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Victor Lirio is a New York and London-based actor and theatre director. He is currently Resident Director on Tom Morris's critically acclaimed production of Dr Semmelweis in London's West End at the Harold Pinter Theatre starring Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bristol Old Vic, National Theatre, Sonia Friedman Productions). He directed the London premiere of Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter at The Turbine Theatre to audience acclaim. He was associate and resident director on Islander at Playhouse 46 Off Broadway in New York, a production transfer from Southwark Playhouse in London. Victor was recipient of Classical Directing Fellowship at The Old Globe with artistic director Barry Edelstein. He was producing artistic director of Diverse City Theatre (DCT) in New York.

In New York, he directed the world premiere of Warren Bodow’s Race Music (New York Times Critic's Choice); Cassandra Medley’s award-winning Noon Day Sun (Time Out New York Critic's Choice) with Emmy Award winner Ron Cephas Jones (NBC’s This is Us), Gin Hammond, Michael McGlone, and Melanie Nicholls-King (HBO's The Wire) earning several nominations for the Audelco Awards including Best Dramatic Production of the Year.

Victor directed Cassandra Medley's Coming Up for Air, a full length play about climate change for Ensemble Studio Theatre’s First Light Festival starring Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins, and Cell, a play about African American women working at an immigrant detention center in Michigan, with Condola Rashad (Showtime’s Billions, A Doll’s House Part 2).

Victor trained at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in
classical acting, and earned his Master of Arts in Drama Directing from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (Doris Dibden Prize for exceptional achievements). In Bristol, he directed Three Days of Rain by Richard Greenberg (BOVTS Studio). And whilst in lockdown, he produced and directed a full production live broadcast of Edward Allan Baker plays, North of Providence and Dolores, on Bristol Old Vic at Home.

Under Victor’s artistic leadership, DCT launched the Green Room Series, an incubator program that developed over 35 original plays. He produced 18 of them in ten productions at Theatre Row including three theater festivals—The Equality Plays Festival (plays about gender identity); Snapshots (plays about mature women, New York Times Critics Choice); and The Pearl Project (plays about Filipino-American diaspora). For the Green Room Series, he directed several new works in-development including Yussef El Guindi's Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World (winner of the 2012 Steinberg Award for Best New Play). At Miami Theater Center, he directed Sarah Ruhl’s The Oldest Boy (mainstage) and Neil Labute’s The Mercy Seat (The SandBox Theatre).

Victor has written for and directed Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Disney’s Aladdin and Mulan) award-winning and critically-acclaimed solo concerts in Manila, Philippines at the PICC (Best Major Concert of the Year, Aliw Awards), in San Francisco at the Nourse Auditorium as well as in New York's legendary venues: Kaleidoscope at The Town Hall, the New York Times acclaimed Back to Before at Café Carlyle, and Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Concert Series at Jazz at Lincoln Center. With special permission from Mr. Stephen Sondheim, he wrote and directed Suites by Sondheim, a star-studded concert event at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. He produced Ms. Salonga's sold-out Carnegie Hall concert debut at Isaac Stern Auditorium.

As an actor, Victor was in the First National Tour of the 1997 Broadway revival of The King & I starring Hayley Mills (Kennedy Center). He played reporter Walker Harris in Lee Blessing’s political drama, Two Rooms, to critical acclaim (directed by Jamie Richards; Theatre Row, NYC) and Man in Tennessee Williams's two-character play, I Can't Imagine Tomorrow (directed by Gregory Simmons; Ensemble Studio Theater, NYC). Victor originated lead roles in new works by award winning Filipino-American playwrights alongside Obie Award winner Ching Valdes-Aran: Eduardo in Resurrection by Eric Gamalinda (directed by Michael Sexton) and Anghel in The Female Heart by Linda Faigao-Hall (directed by Jamie Richards). Under Deborah Hedwall's direction, he has been a member of DHCO acting company residency in Maremma, Italy, where he played Harry Bagley in Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9, Lopakhin in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, and Medvedenko/Trigorin in The Seagull. He has worked at several Off Broadway and regional theatre companies including Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Public Theater, Huntington Theatre, Lark Theatre, Luna Stage, Ma-Yi Theatre, and Queens Theatre in the Park.

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The Old Globe Announces Cohort for the 2024 CLASSICAL DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP


The Old Globe announced the four-member cohort for the 2024 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein.

The Old Globe Announces Cohort For The 2023 Classical Directing Fellowship


The Old Globe has announced the four-member cohort for the 2023 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe's Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, a leading Shakespearean teacher, author, podcast host, and director.

Photos: Off-Broadway Musical ISLANDER Celebrates a Surprise Graduation Onstage


Last night, the performance of the acclaimed Off-Broadway musical Islander at Playhouse 46 at St. Luke’s ended with a surprise for understudy Mia Munn. Following the curtain call of the show, Associate and Resident Director Victor Lirio appeared on stage for the presentation.

DR SEMMELWEIS Run Extended At Bristol Old Vic


Bristol Old Vic today announces a week-long extension of the world première of Dr Semmelweis, based on an original idea by Mark Rylance, and written by Stephen Brown with Rylance. The production opened on 26 January, and now runs until 19 February 2022. 

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: August 15-16- with Betty Buckley, Christopher Jackson, and More!


This Weekend (August 15-16) in live streaming: Stephanie J. Block sings with Seth Rudetsky, Carrie reunites on Stars in the House, and so much more!

Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Princess Punzalan, Jose Llana And More Celebrate At AAIFF42 Screening Of YELLOW ROSE


Asian CineVision opened The 42nd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF42) with the timely immigration drama YELLOW ROSE on Thursday night at Asia Society in New York.

BWW Interview: Theatre Legend Lea Salonga on ALLEGIANCE, Her Stage Legacy and Bringing a Brand New Show to Town Hall


Beloved Tony and Oliver winning actress Lea Salonga will soon be returning to New York.

BWAY-LIVE.COM Launches Online Streaming of Lea Salonga Concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center


BWAY-LIVE.COM, an online theater channel, announced today that it has launched the online streaming of Tony Award winner Lea Salonga's critically acclaimed New York show, 'Back to Before.' Re-titled for the webcast LEA SALONGA: LIVE AT THE ALLEN ROOM, JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, the cabaret-style show was filmed in high definition (HD) before a live audience.

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga & Darren Criss Sing ALADDIN's 'A Whole New World' & More!


Broadway favorites Lea Salonga and Darren Criss are both in New York City, and the duo recently met up at piano bar Marie's Crisis Cafe in the West Village, where they joined forces in a couple of performances to delight the crowd. Below, check out a special duet of Aladdin's 'A Whole New World' and Les Miserables' 'On My Own'.

Video: TV Promo for Lea Salonga PhilDev Fundraiser, 10/5


The Philippine Development Foundation (PhilDev) has just released the TV promo for its annual fundraising gala featuring Tony winner Lea Salonga. The event is scheduled on Saturday, October 5 at 8 p.m. at Nourse Auditorium at City Arts (1955 Sutter St.).

Salonga Comments On ALLEGIANCE, Cafe Carlyle, THE VOICE & More


In a new essay penned by Tony and Olivier Award-winning stage icon Lea Salonga for the Philippine Enquirer, the triple-threat discusses her many current endeavors and her immediate plans for the future, including her ongoing Cafe Carlyle cabaret residency, the recent ALLEGIANCE workshop and her upcoming judging duties on THE VOICE in The Philippines.

Photo Coverage: Lea Salonga Brings BACK TO BEFORE to Cafe Carlyle


Tony winner Lea Salonga ('Miss Saigon,' 'Les Miserables') returns to the intimate cabaret space at Cafe Carlyle for the third time through Saturday, June 8. The Cafe Carlyle is located at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street Madison Avenue). Check out photos of Salonga in action bel

Photos: In Rehearsal with Lea Salonga; Returns to Cafe Carlyle Tonight


Tony winner Lea Salonga returns to the intimate cabaret space at Cafe Carlyle for the third time starting tonight until Saturday, June 8. The Cafe Carlyle is located at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel (35 East 76th Street Madison Avenue).

Lea Salonga Returns to the Cafe Carlyle With BACK TO BEFORE, Now thru 6/8


The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel will welcome back Tony Award-Winner Lea Salonga to the Cafe Carlyle for her highly anticipated three-week engagement. Her new program, 'Back to Before,' is a nostalgic repertoire in which she revisits her life as a New Yorker and pays tribute to her favorite ladies-most notably Ella Fitzgerald and her idol, Barbra Streisand. 'Back to Before' will be making its debut at the Cafe Carlyle. Ms. Salonga's engagement at the Cafe Carlyle will run from tonight, May 21st to June 8th.

Lea Salonga Will Return to the Cafe Carlyle With BACK TO BEFORE, 5/21-6/8


The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel will welcome back Tony Award-Winner Lea Salonga to the Cafe Carlyle for her highly anticipated three-week engagement. Her new program, 'Back to Before,' is a nostalgic repertoire in which she revisits her life as a New Yorker and pays tribute to her favorite ladies-most notably Ella Fitzgerald and her idol, Barbra Streisand. 'Back to Before' will be making its debut at the Cafe Carlyle. Ms. Salonga's engagement at the Cafe Carlyle will run from May 21st to June 8th.

Lea Salonga Returns to Cafe Carlyle in May; Box Office Opens


For those who missed Tony winner Lea Salonga's sold out opening act for this year's Lincoln Center presents 'American Songbook' and her highly praised performance as 'Mother' in the recent concert presentation of the Broadway musical 'Ragtime,' here is another chance to watch the accomplished performer on the New York stage: Salonga is returning the third time to the intimate cabaret space at Cafe Carlyle at Carlyle Hotel (35 East 76th St.) from Tuesday, May 21 to Sunday, June 8.

Photo Coverage: Adam Jacobs, Ali Ewoldt Concert Debut at Town Hall


Rain on Saturday night (Feb. 23) did not dampen the spirits of more than 700 concertgoers to fill the historic performance venue The Town Hall in Times Square for the post-Valentine concert of 'Les Miserables' alums Adam Jacobs and Ali Ewoldt.

Adam Jacobs and Ali Ewoldt Star in A HEART FULL OF LOVE at Town Hall Tonight


Broadway's 'Les Miserables' alumni Adam Jacobs, last seen as Simba in Disney's 'The Lion King,' and Ali Ewoldt, last seen as Tuptim in Baayork Lee's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'The King and I,' are poised to reunite on stage in A HEART FULL OF LOVE, a concert at The Town Hall on 43rd Street tonight, February 23 at 8 p.m.

Photos: Jacobs, Ewoldt, Team Behind A HEART FULL OF LOVE Concert Meet the Press


Broadway's "Les Miserables" alums Adam Jacobs and Ali Ewoldt; musical theater writer Sam Carner ("Unlock'd," "Island Song"); concert producers Elton Lugay and Jona Jane Tajonera; and members of the singing group Broadway Barkada met the press last Wednesday evening at The Ugly Kitchen in the East Village to talk about their concert "A Heart Full of Love," starring Jacobs and Ewoldt, at The Town Hall (123 W 43rd St.) next Saturday, February 23 at 8 p.m.

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Ali Ewoldt and Adam Jacobs' A HEART FULL OF LOVE Concert at Town Hall


'LES MISERABLES' alumni Adam Jacobs (Disney's 'The Lion King,' The Gipsy Kings' 'Zorro'), who played the role of Marius in 'LES MISERABLES' return engagement on Broadway in 2006-2008, and Ali Ewoldt ('West Side Story,' Disney's 'Aladdin'), who played the role of Cosette in the same production, top bill 'A Heart Full of Love: A Concert' at The Town Hall (123 West 43 St.) on Saturday, February 23 at 8 p.m. Click below for a sneak peek of the concert!

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