Electric shock: Notes on ‘In the next room or the vibrator play’
Repertory Philippines stages In the next room or the vibrator play by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Chris Millado. The show runsContinue Reading
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Repertory Philippines stages In the next room or the vibrator play by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Chris Millado. The show runsContinue Reading
Proceed with caution: the following review of Red Turnip Theater’s production of The Nether by Jennifer Haley contains spoilers. TheContinue Reading
“My voice was like on every fuckin’ house track,” sings Matthew Koma in Hard to Love, the second single fromContinue Reading
“You have permission to slap me in the face if I turned into a douchebag,” actor Jef Flores asks usContinue Reading
1. Every now and then, you will come across a musical that demands attention even as you feel like looking awayContinue Reading
The Nether, written by Jennifer Haley, is a kind of play that is a pleasure to read and begs toContinue Reading
Becca Coates has the voice of an angel — fitting for the innocent, music-loving nun she plays; but it’s theContinue Reading
Always fun to walk down memory lane. I was just watching the music video of If life is so shortContinue Reading
Since SBC Packers went viral over a decade ago, Fil-Am Rex Navarrete became one of those stand-ups you just wanted to hearContinue Reading
Wicked has a great score going for it. That along with quirky-fantastical set designs and costumes should be enough toContinue Reading
“Manila deserves another run,” says Lunchbox Theatrical Productions producer and CEO James Cundall. After “thrillifying” Filipino audiences in 2014, theContinue Reading
Miguel Faustmann’s set is inspired. The stage is transformed into a living room straight out of a magazine. Wicker chairs,Continue Reading
The brothers from Orlando are back. Before You Exit, composed of siblings Connor, Riley and Toby McDonough will perform tonightContinue Reading
Gone are the days when we have to book an international flight just to watch West End and Broadway hitsContinue Reading
“It’s not a meal for impatient people,” says my companion as we await our pot of golden collagen soup. BijinContinue Reading
1. In a 1994 interview with Charlie Rose, author and actor Emma Thompson shared that her ambition is to writeContinue Reading
“It’s so well-written,” says director Bart Guingona in explaining why they chose Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha andContinue Reading
David Guetta takes a pause from his awe-inspiring, albeit mildly seizure-inducing, concert to express his love for sports and music:Continue Reading
Bring theater to the crowd and not the other way around. That was the goal of 9 Works Theatrical andContinue Reading
1. There’s a scene in Annie where the orphan, Annie, billionaire Oliver Warbucks, and President Franklin Roosevelt and his cabinet singContinue Reading
The spotlight shines on Sara Crewe, alone in her bed chanting in a foreign language. It’s not a familiar lullabyContinue Reading
“I’m very dark,” Amy Ewing would say, and you kind of both agree and disagree. Amy punctuates every thought withContinue Reading
Morgan Matson has no qualms about admitting to petty crime in order to be where she is now: sipping CokeContinue Reading
Someone has come a long way from fangirling over a boyband and writing a million-word fan-fiction about them. Her name is AnnaContinue Reading
“The Vega Gull is peacock blue with silver wings, more splendid than any bird I’ve known…” begins the narrator, coaxingContinue Reading
I. On the car ride home, right after watching a stage production of Green Day’s American Idiot, I thought ofContinue Reading
Today is a good day to be a Jennifer Niven fan. A decade ago, the closest you could get toContinue Reading
Rave was — and to some extent remains — an unfamiliar ground to me, and that’s because my participation inContinue Reading
For every undergraduate who dies a little when the alarm clock says it’s time to go to school, there isContinue Reading
Having your debut novel published at age 24 is a big deal. Said novel becoming a New York Times best-seller andContinue Reading
Judging by the title and poster — a cartoony rendition of a snowbound world with nothing but an empty bench,Continue Reading
The good thing about bad books is they make for great parodies. In 2011, E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey stirredContinue Reading
It was around this time last year when The Vamps first performed in Manila. Tonight, they’ll be back at theContinue Reading
California-based band The Tide will be playing in Manila for the first time tonight at the MOA Arena. They’re sharingContinue Reading
Last year a widely admired celebrity passed away and someone equally famous and respected said something along the lines of,Continue Reading
Before Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. became THE Sherlock Holmes portrayers for TV and film, respectively, there was WilliamContinue Reading
An elaborate piece of work can either test or arrest one’s attention. Such is the case with Repertory Philippines’ adaptationContinue Reading
There’s nothing funny about drugs, robbery, and running away. At least not if you had engaged in all these andContinue Reading
Because she’ll scare you first. At nine years old, she frightened her third grade class with her first-ever ghost story.Continue Reading
The first thing we can confirm is, yes, Arrow and Teen Wolf star Colton Haynes is one good-looking fella. WeContinue Reading
Nothing sparks creativity so much than constraint. Take the Japanese haiku, where in 17 syllables and only three lines, anContinue Reading
Literary figures have an air of mystique about them, perhaps brought by the many worlds and lives they’ve lived —Continue Reading