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Filipino-Australian Rock Star MiG Ayesa Returns To Broadway, 3/24
by Oliver Oliveros - March 05, 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.
SCREEN: MACBETH Merges Theatre And Film, 2/28-3/5
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011
Dr. Anton Juan, Jr. ('Joy Luck Club') directs 'Screen: Macbeth,' a new interpretation of William Shakespeare's classic play that merges theatre and film. The University of the Philippines' Department of English and Comparative Literature, in cooperation with the World Theatre Project, presents 'Screen: Macbeth' at the Media Center Studio, College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines' Diliman campus from Monday, February 28 to Saturday, March 5, 2011.
SCREEN: MACBETH Merges Theatre And Film, 2/28-3/5
by Oliver Oliveros - February 28, 2011
Dr. Anton Juan, Jr. ('Joy Luck Club') directs 'Screen: Macbeth,' a new interpretation of William Shakespeare's classic play that merges theatre and film. The University of the Philippines' Department of English and Comparative Literature, in cooperation with the World Theatre Project, presents 'Screen: Macbeth' at the Media Center Studio, College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines' Diliman campus from Monday, February 28 to Saturday, March 5, 2011.
Photo Flash: Lea Salonga’s 40th Birthday Cake
by Oliver Oliveros - February 21, 2011
Tony award-winning actress Lea Salonga turns 40 on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. It coincidentally falls on the same day when "Les Miserables" 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 Arena, where Salonga played Fantine, is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States.
SCREEN: MACBETH Merges Theatre And Film, 2/28-3/5
by Oliver Oliveros - February 21, 2011
Dr. Anton Juan, Jr. ('Joy Luck Club') directs 'Screen: Macbeth,' a new interpretation of William Shakespeare's classic play that merges theatre and film. The University of the Philippines' Department of English and Comparative Literature, in cooperation with the World Theatre Project, presents 'Screen: Macbeth' at the Media Center Studio, College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines' Diliman campus from Monday, February 28 to Saturday, March 5, 2011.
Lea Salonga Holds Encore Concert in Thailand, 2/14
by Oliver Oliveros - February 14, 2011
Broadway star Lea Salonga revisits the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand for a special Valentine concert dubbed "Lea Salonga Sings Great Love Songs for Valentine's Day" on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 8 p.m. Conductor Gerard Salonga and the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra will accompany the Tony award-winning actress.
Photo Coverage: 9 Works Theatrical Revisits Rock Musical RENT, 2/12 to 3/6
by Oliver Oliveros - February 12, 2011
Jonathan Larson's ground breaking rock musical 'Rent' has arguably developed a life of its own. And 9 Works Theatrical's third endeavour of mounting the show is one tangible proof -- 'Rent' runs anew at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City in Manila from Saturday, February 12 to Sunday, March 6, 2011.
Blue Repertory Ends Season with HAIR, 2/9 to 2/19
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2011
Blue Repertory, one of Ateneo de Manila University's (ADMU) campus-based theatre organizations, closes its 19th season with the classic "American tribal love-rock" Broadway show "Hair". The musical runs from Wednesday, February 9 to Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Rizal Mini Theater inside ADMU's campus in Katipunan, Quezon City.
Lea Salonga Holds Encore Concert in Thailand, 2/14
by Oliver Oliveros - February 07, 2011
Broadway star Lea Salonga revisits the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand for a special Valentine concert dubbed "Lea Salonga Sings Great Love Songs for Valentine's Day" on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 8 p.m. Conductor Gerard Salonga and the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra will accompany the Tony award-winning actress.
Blue Repertory Ends Season with HAIR, 2/9 to 2/19
by Oliver Oliveros - February 07, 2011
Blue Repertory, one of Ateneo de Manila University's (ADMU) campus-based theatre organizations, closes its 19th season with the classic "American tribal love-rock" Broadway show "Hair". The musical runs from Wednesday, February 9 to Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Rizal Mini Theater inside ADMU's campus in Katipunan, Quezon City.
Photo Flash: FLIPZOIDS At Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Show Closes 2/6
by Oliver Oliveros - January 30, 2011
'Do you like it in America?' 70-year-old recent immigrant from the Philippines Aying (played by Obie award-winning actress Ching Valdes-Aran) and her new friend and teenage flip Redford (played by former 'Sesame Street' child actor Carlo Albán) had been truthful enough to admit that they didn't seem to like much America. Aying's daughter Vangie (played by young Asian American thespian Tina Chilip) had thought otherwise -- these clashing personal views on family, relationships and cultural assimilation are bluntly thrown at you in Ma-Yi Theater Company's first revival of its critically-acclaimed one act play 'Flipzoids'. Written by Ralph B. Peña and directed and designed by Loy Arcenas, the production runs through Sunday, February 6, 2011 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater of the Playwrights Horizon (416 W 4nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues).
Last Call For PETER PAN Auditions, 1/29
by Oliver Oliveros - January 28, 2011
Repertory Philippines ("Joy Luck Club", "Little Women"), the country's premier live theatre company, holds its last day of auditions for George Stiles and Anthony Drewe's musical adaptation of literary hero's "Peter Pan" on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Repertory's headquarters at Unit 520 AIC Burgundy Empire Tower ADB corner Sapphire and Garnet Streets, Ortigas Center in Manila starting 3 p.m.
NEXT TO NORMAL Opens in Manila, 3/11-27
by Nicole Rosky - January 27, 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.
Charice Back On GLEE End Of The Year
by Oliver Oliveros - January 21, 2011
'She's coming back in a big way. We're finishing the year with her. She's coming back for five episodes at the end of the year. She's gonna be great,' says GLEE creator Ryan Murphy when interviewed by ABS-CBN North America News Bureau at the recently concluded 2011 Golden Globe Awards.
Manila: Markki Stroem Makes Stage Debut In NEXT TO NORMAL, 3/11-27
by Oliver Oliveros - January 11, 2011
For the first time, the electrifying and nearly sung-through masterpiece about your average dysfunctional American family, created by Tom Kitt (music) and Brian Yorkey (book and lyrics), reaches the Asia-Pacific region through Atlantis Productions Inc.'s staging of 'Next to Normal' at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City, Manila, Philippines on March 11 through March 27, 2011.
Photo Coverage: GLEE's Darren Criss Performs Live for Fans in Manila
by Oliver Oliveros - December 26, 2010
A GLEE-ful and Potterific Christmas descended on the Trinoma mall in Quezon City, Philippines November 22, 2010 as Darren Criss of hit TV show 'Glee' and 'A Very Potter Musical' serenaded shoppers and fans with tunes from the teen show and online musical.
Magdangal, Bautista et al. Lead Cast in RENT Rerun, 12/8-12/12
by Oliver Oliveros - December 12, 2010
Real-life couple Gian Magdangal ('The Wedding Singer', 'West Side Story') and Sheree Bautista ('Little Mermaid') lead the cast in Power Plant Cinema and 9 Works Theatrical's limited run of Jonathan Larson's most popular work 'Rent' at Rockwell Center's Power Plant Cinema 2 from Wednesday, December 8 to Sunday, December 12, 2010.
Photo Flash: Repertory Philippines Presents LITTLE WOMEN
by Oliver Oliveros - December 11, 2010
Rounding out 2010's bumper crop of live theatre productions, we can now add the short-lived Broadway musical 'Little Women' to Repertory Philippines's roster of outstandingly produced shows.
Randy Gener Conferred Legacy of the Filipino Nation Presidential Award
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 09, 2010
Randy Gener will be conferred with the 2010 Philippine Presidential Award 'Pamana Ng Pilipino (Legacy of the Filipino Nation)' by the President of the Philippines in a ceremony to be held in December.
Magdangal, Bautista et al. Lead Cast in RENT Rerun, 12/8-12/12
by Oliver Oliveros - December 07, 2010
Real-life couple Gian Magdangal ('The Wedding Singer', 'West Side Story') and Sheree Bautista ('Little Mermaid') lead the cast in Power Plant Cinema and 9 Works Theatrical's limited run of Jonathan Larson's most popular work 'Rent' at Rockwell Center's Power Plant Cinema 2 from Wednesday, December 8 to Sunday, December 12, 2010.
NYC-based BROADWAY BARKADA Holds Christmas Benefit Concert, 12/2
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2010
Broadway Barkada (Broadway Friends), a group of Filipino American theatre artists in New York City, will hold a Christmas Benefit Concert dubbed as "A Barkada Christmas" at the Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 W 42nd Street, inside the West Bank Cafe) on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 7 p.m.
NYC-based BROADWAY BARKADA Holds Christmas Benefit Concert, 12/2
by Oliver Oliveros - November 25, 2010
Broadway Barkada (Broadway Friends), a group of Filipino American theatre artists in New York City, will hold a Christmas Benefit Concert dubbed as "A Barkada Christmas" at the Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 W 42nd Street, inside the West Bank Cafe) on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 7 p.m.
Exclusive Interview: Adam Jacobs, THE LION KING’s New Simba
by Oliver Oliveros - November 18, 2010
Filipino-American Broadway star Adam Jacobs ('Les Miserables', 'Mamma Mia') is currently essaying the coveted role of Simba in Disney Theatrical Productions' North American touring production of ground-breaking, multi-award winning musical 'The Lion King'. The show plays the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, IL until Saturday, November 27, 2010. Upcoming tour engagements will include Durham, NC January 4 to 30, 2011; Providence, RI February 1 to 20, 2011; Schenectady, NY February 22 to March 20, 2011; Rochester, NY March 22 to April 17, 2011; Toronto, ON Canada April 19 to May 22, 2011; Dayton, OH June 14 to July 10, 2011; and Montreal, QC Canada August 9 to September 4, 2011.
Photo Coverage: Broadway Bound ALLEGIANCE Staged Reading, 10/25
by Oliver Oliveros - October 29, 2010
Broadway and US television stars Lea Salonga (Gloria Suzuki), George Takei (old Sam Omura), Telly Leung (young Sam Omura), Allie Trim (Hannah Campbell), Michael K. Lee (James Omura), Paolo Montalban (Ben Chin/Mike Masaoka), Christine Toy Johnson (Kimiko Omura), Alan Ariano (Tatsuo Omura) and Jason Tam (Frankie Suzuki) led two public staged readings of 'American Idiot' associate producers Lorenzo Thione and Jay Kuo's Broadway bound musical 'Allegiance' on Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Julia Miles Theatre, 424 W55th St. New York, NY. BroadwayWorld.com has been covering the new Asian American play's different stages of development since its private staged reading in Los Angeles, CA last year.
Photo Flash: Certainly 'Morals Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight!'
by Oliver Oliveros - October 27, 2010
In Theater Down South's hilarious production of Stephen Sondheim's 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum', theatre stalwart Michael Williams mentors his junior thespian apprentices, and contributes a lot to this delightful madness!

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