Fred Lo News

Over 300 'Rentheads' showed up when 9 Works Theatrical, Manila's newly organized professional theatre group, held open auditions for its second major production - Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking, and multi-awarded rock musical RENT. This new project, together with Lunchbox Theatrical's much awaited touring production of CATS and Atlantis' upcoming productions of LEGALLY BLONDE and XANADU, is set to make Manila's theatrescape truly bustling, and exciting in 2010.

Royal National Theatre's BLOODY MARY Sheila Francisco's newest musical role is the culinary challenged Mrs. Noah in a comedic adaptation of the biblical tale about Noah's Ark running at the Meralco Theater in Manila through September 27, 2009.