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Rep: Review of CAROUSEL: Baleful and Bizarre
December 5, 2022Billy Bigelow (Gian Magdangal) worked as the barker of a carousel in a small town in Maine. One night, two young millworkers, Julie Jordan (Karylle Tatlonghari) and Carrie Pipperidge...
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PETA: Review of WALANG ARAY: Riotous Rollicking Revolutionary Romance
February 18, 2023First performed in 1902, Severino Reyes' Tagalog zarzuela "Walang Sugat" told about the love story between Tenyong and Julia set during the Philippine Revolution of 1896, with music by...
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Review of ZSAZSA ZATURNNAH THE MUSICAL... 'YUN LANG: Effeminate Empowerment
March 17, 2023Ada (Phi Palmos, Adrian Lindayag, Shaun Ocrisma) was a serious gay guy who lived in a small province town. He earned a living by running his own beauty salon. His loyal best friend was...
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Upstart: Review of BREAKUPS & BREAKDOWNS: Mercurial Millennial Mindsets
April 15, 2023One Friday night, playboy commercial model Derek (Nelsito Gomez) was getting prepared for spending a night in a bar to meet up with a new girl. He was trying to convince his roommate and...
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TP: Review of NEKROPOLIS: Actualizing Anarchy
April 22, 2023There were two sections in this city. The rich lived in Mariposa, where the rich residents were called butterflies. The poor lived in the Projects, where the poor residents were...
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Theatre Titas: Review of TWENTY QUESTIONS: Intimate Interviews
May 13, 2023Jigs (Diego Aranda) and Yumi (Isabelle Prado) were members of one gang of friends. They had a yearly tradition to lock one boy and one girl, supposedly randomly picked, to spend 24 hours...
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Review of VIRGIN LABFEST 18- SET C (Y.O.L.O.): Monsters, Machismo, Mush
June 15, 2023For the first time since the pandemic, the Virgin Labfest is completely face to face at the new Tanghalang Ignacio B. Gimenez, with the theme "Hitik." The initial reviews for these 12 new...
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Restaging Reviews: RED and PRIDE PLAYS (UNICA HIJAS, LARO)
June 17, 2023RED (The Necessary Theater)Writer: John LoganDirector: Bart GuingonaIn 1958, abstract expressionistic artist Mark Rothko had just signed a contract to paint murals for the walls of the...
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Review of VIRGIN LABFEST 18- SET D (Muwang): Mind, Maid, March
June 21, 20231. ANG TUYOMWriter: M. ManalastasDirector: Gil PotesM (Jude Matthew Servilla) was a playwright cross-examining himself as he was drowning in his own loneliness. In the process, he...
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Recap of APO HIKING SOCIETY 50 YEARS THE CONCERT
July 16, 2023The very first concert I had ever seen was an Apo Hiking Society concert when I was still in high school and they performed in our school. That was 40 years ago, and tonight, they are...
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Review of Tanghalang Ateneo's ARDOR: An Affair in Anarchy
September 3, 2023A bomb exploded at one political rally being conducted by student activists. When their leader Astrid was hit and injured by shrapnel, she was rescued and brought to a safer place by...
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Recap of ANYWHERE WE SING IS HOME: The CCP's 54th Anniversary Gala
September 10, 2023The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is celebrating its 54th founding anniversary this month. However, since it is currently being renovated, the whole CCP proper is not...
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Barefoot: Review of THE LAST FIVE YEARS ( 2023): Bane of a Breakup
October 1, 2023Jamie was a writer who just had a book out. Cathy was an aspiring actress. They were happy together and got married. However, for the next five years, circumstances kept them apart most...
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Harlequin: Review of HALIMAW: Mythic Metaphors
October 3, 2023The current King of the Philippines (Bene Manaois) was a sadistic tyrant who cut off the heads of people who went against his wishes. One day, his three daughters, all named Maria...
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Rep: Review of SNOW WHITE AND THE PRINCE: Virtue Vs. Vanity
October 15, 2023The story of Snow White was written by the Brothers Grimm, and published in their collection of German fairy tales in the year 1812. However when Walt Disney released his full-length...
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Review of PSF's HERO-Z: Patriotic Parallels
October 28, 2023100 years into the future, a country called Town-Z is ruled by corrupt dictator Boss Tsip (JP Lopez) and his wife (OJ Arci). Town-Z was hit by a dangerous virus that turned infected...
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Review of TABING-ILOG THE MUSICAL (2023): Hassles at the Homecoming
November 10, 2023After their high school graduation, a group of friends from San Juan E got separated as they pursued their respective courses in different colleges. It was only four years later at the...
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My Yearend Roundup: THE BEST OF PHILIPPINE THEATER 2023
December 20, 2023Since the pandemic was declared in 2020, the theater industry was one of the worst hit. The experience of theater required people to gather in one venue to watch a live performance of...
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Sandbox: Review of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE: Tournament...
February 29, 2024For the past 25 years, Putnam County had been holding a prestigious spelling bee featuring kids who had won (or at least placed) in their respective local competitions. The master of...
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REP: Review of BETRAYAL: Anatomy of an Affair
March 1, 2024One day, visual artist Emma (Vanessa White) was inaugurating an art installation in her own gallery in London. After the event, she got together to talk with Jerry (James Cooney), her...
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