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Lea Salonga's Son Nic Chien Joins Philippines SPRING AWAKENING Staging Cast
by Gillian Blum - Nov 16, 2025

The Sandbox Collective announced the cast for its production of Spring Awakening in the Philippines, including Lea Salonga's son Nic Chien as Moritz, with Omar Uddin as his alternate.

Photos: First Look at SHREK at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 12, 2025

Newport World Resorts’ production of 'Shrek the Musical,' based on the Dreamworks animated film, has officially launched with a sold-out opening weekend and delighted audiences on its official gala night.

Exclusive: Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Zachary Pang Talk KIMBERLY AKIMBO
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 1, 2025

'Kimberly Akimbo,' featuring the engaging music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics and book by David Lindsay-Abaire, is not your ordinary musical.

Photos: KIMBERLY AKIMBO Now Plays in Singapore
by Oliver Oliveros - Oct 26, 2025

Pangdemonium’s production of the 2023 Tony Award-winning musical 'Kimberly Akimbo' now plays at the Victoria Theatre through Nov. 2, 2025.

ALMOST, MAINE Comes to Cebu, Featuring All-Cebuano Cast
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 13, 2025

Little Boy Productions, known for its acclaimed stagings of 'Once On This Island' and 'The Last Five Years,' is set to bring John Cariani’s beloved romantic comedy, 'Almost, Maine,' to the UP Cebu Performing Arts Hall on July 26 at 7 p.m. The production will feature an all-Cebuano cast.

DELIA D. Announces Additional Performances
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 4, 2025

Newport World Resorts’ (NWR) latest original Filipino musical, 'Delia D.: A Musical Featuring the Songs by Jonathan Manalo,' adds performance dates: June 14, at 8 p.m., June 15, at 3 p.m., and June 28, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. (special encore shows).

COME FROM AWAY Heads to Manila in June 2025
by Oliver Oliveros - Feb 17, 2025

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

Phi Palmos Leads DELIA D., A New Musical
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 23, 2025

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.'

REP Kicks Off 88th Season with I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 20, 2025

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.

DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? Celebrates 50 Years of Schönberg-Boublil Musicals
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 30, 2024

This year, the musical tandem of Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer, and Alain Boublil, lyricist and librettist, turns golden! The long-running 'Do You Hear the People Sing?' a concert tribute to the legendary duo, looks back at their first musical collaboration, 'La Révolution Française' (1973), and honors their more popular works, 'Les Misérables' (1980) and 'Miss Saigon' (1989).

Parokya ni Edgar Musical to Feature All-Female Leads
by Oliver Oliveros - Dec 6, 2023

Newport World Resorts (NWR), through theatrical producer Full House Theater Company, has announced the all-female lead cast for its newest original Filipino musical, 'Buruguduystunstugudunstuy: Ang Parokya ni Edgar Musical.' Its principal cast includes Kyle Napuli Marynor Madamesila, Tex de Leon, and Natasha Cabrera.

Video: OPEN DOORS Concert Cast, Led by Regine Velasquez, Take Their Bows
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 17, 2023

Ayala Land and Samsung’s Samsung Performing Arts Theater at Circuit Makati has just turned one and celebrated this milestone with the launch of its venue grants: a subsidy program given to national artists, professional and community performing arts companies to help realize their creative visions on a world-class theatrical facility, such as the Samsung Performing Arts Theater.

Regine Velasquez to Lead Samsung Performing Arts Theater's Concert Fundraiser
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 10, 2023

Asia’s songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, who recently staged a series of sold-out solo concerts at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater at Circuit Makati, headlines the famed venue’s concert fundraiser, 'Open Doors,' directed by Floy Quintos.

Video: Catch A Glimpse of the 'Epilogue: Reprise' at the All-Star Concert of ANG LARAWAN
by Oliver Oliveros - May 8, 2023

The all-star cast, Alice Reyes Dance Philippines’ dancers, and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, performed a reprise of the epilogue to 'Ang Larawan, The Musica'” right before the curtain fell on 'Contra Mundum, Ang All-Star Concert ng Ang Larawan' at the Manila Metropolitan Theatre on Saturday, May 6.

Video: AHEB Understudies Jam, Benedix, Khalil and MC Sing 'With A Smile'
by Oliver Oliveros - May 5, 2023

Let’s warm up to hit Filipino musical 'Ang Huling El Bimbo’s' (AHEB) third weekend of live performances at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre with the young cast’s rendition of 'With a Smile,' one of the featured songs from the musical.

PHOTOS: All-New Production Photos of ANG HULING EL BIMBO Released
by Oliver Oliveros - May 3, 2023

Manila, Philippines--Lead producers Full House Theater Company and Newport World Resorts have just released all-new production photos from the current restaging of the hit jukebox musical 'Ang Huling El Bimbo' (AHEB), featuring popular songs by the '90s rock band Eraserheads.

VIDEO: Watch Excerpts from ANG HULING EL BIMBO (2023)
by Oliver Oliveros - May 1, 2023

Full House Theater Company and Newport World Resorts’ hit jukebox musical “Ang Huling El Bimbo” (AHEB), featuring hefty song selections from the late ‘80s to ‘90s Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads, held its gala night on Apr. 27, 2023, which officially opened its third run of the beloved musical at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre.

Video: ANG HULING EL BIMBO Returns to the Newport Performing Arts Theatre
by Oliver Oliveros - May 1, 2023

Full House Theater Company and Newport World Resorts’ hit jukebox musical 'Ang Huling El Bimbo'(AHEB), featuring hefty song selections from the late ‘80s to ‘90s Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads, held its gala night on Apr. 27, 2023, which officially opened its third run of the beloved musical at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre.

Hit Musical ANG HULING EL BIMBO Returns in April 2023; Lead Cast Announced
by Oliver Oliveros - Dec 27, 2022

Hit original Filipino musical 'Ang Huling El Bimbo,' which features songs popularized by Filipino rock band Eraserheads, will return to the Newport Performing Arts Theatre at Newport World Resorts in April 2023. Its original cast members Gab Pangilinan (Joy), Gian Magdangal (Hector), and Topper Fabregas (Young Anthony) have been announced to reprise their roles in the production.

Living Her Dream: Julia Abueva Makes Broadway Debut
by Jude Cartalaba - Nov 22, 2022

'You have to want it more than anything. You have to be willing to WORK for it. Sacrifice for it. It’s not as glamorous as it seems. That’s why the passion needs to be for the work, not the fame,' those were striking words of Julia Abueva, one of the stars of the Broadway musical KPOP, inspired by a global phenomenon.