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Photo Coverage: Get a First Look at THE BAND'S VISIT In Rehearsals by Oliver Oliveros
- March 03, 2020 Winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Band's Visit makes its international premiere in the capital of the Philippines on 13 March 2020. Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's Bobby Garcia helms the production, which the Chicago Tribune describes as a?oeremarkable and boundlessly compassionate and humanistic piece of theater.a??
VIDEO: Cast of NEXT TO NORMAL Perform Excerpts; Show Opens This Fri, 6 Mar by Oliver Oliveros
- March 02, 2020 IT'S GONNA BE GOOD! Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal, which features the book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, closes Ateneo Blue Repertory's (BlueREP) 28th theatrical season.
Exclusive Interview: Designer-Turned-Director Joey Mendoza Talks ANNA IN THE TROPICS by Robert Encila-Celdran
- March 01, 2020 Joey Mendoza considers himself a private man. He balks at the attention and prefers to let his work take the stage - literally. He's in the public eye, nonetheless, because brilliant work inevitably betrays its source.
VIDEO: Cast of SAN PEDRO CALUNGSOD THE MUSICAL Take Their Bows by Oliver Oliveros
- February 25, 2020 Prinstar Music Philippines' San Pedro Calungsod The Musical, which stars Miss Saigon alum Gerald Santos, held a special performance at the Music Museum in Greenhills, San Juan, yesterday, 25 February 2020, at 7 p.m.
BWW Review: UNDER MY SKIN is Armed With Substantial Information About HIV by Jude Buot
- February 18, 2020 The Philippine Theater Educational Association's (PETA) 52nd season-ender is unlike the more popular stage plays (e.g., The Normal Heart or Angels in America), which also talk about HIV and AIDS. Categorized by its creators as a a?oedrama anthology,a?? Under My Skin is a one-act play that weaves through several stories based on the experiences of real-life Filipino individuals living with HIV. At the onset, the main agenda of the play is to educate its audience with correct and updated information about HIV and AIDS in the Philippines.
BWW Review: STAGE KISS Blurs the Lines of Passion by Carla Delgado
- February 17, 2020 Repertory Philippines (REP) opens its 2020 season with the backstage comedy Stage Kiss, a straight play written by distinguished playwright Sarah Ruhl, who also wrote The Vibrator Play and Eurydice.
VIDEO: First Look at BlueREP's NEXT TO NORMAL by BWW News Desk
- February 13, 2020 To cap off its 28th season, Ateneo Blue Repertory (BlueREP) presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal. The show plays at the Gonzaga Fine Arts Theatre, Ateneo De Manila University, from 6-22 March 2020, at 8 p.m. on all dates except Sundays, with additional 3 p.m. shows on weekends.
PHOTOS: First Look at Promo Shots for BlueREP's NEXT TO NORMAL by BWW News Desk
- February 13, 2020 To cap off its 28th season, Ateneo Blue Repertory (BlueREP) proudly presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical Next to Normal. The show plays at the Gonzaga Fine Arts Theatre, Ateneo De Manila University, from 6-22 March 2020, at 8 p.m. on all dates except Sundays, with additional 3 p.m. shows on weekends.
Bobby Garcia Talks The International Premiere of THE BAND'S VISIT by BWW News Desk
- February 11, 2020 Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's Artistic Director, Bobby Garcia (Angels in America, Sweeney Todd), is set to take on the international premiere of The Band's Visit, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical that has become one of the most awarded musicals in theater history.
PHOTOS: PETA's UNDER MY SKIN Opens; Cherry Pie Picache Leads the Cast by Oliver Oliveros
- February 10, 2020 During the whole run of the play, after every end of the show, we will have debriefing and discussion with the audience, which will be facilitated by our actors and partners. We hope that it will further deepen the understanding of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).a?? a?" Maribel Legarda, PETA Artistic Director
Gab Pangilinan Will Play Gloria Estefan in ON YOUR FEET! in the Philippines by BWW News Desk
- February 10, 2020 Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's upcoming production of the Broadway and West End hit musical ON YOUR FEET! has found its lead star who will play the iconic and multi-awarded singer Gloria Estefan.
Gloria Estefan Chooses Gab Pangilinan to Star in ON YOUR FEET! by BWW News Desk
- February 10, 2020 Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's upcoming production of the Broadway and West End hit musical On Your Feet! has found its lead star, Gab Pangilinan (Side Show, Beautiful). She will play the role of the iconic and multi-awarded singer Gloria Estefan.
The Lion King's Santino Juan Santiago to Debut as Little Rizal in RIZAL BEHIND BARS by Oliver Oliveros
- February 02, 2020 SV Studios Events and Workshop Services' revival production of Rizal Behind Bars revisits Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal's final moments in prison. What was on his mind at that time? What were his frustrations or fears? Child actor Santino Juan Santiago, who alternates with David Jesu Ferro, was supposed to debut last October 2019 as the show's Little Rizal, but he couldn't. He was on tour, playing Young Simba in Disney's The Lion King in Bangkok, Thailand.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL Extends One More Week in Manila by BWW News Desk
- January 28, 2020 One more week has been added to the Manila season of the international tour of MATILDA THE MUSICAL. The multi award-winning show, which is making its way to Manila for the very first time, opens at The Theatre at Solaire on 05 March 2020 and will now be running until 22 March 2020.
Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal With San Pedro Calungsod The Musical, Starring Gerald Santos by Oliver Oliveros
- January 22, 2020 This year, 2020, marks the return of one of the more successful stage musical adaptations about the life and death of Saint Pedro Calungsod (1654 a?' 1672), a young Filipino missionary and the second Filipino saint. Prinstar Music Philippines' production of San Pedro Calungsod The Musical, which features the book and lyrics in English by Antonio Rommel Ramilo and music by Ramilo and pop star-thespian Gerald Santos, kicks off its Manila run this Friday, 24 January 2020, at 3 p.m., at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
Tanghalang Pilipino To Stage Malou Jacob's BATANG MUJAHIDEEN; Show Opens 21 Feb. 2020 by BWW News Desk
- January 19, 2020 Tanghalang Pilipino, the resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), goes experimental in its production of Malou Jacob's Batang Mujahideen. The play is about the complex dynamics between Muslims and Christians in Mindanao and how it affects the young.
Winners Announced For 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards by BWW News Desk
- January 16, 2020 Following a record number of nominations and votes, winners have been announced for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, brought to you by TodayTix!! The nominees were set, audiences voted, and now we get to recognize local theatres and performers for their outstanding achievement!
THE BAND'S VISIT International Premiere Announces Complete Cast by BWW News Desk
- January 14, 2020 Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group is thrilled to announce that musical theater performers Jep Go, Dean Rosen, Steven Conde, Rhenwyn Gabalonzo, and Leanne Mamonong complete the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical The Band's Visit. The show opens in March at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
GMG Productions to Present Most Popular Theater Shows Across Southeast Asia by BWW News Desk
- January 06, 2020 Today, Carlos Candal launches GMG Productions (GMGP), a brand-new Asia-Pacific entertainment company that will present the world's most successful theater productions throughout Southeast Asia.