the world stage. Often volunteering for musical or theatrical productions, up to producerial roles, he's always looking forward to the next showtime.




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First Show:

West Side Story

Favorite Show:

Legally Blonde

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BWW Previews: Set Sail to THE SOMEDAY PROJECT and SEP THEATRE's PULAU ELEGI This April
BWW Previews: Set Sail to THE SOMEDAY PROJECT and SEP THEATRE's PULAU ELEGI This April
March 19, 2019

The Someday Project, a musical community for Jakarta high school students, alongside SEP Theatre will present their seventh theatrical production, PULAU ELEGI (Elegi Island) on Saturday, April 12th 2019. The musical will run for two shows at the Ciputra Artpreneur Theatre, Kuningan, South Jakarta.

BWW Previews: ALLEGIANCE at SMAK PENABUR GS
BWW Previews: ALLEGIANCE at SMAK PENABUR GS
March 5, 2019

The Christian high school SMAK Penabur Gading Serpong will perform the musical ALLEGIANCE as part of their annual Creativity Art Night for 2019. The one-show engagement will run on Friday, 26 April 2019 at their school campus, Tangerang.

BWW Previews: Environmental Dance Musical E-MOTIONS 2019: PLASTIC FANTASTIC by GIGI ART OF DANCE
BWW Previews: Environmental Dance Musical E-MOTIONS 2019: PLASTIC FANTASTIC by GIGI ART OF DANCE
March 2, 2019

The dance school GIGI ART OF DANCE will present their biennial showcase dance musical, E-MOTIONS, on March 3rd, 2019 at the Ciputra Artrpreneur Theatre. This year's title, PLASTIC FANTASTIC, seeks to raise awareness towards the problem of plastic waste.

BWW Feature: Introducing the 16 INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY Awardees Going to Broadway This July
BWW Feature: Introducing the 16 INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY Awardees Going to Broadway This July
February 25, 2019

From child stars to a math teacher, these 16 young theatre talents will be sent to Broadway on a week-long scholarship course courtesy of the INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY program.

BWW Interview: INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY Students DASRIZAL and RESKA PRIMADITA
BWW Interview: INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY Students DASRIZAL and RESKA PRIMADITA
February 22, 2019

The intensive musical theatre training of INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY is well underway, as 70 of Indonesia's most promising musical talents are being taught by a team of Broadway professionals from Passport to Broadway led by Amy Weinstein and Stephen Brotebeck.

Ari Tulang's Tips for Your Next Musical Theatre Audition
Ari Tulang's Tips for Your Next Musical Theatre Audition
February 13, 2019

INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY, an intensive musical theatre training program by Djarum Foundation and StudentsLive, finished its audition process on February 3th and 4th. After the audition, judge Ari Tulang shared audition tips on his Instagram, @aritulang_official.

BWW Review: STEMA ITB Returns to The Stage with RATNA MANGGALI
BWW Review: STEMA ITB Returns to The Stage with RATNA MANGGALI
February 7, 2019

The sorceress slumps in grief as the bodies of her victims are strewn around her. Durga, the fearsome goddess, watches with indifference. It is one of the many sorrowful scenes from RATNA MANGGALI: PERIH SANG PUTRI PENYIHIR (RATNA MANGGALI: GRIEF OF THE SORCERESS' DAUGHTER) by Studi Teater Mahasiswa ITB. The show had two runs on Saturday, February 2nd 2019, at Teater Tertutup Dago Tea House, Bandung.

BWW Feature: 243 Local Talents Audition for INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY Program
BWW Feature: 243 Local Talents Audition for INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY Program
February 6, 2019

INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY (Indonesia Goes to Broadway), an intensive training program for aspiring musical theatre actors, held its audition on February 3rd and 4th, 2019, at Balai Resital Kertanegara, Jakarta. Out of 672 applicants who registered online, 243 hopefuls were selected based on their resume and portfolio. A final group of 70 will be selected to attend the 5-day training by musical theatre professionals.

BWW Previews: RATNA MANGGALI at STEMA ITB
BWW Previews: RATNA MANGGALI at STEMA ITB
January 30, 2019

STEMA ITB (Studi Teater Mahasiswa ITB, the theatre club for the Institut Teknologi Bandung university) will hold their next production on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at the Dago Tea House theater, Bandung. RATNA MANGGALI: PERIH SANG PUTRI PENYIHIR (RATNA MANGGALI: GRIEF OF THE SORCERESS' DAUGHTER) will be their second ever musical production since 2014's SANG PENUNGGU BULAN.  

BWW Previews:  Historical Romance KAERU: TITIK DUA DI AKHIR NADA at TEATER KATAK
BWW Previews: Historical Romance KAERU: TITIK DUA DI AKHIR NADA at TEATER KATAK
January 22, 2019

TEATER KATAK will return to the stage on January 26th and 27th with their original musical, KAERU: TITIK DUA DI AKHIR NADA ('Kaeru: The Sign at the End of A Melody') at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. It will be their 55th production since their inception in 2009 as the theater club of Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN).

BWW Review: TEMAN Takes A Giant Step with INTO THE WOODS
BWW Review: TEMAN Takes A Giant Step with INTO THE WOODS
January 2, 2019

TEMAN (Teater Musikal Nusantara), an Indonesian professional musical theatre company founded by alumni of LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, held their first musical production: Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS. The two-day run consisted of three sold out shows at the Salihara blackbox theater in Jakarta.

BWW Previews: JAKARTA PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY Commits to Fight Gender-Based Violence Through BLACKBIRD Play
BWW Previews: JAKARTA PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY Commits to Fight Gender-Based Violence Through BLACKBIRD Play
November 29, 2018

Jakarta Performing Arts Community (JPAC), a non-profit organization focusing on empowerment through the performing arts will perform David Harrower's theatrical play BLACKBIRD on December 8 & 9, 2018, at SAE Institute, South Jakarta. This production is part of the 16 Film Festival, an activism event slotted to run from November 25 to December 10, 2018.

BWW Previews: TEMAN Journeys Into The Indonesian Theatre Scene with INTO THE WOODS
BWW Previews: TEMAN Journeys Into The Indonesian Theatre Scene with INTO THE WOODS
November 24, 2018

Teater Musikal Nusantara (TEMAN), a musical theatre company based in Jakarta, will produce their first show, Stephen Sondheim's fairytale musical INTO THE WOODS. The production will run for three shows on two days from December 22nd to December 23rd 2018 and will take place at Teater Salihara, Jakarta. This production is licensed through Musical Theatre International and produced in association with Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture and the Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy.

BWW Previews: TEATER PANDORA Dissects the Family Unit in RUMAH RAHASIA PEREMPUAN, November 1st-3rd
BWW Previews: TEATER PANDORA Dissects the Family Unit in RUMAH RAHASIA PEREMPUAN, November 1st-3rd
October 30, 2018

TEATER PANDORA will bring RUMAH RAHASIA PEREMPUAN (The Women's Secret House), an adaptation of Tracy Letts' 2008 Pullitzer-winning play AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTRY, to the stage of Graha Bhakti Budaya, Jakarta, on November 1st-3rd. It will be the community theater's 8th production, following last July's JELAGA (Cinder), an adaptation of Arthur Miller's Tony-winning THE CRUCIBLE.  

BWW Interview: Michelle Oswari Unfolds the Stories of Jaksical and JOURNEY THROUGH TIME 2
BWW Interview: Michelle Oswari Unfolds the Stories of Jaksical and JOURNEY THROUGH TIME 2
October 25, 2018

Michelle Oswari, founder of the Jakarta-based musical community Jaksical, shares her thoughts on the community as it celebrates its second year. The anniversary was commemorated by a concert, JOURNEY THROUGH TIME 2: THE STORY UNFOLDS (or JTT2 for short), which was held on September 23rd 2018 at the Yustinus Hall, Atma Jaya University, Jakarta.

BWW Previews: The Mature, Star-Studded Romance of BUNGA TERAKHIR BADAI DAN KASIH at CIPUTRA ARTPRENEUR
BWW Previews: The Mature, Star-Studded Romance of BUNGA TERAKHIR BADAI DAN KASIH at CIPUTRA ARTPRENEUR
October 18, 2018

Perempuan Untuk Negeri (Women for the Country) alongside Geronime Production will open the musical BUNGA TERAKHIR BADAI DAN KASIH (Badai and Kasih's Last Flower) at Ciputra Artpreneur, Jakarta, on October 20th and 21st 2018. This production is part of a string of romance-themed stage musicals which include BADAI KASIH (February 2013) and PRAHARA CINTA BADAI KASIH (November 2013).

BWW Previews: TENTANG EMAS, Teater Niyaniya's Take on Childhood Wonders
BWW Previews: TENTANG EMAS, Teater Niyaniya's Take on Childhood Wonders
October 18, 2018

Teater Niyaniya will perform their 9th show, TENTANG EMAS, on October 21st, 2018 at the Gedung Kesenian Miss Tjitjih, Jakarta, starting at 7 P.M. The production is an adaptation of local author Kathrinna Rakhmavika's MERA, PUTI, EMAS, a children's webcomic which itself takes several Indonesian folktales and their characters, reimagining them into new stories reminiscent of Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS.

BWW Review: LSPR PAC 19-2B Summons the Enchanting NANNY MCPHEE
BWW Review: LSPR PAC 19-2B Summons the Enchanting NANNY MCPHEE
August 28, 2018

Seven unruly children wreak havoc in their home, scaring away the latest woman unfortunate enough to be hired as their nanny. The widower father is left in exasperation until one day a seemingly magical and definitely very mysterious nanny showed up at their front door.

BWW Review: London School of Performing Arts PAC 19-1B's HAIR Brings Flower Power to Jakarta
BWW Review: London School of Performing Arts PAC 19-1B's HAIR Brings Flower Power to Jakarta
August 11, 2018

After the 2-hour show of untamed expressions of love and longing for peace, the logic and passion behind HAIR are made clear: it's an outcry against the growing injustice of contemporary Indonesian society.

BWW Review: GEMINTANG at TEATER KOMA
BWW Review: GEMINTANG at TEATER KOMA
July 14, 2018

GEMINTANG is Teater Koma's 153rd production, the latest in a long line of theatrical entertainment combined with contemporary social commentary. The script, penned by Nano Riantiarno, is also one of the few original Indonesian plays incorporating science fiction elements.



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