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.
There’s a lot of great singing and disco-dancing in “Here Lies Love,” David Byrne, Fatboy Slim and director Alex Timbers’ cautionary musical about former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos (played by Ruthie Ann Miles) that’s currently dazzling audiences at The Public Theatre in New York.
The Barretto family is at it again, with its beautiful members engaged in the latest not-so-lovely round of slings, arrows and brickbats hurled at one another by different cliques within the egregiously contentious clan.
Fans of Gary Valenciano are joining him in gratefully marking his 30th year in show business. Despite the passing of the decades, Gary V has retained his relatively youthful aura and energy.
The musical version of “The Full Monty” is being staged here, and a lot is being made of its male leads’ decision to “go daring” by taking it all off for the play’s signature “full-monty” scene.
Our recent trips to New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Chicago included a lot of indelible theatergoing moments—and it’s impossible to pick just one favorite from among the 26 shows we viewed during our 24-day cultural adventure in the United States.
“Last night was our first preview performance and it went incredibly well!” David Byrne, Talking Heads cofounder and a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe winning composer, said via e-mail about “Here Lies Love,” his “untraditional” bio-musical on Imelda Marcos.
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 [...]
First, it was Aicelle Santos’ charmingly unaffected portrayal in Spotlight’s “Katy” revival that blew us away. In Rep’s restaging of Marc Camoletti’s farcical “Boeing Boeing,” the performance that impressed us the most was turned in by Carla Dunareanu. In Peta’s “D’ Wonder Twins of Boac,” the standouts were Cris Villonco and Gail Billones.
Filmmaker Chris Martinez looks forward to the screenings of his movie “I Do Bidoo Bidoo” at the Far East Film Festival, set in Italy from April 19 to 27. “Udine is the first festival I attended in 2004, for (Jeffrey Jeturian’s) ‘Bridal Shower’ which I wrote. I’m excited to see how the Italians would react [...]
Stage actress Carla Guevara-Laforteza stars as Sarah Stone in Repertory Philippines’ season musical, “No Way to Treat a Lady.” Described as a dark, comedic musical thriller, the stage presentation opens on March 1 at the Onstage theater in Greenbelt 1 with Audie Gemora as director. He is also part of the lead cast, with Joel [...]
Adele singing the theme song from “Skyfall” live for the first time. Russell Crowe proving that he sings much better live. Barbra Streisand performing on the show for the first time in 36 years. And Shirley Bassey possibly belting both iconic Bond songs from “Goldfinger” and “Diamonds are Forever”?
