Phi Palmos Leads DELIA D., A New Musical
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 23, 2025
Newport World Resorts (NWR) premieres another original Filipino musical, 'Delia D,' featuring songs from Jonathan Manalo, songwriter, and music producer known for hit songs 'Gusto Ko Nang Bumitaw,' 'Pagbigyang Muli,' and 'Pinoy Ako.'
REP Kicks Off 88th Season with I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 20, 2025
Repertory Philippines (REP), one of the leading forces in Philippine theater, has announced its 88th Season, which opens with 'I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change' (Feb. 20-March 9). Directed by Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, the romantic comedy premiered on the REP stage last year and is one of Off-Broadway’s longest-running musical revues.
THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE Makes its Philippine Premiere
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 28, 2024
'The Half-Life of Marie Curie,' a one-act play by Lauren Gunderson, humanizes historical figures, two-time Nobel Peace Prize winner Marie Curie, and a lesser-known electromechanical engineer Hertha Ayrton
Hit Musical PINGKIAN Plays at GSIS Theatre this Friday, April 12
by Oliver Oliveros - Apr 9, 2024
Tanghalang Pilipino’s latest hit musical, “Pingkian: Isang Musikal,” a compelling narrative inspired by the 'Brains of the Katipunan' of the Philippine Revolution, Emilio Jacinto, will extend with another two performances at a new venue.
Parokya ni Edgar Musical to Feature All-Female Leads
by Oliver Oliveros - Dec 6, 2023
Newport World Resorts (NWR), through theatrical producer Full House Theater Company, has announced the all-female lead cast for its newest original Filipino musical, 'Buruguduystunstugudunstuy: Ang Parokya ni Edgar Musical.' Its principal cast includes Kyle Napuli Marynor Madamesila, Tex de Leon, and Natasha Cabrera.
PHOTOS: All-New Production Photos of ANG HULING EL BIMBO Released
by Oliver Oliveros - May 3, 2023
Manila, Philippines--Lead producers Full House Theater Company and Newport World Resorts have just released all-new production photos from the current restaging of the hit jukebox musical 'Ang Huling El Bimbo' (AHEB), featuring popular songs by the '90s rock band Eraserheads.
VIDEO: Watch Excerpts from ANG HULING EL BIMBO (2023)
by Oliver Oliveros - May 1, 2023
Full House Theater Company and Newport World Resorts’ hit jukebox musical “Ang Huling El Bimbo” (AHEB), featuring hefty song selections from the late ‘80s to ‘90s Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads, held its gala night on Apr. 27, 2023, which officially opened its third run of the beloved musical at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre.
Video: ANG HULING EL BIMBO Returns to the Newport Performing Arts Theatre
by Oliver Oliveros - May 1, 2023
Full House Theater Company and Newport World Resorts’ hit jukebox musical 'Ang Huling El Bimbo'(AHEB), featuring hefty song selections from the late ‘80s to ‘90s Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads, held its gala night on Apr. 27, 2023, which officially opened its third run of the beloved musical at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre.
Review: Uplifting, Harrowing Tales from Mindanao
by Oliver Oliveros - Oct 3, 2022
To say 'Anak Datu' is immensely personal and political is an understatement, and the uninitiated ticket buyer could find it rather deceitful at first. Pre-opening, TP’s marketers were masquerading the production as a play with music told in multi-universes than a multi-layered creative protest at the past Marcos Sr. regime.
TP's ANAK DATU Opens CCP's New Black Box Theatre
by Oliver Oliveros - Sep 11, 2022
Tanghalang Pilipino’s stage adaptation of National artist Abdulmari Imao’s short story published in 1972, 'Anak Datu,' marks the public opening of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ newly launched black box theatre, the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez, which shall also serve as the CCP’s temporary performance venue while the main building is being renovated in the next three years.
VIDEO: The Cast of THE BAND'S VISIT Preview 'Welcome to Nowhere'
by Oliver Oliveros - Mar 4, 2020
Winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Band's Visit makes its international premiere in the capital of the Philippines on 13 March 2020. Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's Bobby Garcia helms the production, which the Chicago Tribune describes as a?oeremarkable and boundlessly compassionate and humanistic piece of theater.a??
Photo Coverage: Get a First Look at THE BAND'S VISIT In Rehearsals
by Oliver Oliveros - Mar 3, 2020
Winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Band's Visit makes its international premiere in the capital of the Philippines on 13 March 2020. Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's Bobby Garcia helms the production, which the Chicago Tribune describes as a?oeremarkable and boundlessly compassionate and humanistic piece of theater.a??
Bobby Garcia Talks The International Premiere of THE BAND'S VISIT
by Oliver Oliveros - Feb 12, 2020
Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's Artistic Director, Bobby Garcia (Angels in America, Sweeney Todd), is set to take on the international premiere of The Band's Visit, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical that has become one of the most awarded musicals in theater history.
THE BAND'S VISIT International Premiere Announces Complete Cast
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 14, 2020
Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group is thrilled to announce that musical theater performers Jep Go, Dean Rosen, Steven Conde, Rhenwyn Gabalonzo, and Leanne Mamonong complete the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical The Band's Visit. The show opens in March at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
Photo Coverage: Monique Wilson, Arman Ferrer Lead MABINING MANDIRIGMA; Show Closes Sept. 1
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 26, 2019
Probing the fusion of eclectic steampunk music elements, flip-top rap, and musical theater (Joed Balsamo, composer; Ejay Yatco, music director), side by side a rather traditional libretto in heavy Tagalog (Nicanor Tiongson, librettist) can be refreshing yet jarring. But Tanghalang Pilipino's original musical 'Mabining Mandirigma' is our story--a period of frustration and struggle that can't be ignored. It tells the Philippines' history (1898-1903), which, sadly, keeps repeating itself until today--unless we embrace change and move forward.
Photos: MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE Knows Its Audience by Heart
by Oliver Oliveros - Aug 14, 2019
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group, the esteemed theater company has also launched a new division: the Atlantis Imaginarium Young Theatre (AIYT), which aims to produce live entertainment primarily targeting families with young kids.
Asian Premiere of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE Announces Full Cast; Show Opens Aug. 2
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 17, 2019
Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group has announced the full cast of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE, its maiden production for Atlantis Imaginarium Young Theatre. The show, based on the hit Dreamworks animated feature film of the same name will open on August 2, 2019, at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater, BGC Arts Center, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.