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Repertory Philippines, one of the country’s pioneering theater companies, officially opened its 85th season with a reimagined production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic 'Carousel' on November 26.

Over three years ago (blame the COVID-19 pandemic), actor-singer Gian Magdangal was announced to play the conflicted leading man, Billy Bigelow, in a reimagined take on a classic, 'Carousel.'

Maiba 18 Productions, Teatro 77, and Benilde Theater Arts present illustrator-playwright Carlo Vergara's newest play with songs, 'Indayugang Banal: Isang Superpowered Komedya.'

Multi-awarded playwright-director Floy Quintos breaks away from his self-imposed retirement from the theater to usher in Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas's 45th theatrical season with his one-act play 'The Reconciliation Dinner.'

Multi-awarded playwright-director Floy Quintos breaks away from his self-imposed retirement from the theater to usher in Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas’s 45th theatrical season with his one-act play 'The Reconciliation Dinner.'

Illustrator-playwright Carlo Vergara, best known for the comic book “ZsaZsa Zaturnah,” explores the impact of social media on political fandoms in the Philippines via his new full-length play “Indayugang Banal: Isang Superpowered Komedya.”

MINTeatro’s bare-bones production of William Shakespeare's tragedy 'Hamlet' closes this weekend, Nov. 18-19, at the Meridian International College’s McKinley campus.

MINTeatro, Meridian International College’s theater arts organization, stages William Shakespeare’s tragedy 'Hamlet' in the next two weekends, Nov. 11-12 and Nov. 18-19, at the MINT College McKinley campus.

Before the formal launch of Dulaang UP’s 45th season, comprised of “The Reconciliation Dinner,” a new one-act play by Floy Quintos, premiering on Nov. 18, and “Kung Paano Nanalo sa Karera si Rosang Taba,” a stage adaptation by Maynard Manansala and Rody Vera, DUP paid tribute to its founding artistic director, the late Tony Mabesa, also National Artist for Theater.

Olivier Award nominee Nick Winston directs and choreographs his reimagined production of the British rock band Queen and Ben Elton’s hit jukebox musical, 'We Will Rock You.' The new production has opened at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater at the Ayala Malls’ Circuit Makati, launching a multi-year global tour.

Before a packed house, London’s West End director-choreographer Nick Winston’s sci-fi-centric reimagining of Queen and Ben Elton’s hit jukebox musical 'We Will Rock You' held its gala performance last Wednesday, which also launched the new production’s global tour starting with a limited run in the Philippines, followed by Singapore and New Zealand next year.

TV and theater actor Derrick Monasterio donned the costume of one of his favorite theater roles, The Phantom, in Gaston Leroux and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'The Phantom of the Opera' at the recent 'The Sparkle Spell: Ghosting Made Fun' Halloween party. Fellow actor Elle Villanueva joined Mr. Monasterio on the 'blood' carpet as The Phantom’s ingenue, Christine Daae.

The subject of the new original Filipino-made musical, “I Will, The Musical,” renowned medical doctor-philanthropist Willie Ong formally opened the show’s one-night-only performance at the Manila Metropolitan Theatre on Friday night. Diagnosed with clinical depression during his early adulthood, Dr. Ong overcame such a disability surrounded by the people who most loved him, his faith in God, and his longtime mission to attend to many Filipinos who needed medical attention pro bono.

Filipino-Canadian singer-actor Darren Espanto does a cover song of Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Joriah Kwame’s “Top of the World” from the live-action and animation hybrid film “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” which is screening now in the Philippines.

Be Our Guest Theatricals Philippines, led by artist-teacher Riki Benedicto, is at it again: bringing '13th of September,' a Filipino adaptation of Lanie Robertson’s 'The Insanity of Mary Girard,' to international audiences. Following its pre-pandemic performances at the 9th Festival International de Theatre De Mont-Laurier, in Quebec, Canada, '13th of September' is set to debut at the touring edition of Theaterwelten in Esslingen, Germany, on Oct. 15, 2022.

To say 'Anak Datu' is immensely personal and political is an understatement, and the uninitiated ticket buyer could find it rather deceitful at first. Pre-opening, TP’s marketers were masquerading the production as a play with music told in multi-universes than a multi-layered creative protest at the past Marcos Sr. regime.

Tickets to the Singapore debut of the hit Broadway musical 'Frozen' are now on sale, producer Disney Theatrical Productions and presenter Base Entertainment Asia have just announced. Starting at SGD 88, excluding the booking fee, 'Frozen' opens at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, from February 5, 2023.

South African performers Nicole Fernandes (Scaramouche), Stuart Brown (Galileo), Londiwe Dhlomo (Killer Queen), Craig Urbani (Khashoggi), Tiaan Rautenbach (Buddy), Richard Gau (Brit), and Danelle Cronje (Oz) are set to star in the brand-new production of Queen and Ben Elton’s rock musical 'We Will Rock You.'

For the eighth time, Eksena PH, a community of artists and creators, is back with 'Shorts & Briefs,' an independently-produced theater festival that features 10-12 minute plays.