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Back in the French Quarter in New Orleans

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | June 26, 2014 - 12:00am

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: It’s a 5-hour road trip from Houston, Texas to New Orleans, one of the most iconic cities in the United States.

Opinion

Swatch & Adidas: Sold out, to the highest bidders!

By Mai-Mai Cojuangco | September 5, 2004 - 12:00am

A week and a half ago, Tita Virgie Ramos invited me to host the 5 p.m. session of the Swatch and Adidas auction on August 29, last Sunday, at the Greenbelt Mall. Shy as I am, when it comes to these things, I of course...

Sunday Lifestyle

Why Jose Llana decided to come back

By Baby A. Gil | August 27, 2004 - 12:00am

He is performing in a concert at the Westin Ballroom of the Philippine Plaza on Friday, Sept. 3, but that is not the only reason why the talented Jose Llana is back in the country. The young man who has become one...

Entertainment

Jose Llana: Home, again, is the Broadway star

By Ann Montemar-Oriondo | July 31, 2004 - 12:00am

Showbusiness is oftentimes a dog-eat-dog world, so it’s refreshing to meet a performer who truly believes that a secret to success is simply to be good and nice to people. And you can’t argue with his...

Entertainment

Socialite for a Night

By NOTES FROM THE EDITOR By Singkit | November 2, 2003 - 12:00am

I must confess though I wasn’t very good at it. Being a socialite, I mean. What occasioned my foray into the rarefied confines of this social stratum was the Bulgari Red Cross Ball held Saturday before last....

Starweek Magazine

Treat yourself to Jose

By Baby A. Gil | July 21, 2003 - 12:00am

Jose Llana has very impressive credentials. Lun Tha in The King and I on Broadway at 19, singing and dancing in the Gene Kelly role in the Central Park production of On the Town, the title role in Martin Guerre,...

Entertainment

The legacy of Barry White

By Baby A. Gil | July 9, 2003 - 12:00am

Barry White, the giant of a man who gave romantic moments a special music score with his deep booming bass, passed away last Friday, July 4, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 58. White may...

Entertainment

No stage gimmickry, just plain singing

By Sophie Young | June 14, 2003 - 12:00am

Manila got a glimpse of the promise of our next Broadway star at a recent concert in Silang, Cavite. Jose Llana’s first concert in the Philippines was a resounding success despite typhoon Chedeng and a horrendous...

Entertainment

Jose interprets Louie’s love song

By Baby A. Gil | June 9, 2003 - 12:00am

At this time of the year when thoughts turn to romances or better yet, weddings that live happily ever after, there also comes the search for the song that perfectly embodies such sentiments. There are so many. Every...

Entertainment

Jose Llana: Every inch a Pinoy

By Boy Abunda | May 28, 2003 - 12:00am

Welcome home a world-class artist. Filipino-American thespian Jose Llana, one of the leading luminaries of the Broadway stage, mounts a grand Manila homecoming. Fresh from the success of his show-stopping turns in...

Entertainment