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• Her Persuasion Can Build a Nation, Rock CGI and Get Even Babs to Swoon

  Male misbehavior is still endemic, of course—heartbreakingly so... What's changed is women's reaction. Boys can be boys all they want, but girls have had it wit... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2011 CULTURE

• Ima Castro in the Raw

  

  Ima Castro, Kim of the UK national tour of Miss Saigon, and also the succeeding Kim to Lea Salonga in the 2001 Manila production of the mega-musical, is back... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 CULTURE

• Gantimpala Theater Launches 34th Season, Announces Auditions

  

  Gantimpala Theater announces its 34th theatrical season and its forthcoming audition on May 31. Artistic Director Tony S. Espejo says, “This year, the company... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2011 CULTURE

• Virgin Labfest 7 Schedule of Shows

  Below is the Virgin Labfest 7 schedule of shows, as announced by dramaturg/festival director Rody Vera. Unless otherwise indicated, all will be staged at the... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2011 CULTURE

• PETA Offers Lectures on Choreography, Songwriting, Music Appreciation

  

  If you are an on-the-go corporate individual or a social butterfly who’s too busy to attend month-long workshops, Philippine Educational Theater Association... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2011 CULTURE

• Rachelle Ann Go, Eric Santos Make Their Musical-theater Debut in Atlantis...

  

  Atlantis Productions, which recently staged the hit musical “Next to Normal” and will soon open the Elton John/Tim Rice pop rock musical “Aida,” has found its... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 CULTURE

• Defending the Caveman on Its Last Weekend, May 20-21

  

  Catch the last two performances of “Defending the Caveman,” the “perfect date play” (BusinessWorld) that’s also the longest-running one-man show in Broadway... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 CULTURE

• Return to the Sound of 'paraiso'--er, Smokey Mountain

  First time on YouTube--this video clip (below) of the original Smokey Mountain--Geneva Cruz, Tony Lambino, Jeffrey Hidalgo and James Coronel--in a reunion... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Celebrating Its 25th Year, Tanghalang Pilipino Brings Back Noli Me Tangere: The...

  

  In honor of Jose Rizal’s 150th birthday, "Noli Me Tangere: The Musical" will officially open Tanghalang Pilipino’s 25th theater season. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 CULTURE

• Another Look at Rizal in Dulaang UP's Rizal X, Opening July 2011

  

  Dulaang UP's "Rizal X" is a new work that aims to re-discover and re-introduce the the National Hero, Jose P. Rizal, to the times we live in. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2011 CULTURE

• How 'The Greatest Star' Was Discovered

  

  I remember Arthur [Laurents] telling me one afternoon while he was casting “I Can Get It for You Wholesale” about having just discovered a remarkable new... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2011 CELEB, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Attention, Fellow Film Nuts!

  

  The Moscow film company behind some of the greatest classics of Soviet cinema on Wednesday said it had agreed to make dozens of its best-known movies freely... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Rama at Sita on Video--the Return! (p. 2)

  Part 1 here. More praise from the archives: Fusing Hindu traditional musical strains with contemporary pop, the musical adaptation [of "Ramayana"] electrifies,... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2011 CULTURE

• Philstage Honors Four Performing Arts Icons, Bares Nominees for 2010 Gawad Buhay!

  [Complete list of nominees below] Performing arts icons Ryan Cayabyab, Lisa Macuja Elizalde, Tony Espejo and Tony Mabesa will be conferred the Philstage... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 CULTURE

• Nikki Gil, Kris Lawrence in 9 Works Theatrical's Sweet Charity, Opening in August

  

  This coming August, 9 Works Theatrical presents the dance comedy musical “Sweet Charity,” with TV star Nikki Gil playing the lead role of kooky dance hall... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Paglipas Ng Limang Taon, from Sipat Lawin Ensemble

  

  The Sipat Lawin Ensemble presents "Paglipas ng Limang Taon," Rody Vera's translation of Federico Garcia Lorca's "When Five Years Pass." The production runs May... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Auditions for Tanghalang Ateneo's Ang Sintang Dalisay Ni Julieta at Romeo

  

  Tanghalang Ateneo's season-opening production of "Ang Sintang Dalisay ni Julieta at Romeo," by G.D. Roke, will be holding open auditions on May 11 and 12, 4-6... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 CULTURE

• Rama at Sita on Video--the Return! (p. 1)

  

  Yes! The video clips, wiped out by Youtube when my old account was unceremoniously closed, are now back online. I'm reposting them in batches, so do stay tuned... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2011 CULTURE

• Sam Concepcion is Peter Pan, Michael Williams is Captain Hook in Stages and Rep'...

  

  Singer-actor-TV host Sam Concepcion is set to star in Stages and Repertory Philippines’ production of “Peter Pan,” which goes onstage September 29-October 30... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2011 CULTURE

• Official List of Virgin Labfest 7 Plays Announced

  Virgin Labfest director Rody Vera has announced the 13 plays chosen for the seventh edition of the Virgin Labfest, which shall run from June 29 to July 10,... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2011 CULTURE