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Formally introduced to the public via a press conference held at Philippine TV network ABS-CBN on Friday, "The Voice of the Philippines" coaches Lea Salonga, Apl. de. ap of Black Eyed Peas, Bamboo Mañalac, and Sarah Geronimo -- all four have carved out solid music careers and have huge fan bases in the Philippines -- will get to turn their own swivel chairs when the Philippine franchise of the hit reality singing competition "The Voice" starts taping its first set of blind auditions at a sound stage in Bulacan tomorrow, April 15.

Pinky Marquez (Mrs. Robinson), Reb Atadero (Benjamin Braddock), and Cara Barredo (Elaine Robinson) star in Repertory Philippines' 76th season third offering, 'The Graduate,' a film-to-stage adaptation by Terry Johnson, playing at Onstage Theater, Greenbelt 1 until Sunday, April 28.

Anthony Fedorov and his fiancee, Jennifer Paz, are now proud parents!

If you haven't had the chance to catch up on your theater news, look no further than today's recap of all things theater - exclusive features, interviews, reviews and more! - around the Broadway World for the week of April 1!

Kathleen Turner (Mrs. Robinson), Jason Biggs (Benjamin Braddock), and Alicia Silverstone (Elaine) would have found their Filipino counterparts Pinky Marquez, Reb Atadero, and Cara Barredo respectively by the time the hit West End and Broadway play 'The Graduate,' based on the novel and film of the same name, opens at Onstage Theater, Greenbelt 1 tonight, April 5. Scroll down for photos of the cast!

One of the fastest selling shows in London West End, 'Dirty Dancing,' makes its Manila premiere on Thursday, July 4 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Kathleen Turner (Mrs. Robinson), Jason Biggs (Benjamin Braddock), and Alicia Silverstone (Elaine) would have found their Filipino counterparts Pinky Marquez, Reb Atadero, and Cara Barredo respectively by the time the hit West End and Broadway play “The Graduate,” based on the novel and film of the same name, opens at Onstage Theater, Greenbelt 1 on Friday, April 5.

Tartan Entertainment, a Philadelphia based independent film company and an affiliated company of Bruce Productions LLC, turns to Kickstarter, an online crowdfunding platform, to raise 30,000 dollars for its non-musical, stage to screen adaptation of Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 German play 'Spring Awakening.'

Broadway star Dan Domenech, best known for his role as Drew on Broadway's 'Rock of Ages,' and who is bound for Manila for the Asian premiere of Disney's 'Tarzan' in June, shared with NBC sports commentator Al Trautwig, who is the spokesperson for Dancing Dreams, a non-profit dance company that gives children with physical and medical challenges the opportunity to dance, the honor to ring the opening bell at NASDAQ Stock Market in Times Square two days ago.

If you haven't had the chance to catch up on your theater news, look no further than today's recap of all things theater - exclusive features, interviews, reviews and more! - around the Broadway World for the week of March 25

Broadway star Dan Domenech, best known for his role as Drew on Broadway's 'Rock of Ages,' and who is bound for Manila for the Asian premiere of Disney's 'Tarzan' in June, shared with NBC sports commentator Al Trautwig, who is the spokesperson for Dancing Dreams, a non-profit dance company that gives children with physical and medical challenges the opportunity to dance, the honor to ring the opening bell at NASDAQ Stock Market in Times Square earlier today.

Piaf is Amador; Amador is Piaf.

If you haven't had the chance to catch up on your theater news, look no further than today's recap of all things theater - exclusive features, interviews, reviews and more! - around the Broadway World for the week of March 18!

Adapting a novel into a play entails a lot of deliberation about the elements of the story that needed to be transferred to the novel's new form. In the case of 'The Sky Over Dimas,' playwright Tim Dacanay shares with BroadwayWorld that there were no composite characters, two or more new characters, fused into the stage version. However, 'there were necessary adjustments we felt would help bring forth the story on stage.'

A daring theatrical experiment, filled with blood and gore, comes to Tanghalang Huseng Batute at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from Thursday, March 21 to Saturday, March 23.

Nikki Snelson has successfully 'Snelsonized' Manila! Popularly known as the fitness queen from the screen-to-stage adaptation of 'Legally Blonde,' the famed Broadway actress, singer, dancer and choreographer delivered her first workshop with Prod'G Arts International in the Philippines last March 9 and 10.

Atlantis Productions (Disney's "Aladdin," "Rock of Ages") kicks off its new theater season with British playwright Pam Gem's reworked version of her original late '70s play 'Piaf,' which is a bio-drama with music based on the life and career of Edith Piaf, one of France's most popular performers during World War II.

Bryony Whitfield (Frances 'Baby' Houseman), Gareth Bailey (Johnny Castle), and Mila de Biaggi (Penny Johnson), stars of the international touring production of the screen-to-stage adaptation of Eleanor Bergstein's cult classic 'Dirty Dancing,' met the press on Friday (March 15) to officially open the box office for 'Dirty Dancing,' which is coming to the Cultural Center of the Philippines in July.

The Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS -328 West 48th Street) stages the Tony Award-winning musical “Cabaret,” featuring book by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb, until tomorrow, March 16 at 2 and 8 p.m. Kyle Pleasant (“Across the Universe,” “Cabaret”) directs and choreographs.

Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, Hi-Definition Radio Inc., and Concertus Manila, the team that brought mega-musicals 'The Phantom of the Opera,' 'Mamma Mia,' and 'Cats' to Manila, open the screen-to-stage adaptation of 'Dirty Dancing' at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Thursday, July 4 (22 performances only).