My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Home For You Chat My Shows (beta) Register/Login Games Grosses

PHILIPPINES THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 12

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards; Samsung Performin

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards; Samsung Performing Arts Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

by BWW — December 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards; ANAK DATU Leads

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards; ANAK DATU Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

by BWW Staff — December 12, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Variety Picks New Whitney Houston Biopic as One of the Best Films of 2022

Variety Picks New Whitney Houston Biopic as One of the Best Films of 2022

by Oliver Oliveros — December 12, 2022
Variety, a premier source of entertainment news, has picked “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” a biographical musical film based on the life of the late Whitney Houston, one of this year’s Top 10 best films.
Voting Now Open For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards

Voting Now Open For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards

by BWW Awards — December 6, 2022
Voting is now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Gerald Santos Named 'Entertainer of the Year' Anew at 35th Aliw Awards

Gerald Santos Named 'Entertainer of the Year' Anew at 35th Aliw Awards

by Oliver Oliveros — December 6, 2022
The Aliw Awards Foundation, a pioneer in giving recognition to Filipino live entertainers in diverse categories, gave its top award, Entertainer of the Year, anew to international singer-actor Gerald Santos, who won the same prize in 2020.
Review: Marriage is Not Perfect; It Never Will Be

Review: Marriage is Not Perfect; It Never Will Be

by Rayne Jarabo — November 29, 2022
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.
Check Out Performance Photos from PETA's New Musical, WALANG ARAY

Check Out Performance Photos from PETA's New Musical, WALANG ARAY

by Oliver Oliveros — November 29, 2022
Before media guests and prospective show investors, Philippine Educational Theater Association has just presented some photos from the company’s newest original musical comedy, 'Walang Aray,' a humorous, entertaining tribute to a classic favorite, Severino Reyes’ 19th-century zarzuela 'Walang Su
Video: PETA Welcomes KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad

Video: PETA Welcomes KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad

by Oliver Oliveros — November 28, 2022
Philippine Educational Theater Association, which produced hit musicals 'Rak of Aegis' and 'Care Divas,' has officially welcomed young stars-singers KD Estrada and Alexa Ilacad to its family.
Video: CAROUSEL Cast, Musical Director Take Opening Night Bows

Video: CAROUSEL Cast, Musical Director Take Opening Night Bows

by Oliver Oliveros — November 27, 2022
Repertory Philippines, one of the country’s pioneering theater companies, officially opened its 85th season with a reimagined production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic 'Carousel' on November 26.
VIDEO: After a Three-Year Wait, Gian Magdangal to Play Billy--Finally

VIDEO: After a Three-Year Wait, Gian Magdangal to Play Billy--Finally

by Oliver Oliveros — November 23, 2022
Over three years ago (blame the COVID-19 pandemic), actor-singer Gian Magdangal was announced to play the conflicted leading man, Billy Bigelow, in a reimagined take on a classic, 'Carousel.
Living Her Dream: Julia Abueva Makes Broadway Debut

Living Her Dream: Julia Abueva Makes Broadway Debut

by Jude Cartalaba — November 22, 2022
'You have to want it more than anything.
Carlo Vergara's INDAYUGANG BANAL Streams Online, Now Thru Nov. 27

Carlo Vergara's INDAYUGANG BANAL Streams Online, Now Thru Nov. 27

by Oliver Oliveros — November 21, 2022
Maiba 18 Productions, Teatro 77, and Benilde Theater Arts present illustrator-playwright Carlo Vergara's newest play with songs, 'Indayugang Banal: Isang Superpowered Komedya.
VIDEO: THE RECONCILIATION DINNER Cast Take Their Opening Weekend Bows

VIDEO: THE RECONCILIATION DINNER Cast Take Their Opening Weekend Bows

by Oliver Oliveros — November 19, 2022
Multi-awarded playwright-director Floy Quintos breaks away from his self-imposed retirement from the theater to usher in Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas's 45th theatrical season with his one-act play 'The Reconciliation Dinner.
Are You Ready for THE RECONCILIATION DINNER?

Are You Ready for THE RECONCILIATION DINNER?

by Oliver Oliveros — November 18, 2022
Multi-awarded playwright-director Floy Quintos breaks away from his self-imposed retirement from the theater to usher in Dulaang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas’s 45th theatrical season with his one-act play 'The Reconciliation Dinner.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Carlo Vergara's New Play, INDAYUGANG BANAL

BEHIND THE SCENES: Carlo Vergara's New Play, INDAYUGANG BANAL

by Oliver Oliveros — November 18, 2022
Illustrator-playwright Carlo Vergara, best known for the comic book “ZsaZsa Zaturnah,” explores the impact of social media on political fandoms in the Philippines via his new full-length play “Indayugang Banal: Isang Superpowered Komedya.
MINTeatro's HAMLET Closes this Weekend; See Production Photos

MINTeatro's HAMLET Closes this Weekend; See Production Photos

by Oliver Oliveros — November 17, 2022
MINTeatro’s bare-bones production of William Shakespeare's tragedy 'Hamlet' closes this weekend, Nov.
MINTeatro Stages HAMLET for Two Weekends

MINTeatro Stages HAMLET for Two Weekends

by Oliver Oliveros — November 9, 2022
MINTeatro, Meridian International College’s theater arts organization, stages William Shakespeare’s tragedy 'Hamlet' in the next two weekends, Nov.
VIDEO: Dulaang UP Pays Tribute to Its Founder, Tony Mabesa

VIDEO: Dulaang UP Pays Tribute to Its Founder, Tony Mabesa

by Oliver Oliveros — November 7, 2022
Before the formal launch of Dulaang UP’s 45th season, comprised of “The Reconciliation Dinner,” a new one-act play by Floy Quintos, premiering on Nov.
Photos: WE WILL ROCK YOU Releases Production Stills

Photos: WE WILL ROCK YOU Releases Production Stills

by Oliver Oliveros — November 4, 2022
Olivier Award nominee Nick Winston directs and choreographs his reimagined production of the British rock band Queen and Ben Elton’s hit jukebox musical, 'We Will Rock You.
VIDEO: WE WILL ROCK YOU Performs 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'

VIDEO: WE WILL ROCK YOU Performs 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'

by Oliver Oliveros — November 3, 2022
Before a packed house, London’s West End director-choreographer Nick Winston’s sci-fi-centric reimagining of Queen and Ben Elton’s hit jukebox musical 'We Will Rock You' held its gala performance last Wednesday, which also launched the new production’s global tour starting with a limited run
PHOTOS: Monasterio, Villanueva Walk the 'Blood Carpet' as Phantom and Christine

PHOTOS: Monasterio, Villanueva Walk the 'Blood Carpet' as Phantom and Christine

by Oliver Oliveros — October 27, 2022
TV and theater actor Derrick Monasterio donned the costume of one of his favorite theater roles, The Phantom, in Gaston Leroux and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'The Phantom of the Opera' at the recent 'The Sparkle Spell: Ghosting Made Fun' Halloween party.
Review: One's Triumph Could be a Saving Grace for Many

Review: One's Triumph Could be a Saving Grace for Many

by Vince Vicentuan — October 18, 2022
'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.
Video: Gerald Santos Leads the Cast of I WILL, THE MUSICAL Finale

Video: Gerald Santos Leads the Cast of I WILL, THE MUSICAL Finale

by Oliver Oliveros — October 17, 2022
The subject of the new original Filipino-made musical, “I Will, The Musical,” renowned medical doctor-philanthropist Willie Ong formally opened the show’s one-night-only performance at the Manila Metropolitan Theatre on Friday night.
Darren Espanto Covers 'Top of the World' from LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE

Darren Espanto Covers 'Top of the World' from LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE

by Oliver Oliveros — October 12, 2022
Filipino-Canadian singer-actor Darren Espanto does a cover song of Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Joriah Kwame’s “Top of the World” from the live-action and animation hybrid film “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” which is screening now in the Philippines.
Submit Nominations For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards Before October 31st

Submit Nominations For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards Before October 31st

by BWW Awards — October 12, 2022
There's still time left to submit nominations for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards before the deadline at 11:59 PM ET on October 31st!

Videos