Theater

The latest theater productions in the country.

September 22 to October 7, 2018  – Lungs (The Sandbox Collective and 9 Works Theatrical)

September 28 to 30, and October 3 to 7, 2018 – Ang Buhay ni Galileo (PETA)

  • PETA’s ‘night, Mother Sparks a Conversation on Mental Health

    PETA’s ‘night, Mother Sparks a Conversation on Mental Health

    To end its 50th season, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is producing a Filipino adaptation of Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning
    drama ‘night, Mother starring Eugene Domingo as Jessie, making her theatrical comeback, and Sherry Lara as Thelma.

    In contrast to PETA’s previous productions, ‘night, Mother doesn’t present a grand narrative (or even a rousing musical number to conclude it). Rather, it is a more intimate performance, giving the audience a glimpse of a night with Jessie and her mother Thelma. Jessie who suffers from epilepsy casually tells her mother that she has long decided to end her life that evening. Thelma, of course, with all the arguments in the world tries to convince her daughter that life is still worth living. For one hour and 24 minutes, happening in real-time, the audience witnesses the struggle between the two, and within themselves, that will keep them on the edge of their seats until the end.

    Eugene Domingo and Sherry Lara in PETA's 'night, Mother
    Eugene Domingo and Sherry Lara give powerful performances in PETA’s ‘night, Mother.

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  • A Christmas Carol: A New Wonderful Holiday Tradition

    A Christmas Carol: A New Wonderful Holiday Tradition

    Globe LIVE! and 9 Works Theatrical brings back Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens’ A Christmas Carol The Musical this December. This year’s re-staging features new stage, new cast and a new Tiny Tim among the many other surprises of this production. I’ve seen last year’s production and I must say, like the source material, it has become timeless. It never gets old and like a child who has longed for Christmas for 12 months, I don’t want it to end.

    You know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge (Miguel Faustmann): an old, miserable and selfish man who hates Christmas. He rains on everyone’s parade when everyone else just wants to celebrate and have fun. Then one night, the ghost of his late business partner Jacob Marley (Noel Rayos) warns him to change his ways before it is too late. He tells Scrooge that three spirits would be visiting him to show how his life was, is and will be at Christmas time. Only then would Scrooge realize the true meaning of the holidays: love and family.

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  • Never Stop The Presses: Globe Live and 9 Works Theatrical’s Disney’s Newsies

    Never Stop The Presses: Globe Live and 9 Works Theatrical’s Disney’s Newsies

    “The world will feel the fire and finally know!” – Newsboys, from the musical Newsies

    It might be the season for raincoats and umbrellas, but Globe Live and 9 Works Theatrical‘s Philippine staging of Disney’s Newsies still set Philippine theatre ablaze. The Newsies boys were all fired up to let the world know that it’s possible to have all that talent on one stage. The cast spent six months training and rehearsing for a month long production, which was, after watching, definitely not enough.

    Well-deserved standing ovation for the Newsies.

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  • 9 Works Theatrical and Globe LIVE!’s “A Christmas Carol The Musical” Review

    9 Works Theatrical and Globe LIVE!’s “A Christmas Carol The Musical” Review

    When I think of Christmas, I think of the cold night breeze on the dawn of simbang gabi, the smell of puto bumbong and bibingka wafting in the air, and the inevitable Christmas rush traffic. But, most of all, when I think of Christmas, I hear the songs of Jose Mari Chan and the Christmas carols we have listened to from when we were young. This year, 9 Works Theatrical and Globe LIVE! is bringing a different kind of Christmas carol: familiar but with a twist. It’s Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens’ A Christmas Carol The Musical presented in a way that’s never been done before.

    The cast of Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens' "A Christmas Carol The Musical" from 9 Works Theatrical and Globe LIVE!
    Budding young talent and seasoned thespians unite in Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens’ “A Christmas Carol The Musical” from 9 Works Theatrical and Globe LIVE!

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  • Must-Watch: Tick, Tick…Boom! Review

    Must-Watch: Tick, Tick…Boom! Review

    Tick, Tick…Boom! tells the story of a promising young composer, Jon (Jef Flores). Things will become different in January 1990 when he turns 30. For him, this means that he will not be “young” anymore. He’s reached his deadline. At 30, he should have had kids already like his father did. He should have had sold-out plays on Broadway! At 30, he’s still a promising composer. He’s been promising for years now and he’s afraid that he’s “starting to break the f***ing promise.” His is a sad but familiar story.

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