I really shouldn’t complain about the busy-ness of my life at the moment. Last week, I wrote about the developmental lab of “Allegiance” here in New York City (we had our presentations on Monday and they both went incredibly well). What I didn’t tell you was that, at the same time, I had been rehearsing [...]
I sincerely hope you haven’t grown tired of my stories about the Broadway-bound musical “Allegiance.” We have just begun our third week of rehearsal, and we are all mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted. All that said, our hearts are full, knowing only too well the importance of telling this rarely told chapter of American history.
I haven’t been watching too much TV (not the singing competitions in particular, save for a few episodes of “The Voice” for my research and strategy development), so I have little idea of what’s been going on. However, one article posted on nextavenue.org about guest mentor Harry Connick Jr. and his recent stint on the [...]
Manhattan, how I have missed you… “Allegiance” begins rehearsals for its developmental lab tomorrow, and I can’t wait for “school” to start again.
“The Voice of the Philippines” blind auditions are over! And oh, what a mammoth task that turned out to be. I did not anticipate the difficulty all four of us coaches—apl.de.ap, Bamboo, Sarah Geronimo and I—would face in the four days of screening singers with our backs turned.
April 16 was World Voice Day, and I was happy to celebrate it with the good folks at the Philippine General Hospital’s (PGH) Otorhinolaryngology (in more familiar terms, Ear, Nose, and Throat, or ENT) Department. An offshoot of Brazil’s Voice Day, World Voice Day was first celebrated in 1999.
May I have your autograph? First, allow me to say a hearty “Thank you” to everyone at Edna’s Ichiban and Cache Creek Casino Resort in Brooks, California, for an amazing weekend! I just had a couple of concerts at Cache Creek, and since this was my third time at this sweet venue, it now feels like a home away from home.
The last weekend was quite an exciting one in Tinseltown, wasn’t it?
Oh, the things you find in Facebook! Not long ago, I found myself in the midst of some interesting online conversation with very passionate local theater folks about the state of lighting design in our country (I didn’t join in until late, so there might have been a few things deleted before I got [...]
On my last trip to the then freezing tundra that is New York City, I met up for dinner with a few old college buddies from Ateneo. We always have a laugh and a half recounting the days when we were much younger (and thinner), remembering old friends and former teachers, and seeing how drastically [...]
What a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Last Sunday, my husband and I accepted a standing invitation to see 9 Works Theatricals’ production of “They’re Playing Our Song.” The 4 p.m. show would be the final performance of this sweet show, one that brought back a lot of wonderful memories of having [...]
By now you’ve all heard the news, but allow me to confirm it one more time: I am officially one of the four coaches of “The Voice of the Philippines,” along with Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo Mañalac, and a fourth judge, who has yet to be announced by ABS-CBN.
