The stage has always been where Nina truly shines. While her recordings produced memorable hits, it was her live performances that cemented her reputation as one of OPM’s most captivating voices. With her impressive vocal range, emotional delivery, and commanding stage presence, Nina became an...
Music Travel Love wrapped up its three-city Philippine tour with a sold-out show at the New Frontier Theater on June 28, capping off a weekend that felt less like a nostalgia trip and more like proof that some songs simply refuse to age. The crowd wasn 't there to chase the next viral hit....
Actress-singer Ashtine Olviga is returning to her musical roots, and this time, she 's making sure her voice is heard both on and off the stage. Ahead of her first solo concert, "Love Like Ashtine," the rising star revealed that she has been deeply involved in every aspect of the production,...
When people enter adulthood, dreams often take a backseat to responsibilities. The demands of work, financial stability, and everyday life can make creative pursuits feel out of reach. But for AJ Sison, a social media content producer at Manila Bulletin and an active theater actor, building a...
When first staged in 2023, "Ibarra," as directed by Frannie Zamora and produced by Tanghalang Una Obra, was hailed as a vibrant musical adaptation of Jose Rizal’s "Noli Me Tangere." Flash forward to today, an updated, restaged version with Zamora still at the helm was mounted just the other night...
Long before she became a television host, actress, and performer, Atasha Muhlach was a 9-year-old girl standing under the bright lights of the Newport Performing Arts Theater, playing Brigitta von Trapp in "The Sound of Music." It was her first taste of theater. Her first experience performing...
The strand of global music labeled as Latin Pop is now firmly part of the mainstream. One only has to look at artists like Shakira and Bad Bunny, who regularly perform at major international sporting events, to see how far the genre has come. Even those who are not avid fans would likely recognize...
For longtime supporters of Repertory Philippines, Dale Wasserman’s “Man of La Mancha” is a familiar tale, having had two performances done in the past. This year, it returns under the direction of Nelsito Gomez and stars Nonie Buencamino as a fictionalized version of Spanish author Miguel de...
Several years after making his theater debut in "The Rak of Aegis" in 2019, Derrick Monasterio is returning to theater, stepping into one of Philippine literature’s most iconic roles as Crisostomo Ibarra in the restaging of the 2023 musical play "Ibarra…Ngayon." During our visit to their...
For the longest time, Filipino youth were groomed with the idea that there is no future in pursuing the arts. We are taught that finding a sustainable, fulfilling life in this career path is almost impossible. But that narrative is now changing. Many talented Filipino artists are now embedding...
Full circle moments are rare in any artist’s life. For Pepe Herrera, April 21, 2026, marks a defining milestone: his first major solo concert at the PETA Theater Center, the very space that shaped him as a performer. Long before the bright lights of film and the nationwide reach of television,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars are leaving Hollywood. In 2029, the year the telecast moves from ABC to YouTube, the ceremony itself will move from its longtime home at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles and the Peacock Theater, 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) away. The Academy...
