BWW Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Still A Veritable Force After Three Decades
Everyone knows the musical all too well.
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BWW Review: DUP's NANA ROSA Is Alternately Mournful And Optimistic
Stay woke, as it were, while a new battle is waged and revisionist delusions are trending.
BWW Review: REP's MIONG Tells Its Side of the Story
They say that history is written by the victors, its integrity dependent on who actually wrote it.
BWW Review: NIA AND ANWAR Takes Your Average Theme Park Experience to a Whole New Level
With elaborate props and costumes, crowd-pleasing acrobatics and fire dances, 'Nia and Anwar and the Whale Shark Tale' is a daring new Filipino musical that might possibly be the first-of-its-kind in the southern Philippines.
BWW Review: MULA SA BUWAN's Retelling of 'Cyrano' Captivates the Pinoy Audience
With a creative vision accompanied by an infectious musical score and punctuated by powerful and authentic performances, 'Mula sa Buwan,' no wonder, is shaping up to be a musical that will be well-remembered long after its final bow.
BWW Review: Dulaang UP's THE DRESSING ROOM is Worth the Visit
Imagine yourself in a small room where you can watch people in their most unguarded moments and listen to their innermost, basest desires without any burden or worry of getting caught… Imagine yourself doing what you love doing with no cares for time and space… Imagine yourself in a dressing roo
BWW Review: WAITRESS Is One Fresh, Delightful Pie Fest
In the play 'Boston Marriage,' dramatist David Mamet famously quotes, 'We must have a pie.
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On MULA SA BUWAN; Show Runs Now Thru 11/25
'Mula Sa Buwan,'the original Filipino musical, based on the Edmond Rostand play 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' written by Pat Valera (concept, book, and lyrics) and William Manzano (lyrics and music), returns for a third time, now through November 25, 2018, at the brand new 800-seater theatre at the Hyundai
BWW Review: CARRIE, A Bedeviled Material Given Every Ounce of Emotional Commitment
Sneer if you must, but it seems 'Carrie, The Musical' keeps finding an agreeable audience.
BWW Review: Superb Cast, Serviceable Script Mark The World Premiere of ALL OUT OF LOVE, The Musical
Lonesome is the perch where this avid music fan must critique a genre consumed by a devout subculture.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! International Tour Successfully Connects the Dots
Jukebox musicals have been quite a trend lately.
BWW Review: GUADALUPE The Musical Is A Hearty Musical Treat
It has been a very busy theater season in Manila.
BWW Review: LUNGS Tells A Relatable Story About Imperfect Love And Parenthood
Sab Jose (W) and Jake Cueca (M) are the only two actors in Duncan MacMillan's 90-minute play 'Lungs'; they perform on a bare stage, without props, a set, or a costume change.
BWW Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2, A Fine Tribute To A Great Literary Classic
George Bernard Shaw is believed to have given his stamp of approval on one of the theater's most famous acts of defiance.
BWW Review: Three Decades Later, M. BUTTERFLY Still Beguiles, Shocks
The press preview of David Henry Hwang's award-winning play 'M.
BWW Review: ANG PAGLILITIS KAY MANG SERAPIO Reinvigorates A Period Piece Worthy of Acclaim
He lived a sad life of perversion in a profession of lost causes yet his life's failure was overshadowed when he chose to love, albeit secretly and surreal.
BWW Review: SIDE SHOW Delivers A Spirited Performance Worthy of a Packed Run
It's a fitting irony that Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group commences its season with 'Side Show,' a relatively untapped musical in contemporary theater canon.
BWW Review: GEE-GEE AT WATERINA, Not Another Gay-Themed Drama
Being old and gray is a one-way road that awaits everyone.
BWW Review: 'Eto Na! Musikal nAPO!' Has The Right Amount of Nostalgia To Its Advantage
The good news is that 'Eto Na! Musikal nAPO!,' an original Filipino play set into music by APO Hiking Society's hit songs, is like no other OPM jukebox musical we have seen in recent memory.
BWW Review: Eheads Fan or Not, Find Time to Watch ANG HULING EL BIMBO
Whether you're up for it or not, jukebox musicals are back in full swing.
BWW Review: THE LION KING First International Touring Production Is Goosebump-Inducing Spectacle
Philippine theater enthusiasts will surely take pride in the Manila kickoff of the first-ever international touring production of Disney's 'The Lion King,' hailed as 'the world's #1 musical.
BWW Review: I REMEMBER A BOY, A Delightful Trip Down Memory Lane
We Filipinos love to sing and, not only that, some even create theme songs to commemorate special memories with friends and loved ones.
BWW Review: SILENT SKY Gathers Women With Requisite Blend of Grace and Ferociousness
Chalk it up to antiquated gender politics that a woman must shatter a glass ceiling to validate her achievement.
BWW Review: HIMALA: ISANG MUSIKAL Tells Its Story Similar to The Original Film
Just when we thought a restaging of the musical adaptation of a highly-acclaimed Filipino film could never do wonders, we caught ourselves absolutely in awe of what was offered to us on the February 18 matinee of The Sandbox Collective's comeback musical, 'Himala: Isang Musikal' (its last one was 'D
BWW Review: Laugh Your Head Off with REP's A COMEDY OF TENORS
What do you get when you have mistaken identity and false accusation of infidelity mixed with melodrama, comedy, Italian and Russian accents, seduction, misunderstanding, opera, and Lorenz Martinez shifting from one character to another? Definitely, a hilarious night at the theatre.
