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Next to Normal the Musical: It’s Back in Manila!

Next to Normal is one of the greatest musicals I have watched my entire life. It is the only play that has ever brought me to tears. How important is that? To give you an idea, I’ve never cried over a single movie. Ever. That was some time early this year, when it was run […]

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Peter Pan at the Meralco Theater

I bet one time or another you’ve had this Peter Pan fantasy of never growing old. I’m no different! In fact I might still have that fantasy deep within me now — life is a never-ending quarter-life crisis (or so they say). If you are, like me, a fan of this Mr. forever-boy fairy tale […]

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In the Heights: Pacencia y Fe!

You could say that Atlantis Productions strikes again with another moving musical this year — In the Heights. Although the play takes place in a bodega-ish area in Manhattan’s Washington Heights, the common Pinoy would easily relate to the culture of the community, and even the individual stories of its characters. Imagine a typical day of […]