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'Wicked' review: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande amaze in Broadway hit adaptation

By Kristofer Purnell | November 20, 2024 - 7:05pm

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande headline the cast of the much-anticipated film adaptation of the Broadway hit "Wicked," an...

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Wanted: Singers for Philippine rendition of 'Defying Gravity' from 'Wicked'

By Kristofer Purnell | September 19, 2024 - 8:16am

Universal Pictures Philippines is looking for singers to take part in the music video of the Philippine rendition of "Defying...

Music

The different side of Joanna

By Boy Abunda | December 2, 2015 - 9:00am

She is one of the most renowned and respected musical theater leading ladies in London’s West End, and last month, Joanna...

Entertainment

Regine parang hindi 45 kung mag-concert!

By Rodel C. Lugo | November 17, 2015 - 9:00am

Talaga namang to the highest level ang energy ni Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid sa unang gabi ng kanyang concert series na pinamagatang Regine at the Theater noong Nob. 6.

PSN Showbiz

Rio 2 & other soundtrack news

By Baby A. Gil | April 7, 2014 - 12:00am

Blu, the rare blue macaw from a bookstore in Minnesota, US, is back on the screen in all 3D glory in Rio 2, the sequel to...

Entertainment

Lea shines in Il Divo concert

By Pablo A. Tariman | March 24, 2014 - 12:00am

For one who has covered straight operas and interviewed world-acclaimed divas for more than 30  years, the prospect of hearing Il Divo  the pop operatic quartet  came as pure curiosity, more...

Entertainment

The wickedly enchanting Wicked musical

By Baby A. Gil | March 5, 2014 - 12:00am

Elphaba should have met Kermit. She and the Frog could have given each other a shoulder to cry on and shared the sad lament of It’s Not Easy Being Green.

Entertainment

Rachelle Ann’s journey to Miss Saigon

By Baby A. Gil | February 28, 2014 - 12:00am

What I find truly amazing about Rachelle Ann Go’s being in the cast of Miss Saigon is how she was led into something...

Entertainment

The ‘magic’ behind the Wicked set

By Nathalie Tomada | January 16, 2014 - 12:00am

Wicked the musical opens on Jan. 22 but select media, including The STAR, were given the first look at its multi-million set where the bewitching Oz tale about the unlikely friendship of a “wicked” witch...

Entertainment

Diamond is official ‘Wicked’ residence

September 13, 2013 - 12:00am

Diamond Hotel Philippines is proud to be the official residence of the cast and crew of one of Broadway’s blockbuster musical, Wicked, as it makes its long-awaited arrival in Manila at the Cultural Center of...

Travel and Tourism