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YEMAYA title poster and Bituin Escalante, who leads the cast as Yemaya/Inay. Poster and photo courtesy of 9 Works Theatrical. Photo by Lee Morale. For an archipelago, the sea is never neutral. It separates, carries, feeds, remembers, and returns. That is why YEMAYA already feels like a story with a Filipino pulse, even before the first wave reaches the stage. 9 Works Theatrical has revealed the full cast of YEMAYA , its Filipino staging of Yemaya’s Belly by Quiara Alegría Hudes . With Filipino text by Eljay Castro Deldoc and direction by Ed Lacson Jr. , who also serves as set designer, the production will run on weekends from June 13 to July 5, 2026 at The Black Box at The Proscenium Theater, Rockwell Makati . YEMAYA 2026 Quick Facts Production YEMAYA by 9 Works Theatrical Source Yemaya’s Belly by Quiara Alegría Hudes Direction Ed Lacson Jr. Filipino Text ...

Master Class opens May 15 with Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo for Philippine Opera Company Manila theater in 2026 is not short on spectacle, but productions that interrogate what it actually takes to be great are rare. The Philippine Opera Company's revival of Master Class does exactly that. Terrence McNally's Master Class , starring Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo and directed by Jaime del Mundo, opens May 15, 2026 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza, Makati City, as part of the Philippine Opera Company's 25th anniversary season. Event Details: Venue: Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City Opening: May 15, 2026 Show Dates: May 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 2026 Ticket Prices: PHP 2,300 to PHP 4,000 Tickets: Available via Ticket2Me Starring Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo as Maria Callas and directed by Jaime del Mundo, this production anchors the Company...

From Mozart to Mahler Manila 2026: Manila Symphony Orchestra From Mozart to Mahler in Manila on May 30, 2026 brings the Manila Symphony Orchestra to Proscenium Theater Makati for a program led by Joshua Dos Santos and featuring Emanuel John Villarin, Christian Wrona, and selected members of the UST Symphony Orchestra. The Manila Symphony Orchestra continues its Centennial Season with this upcoming concert, adding another major entry to the 2026 cultural calendar. If you have been following Unsaulicited's Manila theater and live performance coverage, this program stands out for how it brings together classical precision and Romantic scale in a single evening. Image courtesy of the Manila Symphony Orchestra. Concert Details: Date: May 30, 2026 Time: 7:30 PM Venue: Proscenium Theater, Makati City Conductor: Joshua Dos Santos Performers: Manila Symphony Orchestra, Ema...

Karylle stars as Mrs. Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Manila this July 2026, bringing one of musical theater's most beloved family stories to The Theatre at Solaire. What to know: Karylle plays Mrs. Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Manila 2026, running July 8 to 26, 2026 at The Theatre at Solaire. The production is presented by Broadway International Group and Broadway Asia, in association with AMA Group of Companies and GMG Productions, with tickets available via TicketWorld. The Manila production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will run from July 8 to 26, 2026 at The Theatre at Solaire, with Karylle confirmed to play Mrs. Bucket in the upcoming staging presented by GMG Productions. The musical brings Roald Dahl's iconic story to a large-scale Manila audience, combining spectacle, music, theatrical invention, and family-driven storytelling. Show Details: Title: Roald Dahl's Charlie and...

ENDO Review 2026: Stage Retelling at PETA Theater Center There is something quietly disarming about watching Endo in 2026, not because it feels like a memory, but because it refuses to stay in the past. TL;DR: Endo returns as a rhythmic, symbolic, and deeply felt stage adaptation at PETA Theater Center. Nearly two decades after the 2007 film, its story of instability remains, only now reshaped for a generation still living it. Directed by Melvin Lee, starring Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Royce Cabrera. April 10-May 10, 2026. Show Details: Venue: PETA Theater Center, Quezon City Run dates: April 10 to May 10, 2026 Ticket price: PHP 1,600 Tickets: Available via Ticket2Me This stage adaptation does not simply revisit the 2007 film. It reshapes it into something more fluid, more symbolic, and more attuned to the unstable rhythms of modern work and survival. What once felt like a con...

Kate Liu in Recital Manila 2026 brings International Chopin Competition laureate Kate Liu to Ayala Museum on May 2, 2026 for her Philippine debut. For more classical music, recitals, orchestra features, and live performance coverage, visit the Concerts in Manila hub on Unsaulicited . Presented by Veniccio.com in partnership with MA Piano Academy, this one-night recital places one of today’s most admired pianists before a Manila audience for a program centered on Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms. For listeners who follow classical piano closely, Kate Liu’s arrival in Makati is the kind of event that immediately stands out on the 2026 concert calendar. Kate Liu in Manila 2026: Quick Info Event: Kate Liu in Recital Date: May 2, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: Ayala Museum, Makati City Performer: Kate Liu Program: Chopin, Schumann, Brahms Ticket Prices: PHP 2,500 to PHP 10,000 Tickets: Veniccio.com W...