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Review: One's Triumph Could be a Saving Grace for Many

'I Will, the Musical' successfully premiered at the iconic Manila Metropolitan Theater stage on October 14, almost a year after it was filmed at the Music Museum and streamed online in 2021.
Video: Gerald Santos Leads the Cast of I WILL, THE MUSICAL Finale

The subject of the new original Filipino-made musical, “I Will, The Musical,” renowned medical doctor-philanthropist Willie Ong formally opened the show’s one-night-only performance at the Manila Metropolitan Theatre on Friday night. Diagnosed with clinical depression during his early adulthood, Dr. Ong overcame such a disability surrounded by the people who most loved him, his faith in God, and his longtime mission to attend to many Filipinos who needed medical attention pro bono.
LAPULAPU, ANG DATU NG MACTAN at the Metropolitan Theatre Streams Oct. 24

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will stream the musical 'Lapulapu, ang Datu ng Mactan,' staged at the newly-conserved Metropolitan Theatre (MET), on October 24, 2021.
VIDEO: Young Talents Alyssa Evangelista, Vince Conrad Talk MAGNIFICAT; Show Closes Next Weekend, 11-12 Oct.

Making her professional theater debut, Alyssa Evangelista plays Young Mary in Magnificat The Musical; Vince Conrad, previously seen in the stage adaptation of Maynila Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, plays the first leader of the early Church, Saint Peter.
Video: MAGNIFICAT Cast, Director Laurice Guillen Take Opening Night Bows

Music composer Ryan Cayabyab and book writer and lyricist Nestor U. Torre's faith-based musical Magnificat The Musical gets a new staging, which plays now through 12 Oct. at the Music Museum.
Photo Coverage: Go Inside the Rehearsal of MAGNIFICAT THE MUSICAL; Show Opens 27 Sept.

Bound for a new staging, Magnificat The Musical, which premiered in 1996, is a sung-through musical about the life of Jesus Christ told from the perspective of His mother, Mary.
EXCLUSIVE: Take a Peek at the Rehearsal of MAGNIFICAT THE MUSICAL; Show Opens 27 Sept.

Al Gatmaitan (Jesus) and Pinky Marquez-Cancio (Mary) lead the entire company singing a?oeAma Namina?? (Our Father) from the long-running faith-based musical Magnificat.
LARO, a Filipino Adaptation of Schnitzler's 'La Ronde,' Plays at Arts Above; Show Opens June 1

'Laro,' a Filipino adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's infamous classic 'La Ronde' (1897), written by Floy Quintos with additional material by Miguel Castro, will run at Arts Above in Quezon City on the first two weekends of the Pride Month: June 1-2 and June 8-9, with 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. performances.
Lea Salonga and Erik Santos Among Aliw Award Recipients

Aliw Awards Foundation, Inc. departed from its usual practice of over 4 decades by selecting both a Female and Male Entertainer of the Year this year.
The Maningning Miclat Art Award Exhibition: Young Blood in Focus

The simple but elegant opening and press launch of the Maningning Miclat Art Award Exhibition at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Nicanor Reyes Exhibit Hall last September 4 heralded a new batch of young and talented student-artists competing for the top prize, further ensuring award-winning artist, poet, and educator Maningning Miclat's legacy.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Succeeds in Finding The Heart of The Show

Almost everyone loves Christmas. Almost, since there is The Grinch and an old fellow named Ebenezer Scrooge. The latter is the main character in Charles Dickens' novel titled 'A Christmas Carol.' His story is quite popular, not just among literature fans, because it served as inspiration to some TV shows, movies, and, of course, musicals. Scrooge is the grumpy, greedy old man who had a change of heart during Christmas day, after being visited by three Ghosts of Christmas.
13 Unforgettable Plays, Musicals of 2013

Proving that theater is a powerful tool not just to entertain, each performance showed unforgettable life lessons for the audience. BroadwayWorld.com has narrowed down to 13 of these theatrical productions: 2013's most unforgettable plays and musicals.
Win A Pair of Tickets to MAXIE, the Musical

Bit by Bit Company and BroadwayWorld.com (BWW) are giving away a pair of tickets to the former's last Friday night performance of 'Maxie, the Musical,' an acclaimed musical adaptation of Michiko Yamamoto's screenplay for ufo Picture's critically acclaimed independent film 'Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros' ('The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros'), on Friday, December 6 at 8 p.m. at PETA Theater Center (5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City).
Review Roundup: MAXIE by Bit by Bit Company

Together with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and PETA Theater Center, Bit by Bit Company's screen-to-stage adaptation of "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" ("The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros") held its world premiere November 9, and is running at PETA Theater Center (5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City) until December 8.
PHOTO FLASH: Meet the Cast of MAXIE THE MUSICALE; Show Opens 11/9

Jayvhot Galang (Maximo Oliveros), Roeder Camañag and Nazer Salcedo (alternating as Paco Oliveros), Jojo Riguerra (Victor Perez), Al Gatmaitan and OJ Mariano (alternating as Boy Oliveros), and Jay Gonzaga (Bogs Oliveros) lead the cast of new original Filipino musical "Maxie: Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros," which is based on Michiko Yamamoto's screenplay for ufo Picture's critically acclaimed independent film "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" ("The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros").
There's No Stopping ANG BAGONG HARANA; Show Returns 10/11-20

The Philippine Opera Company's (POC) long-running musical revue 'Ang Bagong Harana' returns to Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium at RCBC Plaza from Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 20.
Photo Coverage: Philippine Opera Company Presents BLACK BOX

Philippine Opera Company's (POC) Young Artists Series: BLACK BOX/A LITTLE NIGHT OF OPERA, a free public performance held last Wednesday at POC's Opera Haus, was packed with a very appreciative audience, and stellar performances from participating artists.
Photo Exclusive: ANG BAGONG HARANA Opens Tonight, 10/19

Directed by multi-award winning stage and television director Floy Quintos, Philippine Opera Company's ANG BAGONG HARANA, a musical production featuring the best works of noted Filipino composers, returns to Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium for the third time starting tonight, October 19 until Sunday, October 28.
Photo Exclusive: In Rehearsal with the Cast of ANG BAGONG HARANA

Directed by multi-award winning stage and television director Floy Quintos, Philippine Opera Company's ANG BAGONG HARANA, a musical production featuring the best works of noted Filipino composers, returns to Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium for the third time starting this Friday, October 19 until Sunday, October 28.
ANG BAGONG HARANA Back for the Third Time, 10/18-28

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

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