Review: YEMAYA Blurs the Real and Surreal
There is a distinct, visceral magic that happens when a story leaps across oceans and lands perfectly in our own vernacular.…
Cultural Center of the Philippines Tanghalang Huseng Batute
Review: Twin Bill AL.TER, REVERSE CARD Confront the Past
Closing on Sunday, June 21, Artist Playground and Kho-Lab Productions present 'Double Take,' featuring the twin bill, AL.TER by Joaquin Pablo and 'Reverse Card' by Chase Kyle Loza.…
Review: Balancing Fact and Fiction in MASTER CLASS
The Maria Callas, the famed soprano, of Terrence McNally’s Master Class is, in many ways, the extreme opposite of the real-life 'La Divina.'…
REVIEW: Celebrity, Spectacle, and Betrayal in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
When Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice premiered 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in 1971, it jolted both the Church and the musical theater world.…
The Barricades Meet the Bay: LES MISÉRABLES Reimagined as a Global Spectacle
Following a triumphant engagement in Manila, the barricades have been raised at Marina Bay—but this time, they come with a view of the future.…
Review: TGA’s A CHORUS LINE is a Golden Celebration of Filipino Diaspora
What began as 40 hours of taped sessions with Broadway’s “gypsies” has evolved into a 50-year legacy that redefined the American musical.…
Whispers, Pulses, and Power: A Baptism of Fire at the Proscenium’s Black Box
The season opens not with a whisper, but with a heartbeat. With its 2026 curtain-raiser, The Sandbox Collective delivers a charged staging of 'Spring Awakening'—the Tony Award–winning phenomenon that once jolted Broadway and now electrifies Makati City…
Review: GARET, PINOYS IN CHICAGO is Intimate & Undeniably Pinoy
Dramanila Theater Production stages the world premiere of 'Garet: Pinoys in Chicago,' written by Rey E. Dela Cruz. The play explores diaspora themes familiar to the nearly 15 million Filipino migrants worldwide, yet serves as a poignant eye-opener for local audiences attending its run at the NCCA.…
Review: LES MISERABLES WORLD TOUR—Four Decades of Heart, Heroism, and Hope
Since its 1980 debut in Paris, Les Misérables has transcended the medium of musical theatre to become a global cultural force.…
Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Transcends the Typical Holiday Musical
Rockwell’s Proscenium Theater has officially made its mark on the local arts scene with a bold statement of ambition. Kicking off its inaugural season with not one, but two major musicals, the venue quickly establishes itself as a cultural landmark for Filipino theater.…
Past Shows
Bisayan Zarzuela SANGANG NANGABALI
As part of the Performatura Festival 2017 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Cebu-based theater company Little Boy Productions and the Cebu Literary...
