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PHOTO FLASH: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Manila Opening Night by Oliver Oliveros
- October 09, 2009 BROADWAYWORLD Philippines attended the opening night of Tanghalang Pilipino's newest production of Tennessee Williams' 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE on October 9, 2009. Veteran stage actress ANA ABAD SANTOS played the iconic role of Blanche Dubois opposite singer/actor REUBEN UY essayed the brooding, bestial Stanley Kowalski.
RENT Manila Holds Auditions 10/16-17 by Oliver Oliveros
- October 06, 2009 9 Works Theatrical is set to rock the Philippines with a new production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical come February 2010. Theater stalwart Robbie Guevara will helm the project.
RENT Manila is currently looking for male and female talents (with or without musical theater background) who can sing, dance, and act.
MTV VMA's Katy Perry Performs in Manila On 10/3 by BWW News Desk
- October 03, 2009 Katy Perry, 2009 MTV Music Video Awards' (VMA) Anita and celebrity endorser, will perform live in Manila on October 3, 2009 at the SM Mall of Asia concert grounds.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE in Manila Opens 10/9 by BWW News Desk
- October 02, 2009 The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Tanghalang Pilipino will present bilingual performances of Tennessee Williams' 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE starting October 9th ‘til the 25th at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, CCP Complex, Manila.
Stephanie Reese Holds Pre-Carnegie Hall Concert On 10/2 by BWW News Desk
- October 02, 2009 STEPHANIE REESE, Kim in MS. SAIGON Germany, will hold a Pre-Carnegie Hall concert dubbed I AM STEPHANIE REESE on October 2, 2009, Friday, 8 p.m. at the Music Museum, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills Shopping Complex, San Juan, Manila.
IMELDA opens Off-Broadway by Oliver Oliveros
- October 02, 2009 PAN ASIAN REPERTORY THEATRE's production of IMELDA, A NEW MUSICAL opened Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the Julia Miles Theatre, 424 West 55th Street, New York City.
KATY PERRY, STEPHANIE REESE, TENNESSEE WILLIAMS shows postponed by Oliver Oliveros
- October 02, 2009 As northern Philippines braces for potential super typhoon PARMA, yet still facing KETSANA's aftermath, international artists Katy Perry and Stephanie Reese have postponed their respective concerts in Manila. A local production of Tennessee Williams' play A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE has also rescheduled its opening night to a later time.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE in Manila Opens 10/9 by Oliver Oliveros
- September 30, 2009 The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Tanghalang Pilipino will present bilingual performances of Tennessee Williams' 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE starting October 9th ‘til the 25th at the CCP Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, CCP Complex, Manila.
SPRING AWAKENING Manila opens 9/25 by BWW News Desk
- September 25, 2009 ATLANTIS PRODUCTIONS, the Manila-based theater company that recently staged Broadway musicals THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE and HAIRSPRAY, celebrates its 10th anniversary and the voice of the youth as it opens its own production of Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk award-winning musical SPRING AWAKENING at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City on Friday, September 25, 2009.
SWEENEY TODD Manila Reveals Lead Cast by Oliver Oliveros
- September 24, 2009 AUDIE GEMORA, Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Robbie Guevara, Lena McKenzie, and Franco Laurel comprise the lead cast of Repertory Philippines' (REP) new stage production of Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD. The musical runs at Onstage, 2/F Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City in Manila from November 14 to December 13, 2009.
SPRING AWAKENING Manila opens 9/25 by Oliver Oliveros
- September 20, 2009 ATLANTIS PRODUCTIONS, the Manila-based theater company that recently staged Broadway musicals THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE and HAIRSPRAY, celebrates its 10th anniversary and the voice of the youth as it opens its own production of Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk award-winning musical SPRING AWAKENING at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City on Friday, September 25, 2009.
Stephanie Reese Holds Pre-Carnegie Hall Concert On 10/2 by Oliver Oliveros
- September 18, 2009 STEPHANIE REESE, Kim in MS. SAIGON Germany, will hold a Pre-Carnegie Hall concert dubbed I AM STEPHANIE REESE on October 2, 2009, Friday, 8 p.m. at the Music Museum, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills Shopping Complex, San Juan, Manila.
MEL MAGHUYOP, Filipino-American Actor Bound to Play Ferdinand Marcos by Oliver Oliveros
- September 13, 2009 BroadwayWorld.com Philippines recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Filipino-American stage actor and entrepreneur Mel Maghuyop in New York City. Maghuyop is playing the Philippines' controversial political figure Ferdinand Marcos in Pan Asian Repertory's Off-Broadway musical production of IMELDA, which runs on limited engagement at the Julia Miles Theater from September 22 through October 18, 2009.
Lea Salonga Visits N.O.A.H. by Oliver Oliveros
- September 09, 2009 Tony winner Lea Salonga, together with toddler daughter Nicole and mom Ligaya, took time to watch local gospel theatre Trumpets' new musical N.O.A.H. (No Ordinary Aquatic Habitat) on its first Saturday matinee performance.
LONDON Actress Sheila Francisco Gets Her Voice Back by Oliver Oliveros
- September 07, 2009 Royal National Theatre's BLOODY MARY Sheila Francisco's newest musical role is the culinary challenged Mrs. Noah in a comedic adaptation of the biblical tale about Noah's Ark running at the Meralco Theater in Manila through September 27, 2009.
MTV VMA's Katy Perry Performs in Manila On 10/3 by Oliver Oliveros
- September 06, 2009 Katy Perry, 2009 MTV Music Video Awards' (VMA) Anita and celebrity endorser, will perform live in Manila on October 3, 2009 at the SM Mall of Asia concert grounds.
MISS SAIGON's Stephanie Reese Performs at Carnegie Hall on 11/7 by Oliver Oliveros
- September 04, 2009 MISS SAIGON Germany's Stephanie Reese will perform at the Carnegie Hall in New York City on November 7, 2009. Reese, who is part Filipino, is the third Filipino solo performer, after pop singer Regine Velasquez and Broadway star Lea Salonga, to sing at the famed concert hall.
MISS SAIGON's Isay Alvarez Plays Cory Aquino In Musical by Oliver Oliveros
- August 22, 2009 Isay Alvarez, MISS SAIGON original London production's Gigi Van Trahn, dons Philippine democracy icon Cory Aquino's trademark yellow dress in the restaging of original Filipino musical CORY.
TICK TICK BOOM! Opens In Manila 8/5 by Oliver Oliveros
- August 04, 2009 Blue Repertory, Ateneo de Manila campus-based musical theater organization, celebrates its 18th anniversary with the staging of Jonathan Larson's autobiographical work TICK TICK BOOM running from August 5 to 15, 2009 at the Rizal Mini Theater.
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Features New Cast in A One-Night-Only Performance in Manila by Oliver Oliveros
- July 31, 2009 Juno Henares, Lily Chu and Missy Maramara are featured in New Voice Company's (NVC) internationally acclaimed production of Eve Ensler's hit play THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, with a special one-night-only performance on July 31, 2009, 7:30 p.m. at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater, RCBC Plaza, Makati.
SPRING AWAKENING Manila Introduces New Faces by Oliver Oliveros
- July 24, 2009 The Philippine premiere of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's Tony award-winning rock musical SPRING AWAKENING will feature new actors Miguel Mendoza and Kelly Frances Lati when the production opens on September 25, 2009 at the Carlos P.Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza in Makati City.
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Features New Cast in A One-Night-Only Performance in Manila by Oliver Oliveros
- July 12, 2009 Juno Henares, Lily Chu and Missy Maramara are featured in New Voice Company's (NVC) internationally acclaimed production of Eve Ensler's hit play THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, with a special one-night-only performance on July 31, 2009, 7:30 p.m. at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater, RCBC Plaza, Makati.
FILIPINO Stage Actor Jake Macapagal Plays the Romantic Lead in VICTOR/VICTORIA by Oliver Oliveros
- July 08, 2009 Jake Macapagal, who is currently playing the role of Narrator/El Gallo in Repertory Philippines THE FANTASTICKS, will open as the debonair King Marchan in the Asian Premiere of VICTOR/VICTORIA at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore from 11/9 to 11/29
THE FANTASTICKS Comes to Manila Anew by Oliver Oliveros
- July 05, 2009 Repertory Philippines celebrates the golden anniversary of THE FANTASTICKS by mounting its own production at Onstage Theater, Greenbelt 1, Makati City July 3-16.
SWEENEY TODD auditions in Manila by Oliver Oliveros
- July 02, 2009 Repertory Philippines will be hold open auditions for Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street on July 7.