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BWW Exclusive: Would Joanna and Rachel Sell Their Father's Painting in Real Life?
Meet Sab, Jep And Jobim of 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' Show Opens This Fri, 8/3
BWW Review: LUNGS Tells A Relatable Story About Imperfect Love And Parenthood
BWW Interview: Reb Atadero, Tanya Manalang Talk New Musical, Featuring the Music of The Eraserheads
BAKWIT BOYS' Vance Larena Goes Back To His Theater Roots
Exclusive: Jake Cuenca Talks About His Career and LUNGS: 'It's A Reflection Of Myself'
BWW Interview: Eugene Domingo Talks 'NIGHT, MOTHER, Living Life to The Fullest
BAKWIT BOYS' Vance Larena Goes Back To His Theater RootsOctober 11, 2018
Fresh from his critically-acclaimed performance in the musical film 'Bakwit Boys, actor Vance Larena plays the lead role in a musical adaptation of Jose Rizal's 'Noli Me Tangere' (Kanser), featuring the music by Joed Balsamo and book by Jomar Fleras. Larena plays Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin, commonly known as Ibarra, a Filipino-Spanish and the only descendant of the wealthy Spaniard Don Rafael Ibarra.
BWW Review: LUNGS Tells A Relatable Story About Imperfect Love And ParenthoodSeptember 25, 2018
Sab Jose (W) and Jake Cueca (M) are the only two actors in Duncan MacMillan's 90-minute play 'Lungs'; they perform on a bare stage, without props, a set, or a costume change.
Exclusive: Jake Cuenca Talks About His Career and LUNGS: 'It's A Reflection Of Myself'September 18, 2018
At 30, Filipino actor and model Jake Cuenca, who's been acting on film and TV since the age of 10, is trying his hands at acting onstage for the first time via 'Lungs,' a straight play written by Duncan MacMillan and was based on a novel of the same name. The play is co-produced by The Sandbox Collective and 9 Works Theatrical.
Meet Sab, Jep And Jobim of 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' Show Opens This Fri, TodayAugust 3, 2018
Sab Jose, Jep Go, and Jobim Javier are three names that Philippine theatergoers should watch for when 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' the new musical production of 9 Works Theatrical and Globe Live, co-presented by Frontrow and Fox Life, finally opens this weekend.
Meet Sab, Jep And Jobim of 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' Show Opens This Fri, 8/3July 29, 2018
Sab Jose, Jep Go, and Jobim Javier are three names that Philippine theatergoers should watch for when 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' the new musical production of 9 Works Theatrical and Globe Live, co-presented by Frontrow and Fox Life, finally opens this weekend.
BWW Interview: Reb Atadero, Tanya Manalang Talk New Musical, Featuring the Music of The EraserheadsMay 30, 2018
Resorts World Manila, Full House Theater Company, and Ultimate Shows Inc. may have stumbled on a potential hit via an original Filipino stage musical 'Ang Huling El Bimbo,' which features the music of the Eraserheads.
BWW Interview: Eugene Domingo Talks 'NIGHT, MOTHER, Living Life to The FullestMarch 4, 2018
Almost six years after her last play, 'Bona,' Eugene Domingo returns to the stage via the Filipino adaptation of Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'NIGHT, MOTHER. She breathes life into the character of the depressed Jessie, a divorced wife and a mother of a delinquent son.
BWW Exclusive: Would Joanna and Rachel Sell Their Father's Painting in Real Life?January 1, 2018
Following the musical film Ang Larawan was proclaimed Best Picture and won the Best Actress trophy for singer-actress and West End star Joanna Ampil at the Gabi ng Parangal of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017 Wednesday night, December 27, lead stars Ampil and Rachel Alejandro shared their thoughts about their film, directed by New York theater veteran Loy Arcenas.
BWW Review: Is Agnes a Sinner or Saint?March 4, 2017
Repertory Philippines' (Rep) current production of 'Agnes of God,' a play by American playwright John Pielmeier, tells the story of a novice nun who has borne a child believed to be a product of a virgin birth.
BWW Interview: Tanya Manalang Talks TICK, TICK...BOOM!October 22, 2016
Fresh from her recent stint in the West End revival of 'Miss Saigon,' Tanya Manalang now plays Susan in 9 Works Theatrical's production of Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM!
BWW Interview: Jef Flores Talks Jonathan Larson, 'Profitable Creativity' & MoreOctober 19, 2016
Jef Flores, the lead star of 9 Works Theatrical's production of Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM!, totally relates to Jon, the character he's currently playing. Jon is an aspiring Broadway musical composer who's worried about the career choices he made especially now he's turning 30.
BWW Review: Red Turnip Theater Stages Nina Raine's TRIBESAugust 30, 2016
In its fourth year, theater company Red Turnip Theater, via Nina Raine's comedy-drama "Tribes," has proven time and again its top-notch quality.
MiG Ayesa, Tanya Manalang Headline 'Curtains Up!' ConcertJuly 12, 2016
MiG Ayesa and Tanya Manalang will headline 'Curtains Up!' a concert produced by Resorts World Manila (RWM) and Ultimate Shows Inc., at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City tomorrow, July 14, at 8 p.m. The artists will be accompanied by the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Rodel Colmenar.
BWW Interview: Ela Lisondra, Ariel Reonal Talk Life After MISS SAIGONJuly 10, 2016
West End revival of MISS SAIGON alums Ela Lisondra and Ariel Reonal are featured in the Manila production of the smash rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day, which closes tonight at the Globe Iconic Store, Bonifacio Global City.
BWW Interview: Robbie Guevara Reveals Success Formula Behind AMERICAN IDIOTJuly 6, 2016
Two original Filipino musicals 'Sa Wakas,' which features the songs of the alternative rock band Sugarfree, and 'Rak of Aegis,' which highlights the songs popularized by the rock band 'Aegis,' have succeeded and won the hearts of many nonregular theatergoers, especially the Pinoy rock music fans. 9 Works Theatrical and Globe Live's rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day follows the same winning formula. Since the show opened two weeks ago--staying true to the producers' intended goal--it has been attracting audiences, including nonregular theatergoers, to its open-air venue at the Globe Iconic Store in Bonifacio Global City.
BWW Interview: Norby David Gets in The Groove in AMERICAN IDIOTJune 26, 2016
Norby David, the former bassist and vocalist of alternative rock band Rivermaya, has joined the cast of the Manila premiere of the rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day, which played to full houses and received standing ovations on its opening weekend (June 24-26) at the Globe Iconic Store's amphitheater on Bonifacio High Street in Taguig City.
BWW Interview: Jason Fernandez to Make Musical Theater Debut in AMERICAN IDIOTJune 14, 2016
Jason Fernandez, a 26-year-old former lead vocalist of pop rock band Rivermaya and former "The Voice" Philippine edition contestant, is set to make his musical theater debut in AMERICAN IDIOT.
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast Reveal What They Love About Green DayMay 23, 2016
When mobile network giant Globe and professional theater company 9 Works Theatrical ('La Cage Aux Folles,' 'The Last Five Years') decided to stage together punk rock band Green Day's sung-through rock opera, 'American Idiot,' at the new Globe Iconic Store in Bonifacio Global City starting on Friday, June 24, newly announced cast members Jason Fernandez, Miggy Chavez, Mako Alonso, and Mark Tayag have been in cloud nine since their auditions because they are huge fans and they love the music of Green Day.
BWW Interview: Douglas Gresham Talks C.S. Lewis' THE HORSE AND HIS BOYNovember 5, 2015
Trumpets ('The Bluebird of Happiness,' 'Joseph the Dreamer') premieres its latest full-length play 'The Horse and His Boy,' which is based on 'Chronicles of Narnia's' fifth fantasy novel of the same name by British novelist C.S. Lewis, on Friday, November 6, at Meralco Theatre in Manila, Philippines.
BWW Interview: Director-Actor Bart Guingona Talks THE NORMAL HEARTOctober 11, 2015
The restaging of THE NORMAL HEART, produced by Actor's Actors Inc./The Necessary Theatre, closes today at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza in Makati City.
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