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• More Care Divas!

  

  After a smash 42 shows the Philippine Educational Theater Association’s musical dramedy “Care Divas” is back for more performances at the PETA Theater Center... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2011 CULTURE

• Susan Calo-Medina's Top 10 Local Destinations, New Travel Magazine, Atbp.

  

  Who better to ask for a rundown of the best places to go to in the Philippines than the doyenne of Travel Time herself, Susan Calo-Medina? Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• Tony Mabesa Directs Fake, a New Floy Quintos Play

  

  Now on its 25th Year, the UP Playwrights' Theater (UPPT) presents a new play, “Fake,” written by award-winning playwright Floy Quintos and directed by UPPT and... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• How Stages' The Light in the Piazza Would Have Looked, Courtesy of Set Designer...

  

  Would have--because the word right now is, the production has been scuttled--postponed to a still unannounced later date. There is no official word yet from... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Rockwell's Urban Bazaar, Power Plant's Disney Mall Display

  

  Rockwell’s annual Urban Bazaar runs this year on April 15-17 and April 29-May 1, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at the Rockwell Tent. The bazaar offers unique gift items,... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2011 CULTURE

• Pilar Pilapil, Just Hours Earlier at the Presscon for The Vagina Monologues

  

  Actress and former beauty queen Pilar Pilapil was allegedly abducted by two armed men and stabbed at least five times before dumping her in a grassy lot in... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Kooky Korea

  

  At the bargain shopping district of Myeongdong, while the hordes swarmed over several blocks' worth of incredibly diverse merchandise--shoes, clothes, cosmetics... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Auditions for Dulaang UP's Rizal X, to Be Directed by Dexter Santos

  

  Dulaang UP's upcoming musical production of "Rizal X," to be directed by Dexter Santos ("Orosman at Zafira"), is looking for a young male lead and strong... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2011 CULTURE

• Group Exhibit by UP College of Fine Arts Freshman Class

  

  A group exhibition entitled "Fresh Meat" opens on April 9, 2011, 6 p.m., at Sining Kamalig Gallery, Level 4 (beside Mandarin Suites) Gateway Mall, Araneta... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2011 CULTURE

• 13 Shows in Five Weeks--it’s Local Theater’s Days of Plenty

  

  Philippine Daily Inquirer, 04.04.2011 Not only was the number remarkable, but the variety, too--from glitzy musicals to intense dramas A FUNNY THING happened... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2011 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Best Original Pilipino Music--in English

  Or, some of the best, at least--those that would be top-of-mind for a 10-minute-plus medley. The description is no oxymoron. Jim Paredes himself told me once... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• India--once More, with Travel Time Feeling

  

  Did you know that Susan Calo-Medina now has a magazine called--what else--Travel Time? The peripatetic lady, her TV travel show already an institution, has... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 CULTURE

• PETA's Care Divas Back for Encore Performances, April 1-3

  

  After 36 successful shows, rave reviews from both audiences and critics, numerous sold-out shows and roaring standing ovations, the Philippine Educational... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 CULTURE

• Roundup--summer Theater Workshops

  Compiled by Walter Ang Here's a round-up of some of the more established theater groups you can contact. Schedules and info are subject to change without prior... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 CULTURE

• Pinky Amador, Bill Atwood Hold Master Class in Acting for Professional Actors

  A Master Class in Acting for Professional Actors will be taught by one of the country’s leading stage, film and TV actresses, Pinky Amador. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 CULTURE

• How to Stage the Classics

  “My wife... will never buy anything without looking at the date on the package, which says ‘to be eaten before this date.’ If a classic is something from the... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2011 CULTURE

• Summer Workshop on 'Writing Lifestyle Stories'

  Respected PR communications and special events consultant Joselito “Toots” Tolentino is holding a unique five-day workshop on “The Art of Writing Lifestyle... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2011 CULTURE

• Elizabeth Taylor, 'world's Most Beautiful Woman,' RIP

  

  Dame Elizabeth Taylor, one of the 20th Century's biggest movie stars, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79. The double Oscar-winning actress had a long... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2011 CELEB, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Cocoy Laurel, Cris Villonco Et Al Sing Songs from Simon's Way, a New Original...

  

  Theater biggie Cocoy Laurel, absent from the local stage for quite some time now, is returning to the boards via a new original Filipino musical called Simon's... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2011 CULTURE

• 9 Works Theatrical Holds Stage Camp, Its Summer Theater Workshop

  

  This coming summer, 9 Works Theatrical, the new theater company behind “Songs For a New World,” “The Wedding Singer” and the Manila revival of “Rent,” is holdin... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2011 CULTURE