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Gibbs Cadiz
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theater, travel, movies, music, books, bloviations--by a manila-based newspaper editor/editorial writer and theater reviewer
LATEST ARTICLES ( 468 )
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The Great OPM Love Hits Medley
How's this for starters? [Nagbabalik from my baul--what it's all about here.] Because, really, for sheer ardor, nothing beats Pinoy music. Read more
Posted on 14 February 2012 CULTURE -
Virgin Labfest Year 8 Now Accepting Script Submissions
The Virgin Labfest YEAR 8 is now open for script submissions. One-Act plays and Full-Length play scripts are accepted. The Virgin Labfest is an annual festival... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2012 CULTURE -
Whitney Could've Been in Dreamgirls
The original Broadway production, that is--but for her lack of dancing skills. In a sensational piece of trivia in Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Mamma Mia! Dig in This Dancing Queen!
It's Lea sampling the classic ABBA song during her The Broadway Concert, by way of segueing into another Benny Andersson-Björn Ulvaeus melody, Someone Else's... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Books for Sale--update
Only three titles left! Any takers? Holler please at [email protected] or my FB page if we're friends there. To get the books, you may drop by the Inquirer... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2012 CULTURE -
Sipat Lawin Ensemble's Battalia Royale, Opening Feb. 21, Fuses Theater and...
What happens when you gather 40, young high school students to outwit, outplay, and outlast one another in order to survive? Sipat Lawin Ensemble collaborates... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
UP Los Banos' SamaSining Stages Articulo Mortis
The University of the Philippines Los Baños' SamaSining--the laboratory arm of the Department of Humanities--and the Theatre Communication Class will stage Elja... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2012 THEATRE & OPERA -
PETA's Shakespeare Offerings This February
William Shakespeare has written a hundred sonnets and plays about the irony, tragedy, and splendor of love. He wrote about love from all angles, encompassing al... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Ateneo Blue Repertory Brings Back Bare: A Pop Opera, Opening Feb. 29
The Ateneo Blue Repertory of the Loyola Schools Performing Arts Cluster brings back “Bare: A Pop Opera”--the Off-Broadway musical about two boys at a Catholic... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2012 CULTURE -
For Valentine Month--classic Martin-Pops
Lookie what I found while I had my old stash of VHS tapes digitized: a clip of Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez when they were still Martin-Pops, the most... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2012 CULTURE -
The Love Yourself Cafe--it's Back!
Join this exclusive, discreet, yet fun event happening in the love month of February! We'll talk about friendship and love among people like us. Read more
Posted on 30 January 2012 CULTURE -
Travel Time, The Magazine Welcomes Year of the Dragon with Dragon Lore Issue
Susan Calo Medina’s Travel Time, The Magazine welcomes the Year of the Dragon with its first issue for 2012 carrying the theme "Dragon Lore." The January to... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2012 CULTURE, MEDIA -
An Open Letter to Filipino Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders
From Jonas Bagas. Please take the time to read. This is important. A growing HIV epidemic is threatening our community. I do not intend to pit HIV against... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2012 CULTURE -
'If La Sallites Can't Read, Ateneans Can't Count'
That's the joke the venerable Larry Henares lobbed at the post-show Q A of Rivalry: Ateneo-La Salle The Musical, the new musical production (music by Ed... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2012 CULTURE -
Regine The Kraken 2
New! Light of a Million Mornings--courtesy of mind-scrambling, nosebleed-heights singing. Previous to this, another hurricane number, Go The Distance. Halimaw... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2012 CULTURE -
Spotlight Artists Centre to Revive Katy!, Holds Auditions Jan. 29
From Oliver Oliveros: Ryan Cayabyab (music) and Jose Javier Reyes’ (book and lyrics) hugely successful original Filipino musical, “Katy! Read more
Posted on 23 January 2012 CULTURE -
New Year, New Fabcast!
All impromptu kuno, from the agreement to meet up on New Year's Day, to the prior invite on Twitter to send in questions or topics for discussion. Lots came... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2012 CULTURE -
Hit Comedy Leading Ladies is Rep's Next Offering
Repertory Philippines presents its second offering for 2012--the hit comedy “Leading Ladies”, written by Ken Ludwig. The show runs February 10-March 4, 2012,... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2012 CULTURE -
Regine The Kraken
Singing Go the Distance, at the Ayala Foundation/ABS-CBN concert The Music of Dreams of many moons ago--The Songbird in all her vintage lung-busting glory. Read more
Posted on 18 January 2012 CULTURE -
From 9 Works Theatrical--You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Opening Feb. 11
This coming February 2012, 9 Works Theatrical brings to life the timeless characters from Charles M. Schulz’ popular comic strip “Peanuts” via the Tony... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2012 CULTURE