Ryan Cayabyab is the newest Philippine National Artist for Music, cited for his compositions that “reflect a perspective of music that extols the exuberance of life and human happiness.”
You’ve seen her as the first “cover girl” of your grade school mates’ notebooks. Suddenly she’s among your girly friends’ doll collections. She transforms into pillows and cushions. She’s among the wall posters. She’s in drinking glasses, mugs, T-shirts, curtains and recently, she’s become a brand of wine. She’s Hello Kitty and she’s every girl’s and most of the times, grown-up girls’ favorite character.
It was a sight that will make them sing for many bright tomorrows.
Only three productions in the play/musical category—Tanghalang Pilipino’s (TP) “The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go!” and “Pangarap sa Isang Gabi ng Gitnang Tag-araw” and Red Turnip Theater’s (RTT) “Tribes”—and another three in the dance category—Philippine Ballet Theater’s (PBT) “The Great Classics” and “Filipino Masterpieces,” and Ballet Philippines’ (BP) “Firebird and Other Ballets”—were up for citation in the 2016 third-quarter coverage of Gawad Buhay, the Philstage Awards for the Performing Arts.
The producers of “Wicked,” the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon about the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, are delighted to announce actors from the West End and UK who will lead the cast when the show opens in Manila in February next year.
Trust the young and brave to stage new, original works in Filipino on a rainy, Broadway-soaked calendar month.
The first time Scottish-born stage actress Jacqueline Hughes was cast in the Broadway and West End hit “Wicked,” she played Swing. Now years later, she has found herself taking on the much-coveted role of Elphaba, the green-skinned oddball and underdog, and Wicked Witch of the West in-the-making.
One of the most anticipated musicals this year, “Annie” finally opens Friday, September 30, at the Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) in the country’s premier entertainment and tourism destination, Resorts World Manila’s (RWM).
On the 20th year anniversary of the smash hit “Rent,” 9 Works Theatrical proudly presents Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical “tick, tick… BOOM!”
