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Cast PH (Company of Actors in Streamlined Theatre) and Mad Child Productions are co-producing young actor-director Nelsito Gomez’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 'An Enemy of the People.'

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) have set a necrological service for the late National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, Nora Aunor. The event will happen at the Manila Metropolitan Theatre tomorrow, April 22, 2025, starting at 8:30 a.m.

Original Filipino musical 'Liwanag sa Dilim,' featuring the music of singer-songwriter Rico Blanco, extends its run at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, Makati City, until May 4, 2025.

The first Disney-produced 'Beauty and the Beast' (on stage) in 25 years will add some Christmas cheer in Singapore as it makes its only Asia stop at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, in December 2025.

Five parishes from the Archdiocese of Lipa, together with the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office, will stage 'Yakap ng Krus, Isang Musikal,' a reimagining of the Senakulo, a Lenten play that reenacts the passion and death of Jesus Christ.

Crowd favorite 'Dear Evan Hansen,' the Tony Award-winning musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, is finally premiering in Manila in September 2025. DEH will play at The Theatre at Solaire, featuring the UK touring company.

Base Entertainment Asia, in association with ATG Productions and Music Theatre International, is bringing Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning musical 'Dear Evan Hansen’s' current UK tour to the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, starting Oct. 30, 2025.

Theatre Titas returns to producing intimate theater via an original twin bill, 'Dedma,' written by its co-founder Chelsie Galvez-Carino. The production, featuring two one-act plays, “Let’s Do Lunch” and “The Foxtrot,” runs at the Mirror Studio Theatre 2 from March 28 to April 13, 2025.

Tony winner 'A Doll’s House, Part 2' (2017), written by Lucas Hnath, continues to play at the Victoria Theatre until March 23, 2025. Directed by Timothy Koh, the play, which picks up from one of Henrik Ibsen’s most popular 19th-century works, “A Doll’s House,” is produced by Pangdemonium Theatre Company Ltd.

Part of its 88th season, Repertory Philippines (REP) is staging French playwright Yasmina Reza’s comedy 'Art,' translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Victor Lirio, who also directed Harold Pinter’s 'Betrayal' last season. The production runs at the REP Eastwood Theatre in Quezon City from June 13 to 21, 2025.

Presented by The Music School of Ryan Cayabyab (TMSRC), 'St. Michael Mass' fuses traditional mass hymns with contemporary Philippines’ commentary, which makes for a reflective theatrical experience.

Known for its grand, dramatic score, “Sunset Boulevard,” Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Old Hollywood-themed musical, which is equally famed for its iconic lead character, Norma Desmond, has finally made its first season in Asia—after over 30 years since its world premiere in London.

GMG Productions brings Broadway, West End, and homegrown talents on stage via the Philippine premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical 'Come From Away.'

After over a three-decade hiatus, Sarah Brightman returns to her musical theater roots via a lavish new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'Sunset Boulevard.,' which played at the Sydney Opera House last year.

Newport World Resorts (NWR) premieres another original Filipino musical, 'Delia D,' featuring songs from Jonathan Manalo, songwriter, and music producer known for hit songs 'Gusto Ko Nang Bumitaw,' 'Pagbigyang Muli,' and 'Pinoy Ako.'

Repertory Philippines (REP), one of the leading forces in Philippine theater, has announced its 88th Season, which opens with 'I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change' (Feb. 20-March 9). Directed by Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, the romantic comedy premiered on the REP stage last year and is one of Off-Broadway’s longest-running musical revues.

Starring JC Santos, Jojit Lorenzo, and Martha Comia, the acclaimed play '3 Upuan,' written and directed by Guelan Varela-Luarca, returns to Areté for a limited run in February 2025.

Despite technical challenges, the cast and crew recently pulled through the Cebu premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical 'In The Heights' at the Saint Theresa’s College of Cebu Auditorium.

'Miss Saigon' international tour stars Laurence Mossman (Thuy) and Kiara Dario (Gigi) have just signed up with top London-based theater agencies [Creative Artists Management for Mossman; Lowly Hamilton Artists for Dario], which signals their big move to the West End.

NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED. While Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'Evita' begins with Argentinians mourning the death of their beloved Eva Peron, the Ozians of the fictional Land of Oz in Stephen Schwartz’s 'Wicked' rejoice for the supposed death of their perceived nemesis, The Wicked Witch of the West,” in Broadway’s hit musical, now a monumental motion picture, helmed by Jon M. Chu.