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Review of TP's SAN ANDRES B.: Bonifacio as Hero and Saint
December 1, 2013There are so many productions about Andres Bonifacio this year because 2013 is his 150th birth anniversary. Tanghalang Pilipino's latest show, "San Andres B," an original Filipino...
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Recap of PLAYLIST: Celebrating Lea Salonga's 35th Year in Showbiz
December 7, 2013Ticket says the concert will start at 8 pm. The traffic in Manila en route to PICC would not be so cooperative. Mercifully, the production decided to start the show by 8:30 pm...
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Review of DUP's TEATRO PORVENIR: Bonifacio as an Actor
December 7, 2013The latest production by Dulaang UP is also inspired by the 150th birth anniversary of Gat. Andres Bonfacio being celebrated this year. This play, "Teatro Porvenir" is already the...
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The BILLBOARD HOT 100 SONGS OF 2013!
December 14, 20131THRIFT SHOPMacklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz2BLURRED LINESRobin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell3RADIOACTIVEImagine Dragons4HARLEM SHAKEBaauer5CAN'T HOLD USMacklemore &...
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My Yearend Roundup: The BEST of PHILIPPINE THEATER 2013
January 3, 2014Last year, I had seen 28 theater productions, 21 of which were musicals. That is only a fraction of everything the very active local theater scene has offered for the general public in...
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Review of Repertory Phil's WAIT UNTIL DARK: Tightly Suspenseful
January 18, 2014Just three weeks into January and the local theater scene is already coming to life!Repertory Philippines' initial offering for its 77th season is something out of the ordinary -- a...
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Recap of I HAVE A DREAM: St. Jude Catholic School 50th Anniversary Cultural...
January 25, 2014Just like that, my Alma Mater, St. Jude Catholic School, which we alumni would like to believe is the best Chinese school in the Philippines, has now turned 50 years old. Our secluded...
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Review of WICKED in Manila: The Artichoke is Steaming!
January 27, 2014Wicked is adapted from the 1995 “revisionist” Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Stephen Schwartz (music and lyrics) and Winnie Holzman...
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Recap of DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING? Manila: Timeless Boubil and Schonberg...
January 31, 2014"Do You Hear the People Sing?" is a touring musical production featuring various international musical theater luminaries singing classic songs written by the acclaimed pair of Alain...
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Review of PETA's RAK OF AEGIS: Singing in the Flood
February 1, 2014First there was "Mamma Mia" which gathered the discography of one musical act ABBA and used their songs and lyrics to tell a coherent story. Last year, "Sa Wakas" did the same to the...
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Review of MARCO POLO: Promise in Development
February 8, 2014Last night at the Meralco Theater was the press preview of what is reportedly the first musical composed by a Filipino intended for West End in London and Broadway in New York, entitled...
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Review of Dulaang UP's ANG NAWALANG KAPATID: Energetic Epic Mythology
February 15, 2014Apart from the Ramayana, the other major Sanskrit epic is the Mahabharata. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. Scholars estimate that this epic...
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Review of Repertory Phil.'s AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY: A Family's Nervous Breakdown
March 1, 2014"August: Osage County" is a multi-award winning play by Terry Letts. In 2007, the year it made its Broadway debut, it also won Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards for Best Play, Best...
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Recap of OSCAR SHOW 2014: Of Pizzas and Selfies
March 3, 2014Ellen Degeneres is the Oscar host for a second time. No big musical number to open the show, just a light-hearted funny monologue like only Ellen can deliver. Her funniest line for me...
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Review of Red Turnip's COCK: John, What Do You Want Really?
March 8, 2014This play has a very short title, one single word with four letters, yet, it is a very brave title. This word "Cock" is very provocative in its simplicity. I am pretty sure potential...
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Review of FULL GALLOP: Delicious, Delightful, Divine!
March 14, 2014Ms. Cherie Gil has done it again. After wowing audiences a few years ago with a tour-de-force one-woman show, Terence McNally's "Master Class", she is back with yet another tour-de-force...
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Review of Repertory Phil's NOISES OFF: Farce Within a Farce
March 29, 2014"Noises Off" is a 1982 play by British playwright Michael Frayn. I have vague memories of seeing the film version in the early 1990s, starring Michael Caine, Carol Burnett and John...
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Recap and Videos of VOICE NIGHT OUT: World Voice Day Concert at SLMC-BGC
April 4, 2014World Voice Day is a yearly celebration since 1999 aimed to remind the people of the world about the value of their voices. It is celebrated on April 16 throughout the world by way of...
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Recap and Videos of LIONEL RICHIE Live in Manila: All the Hits, All Night Long!
April 5, 2014For someone who grew up in the 1980s, the name of Lionel Richie was dominating in the realm of pop and R&B music. He was constantly in the Top 10 of the Billboard 100 throughout the...
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Review of Ateneo Fine Arts' GAMES PEOPLE PLAY: Freudian Spills
April 22, 2014"Games People Play" had a show tonight at the Black Box Theater of the Old Communications Building inside the campus of the Ateneo de Manila University. The Black Box Theater is a small...
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