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WICKED UK/International Tour's Jacqueline Hughes, Carly Anderson by BWW Staff
- September 12, 2016 Broadway and West End smash musical WICKED is set to defy gravity in a limited four-week-run with never-before-seen changes at The Theater at Solaire (Solaire Resort & Casino, Paranaque City) from Thursday, February 2, to Sunday, March 5, 2017 . The production is direct from a multi-record-breaking tour of UK and Ireland.
BWW Review: Red Turnip Theater Stages Nina Raine's TRIBES by Jude Cartalaba
- August 30, 2016 In its fourth year, theater company Red Turnip Theater, via Nina Raine's comedy-drama "Tribes," has proven time and again its top-notch quality.
Theater House of Black Presents Stage Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 10/7-8 by Oliver Oliveros
- August 21, 2016 Theater House of Black, whose members recently staged the Filipino adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca's 'The House of Bernarda Alba, ' seems to have a penchant for houses that are shrouded in mystery. Next off from the group is '#14 Leandro Road,' a Filipino theatrical adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's most celebrated short story, 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' first published in 1839.
Photo Coverage: One Night Stand Cabaret Presents 'I Miss Saigon' by Erickson Dela Cruz
- August 07, 2016 'One Night Stand" (ONS), a monthly cabaret series, which has been packing in the crowds at 12 Monkeys Music Hall & Pub, Century City Mall, in Makati City since April 2015, presented last Tuesday, August 2, its eight show this year, "I Miss Saigon." Directed by Joaquin Valdes, this special performance has featured "Miss Saigon" alums Tanya Manalang, Raul Montesa, Tricia Canilao-Buser, Ariel Reonal, and Pinky Amador. As a special treat to "Miss Saigon" fans in the audience, London's West End actors MiG Ayesa and Leo Valdez showed up and joined the cast on stage.
VISA Cardholders Get First Dibs on Tickets to WICKED in Manila, Today Thru 8/25 by Oliver Oliveros
- July 24, 2016 From 10 a.m. today, July 25, until Thursday, August 25, VISA Credit, Debit, and Prepaid cardholders can purchase the first batch of tickets with 10 percent off to the UK and international tour of the dazzling, smash-hit musical WICKED, which opens at the Theatre at Solaire (1 Aseana Avenue, Solaire Resort and Casino, Paranaque City) on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Buy tickets (starting at P1,700) via TicketWorld.com.ph.
They're Still Together! HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Cast at One Night Stand Cabaret by BWW Staff
- July 24, 2016 Reunions are moments of nostalgic reminiscence that let you review what you have accomplished together with your friends and make you wonder in awe on the journey you started together years ago. This was the general feeling when the original cast of the 2007 Philippine production of Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (HSM) took center stage once again in "Still in This Together: A 10th Anniversary Concert" at the monthly One Night Stand (ONS) cabaret series at 12 Monkeys Music Hall and Pub earlier this month.
MiG Ayesa, Tanya Manalang Headline 'Curtains Up!' Concert by Jude Cartalaba
- July 12, 2016 MiG Ayesa and Tanya Manalang will headline 'Curtains Up!' a concert produced by Resorts World Manila (RWM) and Ultimate Shows Inc., at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City tomorrow, July 14, at 8 p.m. The artists will be accompanied by the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Rodel Colmenar.
Robbie Guevara Reveals Success Formula Behind AMERICAN IDIOT by Jude Cartalaba
- July 06, 2016 Two original Filipino musicals 'Sa Wakas,' which features the songs of the alternative rock band Sugarfree, and 'Rak of Aegis,' which highlights the songs popularized by the rock band 'Aegis,' have succeeded and won the hearts of many nonregular theatergoers, especially the Pinoy rock music fans. 9 Works Theatrical and Globe Live's rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day follows the same winning formula. Since the show opened two weeks ago--staying true to the producers' intended goal--it has been attracting audiences, including nonregular theatergoers, to its open-air venue at the Globe Iconic Store in Bonifacio Global City.
Photo Coverage: 'One Night Stand' Cabaret Reunites 'High School Musical' Philippine Cast by Erickson Dela Cruz
- July 06, 2016 'One Night Stand,' a monthly cabaret series, which has been packing in the crowds at 12 Monkeys Music Hall & Pub in Makati City since April 2015, gathered the original cast of the 2007 Philippine production of Disney's 'High School Musical' (HSM), led by Sam Concepcion,Cheska Ortega, Alex Godinez, and Kakki Teodoro, last night, July 5.
Photo Coverage: BWW Night Out at AMERICAN IDIOT by Oliver Oliveros
- July 03, 2016 Made possible by the producers of the high-octane rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT, Globe Telecom and 9 Works Theatrical, BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) readers Maxine Dimaano, Aundrea Bunyi, Jerico Ranin, and Lemuel Villanueva, together with their guests, scored tickets to the show via a digital lottery. At last night's performance at the sprawling amphitheater within the new Globe Iconic Store at Bonifacio High Street, these lucky lottery winners also had the chance to hang out a bit with the show's producers, cast, and crew.
BWW Review: AMERICAN IDIOT at Globe Iconic Store by BWW Staff
- July 02, 2016 Live theater in the Philippines has entered a new dawn. The Globe Iconic Store in the busy Bonifacio High Street is now home of a humongous open-air theatre--complete with video boards--aimed to reach out to new theater audiences in the metro, which telco company Globe calls 'accidental theater.' For its maiden offering, Globe has partnered with one of the Philppines' multi-awarded theater companies, 9 Works Theatrical ('Grease,' 'La Cage Aux Folles'), to stage the Philippine premiere of the rock Broadway musical AMERICAN IDIOT.
'One Night Stand' Gathers Original Cast of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL by Oliver Oliveros
- July 02, 2016 'One Night Stand,' a monthly cabaret series, which has been packing in the crowds at 12 Monkeys Music Hall & Pub in Makati City since April 2015, reunites the original cast of the 2007 Philippine production of Disney's 'High School Musical' (HSM), led by Sam Concepcion, Cheska Ortega, Alex Godinez, and Kakki Teodoro, this Tuesday, July 5, at 9 p.m.
Norby David Gets in The Groove in AMERICAN IDIOT by Jude Cartalaba
- June 26, 2016 Norby David, the former bassist and vocalist of alternative rock band Rivermaya, has joined the cast of the Manila premiere of the rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day, which played to full houses and received standing ovations on its opening weekend (June 24-26) at the Globe Iconic Store's amphitheater on Bonifacio High Street in Taguig City.
Photo Flash: First Look at AMERICAN IDIOT Manila Premiere by BWW News Desk
- June 23, 2016 Telecom giant Globe and theater company 9 Works Theatrical co-produce the smash rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day on a limited engagement from Friday, June 24, until Sunday, July 10, at the Globe Iconic Store at Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater in Taguig.
BWW Review: The Bible Preaches, But GODSPELL Asks by BWW Staff
- June 22, 2016 If you're expecting to find your corner of the sky, you will not. Just because this is a Stephen Schwartz musical does not mean there will be someone painting with all the colors of the wind, nor will there be any gravity-defying witches, nor a hunchback. Yes, this is a Bible story, but do not expect Moses to be there even if you believe. And yes, there could be ever, ever after but there are no singing animals present. This is simply MusicArtes Inc.'s production of GODSPELL.
Photo Coverage: MusicArtes Stages GODSPELL, Now Thru 6/26 by Erickson Dela Cruz
- June 19, 2016 With familiar tunes such as 'Day by Day' and 'Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,' the beloved Broadway musical 'GODSPELL, which MusicArtes Inc. is staging on the weekends from June 17 to June 26 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in Makati City, is not to be missed. Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak, GODSPELL features music and new lyrics by 'Wicked's' Stephen Schwartz. The play has been revived regularly ever since its Off-Broadway debut in 1971 and film adaptation in 1973.
Jason Fernandez to Make Musical Theater Debut in AMERICAN IDIOT by Jude Cartalaba
- June 14, 2016 Jason Fernandez, a 26-year-old former lead vocalist of pop rock band Rivermaya and former "The Voice" Philippine edition contestant, is set to make his musical theater debut in AMERICAN IDIOT.
Win 5 Pairs of Tickets to AMERICAN IDIOT (Plus Shirts) Via Digital Lottery! by Oliver Oliveros
- June 13, 2016 Producers Globe and 9 Works Theatrical, together with BroadwayWorld.com Philippines, are giving away 10 shirts and five (5) pairs of tickets to the Manila production of the smash Broadway and West End rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day on Sunday, July 3, 8 p.m. at the Globe Iconic Store at Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater in Taguig City via a digital lottery. ENTER TO WIN HERE.
Updated GODSPELL Plays In Manila, 6/17-26 by BWW Staff
- June 12, 2016 With familiar tunes such as 'Day by Day' and 'Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,' the beloved Broadway musical 'GODSPELL, which MusicArtes Inc. is staging on the weekends from June 17 to June 26 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in Makati City, is not to be missed. Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak, GODSPELL features music and new lyrics by 'Wicked's' Stephen Schwartz. The play has been revived regularly ever since its Off-Broadway debut in 1971 and film adaptation in 1973, starring renowned American film and stage actor Victor Garber in the role of Jesus.
Brand New Staging of JERSEY BOYS To Premiere in Manila, 9/23 by BWW News Desk
- June 04, 2016 Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group (ATEG), which recently presented the first international production of 'The Bridges of Madison County' and the newly re-imagined production of 'Saturday Night Fever,' is set to premiere a brand new production of the Tony, Olivier, and Grammy Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS, a biographical musical based on the story of the legendary American doo-wop group Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, on September 23 at Meralco Theatre in Pasig City.
Catch Last Two Performances of THE NORMAL HEART at PETA Theater Center, 6/5 by Oliver Oliveros
- June 04, 2016 Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and The Necessary Theater present the Tony Award-winning play THE NORMAL HEART at the PETA Theater Center (No. 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City) this weekend. Catch the last two performances on Sunday, 3 p.m. And 8 p.m.
Photo|Video: Meet the Complete Cast of AMERICAN IDIOT Manila Premiere by Erickson Dela Cruz
- May 29, 2016 Telecom giant Globe and theater company 9 Works Theatrical co-produce the smash rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day on a limited engagement from Friday, June 24, until Sunday, July 10, at Globe's Iconic Store at Bonifacio High Street Amphitheater in Taguig. Robbie Guevara ('La Cage Aux Folles') directs.
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast Reveal What They Love About Green Day by Jude Cartalaba
- May 23, 2016 When mobile network giant Globe and professional theater company 9 Works Theatrical ('La Cage Aux Folles,' 'The Last Five Years') decided to stage together punk rock band Green Day's sung-through rock opera, 'American Idiot,' at the new Globe Iconic Store in Bonifacio Global City starting on Friday, June 24, newly announced cast members Jason Fernandez, Miggy Chavez, Mako Alonso, and Mark Tayag have been in cloud nine since their auditions because they are huge fans and they love the music of Green Day.