Myke Salomon News

Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), the group behind recent theatrical hits 'Care Divas' and 'Bona,' is back with a new musical comedy, 'Rak of Aegis,' which features the music catalog of multi-platinum rock band Aegis--musically rearranged for the stage by actor-musician Myke Salomon.

Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), the group behind recent theatrical hits 'Care Divas' and 'Bona,' is back with a new musical comedy, 'Rak of Aegis,' which features the music catalog of multi-platinum rock band Aegis--musically rearranged for the stage by actor-musician Myke Salomon.

The music of Pinoy pop-rock band Aegis makes its Philippine theater debut as Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) closes its 46th theater season with 'Rak of Aegis,' a rock musical comedy featuring the songs of Aegis. Opening Friday, January 31 at the PETA Theater Center (No.5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City), 'Rak of Aegis' will run for six weeks only, Friday to Sunday until Sunday, March 9, 2014.

Fresh from its successful two-day performance in Legazpi City, 'Ibalong,' produced by Tanghalang Pilipino, returns to the Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino from last night to Sunday, September 15.

Photographer Erik Crisologo Liongoren previously released his first shots of Tanghalang Pilipino's (TP) most ambitious production to date, the epic dance drama 'Ibalong,' inspired by the City of Legazpi's (capital of the Bicol Region) week-long, non-religious festival.

Tanghalang Pilipino (TP), the resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), is facing herculean task -- artistically, physically, and economically -- with the staging of 'Ibalong,' an epic dance drama.

"Care Divas," Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) newest hit musical about five overseas Filipino male caregivers who transform into drag performers at night, written by Palanca Award-winning playwright Liza Magtoto, wowed theatergoers anew during its three-day run held recently at Repertory Philippines' (Rep) Onstage Theatre in Makati City. Both PETA and Rep are celebrating their 45th anniversary this year.

Considered as pillars of Philippine Theater, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and Repertory Philippines (Rep) - coincidentally, both theater companies celebrate their 45th anniversary this year - are joining forces to bring one of PETA's highly successful original Filipino musicals, "Care Divas," to Rep's home at Greenbelt 1's OnStage Theatre on April 27 to 29.

Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), together with the British Council and the National Commission for Culture and Arts, presents the first-ever Filipino adaptation of William Shakespeare's more renowned tragedy HARING LEAR(KING LEAR) at PETA Theatre Center until Sunday, March 4. National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera does the text adaptation and veteran theater director Nonon Padilla directs this production.

"I'll always find the time to go back to my theater roots; everything I know now, I learned it from my professors and directors." - JM De Guzman

Congratulations to BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) Philippines Awards' nominees, whose names are below, and were shortlisted from around 500 nomination entries sent from October 6 to 31.

Elton John and Tim Rice's contemporary take on AIDA, a tale of star-crossed lovers based on Giuseppe Verdi's opera of the same title, made it to Manila through Atlantis Productions Inc.'s local production that opened at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City Friday night. (The musical runs until Sunday, July 10)

'Care Divas,' Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) newest musical comedy, responds to a public clamor for encore performances at the PETA Theater Center set April 1, to 3.