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Review: PRANALIKA’s OFF THE CLOCK - A Heartfelt Celebration of Teachers
What did our critic think of OFF THE CLOCK at PRANALIKA PRODUCTIONS?...
Review: SEMESTA BERDENDANG Brings Music, Energy, and Humor
On April 4, 2026, the student board of Prasetiya Mulya University put on an original musical called MUSIKAL PASAR DANGDUT: SEMESTA BERDENDANG, or SEMESTA BERDENDANG for short, at Teater Besar, Taman Ismail Marzuki...
Review: Big Ben's THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. is A Cute Underwater Fairytale
S blížícím se koncem divadelní sezóny se každý divák jistě těší na oznámení premiérových inscenací sezóny následující. Přestože mnohá divadla svůj budoucí repertoár již oznámila, plzeňské divadlo zatím drží dramaturgický plán pod pokličkou....
Review: AdPro's CHICAGO Dominates GBB
From 8-12 April 2026, Adnan Production brought the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, Chicago, onto the stage of Graha Bhakti Budaya. It ran a total of eight shows (including the Gala performance), showcasing the many different talents within the theatre industry of Indonesia....
Review: Jakarta Player’s (DIS)CONNECTED: An Authentic View of Modern Human Life
What did our critic think of (DIS)CONNECTED at JAKARTA PLAYERS?...
Review: KELAS AKTING TITIMANGSA’s Pemberontak: An Intriguing Exploration
On November 23, 2025, the team from BroadwayWorld Indonesia attended Pemberontak. The show was presented as one of the recitals by the Kelas Akting Titimangsa 2025, under Iswadi Pratama’s direction. As the closing show of their program, this staging of Les Justes by Albert Camus carried a strong s...
Review: Beauty, Betrayal, and Tragedy in SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN
What did our critic think of SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN at Bungaku Universitas Kristen Maranatha?...
Review: Eclipse Studios’ BERHANTU: A Quick Horror Experience
What did our critic think of BERHANTU at Eclipse Studios?...
Review: SHiNDORA's HEY OLD FRIENDS Makes Aging Fun, Poignant
On February 7 and 8, 2026, the Japanese-language theater group SHiNDORA presented their latest show: HEY OLD FRIENDS, LET’S GO TO THE HOSPITAL (or 今日も元気だ 病院集合 in Japanese) at Teater Kecil. ...
Review: Leveling Up One’s Acting Through Song in MEISNER MUSICALS: OVERTURE
Last year, the acting studio Act’elier conducted an 8-session offline course of acting through song. Called MEISNER MUSICALS: OVERTURE, the program was taught by Heriska Suthapa, a Designated Meisner Teacher, with a certification in Level 1 Meisner in Music Teacher. It billed itself as a way to be...
Review: Censtacom’s Rodger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella: A Mundane Fairytale
From 15–18 January 2026, Center Stage Community (Censtacom) presented its latest production, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, at Graha Bhakti Budaya, Jakarta....
Review: ArtSwara Production’s VINTAGE SOUNDS: A Nostalgic Singalong
The performances continued with Maera, Dipo, Bimozeno, followed by Gilang Arga, Taufan Purbo, and Iwak the Rock Fish, keeping the energy consistently dynamic. A standout moment came when Gabriel Havrianto performed a tribute song to Titiek Puspa. His vocals were powerful, and overall, the vocal qual...
Review: PINJAM DULU SERATUS: A Timely Glimpse Into The Dangers of Debt
On December 20, 2025, Teater SOIA held their first standalone performance at Teater Kecil, Taman Ismail Marzuki. Titled PINJAM DULU SERATUS (“Lend Me A Hundred”), it’s an original play tackling online gambling and online lending services, prevalent problems in modern day Indonesia....
Review: Dreamlike Voyage, Troubled Undercurrents in MUSIKAL PERAHU KERTAS
What did our critic think of MUSIKAL PERAHU KERTAS at CIPUTRA ARTPRENEUR?...
Review: The Long Unending Tale of IMC’s DRACULA: REQUIEM
What did our critic think of DRACULA: REQUIEM at Indonesian Musical Company?...
Review: Teater Mantuli’s LENTERA HARAPAN is a Meaningful Production With Room to Grow
On November 15th, 2025, the team from Broadway World Indonesia attended Teater Mantuli’s Lentera Harapan, the company’s third production, staged for its second show at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. The show was directed by Khenny Gracia and produced by Robert Gunadi....
Review: JEMARI Touches Hearts, With and Without Words
What did our critic think of JEMARI at FANTASI TULI?...
Review: FESTIVAL MUSIKAL INDONESIA 2025 and All 12 Shows
What did our critic think of FESTIVAL MUSIKAL INDONESIA at EKI Foundation?...
Review: How Founding Fathers Found Love in MAHAR KEMERDEKAAN
On August 24, the theater production company Broadwayang put on their latest production, Mahar Kemerdekaan (“The Dowry of Independence”) at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. It’s based on the true story of Indonesia’s founding fathers and how their love lives intertwine with the struggle for independ...
Review: Glitz Production’s Dreamgirls: A Sparkly Debut Filled with Fun
What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at Glitz Production?...
Review: Living and Singing Truthfully Through MEISNER MUSICALS: OVERTURE
The acting studio Act’elier is currently conducting a 8-session offline course program by the name MEISNER MUSICALS: OVERTURE. The program is taught by Heriska Sutapha, a Designated Meisner Teacher, with a certification in Level 1 Meisner in Music Teacher. It bills itself as a way to be a “more ...
Review: MBK & IKJ’s Musical PENGIN HIJRAH: A Spectacle Lost in Translation
On August 23 & 24 of 2025, a musical adaptation of the then-upcoming movie Pengin Hijrah (Want to Hijra) took to the stage. The movie itself was adapted from a novel of the same name....
Review: The Exquisitely Entrancing Enigma of ECLIPSE ENCORE
The long-awaited album launch of singer-songwriter Sarah Eliza ended in a tragedy when she was found dead in her waiting room on the fourth floor of an upscale restaurant in Jakarta....
REVIEW: BUNGA PENUTUP ABAD brings Pramoedya’s World to the Stage
On 29–31 August 2025, Titimangsa returned to the stage with their 88th production, Bunga Penutup Abad, performed at Ciputra Artpreneur. This play is an intermedial adaptation from Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s novels Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind) and Anak Semua Bangsa (Child of All Nations), di...
Review: A Look Back to Reality in Teater Koma’s MENCARI SEMAR
For their 235th production, Teater Koma brought the play Mencari Semar onto the stage of Ciputra Artpreneur from August 13-17 of 2025. Written and directed by Rangga Riantiarno, this show had a vision of uniting Javanese mythology with a futuristic narrative, serving a story that is relevant to our ...
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