Philippines Theatre Newsroom

Renowned for her perfect pitch, Lea Salonga skipped lunch on tech week to entertain questions from a select media group about her new, unique project. She stars in “Request sa Radyo” (Request Concert), a play by Franz Xaver Kroetz about middle-class loneliness. A caveat: Salonga won’t utter a single word (nor sing a single note) in this 60-minute 'wordless' play.

There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The queens of the House of Tudor continue to smash stages and retell their stories from the West End and Broadway to Southeast Asia, particularly in Manila, as the hit musical/pop concert plays simultaneously in these cities.

Musical theatre became a transformative part of my life when I first encountered 'Miss Saigon' as a young adult in 1989.

In just a few short years, 8-member Filipino girl group, BINI, has done the unthinkable. Starting from humble beginnings, BINI has risen to the top of the music scene in the Philippines dominating the charts and earning the title of the “Nation’s Girl Group.”

The Bootleg Beatles come to The Theatre at Solaire  next month. The performance is on October 26, 2024 at 8:00PM.

Fly and sing along with Elphie as Universal Pictures Philippines launches #AwitingWicked! The bigwigs behind the two-part “Wicked” film, a stage-to-film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, are looking for 30 Filipino singers who can sing 'Wicked’s' iconic song 'Defying Gravity' to be featured in a music video.

Madame Tussauds Singapore, a major tourist attraction for famous historical figures and celebrities’ waxworks, celebrates its 10th anniversary with various activities, promotions, and exciting figure launches, including Broadway Legend Lea Salonga’s 'wax twin.'

JM Cabling and PJ Rebullida, dancers and choreographers, learn, unlearn, and relearn from each other. They currently work together in a production of the Tony Award-winning musical 'Once On This Island,' book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty, co-produced by 9 Works Theatrical and Ticket2Me.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

'The Half-Life of Marie Curie,' a one-act play by Lauren Gunderson, humanizes historical figures, two-time Nobel Peace Prize winner Marie Curie, and a lesser-known electromechanical engineer Hertha Ayrton

It was supposed to be a solo concert, but it became more of a theater family affair. 'Miss Saigon' alum Carla Guevara Laforteza has celebrated her 30 years in the biz with her first-ever solo concert.

Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert will come to The Theatre at Solaire next month. Performaces will take place on September 7, 7:00 PM & September 8, 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM.

This year, the musical tandem of Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer, and Alain Boublil, lyricist and librettist, turns golden! The long-running 'Do You Hear the People Sing?' a concert tribute to the legendary duo, looks back at their first musical collaboration, 'La Révolution Française' (1973), and honors their more popular works, 'Les Misérables' (1980) and 'Miss Saigon' (1989).

The Sandbox Collective's production of 'Little Shop of Horrors,' Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s 'bloodthirsty' musical comedy set in the ‘60s is directed by Toff De Venecia. In this production, De Venecia teams up with scenographer Mio Infante and the puppet designer Kayla Teodoro.

It toured Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia through the years, but nothing comes close to home. 'Sintang Dalisay,' a Filipino-ethnic adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s great tragedies, 'Romeo and Juliet,' returns to its roots—the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City.

Co-producers Kenny Wax, Wendy & Andy Barnes, and George Stiles, together with GMG Productions, have announced 'Six' musical’s new UK and international tour cast.

Tanghalang Ateneo’s acclaimed production of 'Mga Multo,' a Filipino translation of Henrik Ibsen’s 'Ghosts,' enters its closing weekend at the Doreen Black Theatre in the Arete, Ateneo de Manila University. Ron Capinding and Guelan Varela-Luarca have translated the play into Filipino; Capinding also directs the play.

Get a first listen to 'Meet Cute,' a track from the new musical 'Hook Up.' Composed by Jude Gitamondoc, and arranged and sung for the demo by Barry Villacarillo, 'Meet Cute' is the lead character Tim’s 'I want' number.

Although the summer season in the Philippines has officially ended this year, we’re still thrilled to join the rest of the global theater community in rounding out our top picks of must-see shows running this month and the next few months.

The Philippine Legitimate Stage Artist Group has announced its nominees for the 14th Gawad Buhay Awards, an award-giving body for the performing arts. Only the productions staged by Philstage’s member companies from the past season are eligible for the nomination, chosen by an independent jury.

Independent record label Kadasig presents the first public reading of HOOK UP, a new musical written and directed by award-winning songwriter Jude Gitamondoc. Performances will be on June 28, 2024, at Hillary 1 & 2 of Quest Hotel, with doors opening at 1 and 3:30 p.m., and shows starting at 1:30 and 4:00 p.m., respectively.

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, the late Jonathan Larson's masterpiece, was a cultural sensation in 1996, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical and a Pulitzer for Drama. But does it still resonate with today’s younger audiences?

Tanghalang Ateneo, the longest-running theater company of the Higher Education Cluster  of Ateneo de Manila, will present this June 2024, Mga Multo, a classic play based on Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, directed by Ron Capinding, and translated to Filipino by Ron Capinding and Guelan Varela-Luarca.