I was dazed coming out of the CCP after catching Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Noli Me Tangere”. But what struck me is how much of the power of the musical came from how relevant the core content still is. Don’t get me wrong. The musical is awesome! Shades of the dark setting and powerful pieces of “Les […]
I went into Atlantis Productions “In The Heights” blissfully ignorant of the play. I thought that it was just another West Side Story clone. I was wrong, dead wrong. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvVgm4imyj0&w=560&h=345] Without giving much away, “In The Heights” has more in common with Rent than West Side. There was even a song that reminded me […]
“Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” is an award winning indie-mockumentary following the production of an indie documentary “Walang Wala” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqDG_P96Rb0&w=420&h=345] Let me get this out of the way: It’s one of the best Filipino movies I’ve ever seen. One of the Filipino movies I really enjoyed was “Juan Tamad” with Eric Quizon and Leo […]
The last time I was so looking forward to a local staging of a play was when Repertory Philippines did “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” I was so addicted to the cast recording that it was on loop ad infinitum in the car. (and I could sing a lot of the songs from […]