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Review of Atlantis' GHOST THE MUSICAL: Loving it Ditto
April 27, 2014"Ghost", starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, is one of the biggest hit movies of the year 1990. Many people have seen it, many times over for a lot of them. The story...
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Recap of THE AMAZING MENSA RACE: Exciting, Exasperating, Exhilarating
May 26, 2014I had been a member of Mensa Philippines since 1993, I believe. Curiosity compelled me to take one of their qualifying examinations in Philam Building on UN Avenue. I was very glad when I...
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Recap of GAWAD BUHAY: 2013 Philstage Awards for the Performing Arts
June 7, 2014Last night, I was witness to the sixth edition of Gawad Buhay awards. This local version of the Tony Awards as PHILSTAGE honors the best performances of the previous theater season among...
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Recapping GAME OF THRONES Season 4
June 17, 2014S04E01: "Two Swords"After all these months of waiting, we are all so excited to watch this initial episode of this new season. Nothing really big happens yet as this episode tells about...
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Review of VIRGIN LABFEST SET B: Three Thought-Provoking Comedies!
June 26, 2014I have heard about the Virgin Labfest before, but I have never yet watched any of its past nine incarnations. This year, some time opened up for me this afternoon so I was able to go to...
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Review of VIRGIN LABFEST SET D: Three Sensitive Dramas
July 3, 2014Today, I was able to catch the last performance of Set D of the ongoing Virgin Labfest at the CCP. Unlike last Thursday, I did not have an easy time getting the tickets this time. I had...
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Review of TP's KLEPTOMANIACS: Rapping Through Social Realities
July 12, 2014Tanghalang Pilipino's 28th theater season opens audaciously with "Kleptomaniacs." This production prides itself for being the first Pinoy rap musical, originally written and performed...
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Review of FLUID: Compromising Art
July 25, 2014"Fluid" is a play about art, and the choices the artists make in the pursuit of their artistry. Written and directed by Mr. Quintos, Fluid was first presented in UP in 2004 and Ateneo in...
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Recap of BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE: The Accompanist is the Star
July 26, 2014This concert was to be held Saturday July 26, 2014 at the Teatrino at the Promenade in Greenhills. I was worried that Saturday night in Greenhills is going to be a parking nightmare. But...
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Review of Tanghalang Ateneo's MIDDLE FINGER: Vital Rebel
August 10, 2014For this their 36th season, Tanghalang Ateneo will be presenting three plays with the theme "Navigating Identities" about the struggle of people to discover who they really are and the...
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Review of Red Turnip's RABBIT HOLE: Difficulty Moving On
August 23, 2014"Rabbit Hole" is a straight play written by David Lindsay-Abaire, the winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It tells about how a young couple, Becca and Howie, struggles to deal...
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Review of 9 Works' THE LAST 5 YEARS: Intersecting Lives
August 24, 2014This is the first production of 9 Works Theatrical that I had seen since "Sweet Charity" back in 2011. That show starred Ms. Nikki Gil, whose verve and talent was able to transcend that...
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Review of Dulaang UP's HAKBANG SA HAKBANG: For Life or Virtue
August 30, 2014A Shakespeare play is always a challenge to watch because of its intricate language and plotting, but it really pays off with satisfaction after the show. I am not familiar with this...
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Recap of MUSIKAL! Day 2: Celebrating the Original Filipino Musical Theater
September 7, 2014Because of some domestic circumstances, I thought I would not be able to watch either of the two nights of this special show set on Sept. 5 and 6, 2014. However, at the last minute on...
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Review of JOHN LEGEND "All of Me Tour" in Manila 2014: Intensely Passionate Soul
September 26, 2014This is already the second time that John Legend has been to Manila for a concert. I had been a fan since hearing his impassioned voice interpreting the extraordinary song "Ordinary...
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Review of NOLI ME TANGERE: THE OPERA (RWM): Soaring Nartional Masterpiece
September 28, 2014Honestly, at first I was not planning to watch "Noli Me Tangere, The Opera," which was being re-staged in the Newport Performing Arts Theater in far-off (for me) Resorts World Manila....
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Review of TP's PAHIMAKAS SA ISANG AHENTE: Timeless Tragedy of Pride
September 27, 2014I have long heard of "Death of a Salesman" but I have not read the play, seen a stage performance nor even a film version of this classic by Arthur Miller. When I got wind of the news...
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Recap of GOLD: Ageless Lisa Macuja at 50
October 5, 2014Lisa Macuja, the eternal prima ballerina of Ballet Manila (and the whole country), is celebrating two important life milestones with this classical ballet concert called "Gold." She...
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Review of Atlantis' SHREK THE MUSICAL: Ogre-Rrrrific Show!
October 5, 2014At first I was not so sure that I wanted to watch the musical version of the Dreamworks hit animated film "Shrek". I thought for sure the magic of the film cannot be adequately...
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Review of Dulaang UP's ANG HULING LAGDA NI APOLINARIO MABINI: Picking the...
October 11, 2014Apolinario Mabini is a revolutionary hero whom most of us unfortunately only know by his name and by his monikers "The Sublime Paralytic" or the "Brains of the Revolution." We cannot...
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