In the acclaimed musical play “Mabining Mandirigma” by Nicanor G. Tiongson and Joed Balsamo, the role of the unbending hero Apolinario Mabini was played with distinction—in a controversial move by director Chris B. Millado—by three actresses: Delphine Buencamino, Liesl Batucan and understudy-turned-lead performer Hazel Maranan.
Tanghalang Pilipino’s (TP) “Coriolano” requires a second viewing, if only because there is a lot to take in in William Shakespeare’s lesser-known play on mob rule, patrician politicking and a domineering authoritarian leader who can swing the course of events in a city state.
Nothing of magnitude happens in Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Manila Notes.”
At the Aug. 23 gala in a packed 300-seater theater, four curtain calls were necessary before the applause died down for the TP ensemble's performance.
Tanghalang Pilipino’s new musical, “Balag at Angud,” which runs until Sept. 16 at Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, covers the art-making career of Luis Yee Jr., otherwise known as Junyee. Known for his protest art and his use of found objects, the now-75-year-old installation artist saw himself moving from one place to another, encountering resistance every which way as he sought to continue satisfying his insatiable urge to create.
The musical is written by Layeta Bucoy, with music composed and arranged by Dodjie Fernandez and Upeng Fernandez. Direction is by Audie Gemora, and set design is by Toym Imao.
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