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REP Features Veterans, Young Talents at 50th-Anniversary Gala Celebration, 6/11
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 5, 2017

One of the country's premier theater companies Repertory Philippines (REP) is counting down the days for its grand 50th-anniversary gala concert, titled 'REP's 50 Years of Telling Stories,' at The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resorts and Casino in Parañaque City, on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at 8 p.m.

Rep Announces Auditions for PINOCCHIO, 3/1
by Oliver Oliveros - Feb 20, 2014

Repertory Theater for Young Audiences (Rep Children's Theater) will hold auditions for the title role of Pinocchio for its upcoming production of Jim Eiler and Jean Bargy's musical stage adaptation of Carlo Collodi's fairy tale novel PINOCCHIO. Auditions are set Saturday, March 1, starting at 10 a.m. at Onstage Theatre, 2F Greenbelt One Mall, Makati City.

CHEERS! More than 40 New Year's Wishes from Filipino Theater People
by Jeffrey Aguiman - Dec 30, 2013

It has been a tough year for us, Filipinos, but we were able to rise above the challenges and showed the world how strong and resilient we are. We wish that for the coming new year our hearts be filled with love and compassion for everyone. BroadwayWorld.com has recently surveyed some of our friends in the Philippine theater industry about their New Year's wishes!

Review Roundup: Rep PH Presents ALICE IN WONDERLAND
by Lee Cundangan - Sep 5, 2013

Repertory Philippines for Young Audiences (formerly Rep's Children's Theatre) celebrates 21 years via its third restaging of 'Alice in Wonderland' from last month until Sunday, December 15 at Onstage, 2/F Greenbelt 1, Makati City.

Rep's BOEING-BOEING Opens Tonight
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 25, 2013

Handsome, dashing playboy Bernard (David Bianco, who starred in Repertory Philippines's [Rep] "Next Fall") feels like the definitive Don Juan as he juggles three beautiful fiancees - all sultry and sexy air hostesses.

Rep's BOEING-BOEING Opens Friday, 1/25
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 23, 2013

Handsome, dashing playboy Bernard (David Bianco, who starred in Repertory Philippines's [Rep] "Next Fall") feels like the definitive Don Juan as he juggles three beautiful fiancees - all sultry and sexy air hostesses.

Review Roundup: Repertory Philippines’ THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 25, 2012

Bookwriter, composer, and lyricist Jim Eiler and composer Jean Bargy's stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ, based on the classic children's book 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, is Repertory Philippines Children's Theater's 20th anniversary offering, which has begun performances on Saturday, August 18, and will run for the next four months at Onstage Theater, Greenbelt One, Ayala Malls in Makati City.

Multimedia Flash: On Stage with Repertory Philippines’ THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 20, 2012

A day before the musical opened, Repertory Philippines' THE WIZARD OF OZ held a press preview at Greenbelt One's Onstage Theatre with Cara Barredo as Dorothy Gale, along with James Stacey as the Scarecrow, Hans Eckstein as the Tin Man, and Oliver Usison as the Lion.

Photo Flash: First Look at Repertory Philippines’ THE WIZARD OF OZ, Opening Today, 8/18
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 18, 2012

Repertory Philippines (Rep) released its publicity photos for "The Wizard of Oz," music by Jean Bargy and Jim Eiler, and book and lyrics by Eiler, which runs at Onstage Theatre at Greenbelt One, Ayala Malls, Makati City for five months, from today, August 18 to Sunday, December 16.

Photo Flash: First Look at Repertory Philippines’ THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 30, 2012

Repertory Philippines has just released its publicity photos for THE WIZARD OF OZ, music by Jean Bargy and Jim Eiler, and book and lyrics by Eiler, which runs at Onstage Theatre at Greenbelt One, Ayala Malls, Makati City for five months, from Saturday, August 18 to Sunday, December 16.

Photo Flash: JEKYLL AND HYDE Opens in Manila
by Oliver Oliveros - Mar 23, 2012

Repertory Philippines' current 45th theater season reaches fever pitch with the premiere of composer Frank Wildhorn and book writer and lyricist Leslie Bricusse's overtly melodramatic, pop rock-laden Broadway musical JEKYLL AND HYDE. However, Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, director for JEKYLL AND HYDE, along with her team, seems to have been rising above the original Broadway production's bad reputation since the local production opened last weekend. Whereas American critics find Wildhorn's body of work as "gallumphing, dunderheaded musicals that make everything by Andrew Lloyd Webber seems like great art," says Linda Winer of 'Newsday'; Filipino critics find Repertory Philippines' stripped-down incarnation of Wildhorn's most popular undertaking as nothing short of a miracle. "By doing away with the stage spectacle [without the high-tech gimmickry that marked its Broadway run], the focus was redirected to the actors - and rightly so," says Vladimir Bunoan of ABS-CBNNews.com.

Photo Flash: Ken Ludwig’s LEADING LADIES Opens In Manila
by Oliver Oliveros - Feb 10, 2012

Premier theater company Repertory Philippines (Rep) opened Ken Ludwig's (CRAZY FOR YOU, LEND ME A TENOR) rib-tickling play LEADING LADIES last night at Onstage Theatre, Greenbelt 1, Makati City. Circle in the Square School (N.Y.)-trained actor Topper Fabregas and Rep regular James Stacey topbill the production.

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Repertory Philippines’ LEADING LADIES
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 31, 2012

The cast of Repertory Philippines' (Rep) LEADING LADIES, a rib-tickling play by Ken Ludwig (CRAZY FOR YOU, LEND ME A TENOR), recently held a photo op during a press conference at Rep's main office in Ortigas Center. LEADING LADIES is Rep's second offering for its 75th season.

Photo Flash: Repertory Philippines Opens SEUSSICAL, 8/13-12/11
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 14, 2011

Repertory Philippines (LITTLE WOMEN, EQUUS), the country's premier English-language theater company, opened its five-month run of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahren's Tony Award-nominated children's musical, SEUSSICAL, yesterday at the Onstage Theatre, Greenbelt 1, Makati City. The musical runs until December 11.

STAGE TUBE: Repertory Philippines’ SEUSSICAL on ANC; Show Opens 8/13
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 10, 2011

The cast of Repertory Philippines' upcoming production of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahren's SEUSSICAL recently performed an excerpt from the Broadway musical on ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC). SEUSSICAL runs from August 13 to December 11 at the Onstage Theatre, Greenbelt 1, Makati City.

Repertory Philippines Defies the Typical Fairy Tale
by Oliver Oliveros - May 17, 2011

Repertory Philippines (Rep), the country's premier English-language theater company, lays off 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Cinderella' and other fairy tale conventions for its children's theater season running from August 13 to December 11 at the Onstage Theatre, Greenbelt 1.

Repertory Philippines SWEENEY TODD opens 11/14
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 14, 2009

Repertory Philippines opens its new production of the celebrated, Tony Award-winning musical thriller SWEENEY TODD on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Onstage, Greenbelt 1.

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