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Carla Guevara Laforteza's First [Solo] Concert A LA CARLOTTA
It was supposed to be a solo concert, but it became more of a theater family affair.
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PAROKYA NI EDGAR Musical Plays Last Two Weeks at Newport Performing Arts Theatre
How can Newport World Resorts top its biggest original Pinoy musical hit, ''Ang Huling El Bimbo'? Work around the music catalog of another beloved OPM band, Parokya ni Edgar.
RENT Sheds Light On Those Intimidated, Ignorant About HIV/AIDS
RENT, the late Jonathan Larson's masterpiece, was a cultural sensation in 1996, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical and a Pulitzer for Drama.
MISS SAIGON Remains Relevant, Given the Continuous Acts of Violence and War Today
After its phenomenally successful run in Australia in collaboration with Opera Australia, GMG Productions, in association with GWB Entertainment, presented this new and stunning production in Manila, 24 years after a six-month commercially successful run in the Philippine capital.
THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY Debuts in Manila
London’s smash theatrical concert “The Simon & Garfunkel Story,” a loving musical tribute to the famed American folk-rock duo, has just made its only Asian stop this year at The Theatre at Solaire.
PRINSIPE BAHAGHARI is Ripe with Life's Foremost Lessons
The 1943 children’s novel by French writer poet Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 'The Little Prince,' is a classic literary piece meant for adults.
ASIAN PERSUASION: Jhett Tolentino's Bid to a More Inclusive Hollywood
Amidst excitement and anticipation, 'Asian Persuasion,' a film by Tony and Grammy-winning Filipino producer Jhett Tolentino, premiered on Monday evening, November 27, at SM Megamall Cinema 2.
Review: HAMILTON Builds An Impactful Legacy
How the 18th-century American Revolutionary War is depicted in the Pulitzer Award-winning musical 'Hamilton' continues to thrill patrons and theatergoers, now in its last week at The Theatre at Solaire.
Review: In TICK, TICK…BOOM! Midlife Crisis, Oozing Talent Are Inescapable
Jon (Jef Flores, Khalil Ramos), the protagonist in Jonathan Larson's 'tick, tick.
Review: IBARRA's Memorable Moments and Excesses
With the birth of a new theater company, Tanghalang Una Obra, whose creatives were closely associated with Gantimpala Theater Foundation, comes 'Ibarra,' a reworking of the latter’s yearly production of 'Kanser,' based on Dr.
Artistic Integrity or Profit?
A little over 10 years since Actor's Actors Inc.
Review: TWENTY QUESTIONS, 20 Years Later
If you were to stage a 20-year-old two-hander post-pandemic, it’d be a smart move to update its directorial decisions and the script’s words and dialogues, especially with the play’s themes about young love, pre-marital sex, and peer pressure meant to resonate, at the least, with the Gen Zers
Review: This SOUND OF MUSIC Sings a Different Tune
It took eight years for three-time Tony awardee Jack O’Brien-directed 'The Sound of Music,' a warhorse title from the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s catalog, to reach the Philippines’ capital—a rare feat because most of the international productions visiting town are either from South Africa or t
At Best When There's Singing and Dancing on Screen
Learning music mogul Clive Davis gave the imprimatur to 'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody,' the biopic of Davis’s former protegee and the late music icon Whitney Houston, promises topnotch musical sequences, which would not disappoint--even the most critical superfans.
Review: Marriage is Not Perfect; It Never Will Be
Witnessing a postmodern reimagination of a sublime 20th-century Rodgers and Hammerstein musical makes one realize there is a darker, yet more revealing, life’s perspective.
Review: One's Triumph Could be a Saving Grace for Many
'I Will, the Musical' successfully premiered at the iconic Manila Metropolitan Theater stage on October 14, almost a year after it was filmed at the Music Museum and streamed online in 2021.
Review: Uplifting, Harrowing Tales from Mindanao
To say 'Anak Datu' is immensely personal and political is an understatement, and the uninitiated ticket buyer could find it rather deceitful at first.
MULA SA BUWAN Has Killer Song Hooks, Melodies, and Lyrics
True to its original form, the zarzuela, 'Mula Sa Buwan,' whose original title 'Cyrano: Isang Sarswela,' fuses songs, dances, romance, and revolutionary overtones, which, in essence, is immensely faithful to its main inspiration, Edmond Rostand’s 1897 French play Cyrano de Bergerac, more specifica
Review: Nina Campos, with Guest Gerald Santos, In Concert at Pinto Art Museum
A summer night couldn’t be more propitious: an amphitheatre sitting loftily atop rugged Antipolo terrains adorned with humongous homalomenas, philodendrons, and alocasias growing uninterruptedly, a buzzing crowd of guests gushing over the museum’s Castillan-influenced architecture jutting into t
BWW Review: LEA SALONGA at The Music Center at Strathmore
There are very few times in a reviewer’s career where he/she can honestly say they saw a perfect performance.
'Expanded' WEST SIDE STORY in Philippine Cinemas, Feb. 16
On Valentine’s week, Steven Spielberg’s first full-length musical film, 'West Side Story,' which recently been nominated for seven Oscar Awards, including this year’s 'Best Picture,' finally screens in Philippine cinemas starting February 16.
BWW Review: ISLAND SONG is Worth the Watch, Amid Streaming Hiccups
Staging 'Island Song' virtually seems to fit in this pandemic season since live events are currently limited in the Philippines.
BWW Review: MATILDA THE MUSICAL Stirs Hearts and Minds with Royal 'Bratness' and Wokeness
Good musicals are like magnets a?' they attract crowds from near and far that not even pervasive talks of a global pandemic could stop them from inflicting their charm on their willing patrons.
BWW Review: BATANG MUJAHIDEEN Starts the Conversation That Matters
Tanghalang Pilipino (TP) stages Malou Jacob's Batang Mujahideen as part of its 33rd season, titled a?oeMakidigma.
BWW Review: UNDER MY SKIN is Armed With Substantial Information About HIV
The Philippine Theater Educational Association's (PETA) 52nd season-ender is unlike the more popular stage plays (e.
