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Today, the Manila Film Center may simply be another imposing building along Roxas Boulevard, but through Laya’s story and this remarkable visual world, we are reminded of the ambition that built it, the people who paid the price for it and the history that should not be forgotten.

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Featuring 11 original OPM songs, the musical follows Anita, a 42-year-old mom looking back on the different paths she could have taken, with ’90s and early 2000s nostalgia woven throughout.

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Puregold Teatro Panalo received 373 entries for its inaugural festival, signaling strong interest among Filipino playwrights for a new platform for original theater works.

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Why random notes? Because while Philippine theater is at its most exciting phase, Philippine pop music has become stagnant.

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The stage is set for a new platform dedicated to discovering and nurturing Filipino theatrical talents.

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Full House Theater Company will be expanding beyond musicals and theater to attempt more forms of live entertainment.

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Among the more recent reinterpretations is “Gregoria Lakambini: A Pinay Pop Musical” by Tanghalang Pilipino, which places Ka Oryang, played by Marynor Madamesila, at the center of “herstory” rather than in the margins.

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'Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It's Live Sa Cheter!' arrives at Philippine theater’s so-called “golden age"

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Filipino-led performance "Buong/Buo" will stage a two-night run in New York as part of a festival, featuring a Tagalog-language production.

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Unlike the other times when I’d been able to watch a show at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater, there was something a bit off with the sound system during a performance of “A Chorus Line” a few nights ago.

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Today, the Manila Film Center may simply be another imposing building along Roxas Boulevard, but through Laya’s story and this remarkable visual world, we are reminded of the ambition that built it, the people who paid the price for it and the history that should not be forgotten.

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Puregold Teatro Panalo received 373 entries for its inaugural festival, signaling strong interest among Filipino playwrights for a new platform for original theater works.

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Why random notes? Because while Philippine theater is at its most exciting phase, Philippine pop music has become stagnant.

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The stage is set for a new platform dedicated to discovering and nurturing Filipino theatrical talents.

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Full House Theater Company will be expanding beyond musicals and theater to attempt more forms of live entertainment.

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Among the more recent reinterpretations is “Gregoria Lakambini: A Pinay Pop Musical” by Tanghalang Pilipino, which places Ka Oryang, played by Marynor Madamesila, at the center of “herstory” rather than in the margins.

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Unlike the other times when I’d been able to watch a show at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater, there was something a bit off with the sound system during a performance of “A Chorus Line” a few nights ago.

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