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Photo Flash: Meet The Cast of MAYNILA SA MGA KUKO NG LIWANAG, The Musical

Arman Ferrer (Julio Madiaga), Shiela Valderrama-Martinez, (Ligaya Paraiso), and Lara Maigue (Ligaya Paraiso) lead the cast of the stage musical adaptation of Edgardo Reyes' novel 'Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag' (Manila in the Claws of Light), which inspired the Lino Brocka classic film version that starred Bembol Roco and Hilda Koronel.
Video: Arman Ferrer, Lara Maigue Sing 'Kumusta Ka?' from MAYNILA SA MGA KUKO NG LIWANAG, The Musical

MAYNILA SA MGA KUKO NG LIWANAG, The Musical is about love that will go the distance, the loss of innocence, and why in a dark, downtrodden jungle that is the big city, pure love is not given room to thrive, its synopsis partially says.
Photo Flash: Meet The Cast of MAYNILA SA MGA KUKO NG LIWANAG, The Musical

Arman Ferrer (Julio Madiaga), Shiela Valderrama-Martinez, (Ligaya Paraiso), and Lara Maigue (Ligaya Paraiso) lead the cast of the stage musical adaptation of Edgardo Reyes' novel 'Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag' (Manila in the Claws of Light), which inspired the Lino Brocka classic film version that starred Bembol Roco and Hilda Koronel.
Photo Coverage: PETA's Reimagining of THE CHERRY ORCHARD; Show Runs Till 3/15

Theater and film actress Cherie Gil ('Master Class,' 'Full Gallop') makes her Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) debut via theater director-scenic designer Loy Arcenas ('Corpus Christi,' 'Love! Valour! Compassion!') and playwright Rody Vera's ('The Merchant of Venice,' 'D' Wonder Twins of Boac') reimagining of Anton Chekhov's masterwork 'The Cherry Orchard,' now titled 'Arbol de Fuego,' a flowering tree that bears no fruit, which frames the main entrance to the nearly bankrupt estate Balay Dako in Negros Occidental, Southern Philippines, during the '70s.
Cherie Gil Leads Reimagined Chekhov's Masterwork THE CHERRY ORCHARD, 2/20-3/15

Theater and film actress Cherie Gil ('Master Class,' 'Full Gallop') makes her Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) debut via theater director-scenic designer Loy Arcenas ('Corpus Christi,' 'Love! Valour! Compassion!') and playwright Rody Vera's ('The Merchant of Venice,' 'D' Wonder Twins of Boac') reimagining of Anton Chekhov's masterwork 'The Cherry Orchard,' now titled 'Arbol de Fuego,' a flowering tree that bears no fruit, which frames the main entrance to the nearly bankrupt estate Balay Dako in Negros Occidental, Southern Philippines, during the '70s.
Harlequin Theatre Guild Restages THE SKY OVER DIMAS, 11/21-25

De La Salle University-Manila's Harlequin Theatre Guild (HTG) restages Tim Dacanay's stage adaptation of the Palanca Award-winning novel “The Sky Over Dimas,” written by Vicente Garcia Groyon, from November 21 to 23 and November 25 at the university's Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium.
Photo Coverage: Asian Premiere Of AMERICAN HWANGAP, Show Closes 10/3

Korean American playwright Lloyd Suh's Off-Broadway play 'American Hwangap' holds its Asian premiere in Manila through a co-production arrangement between the Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) resident theatre company Tanghalang Pilipino, and New York-based Lark Play Development Center. Top billed by the Philippines' most respected actors on stage, television and film - Mario O' Hara, Celeste Legaspi, Gina Pareño and Bembol Roco - 'American Hwangap' is presented in its original English form, and in a Filipino translation written by Philippine literature professor and writer Joi Barrios-Leblanc. The play runs until Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the CCP Little Theatre.
Stage Tube: PETA’s ‘The Post Office’ With The Loboc Children’s Choir

Featuring international Filipino child actor Martin Delos Santos, stage luminaries Jojo Atienza, Bembol Roco, Bodjie Pascua, and the world-renowned Loboc Children's Choir, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) has just presented a Filipino adaptation of Indian poet and playwright Rabindranath Tagore's 'The Post Office' at the PETA Center Theatre in New Manila, Quezon City.
PETA Stages Filipino Adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s THE POST OFFICE, 8/6-9/12

Amal, a 10-year-old ailing child in Indian poet and dramatist Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's (1861-1941) symbolic play 'Dak Ghar' or 'The Post Office', is now named Abel in Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) contextualized adaptation 'Ang Post Office'. Featuring Filipino child actor Martin delos Santos and stage luminaries Bembol Roco and Bodjie Pascua, with live vocal score from multi-award winning children's choirs - the Kilyawan Choir and the Loboc Children's Choir - Abel's moving story premieres on August 6, 2010 and will run through September 12, 2010 at the PETA Center Theatre in New Manila, Quezon City.
Photo Flash: THE POST OFFICE - The Trouper In Martin Delos Santos

International child performer Martin Delos Santos' ('Mammoth', 'Jollitown') natural actor's instincts when essaying 10-year-old protagonist Abel in Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) Filipino adaptation of Bengali Rabindranath Tagore's 'Dakghar' or 'The Post Office' (1912) brings out a delightful and charming portrayal.
PETA Stages Filipino Adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s THE POST OFFICE, 8/6-9/12

Amal, a 10-year-old ailing child in Indian poet and dramatist Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's (1861-1941) symbolic play 'Dak Ghar' or 'The Post Office', is now named Abel in Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) contextualized adaptation 'Ang Post Office'. Featuring Filipino child actor Martin delos Santos and stage luminaries Bembol Roco and Bodjie Pascua, with live vocal score from multi-award winning children's choirs - the Kilyawan Choir and the Loboc Children's Choir - Abel's moving story premieres on August 6, 2010 and will run through September 12, 2010 at the PETA Center Theatre in New Manila, Quezon City.
PETA Stages Filipino Adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s THE POST OFFICE, 8/6-9/12

Amal, a 10-year-old ailing child in Indian poet and dramatist Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's (1861-1941) symbolic play 'Dak Ghar' or 'The Post Office', is now named Abel in Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) contextualized adaptation 'Ang Post Office'. Featuring Filipino child actor Martin delos Santos and stage luminaries Bembol Roco and Bodjie Pascua, with live vocal score from multi-award winning children's choirs - the Kilyawan Choir and the Loboc Children's Choir - Abel's moving story premieres on August 6, 2010 and will run through September 12, 2010 at the PETA Center Theatre in New Manila, Quezon City.

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