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The other Christian you should watch out for in Rama, Hari--now on its last...
There's Christian Bautista playing Rama (alternating with OJ Mariano), and then there's the alternate to Robert Sena as Ravana, Christian Rey Marbella, about whom I knew nothing until he sang Awit ng...
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Eco art/music festival fundraiser opens Jan. 19 at Conspiracy Garden Café
An art exhibit and music fest fundraiser for Save Philippine Seas’ Pawikan Watchers program opens on January 19, 2013 at the Conspiracy Garden Café, Quezon City. EndDanger, which features mixed media...
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Noel Cabangon's Tuloy Ang Byahe Ngayong Pasko concert Dec. 13-14 at PETA...
Noel Cabangon has everything to be thankful for this Christmas. Currently, he is one of the most bankable artists and popular singer-songwriters in the music industry. His album "Byahe" spawned...
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More Christmas cheer--Jingle Bells by way of Lea by way of Barbra
Lea sings the Christmas carol in the offbeat, gleefully demented arrangement originated by La Streisand in her 1967 A Christmas Album: Here's how the original franchisee did it (incidentally--she was...
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BRAVO! BEST OF THEATER 2012: Ancient problems--but the market, wherever it...
Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12.15.2012 NATIONAL ARTIST FOR LITERATURE F. Sionil José, in a recent column, called it “the ancient problems of our theater”—the lack of resources, say, and more gravely,...
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Video: Lea + People = my Christmas gift to you
From my baul of video clips, this recording from Lea Salonga: The Broadway Concert, unavailable on YouTube until now. This track, the final encore, was included in the TV broadcast, from which this...
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Tanghalang Ateneo presents The King of the Birds, Jan. 17-Feb. 2
"The King of the Birds", a philosophical fable turned theater piece about humanity’s search for salvation and meaning, closes Tanghalang Ateneo’s 34th season, with shows slated on January 17-19,...
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NARS, from Rody Vera's Filipino translation of Jean Genet's The Maids, at...
The first-ever graduating batch of Miriam College’s Theater Arts Program presents their recital acting thesis, "NARS", adapted from Rody Vera’s Filipino translation of Jean Jenet’s "The Maids", under...
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Choose. Pick. Go. Or--watch all!
ONGOINGTanghalang Ateneo’s ‘The King of the Birds’ at Rizal Mini Theater, until Feb. 2Tanghalang Ateneo closes its 34th season with the first Philippine staging of “The King of the Birds,” from the...
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Open auditions for Trumpets' new musical The Bluebird: A Magical Musical
Trumpets, Asia's first professional gospel theater group, announces open auditions for “The Bluebird: A Magical Musical”, a brand-new original Filipino musical based on the play “The Bluebird”, by...
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DLSU Harlequin Theatre Guild presents Sky Over Dimas, March 14-16
DLSU Harlequin Theatre Guild (HTG), the premier and only recognized theatre organization of De La Salle University, presents on its 46th season Vicente Garcia Groyon’s “Sky Over Dimas”--adapted for...
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Bart Guingona and Joaquin Valdes in John Logan's Red--Feb. 22-23, March 1-2
From Inquirer.net: The Necessary Theatre proudly announces the Asian premiere of “Red”, the 2010 Tony Award winner for best play written by American writer John Logan about the famous abstract...
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Rep's 'musical-comedy thriller' No Way to Treat a Lady opens March 1
Repertory Philippines' second offering for the year 2013 is “No Way To Treat A Lady”, a musical comedy thriller with book, music and lyrics by award-winning author/composer Douglas J. Cohen. Direction...
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Sa Wakas, a new Pinoy rock musical featuring the music of Sugarfree, opens...
Culture Shock Productions, in cooperation with Fringe MNL, presents “Sa Wakas”, a new Pinoy rock musical. The show weaves together the songs of one of the country’s most beloved rock bands, Sugarfree,...
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Trumpets Playshop celebrates 20th year with blockbuster summer workshops, events
To celebrate its 20th year, Trumpets Playshop goes full force this summer 2013 with a dynamic line-up of workshops and events. Playshop 2013 jumpstarts the summer on April 8 by welcoming participants...
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Theater Actors Guild sponsors opening night of Himala, The Musical: the 10th...
Ten years since it was first staged and earned commercial and critical acclaim, the Filipino musicale “Himala” goes onstage once again starting March 15 at the PETA Theater Center. “Himala, The...
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First look: Dirty Dancing in Manila (opens July 2013)
"Dirty Dancing" stars Gareth Bailey and Bryony Whitfield perform a sneak-peek version of the iconic dance finale of the film-turned-stage musical, at the lunch presscon at the Manila Diamond Hotel...
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San Pedro Calungsod's life and example celebrated in stage play
Francis O. Villacorta’s historical drama “San Pedro Calungsod, Batang Santo” tells the story of a young Visayan-Filipino from the 17th century who was canonized last October 21, 2012 at St. Peter’s...
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9 Works Theatrical holds summer workshops with Stage Camp
Fresh from its staging of the romantic Broadway comedy musical “They’re Playing Our Song” which starred Nikki Gil and Lorenz Martinez, one of the country’s leading theater companies, 9 Works...
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London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art holds Musical Theater workshop at Peta...
London's most prestigious drama school, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), holds a workshop in Asia for the first time through a course on Musical Theater at The PETA Theater Center this May 21...
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