Winners of Ms Philippines-Earth 2014 take time to read story together with other story tellers on Saturday at Inquirer office as Inquirer-Read-Along celebrates its 7th anniversary. Video by INQUIRER.net’s Noy
Maya Angelou will not attend the 2014 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, where she will be honored.
A major fire has devastated the Glasgow School of Art, a landmark in the Scottish city.
I saw a May 6 preview of the “Miss Saigon” revival (at the Prince Edward Theatre), and what struck me first was that this is a more compact (and therefore more tour-friendly) version of the musical. The sets are now more functional than theatrical; obviously, the technical team is bent on avoiding complications and mechanical hiccups.
Charles Spencer, The Telegraph: “Superbly slick, powerfully acted and splendidly sung revival … The 18-year-old Eva Noblezada is extraordinarily vulnerable and touching as Kim, and her raw, deeply felt performance and soaring voice lend the show its heart. Alistair Brammer gives a powerful performance as her beloved Chris, though fails to generate much warmth, while Jon Jon Briones is memorably seedy as the unscrupulous Engineer and gets maximum value from his big number ‘The American Dream,’ the one moment in the show of Broadway razzle dazzle, albeit accompanied by dark sardonic humor.”
“Cancel it,” costume and set designer Jerry Sibal recalls telling philanthropist Loida Nicolas Lewis, four months before the New York staging of “Noli Me Tangere: The Opera.”
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is arguably (or perhaps inarguably) the greatest playwright this planet has ever produced. For many of us, his plays, especially the major tragedies like “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” “Othello,” and “King Lear,” were required reading in college. Back then, it was almost unthinkable to graduate from high school and university without having to struggle with at least one of his works.
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 may have greatly altered the vast landscape of Central Luzon, but the coastlines of one of its provinces, Zambales, have become accidental beneficiaries of this deadly fury unleashed by nature.
Mention Seoul or Korea and what immediately comes to mind are K-pop stars and swoon-inducing K-dramas.
The Korean Tourism Organization wants you to make the most out of your trip to South Korea, so make time to visit its offices. Those who are part of a tour group can get perks like $10 worth of shopping vouchers for traditional markets and other bonuses. Pick up guidebooks and maps.
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