First-quarter roundup: Stellar female turns in stark dramas
Reviewing my intake of theater in the past three months, one could not but note the somber and conflicted themes that dominated the quarter. It was quite a bumper
Reviewing my intake of theater in the past three months, one could not but note the somber and conflicted themes that dominated the quarter. It was quite a bumper
Director Ed Lacson Jr. presents “Himala: Isang Musikal” as a “distilled version” of the musical based on the classic film by Ishmael Bernal. There is no orchestra, and props
In what is perhaps the most iconic scene from the 1982 Ishmael Bernal classic, “Himala,” a youngish Nora Aunor summons a multitude of villagers to a barren hilltop and
Aicelle Santos, Bituin Escalante, Neomi Gonzales, Kakki Teodoro, David Ezra and Sandino Martin lead the powerhouse cast
‘Singkuwenta’ on April 7-8 celebrates highlights and milestones in Peta’s rich, all-original musical-theater legacy
It’s a funny, sincere if chaotic quest for the way back home
By any standard—quantity, quality, variety—it has been an amazing year for Philippine theater. There was a stretch from June to mid-December when I counted at most a couple of weekends
Yearend lists, film critic Richard Bolisay wrote early this year, are only “the writer’s vain idea of playing favorites and revealing his ‘preferences…’” So it goes with theater. There
As on the streets, the millennials are leading the charge for and remaking local theater
Among the three evenings of this year’s Triple Threats concert series at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), “Koro Koro Boom,” directed by Melvin Lee, felt the most relaxed—more a convivial gathering of like minds than an all-stops-out song-and-dance extravaganza.
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