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"Philippine piña and other indigenous textiles can compete in the world of high fashion." - Anthony Cruz Legarda

Kids Acts Philippines, a 10-year-old professional theater company that stages original and adapted plays written for children, premieres "Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure in Neverland" at Star Theater, Star City, CCP Complex, Pasay City tonight, September 28.

Despite criticisms that this Layeta Bucoy-penned play was loosely based on its celluloid inspiration, Philippine Educational Theater Association's BONA still gratuitously provokes and disturbs its audience.

"Philippine piña and other indigenous textiles can compete in the world of high fashion." - Anthony Cruz Legarda

GIVE UP TOMORROW, a multi award-winning documentary directed by Michael Collins and produced by Marty Syjuco, makes its U.S. television debut on "POV" on PBS on Thursday, October 4 (check your local listings for the schedule).

Kids Acts Philippines, a 10-year-old professional theater company that stages original and adapted plays written for children, premieres "Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure in Neverland" at Star Theater, Star City, CCP Complex, Pasay City this Friday, September 28.

Prolific theater company Atlantis Productions Inc.'s VIPs, Bobby Garcia and Chari Arespacochaga, have been running in the fast lane lately: Both had to fly out to Singapore to direct and prepare to open Tony-winning musical AVENUE Q at Marina Bay Sands over the weekend, just a few days after they premiered another Tony-winning musical, NINE, last friday night at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium.

"It's an instant classic worthy of repeated restagings for all generations of Filipinos to see…" - Interaksyon.com

In Atlantis Productions' staging of the Broadway musical NINE, which features Maury Yeston's music and lyrics, and Arthur Kopit's book based on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8 1/2, Jett Pangan plays Italian filmmaker Guido Contini; Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo plays Contini's wife, Luisa; Cherie Gil plays Contini's film producer, Liliane Le Fleur; and Eula Valdez plays Contini's leading lady, Claudia Jenssen.

After several previous run extension announcements, the international touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega musical THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, playing at the main theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), must finally close on Sunday, October 14.

Ballet Philippines closes its new full-length ballet production, NEO-FILIPINO: ANTING, today at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

MISS SAIGON alumni Leo Valdez and Monique Wilson were first seen as the King of Siam and British governess Anna Leonowens, respectively, at the press conference for Resorts World Manila's (RWM) grand production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's THE KING AND I held Saturday, July 28 at Newport Performing Arts Theater.

Witness the darker side of Philippine theater with Sipat Lawin Ensemble's third restaging of the cult favorite live action role-playing game BATALLIA ROYALE starting this weekend at Museo Pambata along Roxas Boulevard.

After its run of the immortal Filipino sarsuwela WALANG SUGAT, Tanghalang Pilipino transports its audience back to modern times with the political play WALANG KUKURAP, penned by Layeta Bucoy and directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio.

In its 43rd season, Ballet Philippines presents its second offering titled ANTING, based on preeminent Filipino dramatist Tony Perez's libretto, which explores mystical amulets and talismans that come from Filipino folklore, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines' little theater from Friday, September 14 to Sunday, September 16.

Repertory Philippines (Rep), the country's premier English-speaking theater company, is looking for sponsors to take more than 250 poor children, who live in Cavite and Quezon City, to Rep's ongoing children's theater production, THE WIZARD OF OZ, at Onstage, 2/F Greenbelt One, Makati City on Tuesday, September 30 at 2:30 p.m.

International pop superstar Jennifer Lopez aka J-Lo is off to Manila for a one-night-only performance at SM Mall of Asia Arena on November 26.

Feature film production companies Unitel Productions ("Crying Ladies"), Studio 5 ("Rosario"), multi-award winning screenwriter, film director Chris Martinez ("The Woman in the Septic Tank," "100"), and prolific stage, television, and film music composer, arranger Vincent de Jesus ("Care Divas," "Crying Ladies") join forces to create the groundbreaking movie musical "I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila," which explores four interwoven love stories inspired by 17 songs popularized by the APO Hiking Society, a trio made up of Original Pilipino Music (OPM)luminaries Jim Paredes, Boboy Garovillo, and Danny Javier.

Sam Concepcion and Tippy Dos Santos, young thespians and mainstream entertainment stars, are relative newbies compared to their more experienced co-stars in the new movie musical I DO BIDOO BIDOO. However, Sam and Tippy's previous musical theater experience, extremely high level of professionalism, and unquestionable talent enable them to hold their own against the pressure from playing the lead roles in the film, which features the immortal songs of the APO Hiking Society, and now plays in cineplexes across the Philippines.

Among the most memorable musical films that have featured international music icons's discography, ACROSS THE UNIVERSE(2007), which showcases the popular songs of The Beatles, and MAMMA MIA!(2008), which features the hit songs of ABBA, were instant favorites. On the local front, the Philippines has I DO BIDOO BIDOO: HETO nAPO SILA, which headlines the immortal songs of the legendary trio of the APO Hiking Society, comprised of Jim Paredes, Boboy Garovillo, and Danny Javier. Produced by film outfits Studio 5 and Unitel, and directed by Chris Martinez, I DO BIDOO BIDOO opened last Wednesday, August 29.