I grew up and heard Ryan Cayabyab music with his contemporary and ballad arrangements. When it comes to theater production, one of the musical plays with Mr. C's music arrangement I saw or at least got to be part of the production were Birhen ng Caysaysay and Katy.

Now, Ryan Cayabyab is again back for another musical called LORENZO.

 “Lorenzo" is about an OFW awaiting execution in the Middle East who, while in prison, creates a theater production based on the life of the first Filipino saint, San Lorenzo Ruiz.

(c) from official website: lorenzorocks.com

The musical narrates the strange events surrounding Lorenzo Ruiz, a parish assistant in the Church of Binondo, who finds himself a fugitive after killing a Spaniard. The parish priest helps him escape, and Ruiz accidentally joins a group of merchants en route to Japan, where he is pursued by malas (bad luck), ending up with a group of persecuted missionaries.

(c) from official website: lorenzorocks.com

Lorenzo will be shown on the following dates Sept. 5 to 7 and 12 to 14, 1 and 6 p.m., at DLSU-College of St. Benilde in Manila. Music by Cayabyab, book and lyrics by Paul Dumol and Christian Vallez, production design by Gino Gonzales, and direction by Nonon Padilla.

The cast includes Lorenz Martinez, OJ Mariano, Juliene Mendoza, Sheila Valderrama, Mayen Estañero, Terence Guillermo and Camille Lopez-Molina.