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COME FROM AWAY Heads to Manila in June 2025
by Oliver Oliveros - Feb 17, 2025

GMG Productions brings Broadway, West End, and homegrown talents on stage via the Philippine premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical 'Come From Away.'

BWW Review: What Do You Get From Upstart Productions' COMPANY?
by Jude Buot - Sep 18, 2019

Right after the opening night of Upstart Productions' staging of George Furth and Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical comedy Company, we found ourselves asking a similar question with what the central character, Bobby, has been trying to answer: 'What do you get?'

Video: Upstart Productions Opens Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY; Show Runs Now Thru 22 Sept.
by Oliver Oliveros - Sep 14, 2019

'Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company,' OJ Mariano's Bobby sang those Stephen Sondheim's words to officially open Upstart Productions' Company, Sondheim and George Furth's Tony Award-winning musical, at the Maybank Performing Arts Theatre last night, 13 September.

Photo Coverage: The Cast of COMPANY Meets the Press; Show Opens Fri., Sept. 13
by Giancarlo Batac - Sep 9, 2019

Upstart Productions brings back Stephen Sondheim's 1970 musical comedy COMPANY to the Philippine stage, directed by first-time musical theater director Topper Fabregas.

Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal With Upstart Productions' COMPANY; Show Opens Sept. 13
by Carla Delgado - Sep 2, 2019

This September, Upstart Productions stages a?oeCompany,a?? the Tony Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The musical comedy centers around Bobby, a bachelor who can't seem to find a suitable partner for himself. The musical explores the different kinds of relationships he has with the people in his life. He looks into his friends' respective marriages and assesses his romantic attachments.

Upstart Productions To Stage Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY; Tickets Now On Sale!
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 25, 2019

Upstart Productions Inc. (“Monty Python's Spamalot,” “Into The Woods”) returns with a brand new production of Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY at the Globe Auditorium, Maybank Performing Arts Theater, BGC Arts Center, Taguig City, from September 13-22, 2019.

BWW Interview: Bibeth Orteza Talks Joining the Company of SILENT SKY
by Jude Cartalaba - Feb 8, 2019

Though acting on stage is nothing new to writer-director Bibeth Orteza, she considers her stint in this year's restaging of Lauren Gunderson's play 'Silent Sky' still difficult. For her, it is always tough when one does her best.

Bibeth Orteza Joins the Cast of SILENT SKY, 2/1-10
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 2, 2019

Reine Productions, in cooperation with Repertory Philippines (Rep), brings back the critically-acclaimed play 'Silent Sky' for a limited engagement at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in Makati City from February 1-10, 2019.

BWW Review: NIA AND ANWAR Takes Your Average Theme Park Experience to a Whole New Level
by Jude Buot - Dec 20, 2018

With elaborate props and costumes, crowd-pleasing acrobatics and fire dances, 'Nia and Anwar and the Whale Shark Tale' is a daring new Filipino musical that might possibly be the first-of-its-kind in the southern Philippines. Performed on an open-air stage at Gloria's Fantasyland, a theme park in Dapitan City, this one-act show is packed with surprises, taking your average theme park experience to a whole new level.

VIDEO: Watch Teaser Trailer for NIA AND ANWAR!
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 16, 2018

Meet childhood friends Nia and Anwar! Gloria de Dapitan, along with Gloria's Fantasyland, has just shared a teaser trailer for the new original Filipino musical "Nia And Anwar: The Tale of the Great Gray Whale."

Photos: First Look At The Promo Shots of NIA AND ANWAR!
by Oliver Oliveros - Nov 16, 2018

Travel south this holiday season, enjoy the thrill rides at Gloria's Fantasyland, and come witness the birth of a new original Filipino musical 'Nia And Anwar: The Tale of the Great Gray Whale.' This one-hour musical tells the epic story of the now endangered 'gentle giants' butandings (whale sharks)--but more importantly, it tells us how we can help them survive.

Meet Sab, Jep And Jobim of 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' Show Opens This Fri, Today
by BWW News Desk - Aug 3, 2018

Sab Jose, Jep Go, and Jobim Javier are three names that Philippine theatergoers should watch for when 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' the new musical production of 9 Works Theatrical and Globe Live, co-presented by Frontrow and Fox Life, finally opens this weekend.

Meet Sab, Jep And Jobim of 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' Show Opens This Fri, 8/3
by Jude Cartalaba - Jul 29, 2018

Sab Jose, Jep Go, and Jobim Javier are three names that Philippine theatergoers should watch for when 'Heto Na! Musikal nAPO,' the new musical production of 9 Works Theatrical and Globe Live, co-presented by Frontrow and Fox Life, finally opens this weekend.

BWW Review: SILENT SKY Gathers Women With Requisite Blend of Grace and Ferociousness
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Mar 7, 2018

Chalk it up to antiquated gender politics that a woman must shatter a glass ceiling to validate her achievement. Despite a long history of injustice, the establishment is relatively unscathed and rarely accountable.

Repertory Philippines Announces 2018-2019 Season
by Oliver Oliveros - Oct 24, 2017

Repertory Philippines (REP), a pioneering professional theater company, announced earlier today its 2018-2019 season , which includes Ken Ludwig's A Comedy of Tenors (January 26 to February 18), Lauren Gunderson's 'Silent Sky (March 2 to 25), Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace (April 6 to 29), Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman's Rapunzel! Rapunzel (September 15, 2018 to January 27, 2019), and Joy Virata and Ian Monsod's Miong (March 22 to April 14, 2019).

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Returns for a Two-Day Run, 8/24-25
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 24, 2012

Upstart Productions brings back Off-Broadway smash FORBIDDEN BROADWAY(Greatest Hits), a musical revue that parodies old and new Broadway musicals, at Carlos P. Romulo Theater, RCBC Plaza, Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City tonight, August 24 and Saturday, August 25.

Photo Flash: More Photos from FORBIDDEN BROADWAY in Manila, Repeat on 8/24-25
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 17, 2012

Upstart Productions brings back Off-Broadway smash FORBIDDEN BROADWAY(Greatest Hits), a musical revue that parodies old and new Broadway musicals, at Carlos P. Romulo Theater, RCBC Plaza, Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City on Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25.

FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Returns for a Two-Day Run, 8/24-25
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 10, 2012

Upstart Productions brings back Off-Broadway smash FORBIDDEN BROADWAY(Greatest Hits), a musical revue that parodies old and new Broadway musicals, at Carlos P. Romulo Theater, RCBC Plaza, Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City on Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25.

Photo Flash: LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE In Manila
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 23, 2012

Falling in love is sweeter the second time around, and it's true in the case of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE, an Off Broadway play that you would fall in love with, and would love to see over and over again. For that reason alone, Manila-based CTE Productions brought back LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE for another run at RCBC Theater in Makati City last weekend. Michael Williams and Cathy Azanza-Dy teamed up again as co-directors for LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE, which was first performed in Manila in July 2011.

NYU Alum Stephen Mark Lukas To Play Lead In THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Manila
by Oliver Oliveros - Mar 11, 2011

Philippine show biz royalty Karylle Tatlonghari, who will essay the role of Clara Johnson in Stages Production Specialists Inc.'s Philippine premiere of Broadway musical 'The Light In the Piazza,' has found a new leading man in New York University Tisch School of the Arts alumnus Stephen Mark Lukas. He auditioned for the role of young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli in N.Y. Matthew Morrison and Aaron Lazar previously played the romantic lead in the Broadway production.