Tony Orlando in Manila
Crooner Tony Orlando will perform in a one-night show on Wednesday, 8 p.m., at the Newport Performing Arts Theater. The singer recorded such hits as “Tie a Yellow Ribbon (’Round an Ole Oak Tree),” “Sweets for My Sweets” and “Knock Three Times,” among other classic pop ditties.
Tickets are available at TicketWorld outlets and the Resorts World Manila Box Office. Call 9088833 for details.
‘The Price of Everything’
In partnership with British Council Manila, the Peta Theater Center presents English artist Daniel Bye’s “The Price of Everything,” which will be staged on July 10 at the Peta Studios. Bye becomes the proverbial gadfly through this one-man “special performance lecture,” which combines stand-up comedy and storytelling. On July 11, Bye will give a workshop on techniques in creating solo performances. For inquiries, call 7256244 loc. 23.
‘Priscilla’
Filipino audiences can still catch the musical “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” at Resorts World Manila’s Newport Performing Arts Theater until July 13. It stars Leo Tavarro Valdez, Jon Santos, Red Concepcion and Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo.
Visit www.rwmanila.com/priscilla or call 9088833 for tickets.
Musica Iuvenalis at Shang
Slovakian string orchestra Musica Iuvenalis will perform on July 12, 5 p.m., at Shangri-La Plaza’s East Wing. The group, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is visiting the Philippines as part of its international tour. For information, call 3702500 loc. 593 or visit Shangri-La Plaza’s official Facebbok page.
‘Here Lies Love’ auditions
The Public Theater’s production of David Byrne and Alex Timbers’ hit musical “Here Lies Love” is holding auditions in Manila for the London production (in September), until today. Conceived by Byrne, “Here Lies Love” deconstructs the journey of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, retracing her rise to power and subsequent descent.
“Here Lies Love” is looking for actors aged 20 to 35 of various ethnic backgrounds with great singing voices. They must be proficient in English.
For information, call (0943) 2514532 and visit Ateg Asia’s Facebook page.
