UP Playwrights' Theater restages hit children’s play Umaaraw, Umuulan,...
Be enthralled by the colorful creatures of Philippine folk literature and mythology as the UP Playwrights’ Theater restages "Umaaraw, Umuulan, Kinakasal ang Tikbalang" starting Nov. 21 at the Wilfrido...
View ArticleSorsogon seminarians hold reunion; gear up for Bicol-wide confab
The Our Lady of Peñafrancia Seminary (OLPS) Alumni Foundation will hold its general alumni homecoming on Oct. 27 in connection with the 67th anniversary of the seminary. Highlight of the reunion will...
View ArticleDulaang UP's Orosman at Zafira back for two shows at the National Theater...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines and Dulaang UP are bringing back the critically-acclaimed blockbuster production of Francisco Baltazar’s "Orosman at Zafira" for the 4th National Theater...
View ArticleJose Javier Reyes' new play Sayaw ng mga SENIORita, starring Joel Lamangan,...
Gantimpala Theater’s “Sayaw ng mga SENIORITA,” a dramatic-comedy play written by Jose Javier Reyes and directed by Jun Pablo, will debut at the forthcoming National Theater Festival presented by the...
View ArticleThe Graduate, Boeing Boeing, The Producers and two more in Rep's new season
The heart of the program of Repertory Philippines is its season of plays, staged from January to April and running every weekend of the year except for the months of May, June, and July. Each season...
View ArticleCubao Pagkagat ng Dilim from Destiyero Theater Commune, opening Nov. 8
Destiyero Theater Commune presents "Cubao Pagkagat ng Dilim", Tim Dacanay's adaptation of "Ang Mga Multo", "Ang Maligno", and "Ang Mga Manananggal" from Tony Perez' book "Cubao Pagkagat ng Dilim: Mga...
View ArticlePETA's William at the National Theater Festival, Nov. 15
The Philippine Educational Theater Association brings back "William," the rap musical that blends in Shakespeare, hip-hop and the struggles of teenage life in one exciting play. "William" joins...
View ArticleMind's Eye, starring Joy Virata and Jenny Jamora, makes world debut Nov. 9 at...
"Mind’s Eye", a play based on an award-winning novel of the same name written by acclaimed children and young adults book writer Paul Fleischman, will have its world debut in the Philippines on...
View ArticlePhantom, Little Mermaid, King & I, Salonga, Domingo, Guzman lead nominees for...
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions’ international touring production of Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera”; Atlantis Production’s Southeast Asian premiere of Disney’s...
View ArticleStageshow and the National Theater Festival—the return of the native
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11.17.2012It was left to Mario O’Hara’s final work, an instant classic in our book, to sally forth and reclaim territory for freshly minted original Filipino material BY...
View ArticlePotted Potter back in Manila Jan. 30-Feb. 3
The smash hit “Potted Potter” returns to Manila on January 30-February 3 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, for nine shows only. “Potted Potter”, which had sold-out houses during the...
View ArticleAteneo Entablado presents Jose Javier Reyes' Kung Pap’ano Binabalatan ang...
Ateneo Enterteynment para sa TAo, Bayan, LAnsangan, at DiyOs (ENTABLADO) continues its 30th Season by showcasing fresh talents in its production, "Kung Pap’ano Binabalatan ang Butung-Pakwan". Directed...
View ArticleJohn Lapuz directs D'Emperor for Teatro Tomasino
Teatro Tomasino’s first major offering for its 35th theater season promises pure entertainment and a different look into the fashion world. “D’Emperor” is a modern take on Hans Christian Andersen’s...
View ArticleInstagrammed curtain calls
Members of the Bohol Abatan River Cultural Collectives, with guiding light Lutgardo Labad (leftmost). What a moving, stirring show (DUHA KA ALIMPO SA DAGAT... BOHOL 1700) they gave this afternoon at...
View Article25th Aliw Awards--complete list of nominees/finalists and awardees*
The 25th Aliw Awards will have its awards night on Nov. 26, 7 p.m., at the Manila Hotel. This year's edition honors productions and performances in Filipino theater and live entertainment for the...
View ArticleEugene, Aiza, Edgar Allan Guzman, Leo Valdez, Joanna Ampil et al.--25th Aliw...
The Aliw Awards Foundation, Inc. has just concluded its 25th awards season with ceremonies held tonight at the Centennial Pavilion of the Manila Hotel. This year's awards honored productions and...
View ArticleOver 40 films from 20 countries to be featured in Cinemanila 2012, opening...
The Cinemanila International Film Festival celebrates its 14th year back in Market! Market! Cinemas, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig and still in partnership with the Taguig City government through the...
View ArticleLisa Macuja is Aliw 'Entertainer of the Year', bags three other awards
The classical arts reigned supreme when the 25th Aliw Awards recently gave its most coveted prize—the Entertainer of the Year Award—to prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde. Over the last two decades,...
View ArticleBest of 2012 Italian films to be shown in 2nd Moviemov, the Italian film...
Seven choice Italian films by various directors released in 2012, and a retrospective of films by Sergio Leone, the master of the “spaghetti western” genre, are the main offerings of the 2nd Edition...
View ArticleBlake--with assist from Lea Salonga--ushers in Christmas with......
Yes, the tongue-twisting Filipino Christmas carol, which Lea and Blake (the chart-topping British classical-crossover boy band) performed as the encore of the concert they headlined just an hour or so...
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