February 2012
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The 15th Dulaang ROC Playfest
Inihahandog ng DULAANG ROC, sa pagtatapos ng kanyang ika-22 na taon ng pagtatanghal, ang… “2012: The 15th Dulaang ROC Playfest” Show Dates: February 28, 2012 (TUES) 7:30pm February 29, 2012 (WED) 6:00pm March 1, 2012 (THURS) 7:30pm Telengtan Hall University of Asia and the Pacific Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig City Participating Teams: * Inihahandog ng The Avengers:...
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Jay Valencia-Glorioso: Never Stop (Article by...
Read up on theater doyenne Ms. Jay Glorioso in Amadis Guerrero’s article for The Philippine Star.
She will be next be seen in the rerun of Atlantis Productions’ IN THE HEIGHTS, and then in the musical NINE.
For the full article, click here
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ARTIST'S SPOTLIGHT: Tara Cabaero
A Cebuana who graduated from Siliman University in 2006 with a Degree in Music, Tara Cabaero is changing the game. She started as a scholar for Tanghalang Pilipino Actor’s Company ‘til 2009 and is now a freelance actor, singer, dancer, teacher, choreographer, and production manager - rolled into one. Talk about commitment.
In Artist’s Spotlight’s return after its brief...
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BARE: A POP OPERA
In line with its 20th anniversary, the Ateneo blueREPERTORY of the Loyola Schools Performing Arts Cluster proudly presents “ BARE: A POP OPERA ” —- the amazing Off-Broadway musical that narrates the story of two boys at a Catholic boarding school as they struggle through the challenges their clandestine love brings.
Due to insistent public demand following its initial sold-out three-week...
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PLAY ON
Check out my article on last Friday’s issue of Young Star!
chasingtoff:
LIST: Plays to Watch this first Quarter of 2012
SEEN ON: Young Star (The Philippine Star) - Feb. 10 issue
For the full article, click on PLAY ON
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January 2012
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No Need to Frown, It's Charlie Brown! by Enrico...
For the full article, click on CHARLIE BROWN
MORE PICS:
Franco Laurel as Linus and Carla Guevara-Laforteza as Lucy
Sweet Plantado-Tiongson as Sally Brown and Lorenz Martinez as Snoopy
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Repertory Philippines' LEADING LADIES opens on...
LEADING LADIES is about Leo and Jack, two British actors whose careers are so far on the skids that they’re performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in Pennsylvania’s Amish country. They think their luck might change, however, when they hear about Florence, an old lady in a nearby town who is about to die and leave a considerable legacy to her nephews from England. Leo...
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Dulaang UP stages THE FORSAKEN HOUSE
GUERRERO’S THE FORSAKEN HOUSE CAPS DULAANG UP’S 36TH SEASON
It is in the early 1940s. The Philippines is starting to gain more independence and power. It is opening its doors to new ideas. Its culture and tradition are diversifying. But not in Don Ramon’s household.
LEO RIALP as Don Ramon
While many Filipino families of the time embrace change, Don Ramon obstinately maintains a severe hold on...
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Opens Feb. 11
There are many ways by which man defines his or her pursuit of happiness. Spending time with family and loved ones is one. Hanging out with friends is another. But for Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy, his lil’ sister Sally, and their friends Lucy, Linus and Schroeder, happiness may be as simple as “finding a pencil,” “pizza with sausage,” or “telling the time.”
This coming February 2012, 9 Works...
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ARTIST'S SPOTLIGHT: Voltaire de Jesus
Since he was little, Theater Lighting Technology proprietor and top Lighting Designer Voltaire de Jesus has been tinkering with gadgets. “I attempted to repair a damaged walkman, remote controls and a turntable,” he shares, eventually going on to conquer Technical Theater as a BA Theater Arts Graduate in UP Diliman.
Well-entrenched and highly respected in the theater scene, Voltaire...
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Spellbound by Godspell
Check out my column on Filipina Anna Maria Perez de Tagle who is currently starring in Broadway’s Godspell. She also appeared in Hannah Montana, Camp Rock and Fame. Amazing! I’m calling it - she’s the next Lea Salonga
chasingtoff:
Woot woot! First column of the year =)
PROFILE: Anna Maria Perez de Tagle
AS SEEN ON: Young Star, The Philippine Star (January 6, 2012)
For the...
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December 2011
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We Have Lea, MiG & Jett in 2012 (article by Bobby...
Things to look forward to based on Bobby’s article:
Lin Manuel Miranda is coming to Manila the opening night of In the Heights.
Mig Ayesa is playing Stacee Jaxx in Atlantis’ Rock of Ages.
Lea Salonga will be coming back to the Atlantis stage via God of Carnage. Her last appearance was in Baby back in 2004 - and that was before I got hooked on theater.
Nine will feature Jett...
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ARTIST'S SPOTLIGHT: Chinie Nepomuceno
Philippine Theater is in the midst of a crisis. So many years since Repertory Philippines and PETA pioneered the art form in Manila, it is now experiencing a lack of “triple threats” among its practitioners; so much so that it’s become seemingly impossible to mount shows in Manila that demand seamlessness in all three skill sets. (It’s been done but to slipshod...
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Battalia Royale, set to open in Feb 2012
One of my favorite Japanese films of all-time is Battle Royale - a cult piece which merited a sequel with a tag-team twist wherein a select class of high school students are gassed and kidnapped during their field trip and then wake up in a military concentration camp as a kill-fest disciplinary measure by the Japanese government.
Battle Royale is a result of the youth’s growing...
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Mamma Mia: Almost Here!
Just one month to go before the international tour of the highly-anticipated musical Mamma Mia! flies to our shores. Supported by the classic songs of ABBA, the musical be staged at the CCP Main Theater starting 24 January 2012 now extended til 12 February, for a limited season only!
For tickets, call 891 9999, or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph. Weekday rates are priced at P750, P1500, P3000,...
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Eyeball: New Visions in Philippine Theater
A selection of the best plays from the Virgin Labfest. The 5 plays deal with the theme, “Searching” and tackle man’s search for love, for lost family bonds, for noble ideals, for closure, and for missing loved ones. The hilarious Bakit Wala Nang Nagtatagpo sa Philcoa Oberpas, by Carlo Pacolor Garcia (Directed by Riki Benedicto) tells the story of a man and a woman who decide to meet at the...
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A Sun Shines in Asuncion
Read up on my article on Asuncion’s Camille Mana. Asuncion is the knockout Off-Broadway piece written by The Social Network’s Jesse Eisenberg about ethnocentrism, latent prejudices, and what constitutes “victimization.”
The Filipina shares the stage with the likes of Eisenberg, The Hangover’s Justin Bartha, and Robert Auberjonois. Seen on last Friday’s issue of...
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The Year the Theater Artist cried 'Ouch!' (Gibbs...
The Philippines’ foremost theater critic Gibbs Cadiz pays tribute to Jose Mari Avellana and Badong Bernal, the Theater Actor’s Guild, and the best of the best of the 2011 theater scene! Bravo!
Honorable Mention for Sweet Charity in Best Musical Category; Reb Atadero as Best Actor-Musical Category for Little Shop of Horrors; Nikki Gil as Best Actress-Musical for Sweet Charity; OJ...
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Artist's Spotlight: Jamie Wilson
Very few local actors nowadays are able to consummate the experience of rock and roll with the discipline of theater itself, authoring an emerging theatrical prototype that defies all norms. In fact, most practitioners nowadays would consider them to be polar opposites, save for the occasional contemporary rock musical or performer that finds itself, or himself or herself in the mythology of...
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Jan. 17 to Feb. 4, 2012 is Broadway Week - Tickets...
How amazing is this? NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing arm, is launching Broadway Week from January 17 to February 4, 2012. During the said period, you will be able to buy two tickets to your favorite Broadway shows for the price of one! BUY 1, TAKE 1 - across the board. It’s bloody brilliant..
Broadway and the theater remain to be one of the biggest, if not the...
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Artist's Spotlight: Maita Ponce
As early as age nine, Maita Ponce has already been delighting theater audiences since she first played the role of Wendy in a workshop production of Peter Pan. Her mentors? Chari Arespacochaga and RV Guevarra. Since then, she has essayed iconic roles like Zafira in Dulaang UP’s hit musical Orosman at Zafira, ang again in the the show’s third run fresh from her stint with Hong Kong...
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Repertory Philippines stages "NEXT FALL"
Reposting the media release here.
Saw this on Broadway last May and really enjoyed it. I believe it was staged in the theater where Seminar with Alan Rickman is now playing.
I’m excited to see Bart Guingona’s return to the stage. I last saw him churn out his tour de force performance in Tuesdays with Morrie opposite the late great Jose Mari Avellana. That show was one of...
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Casting Director Says She Didn't Pick Actors to...
IN RESPONSE TO THE FUROR OVER CAUCASIANS PLAYING PUERTO RICAN ROLES
With theater as diverse and interracial as it is today, it’s not really about color anymore. So to get ignited over the fact that Caucasians were casted to play Puerto Rican roles, wow, wait ‘til you hit Manila where actors are asked to do shaky, caricature accents to keep with the integrity of the characters they...
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Artist's Spotlight: Rony Fortich
Accounting was never enough reason for Rony to forego his plans of pursuing musical theater. No, in fact, it had been the opposite. Despite just having a handful of years of being a musical director and piano player in the local theater scene, he submitted his resume anyway to the folks at Hong Kong Disneyland, got the call for an audition, bagged an interview, and booked the job immediately.
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