When American novelist Nicholas Sparks released 'The Notebook' in 1996, it had enamored many romance fiction fans through its saccharine love story of Noah and Allie—a literally rain-soaked melodrama driven by a one-summer romance in South Carolina in the ‘60s (based on the musical's book) and a…
A special kind of magic fills The Theatre at Solaire as a major international tour arrives. Beyond the resort’s radiant lights, the lobby buzzes in eager anticipation, drawing together theater purists, chic weekenders, and families teeming with excitement.…
'On Your Feet!' The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan storms into Makati's Proscenium Theater not simply as a jukebox musical but as a lively celebration of rhythm, resilience, and cultural spirit.…
There is a distinct, visceral magic that happens when a story leaps across oceans and lands perfectly in our own vernacular.…
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.…
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.'…
When Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice premiered 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in 1971, it jolted both the Church and the musical theater world.…
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.…
What began as 40 hours of taped sessions with Broadway’s “gypsies” has evolved into a 50-year legacy that redefined the American musical.…
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…
The Philippine Legitimate Stage Artist Group has announced its nominees for the 14th Gawad Buhay Awards, an award-giving body for the performing arts. Only the productions staged by Philstage’s member companies from the past season are eligible for the nomination, chosen by an...
When the buzz of adapting to the stage one of the Philippines’ top-grossing films, “One More Chance,” which starred John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo, came out, it took the local theaterdom by storm. Then the cast reveal came. Sam Concepcion and Anna Luna will star as Popoy and...
The show is based on the '90s teen series, 'Tabing Ilog,' now a musical.
Under My Skin, written by Rody Vera and directed by Melvin Lee, tells multiple stories of various Filipinos an HIV-positive teenager, a mother, and a gay beauty parlor employee introduced through the character of Dr. Gemma Almonte. Dr. Almonte is an epidemiologist at the...
This May 2018, the critically acclaimed musical Changing Partners is coming back on stage fresh off the successful nationwide release of its award-winning film translation. Dubbed as an anti-romcom musical, Changing Partners explores the universality of love and the downward...
The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) ends its 50th season by challenging local theater audiences to start conversations and explore issues on mental health, suicide, and family relationships via its Filipino adaptation of Marsha Norman’s 1983 Pulitzer...
In its 50th year, theater organization Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) opens its doors to friends and industry partners to a week-long festival, which aims to highlight the role of the arts in development, especially when pushing forward various advocacies such...
