The new face of Zsazsa Zaturnnah

Not all that glitters is gold. Ask K Brosas, who has turned down more lucrative offers to focus on Zsazsa Zaturnnah: Ze Muzikal, where she will play the lead role with Eula Valdez starting June 15 to July 2 at the RCBC Plaza, Makati City.

“It’s my stage comeback after 20 years (she started out in PETA at age 12). And I can’t wait,” K gushes.
It doesn’t matter that theater pays less than TV and film. All she knows that the character — funny, sexy and feisty — is K Brosas personified. And she’s dropping everything to make sure everything is done right.

“I’m doing it for art’s sake,” reveals K. “And I don’t mind turning down offers to do corporate shows because of this.”

And when she’s doing something for art’s sake, expect K to enjoy every minute — from rehearsals to the play itself.

K plans to make her Zaturnnah character her own, not a copycat of previous interpretations. Thus, she is giving Zsazsa a male voice just when she turns into a female. That’s where the laughter — among other sources, that is — is expected to come from.

K will also show off her curves in a skin-tight outfit with a t-back to boot.

Now that she’s playing the title role, K feels the pressure of making or breaking a show bearing down on her. RCBC Theater’s 1,000 seating capacity can also seem as daunting as climbing Mt. Everest.

But it is, for her, a welcome kind of pressure, pushing K to give it all she’s got.

“I just know I’ll do my best,” she says through gritted teeth.

Showbiz insiders know where the confidence is coming from. K is a veteran of Ratsky, Klownz, Zirkoh and other venues of live shows where she and her group, K and The Boxers have performed. She makes televiewers laugh as a mainstay of GMA 7’s Bitoy’s Funniest Home Videos and HP...Ibang Level Na ’To!.

But even as her 10-year-old daughter Crystal catches these evening weekend shows, the same can’t be said of Zsazsa Zaturnnah. K’s lines, skin-tight costume, and the story itself are too delicate for a kid. So K herself has decided to keep her only child away from this one.

Besides, the girl, who shows an interest in performing, can watch K’s other gigs.

For her, K has put up an Internet shop in whose name is as catchy as its owner’s shows: K Browse. For starters, it has eight computers, plus other services like digital printing, ink refilling and others.

Since she’s too busy to manage the shop herself, K has entrusted its daily operations to her best friend. Its strategic location — along Oynx St. in Paco, Manila (at the boundary of San Andres and Sta. Ana), is dear to K’s heart.

She grew up in the area and thus knows the heavily — populated place by heart.

“It has a heavy student population, the kind of crowd the Internet shop caters to,” explains K.

At least you know she’s not throwing away her hard-earned money in worthless pursuits. She is investing it well, and making hay while the sun shines.