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 the producerial roles, he's always looking forward to the next showtime.
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First Show:
West Side StoryFavorite Show:
Legally BlondeFavorite Stories:
- Feature: A Decade of Indonesian Broadway Musicals - It's an introductory article to the growth of Indonesian musicals in the 2010s, where the art form really starts to attain public acceptance and popularity, including the birth of multiple musical communities and training institutions.
- BWW Feature: Introducing the 16 INDONESIA MENUJU BROADWAY Awardees Going to Broadway This July - This article gets to highlight the different emerging talents and their achievements at the time.
- BWW Feature: Remembering Stephen Sondheim and His Legacy in Indonesia - This article takes a different perspective and looks back on the legacy of a writer in the context of Indonesian productions.
- Review: CEK TOKO SEBELAH Stocks Up on Love and Laughter - This review spotlights an original Indonesian musical based on a popular IP.
- BWW Review: TEMAN Takes A Giant Step with INTO THE WOODS - This review spotlights a uniquely Indonesian take on a Sondheim classic, as well as captures the first production by a then-new theater company.