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Based on the original concept created by legendary Broadway & West End director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, TheatreMAD produced its first 'West End Bares' in 2010 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Since then, 'West End Bares' has raised over £85,000 through four sold-out shows. Check out the full gallery of photos below!

In between the first set of live shows for 'The Voice of the Philippines,' Broadway star turned coach Lea Salonga, her fellow 'The Voice' coach Sarah Geronimo, together with pop and theater stars Rachelle Ann Go ('The Little Mermaid,' 'Tarzan'), Nyoy Volante ('In the Heights,' 'Rock of Ages,'), Sitti ('Nine,' 'Spring Awakening') and Cris Villonco ('Jekyll and Hyde,' 'Walang Sugat'), performed at the benefit concert 'Jammin' for HELP' at Whitespace last night.

BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) and Decca Broadway--via MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines)--celebrate the official local release of the Broadway cast album of "Wicked," featuring the original recordings of Broadway superstars Idina Menzel (Elphaba) and Kristin Chenoweth (Galinda/Glinda), by giving away albums to two lucky BWW followers.

It was announced today by Lylle Breier, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Special Events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 'The El Capitan Theatre is the only theatre in the world screening 'The Little Mermaid' in 3D.' This exclusive presentation also features a live preshow sing-a-long with Sofia from Disney's 'Sofia the First' along with a special live appearance by Ariel after the movie. El Capitan guests will also receive an exclusive giveaway at every show from Disney Junior (while supplies last).

In between the first set of live shows for 'The Voice of the Philippines,' Broadway star turned coach Lea Salonga leads a benefit concert for the victims of Typhoon Maring in the Philippines. The onslaught of the typhoon has taken the lives of 24 Filipinos; displaced almost one million residents; and destroyed an estimated PhP700 million in agricultural products and infrastructure throughout Luzon, the largest island in the country.

Todrick Hall, 'American Idol' alum and Broadway's 'The Color Purple' and 'Memphis' former cast member, has produced another viral hit in 'Cinderonce,' a retelling of beloved fairy tale 'Cinderella'--some costumes have references to the Disney's animated film released in 1950--featuring a selection from pop superstar Beyonce Knowles' discography: 'Halo,' 'Get Your Freekum Dress On'--performed by RuPaul Drag Race's Shangela as the Fairy Drag Mother--and 'Single Ladies,' among others.

John Arcilla headlined a benefit concert, featuring mainly Broadway songs, accompanied by pianist Bobby Ramiro, Tuesday, August 20, at the Kalayaan Hall on Fifth Avenue to raise funds for the various charity programs of the Yonkers Millennium Lions Club.

Nick Pitera, known for his one-man Youtube medleys, has released a new video that is a medley of hits from the longest running Broadway show, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Check out the video below!

TicketWorld, the Philippines' leading ticket booking agent, has just released a teaser trailer, featuring an animated green witch hovering above Manila's famous landmarks, for the highly-anticipated Manila premiere of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's smash hit musical 'Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz.'

Based on the 1947 original text by Louis Jouvet, 'The Maids,' by French playwright Jean Genet, revolves around two sadomasochistic housemaids Solange and Claire who imagine and improvise a thousand and one ways to murder Madame, the mistress of the house. Both housemaids take turns and dress up like their employer to insult the latter.

On August 8 (Noon - 7:45 p.m.) and August 9-10 (Noon - 5:45 p.m.), the New York Public Library (NYPL) for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center will host a special record sale at The Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. The NYPL writes:

Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises, 105.9 Radio High and Concertus, in cooperation with WICKED Worldwide, are indeed bringing Stephen Schwartz's 'Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz,' one of the most popular Broadway musicals of all time, to Manila. More details will be announced on Wednesday, August 14.

BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) and Spotlight Artists Centre, the producers behind the revival production of the Filipino landmark musical KATY!, are giving away two orchestra center tickets, a T-shirt, a program and a backstage tour assisted by cast member Vincent Evangelista. Prizes will be made available on Sunday, August 4, 8 p.m. at Meralco Theater (Ortigas Ave., Pasig City, Metro Manila).

It is the last call for KATY!, the Filipino landmark musical, which is playing its final five performances at Meralco Theater (Ortigas Ave., Pasig City, Metro Manila) from Friday, August 2, to Sunday, August 4.

Tony Award winner Karen Olivo, who was most recently seen appearing in the sold out IN THE HEIGHTS reunion concert in New York City, as well as in Manhattan Theatre Club's MURDER BALLAD last fall, has confirmed to The Ledger -- following her 'Starting Over' blog post in March -- that she will not be returning to acting in the forseeable future. Olivo has moved to Madison, WI, to start over.

Organized by Filipino Mundo-NYC, a meetup group of young professionals and visual/performing artists, and the Filipino American Press Club of New York, The Public Theater's 'Here Lies Love' cast members: Ruthie Ann Miles, Jose Llana, George Salazar, Jaygee Macapugay, Debralee Daco, Jeigh Madjus, Renee Albulario, Melody Butiu, Nathaniel P. Claridad, Carol Angeli and Maria-Christina Oliveras engaged in a public conversation about the infamous legacy of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda, during a coffee break (kapihan) held at Ugly Kitchen in the East Village Saturday, July 20.

HERE LIES LOVE is set to close at the Public Theater's downtown home on Sunday night, and the theater company is looking into 'design options for an array of theater spaces and negotiating with Broadway and downtown theater producers about remounting the show in the near future,' according to The New York Times. Oskar Eustis told NYT that an announcement about the show's future could come as early as next month.

BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) and Dulaang UP, University of the Philippines' (UP) resident theater company, are giving away a pair of tickets to Dulaang UP's 38th theater season opener, 'Adarna.' Those lottery tickets will be accepted on Thursday, August 1, at 7 p.m. at UP's Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater.

The stars of FOX's GLEE have been making individual statements regarding the death of their co-star Cory Monteith. Charice Pempengco, who played Sunshine Corazon in season two of the show, recently wrote the following words about Monteith for CNN.

Ejay Yatco, 22-year-old musical theater arranger, composer and pianist from the Philippines, whose recent works for American musicals 'Little Shop of Horrors' and 'Edges' and Filipino rock musical 'Sa Wakas' received critical acclaim, has made it to the 17th annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) final, where he is set to compete with two other adult instrumentalists: Jonathan Saw, an electronic violinist from Singapore and Stepan Mezencev, a classical violinist from Russia. The winner will be declared Instrumentalist of the World.