REVIEW: CAST's 'English' explores language vis-a-vis identity
To open its sixth season of staged readings, "Re-Orient: Narratives From Asian Voices," CAST serves up a discourse on how learning a new language can color the…
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To open its sixth season of staged readings, "Re-Orient: Narratives From Asian Voices," CAST serves up a discourse on how learning a new language can color the…
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After nearly two decades of dominating Philippine evening radio, Boys’ Night Out ended its on-air run in 2025, cementing its legacy as one of the most…
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Hiraya is an ancient Filipino word that means “fruit of one’s hopes, dreams and aspirations.” This definition becomes larger than life with the first-ever…
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And just like that, we are on the second week of the new year. As an observer and opinion maker on anything and everything show business, I have noticed that…
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From iconic musicals laden with nostalgia to thought-provoking dialogues, audiences are spoiled for choice.
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The year 2025 was marked by moments of celebration, reckoning, and transformation in Philippine culture and the arts, revealing both the vitality and the…
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"Bagets The Musical" has released its cast performance schedule ahead of the opening run, with two alternating ensembles set to take the stage.
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When the theft is this bold and the suffering is this real, silence isn’t neutrality. It’s siding with the thief because speaking up is messy and inconvenient.
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My face is a combination of all the faces of my ancestors. My mother's friend sliced some tomatoes for me when i was a kid, and I've loved tomatoes since then.…
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Roald Dahl’s 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', the Broadway musical, makes its Manila premiere at The Theatre at Solaire from 8 to 26 July 2026.
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Several museums opened in 2025, a welcome development in a country still experiencing a dearth of museums and cultural spaces.
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The acclaimed rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar is set to make a triumphant return to Manila in May 2026, marking one of the most anticipated theater events…
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As I stood before the small iron gate, I thought about the first and last time I spent Christmas and New Year at this house.
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Theater is thriving in Manila, and it has been an exciting year to be in the audience. Out of the 29 productions staged in the city that I watched this year —…
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The festival opens the year’s literary arts calendar with a celebration of collaboration and creativity.
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Local artist Buboy Balubayan, 72, paints an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary inside his small workshop on 02 January 2025, reflecting the continued devotion of…
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For veteran actress Jackie Lou Blanco, the stage has always been more than a platform for performance. It is a refuge, a calling, and—at its most profound—a…
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