Artistic Integrity or Profit?
by Jude Cartalaba - Jun 15, 2023
A little over 10 years since Actor's Actors Inc.'s The Necessary Theatre premiered John Logan's Tony Award-winning play 'Red' in Asia, the theater company brings back the two-hander on stage. Bart Guingona still plays the abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, while JC Santos plays his fictional studio assistant Ken, originally played by Joaquin Valdes.
Photos: Bart Guingona, JC Santos Shoot and Unveil RED's Show Image
by Oliver Oliveros - May 23, 2023
When The Necessary Theatre gathered the media to officially launch its 2023 production of John Logan’s Tony Award-winning play “Red,” its stars Bart Guingona and JC Santos, both raring to return on stage post-pandemic, they also unveiled the production’s official show image or poster.
REP Features Veterans, Young Talents at 50th-Anniversary Gala Celebration, 6/11
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 5, 2017
One of the country's premier theater companies Repertory Philippines (REP) is counting down the days for its grand 50th-anniversary gala concert, titled 'REP's 50 Years of Telling Stories,' at The Theatre at Solaire, Solaire Resorts and Casino in Parañaque City, on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at 8 p.m.
BWW Review: Is Agnes a Sinner or Saint?
by Jude Cartalaba - Mar 5, 2017
Repertory Philippines' (Rep) current production of 'Agnes of God,' a play by American playwright John Pielmeier, tells the story of a novice nun who has borne a child believed to be a product of a virgin birth.
BWW Interview: Jef Flores Talks Jonathan Larson, 'Profitable Creativity' & More
by Jude Cartalaba - Oct 20, 2016
Jef Flores, the lead star of 9 Works Theatrical's production of Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM!, totally relates to Jon, the character he's currently playing. Jon is an aspiring Broadway musical composer who's worried about the career choices he made especially now he's turning 30.
Catch Last Two Performances of THE NORMAL HEART at PETA Theater Center, 6/5
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 4, 2016
Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and The Necessary Theater present the Tony Award-winning play THE NORMAL HEART at the PETA Theater Center (No. 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City) this weekend. Catch the last two performances on Sunday, 3 p.m. And 8 p.m.
BWW Exclusive: A Look Back at Philippine Theater in 2015
by Jared Echevarria - Jan 6, 2016
In a time when the Philippines is proving its economic and cultural prowess on the global stage, theater seems to be a good medium to mirror not only the varied tastes of its society but also to develop the level of maturity of art appreciation among its people.
BWW Review: THE NORMAL HEART Beats Anew
by Oliver Oliveros - Oct 4, 2015
THE NORMAL HEART, a Tony Award-winning play based on real-life events and people, beats again for Manila for the second time this year.
VENUS IN FUR Runs Limited Engagement in Manila Till Tomorrow, 7/27
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 26, 2014
2011 Tony nominee for Best Play VENUS IN FUR, written by David Ives, inspired by Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's 1870 novella 'Venus in Furs,' made its Asian premiere in Singapore last year. The Manila theater scene is not too far behind though as Actor's Actors Inc.'s The Necessary Theatre ('Red') runs the two-person play at the Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) Black Box Theatre tonight, July 26, at 8 p.m. and tomorrow, July 27, at 4 p.m. For last minute tickets, visit ticketworld.com.ph or call the CCP box office at (632) 832-3704.