Blog Posts on stage plays

Gay and Catholicism tackled in Ateneo Repertory's staging of "Bare" by The Stridulation of the Lucky Cricket on Mar 24, 2012How difficult is it to be gay in a Catholic school?I for one could attest to that as I am practically gay for the 26 years of my existence and I studied in a Catholic institution for 9 years. There was no conflict between me and the school's policy a...

The Sound of Music staged 100th Show by The Stridulation of the Lucky Cricket on Mar 15, 2012It feels just like yesterday when the grand curtains of the Newport Performing Arts Theater (NPAT) unveiled the great performances from a family of singers. It must be true that when things are running great, time travels fast and it was not until la...

Are you ready to face your own demon? by Adventures of Lionheart on Mar 15, 2012Can you face the wrath of your alter ego?There are two sides in every story...Two sides of a coin...Dr Jekyll has two personalities residing in one body...Created in a classic short novel, "The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde," by Robert Lo...

Resorts World Manila's "The King and I" auditions begin by The Stridulation of the Lucky Cricket on Mar 12, 2012From the hills in Austria, the grand stage of the Newport Performing Arts Theater will transport us to the majestic sceneries of the Kingdom of Siam. Resorts World Manila continues to stage world-class musicals with an all-Filipino production of “T...

Stage Play Review : Bare : A Pop Opera by Adventures of Lionheart on Mar 2, 2012These Ateneans take risks and delivers on "Bare : A Pop Opera""Bare : A Pop Opera,"a musically-charged and sexuality-questioning explosion propelled from the stage and onto the laps of the audience. Certain songs were heavy with harsh beats and foot...

Stage Play Review : Wilfrido Maria Guerrero's The Forsaken House by Adventures of Lionheart on Mar 2, 2012Freedom is something priceless, unnerving and relentless but above all it is a right that God, himself had provided us and that no man should usurp."The Forsaken House" is a play written by Wilfrido Maria Guerrero, published in his 13 Plays (1947). I...

Ever wondered where and when does Ateneo and La Salle's grudge to one another started? by Adventures of Lionheart on Feb 23, 2012"Rivalry" (Ateneo-La Salle The Musical) - a brilliant portrayal of the competitive spirit between archrivals La Salle and Ateneo!The decades-old feud between Ateneo and La Salle has always ignited lengthy discussions and passionate debate among those...

DLSU restages A Fire in the Soul: A Cantata by Scorpion's Tech-tertainment Portal on Feb 21, 2012My last seen stage play was when I was in College.  Since then, I am not able to watch another.  Maybe because I'm focused working nowadays. DLSU will perform a musical production in celebration of their Centennial Years.  It's about the histo...

Are you ready to "Bare" again? by LionhearTV on Feb 11, 2012This February 29, 2012 the Ateneo Blue Repertory brings back “Bare: A Pop Opera," the rock musical revolving around the story of Jason and Peter, two gay teenagers struggling to find their place in society as they are about to graduate from a Catho...

Stage Play Review : Leading Ladies by Adventures of Lionheart on Feb 11, 2012"Leading Ladies," a highly combustible and continuously hilarious new comedy!If men posing as lovely ladies aren't enough, one of the men, Leo, falls for Meg, one of the old lady's nieces. Romance with Meg is complicated by an engagement to the local...