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Sutton Foster Receives a Special Gift from a Filipino Fan by Oliver Oliveros
- August 07, 2011 Two time Tony Award-winning actress, Sutton Foster, flashed a photo of her holding a dainty graphic illustration that rounded up her characters from past and current Broadway shows -- from Millie Dillmount in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE to Reno Sweeney in ANYTHING GOES -- on her Twitter account yesterday. Dianne Louise Dequino, a 17-year-old Computer Science and Information Technology student and a budding photographer and graphic artist from the Philippines, made the illustration.
Photo Flash: SWEET CHARITY Opens in Manila, 8/5-8/27 by Oliver Oliveros
- August 06, 2011 Nikki Gil (Charity Hope Valentine) and newbie theater actor, Kris Lawrence (Oscar Lindquist), led the opening of the classic Broadway musical comedy, SWEET CHARITY, at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in Makati City last night.
Photo Flash: A New Musical on Cory Aquino Tours Northern Philippines by Oliver Oliveros
- July 25, 2011 The launch of the Northern Philippines tour of Cory ng EDSA, a new musical based on the life and times of the nation's icon of democracy, former President Corazon Aquino, couldn't have been more timely considering the country is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution this year.
LML Music Launches 'Questions for Lea Salonga' Contest, 7/18-7/29 by Oliver Oliveros
- July 18, 2011 LML Music, an independent label that distributes Tony winner Lea Salonga's newest live album, 'The Journey So Far,' launches 'Questions for Lea Salonga' contest for her fans to get a chance to win a signed copy of her CD.
THE LITTLE MERMAID (Manila) Audio Preview! by Oliver Oliveros
- July 14, 2011 Atlantis Productions Inc. has just released an audio preview of singer-actress Rachelle Ann Go singing "Part of Your World" on its Facebook fan page that builds up to the theater company's upcoming production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID -- with Ms. Go playing the title role -- from November 18 to December 11 at the Meralco Theatre.
SWEET CHARITY (Manila) Releases New Promo Photos! by Oliver Oliveros
- June 29, 2011 Nikki Gil plays a dancer for hire, Charity Hope Valentine; Ciara Sotto plays one of Charity's best friends, Helene; OJ Mariano dabbles in double roles as an Italian film star, Vittorio Vidal, and as a charismatic religious leader of the Rhythm of Life Church, Daddy Johann Sebastian Brubeck; and Sheree Bautista plays one of Charity's co-dancers, Carmen; when SWEET CHARITY opens on Friday, August 5 at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater, RCBC Plaza Makati City.
Photo Flash: Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA Premieres in Manila, 6/24 – 7/10 by Oliver Oliveros
- June 25, 2011 Elton John and Tim Rice's contemporary take on AIDA, a tale of star-crossed lovers based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera of the same title, made it to Manila through Atlantis Productions Inc.'s local production that opened at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City Friday night. (The musical runs until Sunday, July 10)
Resorts World Manila Holds THE SOUND OF MUSIC Auditions, 6/24 - 6/25 by Oliver Oliveros
- June 22, 2011 Resorts World Manila, a casino entertainment complex, in cooperation with Ultimate Entertainment Inc., will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of the beloved Broadway musical 'The Sound of Music' on Friday, June 24 and on Saturday, June 25 at the complex's Newport Performing Arts Theater from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Roy Cruz: My Fixation on Meryl Streep Began 30 Years Ago by Oliver Oliveros
- June 21, 2011 'Streep Tease,' an evening of Meryl Streep monologues that parodies her movies as performed by an all-male cast, will transfer from Bang Improv Theatre in Los Angeles to a one-night-only performance at Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre in New York City on June 27.
Photo Coverage: Lea Salonga Returns to Café Carlyle, 6/7-6/25 by Oliver Oliveros
- June 08, 2011 Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is currently in New York City for an exclusive three-week return engagement, featuring an all-new program entitled Lea Salonga: New York in June, at the Café Carlyle at The Carlyle beginning last night and running until June 25.
Photo Flash: BIKE WRECK at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, 5/20-6/18 by Oliver Oliveros
- May 25, 2011 Filipino actor and Obie Award winner Arthur Acuña shares the stage with Michael Louis Wells and Charlie Hudson in Ensemble Studio Theatre's (EST) repeat of Qui Nguyen's 2007 one act dark comedy play Bike Wreck. The play is part of EST's "Marathon 2011: The 33rd Festival of 1Act Plays - Series A" running from May 20 to June 18 at the EST Theatre on West 52nd Street.
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID Premieres in Manila, 11/18 by Oliver Oliveros
- May 20, 2011 Young, bold and enterprising Atlantis Productions wraps up its 2011 season with the Asian premiere of Disney's stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid from November 18 to December 11 at the Meralco Theatre -- This comes right on the heels of Atlantis Productions' own productions of Broadway's smash musicals Next to Normal, Disney's Aida and In The Heights.
Repertory Philippines Defies the Typical Fairy Tale by Oliver Oliveros
- May 17, 2011 Repertory Philippines (Rep), the country's premier English-language theater company, lays off 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Cinderella' and other fairy tale conventions for its children's theater season running from August 13 to December 11 at the Onstage Theatre, Greenbelt 1.
Nikki Gil Tries Her Hand at Another Off-beat Role by Oliver Oliveros
- May 05, 2011 Nikki Gil, TV personality, actress and recording artist, seems to be fascinated playing off-beat characters in stage musicals. Gil made her theater debut as blonde sorority star Elle Woods last year. And she's set to grace the stage again starring as dancer-for-hire Charity Hope Valentine in 9 Works Theatrical's production of the Broadway musical comedy Sweet Charity in August.
Charice Returns to GLEE Tonight by Oliver Oliveros
- April 19, 2011 A slew of GLEE's past guest stars are set to return to the show - These actors will include Jonathan Groff, Cheyenne Jackson, Kristin Chenoweth and Charice.
Charice Returns to GLEE on 4/19 by Oliver Oliveros
- April 09, 2011 A slew of GLEE's past guest stars are set to return to the show - These actors will include Jonathan Groff, Cheyenne Jackson, Kristin Chenoweth and Charice.
PETA Scores A Hit With CARE DIVAS, Encore Performances Set 4/1-3 by Oliver Oliveros
- March 27, 2011 'Care Divas,' Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) newest musical comedy, responds to a public clamor for encore performances at the PETA Theater Center set April 1, to 3.
Filipino-Australian Rock Star MiG Ayesa Returns To Broadway, 3/24 by Oliver Oliveros
- March 24, 2011 "Rock Star: INX" finalist MiG Ayesa brings his nightly touring performance as Stacee Jaxx in the musical comedy "Rock of Ages" to the Helen Hayes Theatre (240 W 44th St.) starting Thurs., Mar. 24.
Photo Flash: NEXT TO NORMAL Manila Opening Night by Oliver Oliveros
- March 13, 2011 Atlantis Productions brings to Filipino audiences the first licensed English language production outside the United States of rock musical "Next to Normal" at the RCBC Theater in Makati City from March 12-27.
First Ever ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ In Tokyo Cancels Remaining Performances by Oliver Oliveros
- March 12, 2011 Filipino-American stage actress Jennifer Paz, "American Idol" Season 4 finalist Anthony Fedorov, and the rest of the cast and crew of Broadway Asia's touring production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" had to spend the night at their hotel lobby after a massive earthquake hit Japan Friday afternoon.
NYU Alum Stephen Mark Lukas To Play Lead In THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Manila by Oliver Oliveros
- March 11, 2011 Philippine show biz royalty Karylle Tatlonghari, who will essay the role of Clara Johnson in Stages Production Specialists Inc.'s Philippine premiere of Broadway musical 'The Light In the Piazza,' has found a new leading man in New York University Tisch School of the Arts alumnus Stephen Mark Lukas. He auditioned for the role of young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli in N.Y. Matthew Morrison and Aaron Lazar previously played the romantic lead in the Broadway production.
NEXT TO NORMAL Opens in Manila, 3/11-27 by BWW
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- March 11, 2011 Atlantis Productions, which celebrated it's 2010 Season with hit productions of AVENUE Q (the fifth run of the musical), LEGALLY BLONDE, XANADU and the Manila and Singapore runs of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, opens it's 2011 Season with the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning rock musical NEXT TO NORMAL.
Stages Productions (Manila) Holds Auditions For Actors In NY by Oliver Oliveros
- March 07, 2011 Stages Production Specialists Inc., an event production company based in Manila, Philippines, has been auditioning male singers and actors in N.Y. who can fill the role of young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli in the company's local production of Broadway musical 'The Light in the Piazza' in July. The scarcity of leading men in local theater has brought the show's producers to N.Y.