In bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering stage musical Cats into a breakthrough cinematic event, the filmmakers sought a character that audiences could latch onto. Screenwriter Lee Hall says, “I thought, what if we follow one cat through the whole thing, and that’s how we came up with the idea of following one young cat, Victoria,…
After a successful run in the Philippines, the Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group’s staging of Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street made its way to the Lion City at the Sands Theater, Marina Bay Sands. Tony and Olivier Award-winning actress Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon) returns to Singapore to star in…
Besides being a technological hub, Taiwan also has a flourishing agricultural sector. Indeed, just in the first half of 2019, Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture reported that the island republic has logged US$2.7B (nearly 140 billion pesos) worth of agricultural exports. This number is only expected to grow as the nation recalibrates its agricultural strategy.…
Many have followed the illustrious career of one of the country’s premier theater actresses Ms. Lea Salonga, from how she first performed onstage in Annie in 1980 to how she landed her iconic roles as Kim in West End and Broadway’s Miss Saigon (from which she won a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award).…
Premier Filipina Theater actress Lea Salonga met with the entertainment press on Tuesday, July 30 at the Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Resorts World Manila for her upcoming Perfect 10: A Gala Performance on August 30 and 31 at the integrated resort’s Newport Performing Arts Theater. Joining her are Esang de Torres, Nicole Chien, Tanya Manalang, and…
Promising Filipino singing 12-year old stage-actor Julien Joshua “JJ” Millanes Dolor, was unveiled as World Vision Philippines’ newest and youngest ambassador for children in the Philippines. Dolor captivated many-a-heart and followers with his highly acclaimed portrayal of “Young Simba” in the hit Disney musical classic The Lion King, produced by Cassel Group in association with…
ABS-CBN, the country’s leading media and entertainment company, is entering the Philippine theatre scene as it partners with Ten Bridges Media Corp/Atlantis, one of the country’s most successful theatre companies, with three co-productions of award-winning musicals from Broadway. “ABS-CBN’s venture into theater production, a first for a media and entertainment company, is among the company’s…
In a recent ceremony at the Kalayaan Hall of the Malacanan Palace, Arsenio J. Lizaso, president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), was named as one of the Ten Outstanding Movers of the Philippines (TOMP) for arts and culture. Another TOMP awardee under the same category of arts and culture is musician Joey…
The world-renowned Moscow Ballet “La Classique” comes to Manila to demonstratetheir continued quality of dance and performance in a dramatic production of SWANLAKE, a timeless favorite set to Russian composer Tchaikovsky’s superb score. Their resident show at the New Frontier Theater (Araneta Center, Quezon City) is setfrom June 14 to 22, 2019. Sharing the stage…
This year, Sponge Cola will be celebrate another great year of being one of the premiere OPM rock bands in the industry – and in true Sponge Cola fashion, they’re bringing their songs, both old and new, straight to their audience through their one-night intimate concert “Sea of Lights” on March 29, 2019 at the…
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, welcomed two-time Emmy-nominated actor MILO VENTIMIGLIA to Harvard University where he received his Man of the Year award. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Man and Woman of the Year Awards are presented annually to performers who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the…
