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BroadwayWorld.com is giving away at least seven tickets to the virtual concert a?oeGerald Santos: The Great Shift,a?? featuring Gerald Santos, with special guests Lea Salonga, Andrew Fernando, Joreen Bautista, and Elisha Pontanares.

About seven months into the pandemic lockdown, Gerald Santos ('Miss Saigon,' 'Sweeney Todd'), together with his closest friends in the performing arts, is not missing a beat. He's now back on his feet, singing his heart out before an audience who are supposedly elsewhere a?' most likely in front of the computer screen.

Based on a recent survey among 90 youth organizations from 48 countries by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), young people, especially the students, face sizable risks in their education, mental health, and income source due to the current global health crisis. Topically, these fundamental issues were also at the core of a?oeUnmute,a?? Harlequin Theatre Guild's (De La Salle University) first-ever virtual production.

Tanghalang Pilipino (TP), the resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), continues to add original content and productions to its various digital platforms, especially on YouTube.

Recently signed up with Warner Music Group, theater royalty, and multi-talented artist Nicole Laurel Asensio gives us a peek at her latest single 'Silong.' On the back burner for years, the single, according to the singer-songwriter, is now ripe for the picking – even amid the pandemic.

he mythological creature Bakunawa, a serpent-like dragon, is front and center in Marikina City-based Teatro ni Juan's new musical. Supplemented by BKNW Rising, the musical is introduced in a three-part online anthology featuring early drafts and demos. Check out BKNWRising.com.

The beauty of the Filipino language takes center stage as Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) releases performances based on Philippine literature, in celebration of a?oeBuwan ng Wika.a?? These performances will stream on TP's YouTube channel.

Look to the bright side of life as The Prince of Ballad and 2018 Aliw Best Male Concert Performer awardee Gerald Santos performs in a virtual concert on 17 October 2020 - an unprecedented move aimed at uplifting people's spirits from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.

After a successful launch last June, the Atlantis Virtual Workshop returns for another round of musical theater classes for kids and teens this month until August (20 July to 8 August 2020). Your children can still access all the fun and creativity that Atlantis Theatrical's annual workshops are known for.

Lea Salonga, Darren Criss, and Bobby Lopez join the virtual celebration!

'Empire State is privileged to honor outstanding Filipinos.' - Governor Andrew Cuomo

Bianca Lopez, a soprano and theater actress, offers private vocal coaching online. Lopez, an alumna of the Philippine Madrigal Singers, was recently seen in Noli Me Tangere, The Opera and Stephen Sondheim's Company. She holds a diploma in Creative and Performing Musical Arts, major in Voice, from the University of the Philippines' College of Music.

Juan Ekis and Duende Theatre will stream songs from the space adventure musical, Xander: Pulis Pangkalawakan, with lyrics by Palanca award-winning writer Christian Vallez (also known as X or Juan Ekis, his pen name) and music by Ian Amane. The live-streamed event is set 20 June 2020, at 8 p.m., via Juan Ekis Facebook Page or Duende Theatre Facebook Page.

Repertory Philippines (REP) gives you the chance to explore the world of theater from your home via REP's Workshops for the Performing Arts. Get the full REP workshop experience through intensive online classes running from 6-31 July 2020. Get 10% off if you sign up before 8 June 2020.

Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) team up with ABS-CBN's streaming app iWant in bringing six previously-staged TP productions online through 'Pantawid ng Tanghalan,' a fundraiser that seeks to sustain the theater company's commitment in bringing socially-relevant productions to the public amid the pandemic. These productions will be available on iWant from 12 June to 12 July 2020.

Due to an overwhelming response, Atlantis Theatrical has decided to add more slots to its a?oevirtuala?? musical theater program this June 2020. Now, more kids and teens can access all the fun and creativity in Atlantis Theatrical's annual workshops from the safety of their own homes.

When beleaguered by grief and guilt, where do you draw strength to carry on with your sworn duty as a senior frontliner? a?' Tanghalang Pilipino

Community theater company Broadway Youth Cebu (BYC), which trains homegrown talents, recently held its annual musical theater boot camp showcase via a virtual Broadway revue, now available on YouTube. The 40-minute revue features this year's batch of young workshoppers, below the age of 19, who will also perform in a licensed production of Hairspray Jr. on 8-9 August 2020.

For its 10th anniversary, Upstart Productions (Company, Spamalot) organizes an online mini-concert to benefit the people working behind the scenes, whose livelihoods have also been affected by the current health crisis.

The coronavirus pandemic may have caused stage productions to prematurely close, but Tanghalang Pilipino (TP), the resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), has prepared a slew of programs on its temporary home a?' the digital platform.