BroadwayWorld Philippines' 'Summer Picks' 2024
by Jude Cartalaba - Jun 24, 2024
Although the summer season in the Philippines has officially ended this year, we’re still thrilled to join the rest of the global theater community in rounding out our top picks of must-see shows running this month and the next few months.
Resorts World Manila to Host GRAND COUNTDOWN TO 2021
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 30, 2020
Welcome 2021 with a musical concert like no other, featuring some of the most talented artists in the country - Morissette and Jed Madela with Jona and Jon Santos. Also joining the festivities are artists from the L.O.V.E. Project, and hosts Jon Joven and Nicole Laurel Asensio.
Times Square Arts and For Freedoms Reveal New Public Art Campaign 'Dreaming Forward'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2020
Beginning today, the public art campaign will appear on Big Belly receptasigns in over 120 locations across the Times Square district. As a year full of unprecedented challenges comes to a close and a new one begins, Messages for the City continues its promise of amplifying artist voices and broadcasting them directly to the public.
BWW Review: ANG HULING EL BIMBO Version 2.0
by Jude Buot - Mar 19, 2019
A prominent theater critic in New York once said in an interview that no producer has gone bankrupt betting on sentimentality. This statement is proven true here in Manila very recently with 'Ang Huling El Bimbo' being restaged, barely six months after it closed its sold-out initial run. The show's main selling point: a throwback to some of the radio hits of the Eraserheads, one of the most celebrated Filpino alternative rock bands in the '90s.
Jon Santos' Political Comedy TRUMPERTE Plays PETA Theater Center This Weekend, 10/26-27
by Oliver Oliveros - Oct 26, 2018
Part of the Philippine Educational Theater Association's (PETA) 'Stage of the Nation' creative campaign, which engages Filipino artists to contribute to the discourses that matter today, 'Trumperte,' a stand-up political comedy, featuring Jon Santos, plays at PETA Theater Center this weekend, October 26-27, 2018, at 8 p.m.
Resorts World Manila's ANG HULING EL BIMBO Premieres Today
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 20, 2018
Resorts World Manila (RWM), together with Full House Theater Company Inc. and Ultimate Shows Inc., premieres its ninth musical theater production, ANG HULING EL BIMBO, featuring over 20 songs by the iconic Original Pilipino Music (OPM) rock band Eraserheads, this Today, July 20, at Newport Performing Arts Theater (L2 Newport Mall, Newport Blvd., Pasay City).
Resorts World Manila's ANG HULING EL BIMBO Premieres This Friday, 7/20
by Oliver Oliveros - Jul 17, 2018
Resorts World Manila (RWM), together with Full House Theater Company Inc. and Ultimate Shows Inc., premieres its ninth musical theater production, ANG HULING EL BIMBO, featuring over 20 songs by the iconic Original Pilipino Music (OPM) rock band Eraserheads, this Friday, July 20, at Newport Performing Arts Theater (L2 Newport Mall, Newport Blvd., Pasay City).
Photo Coverage: 9th Gawad Buhay Awards Night
by Erickson Dela Cruz - May 11, 2017
Now in its ninth year, Gawad Buhay Awards are the first-ever industry awards exclusively for the performing arts. The awarding ceremonies were held last night, May 10, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines' (CCP) Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino.
Summer Stages: BWW's Top Picks for the Philippines Third Quarter
by Oliver Oliveros - Jun 4, 2014
There are only two seasons in the Philippines: the dry season and the wet season. Technically, it's the wet season in the country from June to August; nevertheless, the local theater scene remains bustling with activities during these 'bring your umbrella' months.
Photo Coverage: Resorts World Manila's PRISCILLA Takes Opening Night Bows
by Jory Rivera - May 12, 2014
Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott's PRISCILLA , QUEEN OF THE DESERT, based on the 1994 sleeper hit 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,' is Resorts World Manila's (RWM) fifth theatrical production right on the heels of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella.' The production, helmed by Jaime del Mundo ('The Producers'), opened Friday, May 9, at Newport Performing Arts Theatre.
Resorts World Manila Takes a Detour from Family Musicals
by Jude Cartalaba - Apr 11, 2014
Resorts World Manila (RWM) begins its live shows for the summer this month, and will premiere the Broadway musical PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, on Friday, May 9, at Newport Performing Arts Theatre (NPAT).