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They’re Still here: PH theater stars come together for a new online musical series

For the uber keen theater fans, you might have seen hints of a new musical…

Mark your calendars: ‘Lam-ang,’ ‘Mabining Mandirigma’ and 4 other plays on iWant on June 12

The other day, Instagram notified me about a story I posted exactly a year ago.…

Fangirl, one of the three revisited plays for VLF 2020. Photo courtesy of Tanghalang Pilipino
Virgin Labfest 2020 unveils schedule for its digital lockdown run

In response to the crisis, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) theater festival Virgin…

More musicals on YouTube, and it’s a timely reminder we’re Filipino, too

It’s been months since theater has been put on hold thanks to the Luzon-wide lockdown,…

Recommended for you: Local theater productions to watch online

I suppose it’s fair to say that the jukebox musical “Ang Huling El Bimbo” broke…

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5 brilliant things about the one-woman play ‘Every Brilliant Thing’

When Duncan Macmillan’s “Every Brilliant Thing” was first staged by The Sandbox Collective in 2019,…

Tony Mabesa’s former pupils pay their respects to the great theater director

Philippine theater is in mourning. On Oct. 4, veteran actor and director Tony Mabesa passed…

A little lesson on life from a little girl asking “Why is cancer?”

The very moment nine-year-old Dani enters the stage carrying a shoebox, somberly chanting in “Latin”…