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Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Philippines Awards; Voting Ends 12/31
by BWW Awards - Dec 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Philippines Awards; HAMILTON, THE RECONCILIATION DINNER, PETA Theater Center & More Lead!
by BWW Awards - Dec 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards; HAMILTON, THE RECONCILIATION DINNER, PETA Theater Center & More Lead!
by BWW Awards - Dec 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards December 5th Standings; HAMILTON Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 5, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards; THE RECONCILIATION DINNER Leads Best Play!
by BWW Awards - Nov 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Check Out Performance Photos from PETA's New Musical, WALANG ARAY
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 29, 2022

Before media guests and prospective show investors, Philippine Educational Theater Association has just presented some photos from the company’s newest original musical comedy, 'Walang Aray,' a humorous, entertaining tribute to a classic favorite, Severino Reyes’ 19th-century zarzuela 'Walang Sugat.'

Video: PETA Welcomes KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 28, 2022

Philippine Educational Theater Association, which produced hit musicals 'Rak of Aegis' and 'Care Divas,' has officially welcomed young stars-singers KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad to its family. Estrada and Ilacad, both Star Magic contract artists, are set to lead PETA’s return to producing original Filipino musicals via 'Walang Aray,' a humorous and entertaining take on Severino Reyes’ 1898 zarzuela 'Walang Sugat.'

ANG HULING MAMBABATOK Premieres Today
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 10, 2018

De La Salle University's (DLSU) Harlequin Theatre Guild celebrates its 51st season by staging 'Ang Huling Mambabatok,' a musical based on the life of Maria Oggay, also known as Whang Od, an elderly traditional Kalinga tattooist.

Apo Whang Od Lends Her Voice To Promote Play Based On Her Life
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 8, 2018

De La Salle University's (DLSU) Harlequin Theatre Guild celebrates its 51st season by staging 'Ang Huling Mambabatok,' a play based on the life of Maria Oggay, also known as Apo Whang Od, an elderly traditional Kalinga tattooist.

ANG HULING MAMBABATOK Premieres This Friday, 8/10
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 7, 2018

De La Salle University's (DLSU) Harlequin Theatre Guild celebrates its 51st season by staging 'Ang Huling Mambabatok,' a musical based on the life of Maria Oggay, also known as Whang Od, an elderly traditional Kalinga tattooist.

BWW Preview: MAHABHARATA Part 3: Kurusetra War
by Yuliani Supandji - Sep 19, 2016

Kelola Foundation with  Teater Garasi/ Garasi Performance Institute will perform the piece by Hiroshi Koike from Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project (Japan) in Yogyakarta, September 24-25 and Jakarta, September 28-29, 2016.

RAK OF AEGIS Returns; Mariano, Marquez et al. Join Cast
by Jude Cartalaba - Jun 23, 2014

Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) new hit musical, RAK OF AEGIS, returns to PETA Theater Center (5 Eymard Drive, New Manila) with 67 more performances lined up! New additions to the cast are OJ Mariano (Kiel), Arnel Ignacio (Fernan), Jimmy Marquez (Jewel), Gio Gahol (ensemble), Abigail Sulit (ensemble), and Kimverlie Molina (Aileen).

Win A Pair of Tickets to RAK OF AEGIS, 3/8
by Oliver Oliveros - Mar 3, 2014

Show partners Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) are giving away a pair of tickets to the new musical comedy RAK OF AEGIS on Saturday, March 8, 3:00 p.m. at PETA Theatre Center (No.5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City).

Review Roundup: RAK OF AEGIS by PETA
by Oliver Oliveros - Feb 21, 2014

Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), the group behind recent theatrical hits 'Care Divas' and 'Bona,' is back with a new musical comedy, 'Rak of Aegis,' which features the music catalog of multi-platinum rock band Aegis--musically rearranged for the stage by actor-musician Myke Salomon.

Photo Flash: RAK OF AEGIS Meets the Press
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 12, 2014

Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), the group behind recent theatrical hits 'Care Divas' and 'Bona,' is back with a new musical comedy, 'Rak of Aegis,' which features the music catalog of multi-platinum rock band Aegis--musically rearranged for the stage by actor-musician Myke Salomon.

BroadwayWorld.com Announces Annual Theater Awards Nominees from the Philippines
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 19, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theater site on the Internet covering Broadway, London's West End, and beyond to 100 U.S. cities and 30 countries worldwide, and whose contents are catalogued in the Library of Congress, has recently announced its annual theater awards nominees from more than 50 regional markets across the globe, including the Philippines.

IBALONG, D'WONDER TWINS OF BOAC Lead Philstage Gawad Buhay! 1st/2nd-quarter Citations
by Oliver Oliveros - Sep 13, 2013

Tanghalang Pilipino's "Ibalong," a dance-musical reimagining of the Bicolano epic, topped the 1st/2nd-quarter citations of the 2013 Gawad Buhay!, the Philstage Awards for the Performing Arts, with 15 citations in the performance and technical categories.

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast that Complete KATY!
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 5, 2013

Spotlight Artists Centre will open its revival production of Filipino landmark musical "Katy!" in two weeks; and BroadwayWorld would like you to meet the rest of the production's hard-working cast - while everyone else shopped and partied during the Christmas season, "Katy!'s" triple-threat cast spent the holidays polishing their tap-dancing skills, and sitting through a sitzprobe with the show's musical director, Mel Villena, and his AMP big band.

Breaking News: Confirmed! Cameron Mackintosh to Restage MISS SAIGON in 2014
by Oliver Oliveros - Dec 8, 2012

Theater producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh has just confirmed with The Philippine Star entertainment editor and columnist, Ricky Lo, that plans for the highly anticipated revival of mega-musical "Miss Saigon" are underway for 2014. Lo was able to interview Mackintosh at the Tokyo premiere of "Les Miserables" movie, where the writer mentioned the recent auditions held in Manila to the British producer.

Exclusive Photo Coverage: Meet MISS SAIGON's Next Bumper Crop of Talents
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 23, 2012

Although it is still unclear when the much-awaited London revival of Cameron Mackintosh's mega-musical "Miss Saigon" would get a green light from the big boss, Mackintosh's trusted creative team, made up of executive producer Trevor Jackson, stage director Laurence Connor, musical supervisor Stephen Brooker, and choreographer Geoffrey Garratt, had opted to visit the country to hold the first-ever international auditions for "Miss Saigon" after several years.