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Up-Close: Lea Salonga's Wax Figure for Madame Tussauds SG

Up-Close: Lea Salonga's Wax Figure for Madame Tussauds SG

by Oliver Oliveros — September 17, 2024
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.
Cabling, Rebullida Tell the Island's Story Through Dance

Cabling, Rebullida Tell the Island's Story Through Dance

by Jude Cartalaba — September 10, 2024
JM Cabling and PJ Rebullida, dancers and choreographers, learn, unlearn, and relearn from each other.
Nominations Open For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards

Nominations Open For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards

by BWW Awards — September 3, 2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Philippines Awards.
THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE Makes its Philippine Premiere

THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE Makes its Philippine Premiere

by Oliver Oliveros — August 28, 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
Carla Guevara Laforteza's First [Solo] Concert A LA CARLOTTA

Carla Guevara Laforteza's First [Solo] Concert A LA CARLOTTA

by Oliver Oliveros — August 19, 2024
It was supposed to be a solo concert, but it became more of a theater family affair.
STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE IN CONCERT Comes to The Theatre at Solaire

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE IN CONCERT Comes to The Theatre at Solaire

by BWW News Desk — August 13, 2024
Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert will come to The Theatre at Solaire next month.
DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? Celebrates 50 Years of Schönberg-Boublil Musicals

DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? Celebrates 50 Years of Schönberg-Boublil Musicals

by Oliver Oliveros — July 30, 2024
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),
In LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Sets and Puppetry Navigate Its Dark Themes

In LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, Sets and Puppetry Navigate Its Dark Themes

by Jude Cartalaba — July 26, 2024
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.
Photos: SINTANG DALISAY, Filipino-Ethnic Adaptation of 'Romeo and Juliet'

Photos: SINTANG DALISAY, Filipino-Ethnic Adaptation of 'Romeo and Juliet'

by Oliver Oliveros — July 19, 2024
It toured Taiwan, Vietnam, and Malaysia through the years, but nothing comes close to home.
SIX Musical Announces UK/International Tour Cast

SIX Musical Announces UK/International Tour Cast

by Oliver Oliveros — July 11, 2024
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.
PHOTOS: Tanghalang Ateneo Stages Ibsen's Classic GHOSTS

PHOTOS: Tanghalang Ateneo Stages Ibsen's Classic GHOSTS

by Oliver Oliveros — July 3, 2024
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.
EXCLUSIVE: Get a First Listen to 'Meet Cute' from HOOK UP THE MUSICAL

EXCLUSIVE: Get a First Listen to 'Meet Cute' from HOOK UP THE MUSICAL

by Oliver Oliveros — June 27, 2024
Get a first listen to 'Meet Cute,' a track from the new musical 'Hook Up.
BroadwayWorld Philippines' 'Summer Picks' 2024

BroadwayWorld Philippines' 'Summer Picks' 2024

by Jude Cartalaba — June 24, 2024
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.
Alexa Ilacad, Khalil Ramos, and JC Santos are Nominees at 14th Gawad Buhay Awards

Alexa Ilacad, Khalil Ramos, and JC Santos are Nominees at 14th Gawad Buhay Awards

by Oliver Oliveros — June 17, 2024
The Philippine Legitimate Stage Artist Group has announced its nominees for the 14th Gawad Buhay Awards, an award-giving body for the performing arts.
Cebu's HOOK UP, A New Musical, Holds First Staged Reading

Cebu's HOOK UP, A New Musical, Holds First Staged Reading

by Jude Cartalaba — June 13, 2024
Independent record label Kadasig presents the first public reading of HOOK UP, a new musical written and directed by award-winning songwriter Jude Gitamondoc.
PAROKYA NI EDGAR Musical Plays Last Two Weeks at Newport Performing Arts Theatre

PAROKYA NI EDGAR Musical Plays Last Two Weeks at Newport Performing Arts Theatre

by Oliver Oliveros — June 10, 2024
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 Sheds Light On Those Intimidated, Ignorant About HIV/AIDS

RENT Sheds Light On Those Intimidated, Ignorant About HIV/AIDS

by Jude Cartalaba — June 2, 2024
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.
Tanghalang Ateneo Will Perform MGA MULTO This June

Tanghalang Ateneo Will Perform MGA MULTO This June

by BWW News Desk — May 29, 2024
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.
Natalie Yanson: A Rising Singing Star at 9

Natalie Yanson: A Rising Singing Star at 9

by Jude Cartalaba — May 16, 2024
Like her idol, Lea Salonga, and any aspiring singers, Natalie Grace Yanson began performing at family gatherings or parties.
MISS SAIGON Remains Relevant, Given the Continuous Acts of Violence and War Today

MISS SAIGON Remains Relevant, Given the Continuous Acts of Violence and War Today

by Gilbert Kim Sancha — May 12, 2024
After its phenomenally successful run in Australia in collaboration with Opera Australia, GMG Productions, in association with GWB Entertainment, presented this new and stunning production in Manila, 24 years after a six-month commercially successful run in the Philippine capital.
Would MISS SAIGON's Kim Be Better Off with Chris or Thuy?

Would MISS SAIGON's Kim Be Better Off with Chris or Thuy?

by Jude Cartalaba — May 9, 2024
While the Kim-Chris-Ellen love triangle may be the more widely discussed, the Chris-Kim-Thuy love triangle in the ongoing run of the hit musical 'Miss Saigon' holds its interest.
RENT's Garrett Bolden Talks Auditioning, Being a Misfit, and Tom Collins

RENT's Garrett Bolden Talks Auditioning, Being a Misfit, and Tom Collins

by Oliver Oliveros — May 1, 2024
Garrett Bolden, a Sparkle GMA Artist Center talent, perfectly fits the computer genius Tom Collins role.
Nigel Huckle, Kiara Dario, and Laurence Mossman to Join Concert at 19 East Bar

Nigel Huckle, Kiara Dario, and Laurence Mossman to Join Concert at 19 East Bar

by Oliver Oliveros — April 26, 2024
LA TI DO Productions, a cabaret/concert production company spearheaded by Broadway’s 'Here Lies Love' co-producers Don Michael Hodreal Mendoza and Lora Nicolas Olaes, presents “A Homecoming Concert” at the 19 East Bar in Sucat, Muntinlupa City.
PHOTOS: First Look at 9 Works Theatrical's Restaging of RENT

PHOTOS: First Look at 9 Works Theatrical's Restaging of RENT

by Oliver Oliveros — April 19, 2024
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, 9 Works Theatrical brings back 'Rent,' Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical.
Hit Musical PINGKIAN Plays at GSIS Theatre this Friday, April 12

Hit Musical PINGKIAN Plays at GSIS Theatre this Friday, April 12

by Oliver Oliveros — April 9, 2024
Tanghalang Pilipino’s latest hit musical, “Pingkian: Isang Musikal,” a compelling narrative inspired by the 'Brains of the Katipunan' of the Philippine Revolution, Emilio Jacinto, will extend with another two performances at a new venue.

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