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Tangalang Pilipino's SANDOSENANG SAPATOS: A Tearful Fantasy Tale
July 19, 2013"Sandosenang Sapatos" opened July 13 and will run for two weekends up to July 21 only. Being based on a children's book, I thought at first I'd pass on it. However, with very good word...
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Spotlight Artists Centre's KATY!: Vaudeville Lives Again!
August 4, 2013I was fortunate enough to have seen the original production of KATY! back in 1989, with Mitch Valdez as Katy and Celeste Legaspi as Olivia. I honestly do not recall much of it anymore,...
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MADZ '89: A Rare and Nostalgic Reunion Concert
August 4, 2013Tonight, we had the opportunity to catch a rare event, the Reunion Concert of the "winningest" batch of the Philippine Madrigal Singers -- Madz '89. Madz '89 won 10 first prize awards in...
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PET SHOP BOYS Live in Manila: Concert Recap and Videos!
August 7, 2013Ever since the first announcement of this PET SHOP BOYS concert, I really resolved to watch it as this duo is one of my favorite acts from the 1980s. Their greatest hits CD "Discography"...
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LEADING LADY: Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo Debuts at 50!
August 15, 2013Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo is no doubt the First Lady of Philippine Theater now and maybe throughout my twenty years or so of being a fan of local theater. I find it very amazing that this...
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Repertory Phils' ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Curioser and Curioser!
August 16, 2013This year, the Rep Theater for Young Audiences (or the Rep Children's Theater) continues its 20-year strong tradition by presenting a musical theater adaptation of Lewis Carroll's...
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PETA's BATANG RIZAL: Patriotism Made Young!
August 18, 2013"Batang Rizal" is a play by PETA that I have heard about for a very long time. This musical about the child Jose Rizal had been first staged way back in 2007, and had been toured around...
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PAMANA: Relive the Spirit of Ninoy and Cory!
August 22, 2013"Pamana" tells the story of a typical low middle-class Filipino family. Lola Azon is a retired Metro Aide street sweeper during the Martial Law time and a big admirer of her namesake,...
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TP's IBALONG: Environmentalism Ahead of Its Time
September 1, 2013Last night, my daughter and I were fortunate enough to attend the Gala Night of the re-staging of Tanghalang Pilipino's "Ibalong". It was first staged as the last production of TP's...
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Green Wings' "LORENZO": Grand Production about Sinners and Saints
August 6, 2013The story of "Lorenzo" is told as a musical within a musical. Ex-theater actor Laurence Ruiz, an OFW convict condemned to die for murdering his lecherous employer, is writing a play...
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TONY BENNETT Live in Manila: Concert Recap and Videos
September 17, 2013Tony Bennett is already 87 years old, but he is still very actively recording and touring. In September of 2011, Bennett released Duets II on his 85th birthday, where he sang duets...
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RIHANNA Diamonds World Tour Manila 2013: Concert Recap and Videos
September 20, 2013The concert time on the ticket was 8 pm, but it was only at around 8:30 that a pair of DJ's calling themselves GTA started to mix some house music. That was OK, mostly driving beats...
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Dulaang UP's THE DUCHESS OF MALFI: Madness and Murder
September 22, 2013I was not entirely sure what to expect from "The Duchess of Malfi". This was a play written by John Webster and first performed in 1614, billed as a "supreme tragedy of blood." It...
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Trumpets' THE BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS: First-Rate, World-Class Local Production!
September 25, 2013My daughter and I were fortunate enough to have been able to watch the final Technical Dress Rehearsal of the comeback production of Trumpets entitled "The Bluebird of Happiness." I...
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Review of Atlantis' CARRIE: Poignant Nightmare
October 7, 2013The Atlantis production of "Carrie" opened to great acclaim on September 20, 2013. However, the very next day, the four shows that weekend were cancelled due to "an illness in the...
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Review of Red Turnip's CLOSER: Love in the Form of a Square
October 7, 2013I had seen a stage production of "Closer" (I actually found the ticket!) back in December 1, 2001, staged by the Actor's Actors, Inc. at the Republic of Malate. I do not recall who...
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Relaunch of Lito Casaje's MGA PREMYADONG DULA
The Philippine Center of the International PEN (Poets & Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) held a book-club discussion on writer-director Lito Casaje’s collection of stage plays, “Mga Premyadong...
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Review of MAXIE THE MUSICAL: Entertaining, Emotional, Eye-Opening
October 9, 2013"Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" is a familiar title among recent favorite local indie films. Unfortunately, I have not watched the film version myself, though the general gist of...
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Review of Rep's THE PRODUCERS: Outrageously Hilarious!
October 16, 2013"THE PRODUCERS" has a book, music and lyrics by the hilariously multi-talented Mel Brooks. And when it is by Mel Brooks, you know you will have a LOL-good time watching this show. As...
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Review of Atlantis' THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Full Disclosure -- Tis' an Awesome Show!
November 24, 2013I know about the Addams Family, although I cannot really call myself a fan of their macabre sense of humor. I was not able to watch the two movies made about them in the 1990s...
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