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PETA Launches ACTING ON HIV Initiatives; UNDER MY SKIN Closes 52nd Season

PETA Launches ACTING ON HIV Initiatives; UNDER MY SKIN Closes 52nd Season

by Carla Delgado — October 30, 2019
With PETA's Acting in HIV campaign, they are steadfast in their goal of tackling sensitive topics through theater and the arts.
BGC Passion Collective Presents BREAKUPS & BREAKDOWNS

BGC Passion Collective Presents BREAKUPS & BREAKDOWNS

by BWW News Desk — October 26, 2019
Almost a decade after its initial run, Breakups & Breakdowns returns to the stage this November.
Final Week To Submit Nominations For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, Prese

Final Week To Submit Nominations For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, Presented by TodayTix!

by BWW News Desk — October 24, 2019
This is the final week to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Don't miss your chance to make sure your favorite [REGION] Theatres are represented!
BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD, Starring Lea Salonga & Jett Pangan, Is One Palatable Creati

BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD, Starring Lea Salonga & Jett Pangan, Is One Palatable Creative Mischief

by Vince Vicentuan — October 20, 2019
Sweeney Todd is a directorial triumph.
Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, Presented b

Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, Presented by TodayTix!

by BWW News Desk — October 14, 2019
There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.
BWW Review: KATSURI Tells the Plight of Landless Filipino Farmers Too Often Overlooke

BWW Review: KATSURI Tells the Plight of Landless Filipino Farmers Too Often Overlooked

by Jared Echevarria — October 10, 2019
Katsuri is an ingenious portrayal of the social ills that everyone is familiar with but never really acted upon.
Photo Coverage: Tanghalang Pilipino Adapts OF MICE AND MEN; Show Runs Now Thru 27 Oct

Photo Coverage: Tanghalang Pilipino Adapts OF MICE AND MEN; Show Runs Now Thru 27 Oct.

by Oliver Oliveros — October 9, 2019
Katsuri aims to bring light to the issue of last year's massacre of sugar workers from Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
VIDEO: Andrew Fernando, Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante Talk SWEENEY TODD

VIDEO: Andrew Fernando, Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante Talk SWEENEY TODD

by Oliver Oliveros — October 9, 2019
After its premiere at The Theatre at Solaire in Manila, Philippines, Atlantis Theatrical's production of Sweeney Todd will move to The Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore in November and December 2019.
VIDEO: Tanghalang Pilipino's KATSURI Opens; Show Runs Now Thru 27 Oct.

VIDEO: Tanghalang Pilipino's KATSURI Opens; Show Runs Now Thru 27 Oct.

by Oliver Oliveros — October 7, 2019
Katsuri aims to bring light to the issue of last year's massacre of sugar workers from Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
Joanna Ampil Talks CATS, Grizabella Makeup And More!

Joanna Ampil Talks CATS, Grizabella Makeup And More!

by Carla Delgado — October 6, 2019
Joanna Ampil may have already checked off Grizabella from her dream roles, but there's something about the musical that makes her want to reprise the role once more.
VIDEO: Young Talents Alyssa Evangelista, Vince Conrad Talk MAGNIFICAT; Show Closes Ne

VIDEO: Young Talents Alyssa Evangelista, Vince Conrad Talk MAGNIFICAT; Show Closes Next Weekend, 11-12 Oct.

by Oliver Oliveros — October 6, 2019
Making her professional theater debut, Alyssa Evangelista plays Young Mary in Magnificat The Musical; Vince Conrad, previously seen in the stage adaptation of Maynila Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, plays the first leader of the early Church, Saint Peter.
VIDEO: The Cast of Atlantis Theatrical's SWEENEY TODD Meets the Press; Show Opens 11

VIDEO: The Cast of Atlantis Theatrical's SWEENEY TODD Meets the Press; Show Opens 11 Oct.

by Oliver Oliveros — October 2, 2019
After its premiere at The Theatre at Solaire in Manila, Philippines, Atlantis Theatrical's production of Sweeney Todd will move to The Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore in November and December 2019.
Fire at Star City Delays Gantimpala's KANSER

Fire at Star City Delays Gantimpala's KANSER

by Oliver Oliveros — October 1, 2019
The Star Theatre in the Star City complex, an amusement park, in Pasay City is currently closed to the public after a fire broke out in the morning hours of Wednesday, 2 October.
Nominations Open For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, Presented by TodayTix

Nominations Open For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, Presented by TodayTix!

by BWW News Desk — October 1, 2019
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019.
Tanghalang Pilipino Stages Filipino Adaptation of Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN; Show P

Tanghalang Pilipino Stages Filipino Adaptation of Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN; Show Premieres 5 Oct.

by Carla Delgado — October 1, 2019
Katsuri aims to bring light to the issue of last year's massacre of sugar workers from Sagay City, Negros Occidental.
Photo Coverage: Take a First Look at Gantimpala's KANSER 2019; Show Plays the Star Th

Photo Coverage: Take a First Look at Gantimpala's KANSER 2019; Show Plays the Star Theatre, 3 Oct.

by Oliver Oliveros — September 29, 2019
Igniting patriotism from its mostly high school student audience whose occasional exclamations and shrieks during Crisostomo Ibarra and Maria Clara's more intimate moments in the play were, we suppose, uncontainable, Gantimpala Theater Foundation's Kanser, a theatrical adaptation of National Hero Jo
BWW Review: HIMALA Makes the Audience Witnesses to Cupang's Events

BWW Review: HIMALA Makes the Audience Witnesses to Cupang's Events

by Carla Delgado — September 29, 2019
Himala: Isang Musikal may be one of the best original Filipino musicals there is.
Photo Coverage: HIMALA: ISANG MUSIKAL Returns to Power Mac Center Spotlight; Show Run

Photo Coverage: HIMALA: ISANG MUSIKAL Returns to Power Mac Center Spotlight; Show Runs Now Thru 20 Oct.

by Oliver Oliveros — September 28, 2019
The Sandbox Collective and 9 Works Theatrical are bringing back their highly acclaimed revival of Himala: Isang Musikal.
Video: MAGNIFICAT Cast, Director Laurice Guillen Take Opening Night Bows

Video: MAGNIFICAT Cast, Director Laurice Guillen Take Opening Night Bows

by Oliver Oliveros — September 27, 2019
Music composer Ryan Cayabyab and book writer and lyricist Nestor U.
BWW Review: THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY Boasts Well-Written Songs, Simple Story

BWW Review: THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY Boasts Well-Written Songs, Simple Story

by Jared Echevarria — September 26, 2019
This production of Neil Bartram and Brian Hill's a?oeThe Theory of Relativitya?? is a coming-of-age story that would surely remind you of how you were in your student years.
VIDEO: Gerald Santos Teases 'Johanna' from SWEENEY TODD

VIDEO: Gerald Santos Teases 'Johanna' from SWEENEY TODD

by Oliver Oliveros — September 25, 2019
The touring production (Philippines, Singapore) of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Tony winner Lea Salonga and Jett Pangan, featuring Gerald Santos, will launch in Manila, Philippines, 11-27 October 2019.
BWW Review: Repression, Passion and Resistance During Mourning Season in THE HOUSE OF

BWW Review: Repression, Passion and Resistance During Mourning Season in THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA

by Carla Delgado — September 22, 2019
There are brief moments in the first act that make it difficult to hold your interest in the play, but the second act is much more fast-paced.
Photo Coverage: Go Inside the Rehearsal of MAGNIFICAT THE MUSICAL; Show Opens 27 Sept

Photo Coverage: Go Inside the Rehearsal of MAGNIFICAT THE MUSICAL; Show Opens 27 Sept.

by Oliver Oliveros — September 22, 2019
Bound for a new staging, Magnificat The Musical, which premiered in 1996, is a sung-through musical about the life of Jesus Christ told from the perspective of His mother, Mary.
BWW Review: Sondheim's Emotionally Engaging PASSION Plays RCBC Theatre

BWW Review: Sondheim's Emotionally Engaging PASSION Plays RCBC Theatre

by Jude Buot — September 21, 2019
Passion keeps us thoroughly invested as the show's characters profess their passion and obsession towards love and being loved in return.
Video: 'Epilogue' to HIMALA: ISANG MUSIKAL; Show Runs Now Thru 20 Oct.

Video: 'Epilogue' to HIMALA: ISANG MUSIKAL; Show Runs Now Thru 20 Oct.

by Oliver Oliveros — September 21, 2019
The Sandbox Collective and 9 Works Theatrical are bringing back their highly acclaimed revival of Himala: Isang Musikal.

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