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Repertory Philippines enlivens the local theater scene this June as it brings back the musical Man of La Mancha . Directed by Nelsito Gomez, this Cervantine play stars 2025 Gawad Buhay Best Actor in a Play awardee Nonie Buencamino. What to know: Repertory Philippines stages Man of La Mancha from June 5 to 28, 2026 at the REP Eastwood Theater in Quezon City. Why it matters: The production marks Nonie Buencamino’s return to musical theater as Alonso Quijano / Don Quixote, with Nelsito Gomez directing the classic musical for a new generation of Manila theatergoers. Some stories survive because they are beautiful. Man of La Mancha survives because it dares to make beauty difficult. This June, Repertory Philippines brings the classic musical back to the Manila stage with Nonie Buencamino returning to musical theater as Alonso Quijano / Don Quixote , a man who insists on seeing honor, justice, and hope in a world that has learned...

“It’s a Wrap,” published by Far Eastern University, written by Francine Medina Marquez, and edited by Gayle Zialcita—centered on the remarkable 40-year journey of internationally known wrap artiste and cultural advocate, Ms. Ditta Sandico. Quick take: It’s A Wrap: Ditta Sandico: Unraveling the Future of Fashion is a new coffeetable book from FEU Publishing that traces the Filipino designer’s 40-year journey through fashion, indigenous weaves, social enterprise, and the global life of Philippine craft. What to know The book: It’s A Wrap: Ditta Sandico: Unraveling the Future of Fashion The focus: Ditta Sandico’s four decades of fashion, advocacy, indigenous textiles, and work with weaving communities. Where to inquire: TAMS Bookstore at TamsBookstore@feu.edu.ph It’s A Wrap: Ditta Sandico: Unraveling the Future of Fashion arrives as more than a coffeetable book. Published by Far Eastern Universi...

Theater News | Makati Theater 2026 What to know: Double Take: Reverse Card & AL.TER is a twin bill from Kho-Lab Productions and Artist Playground featuring two one-act plays about identity, grief, memory, power, and the ways people try to survive what has already changed them. It runs from May 29 to June 21, 2026 at Illuminations Studio, 2723 Sabio St, corner Chino Roces Avenue, Makati , with tickets priced at PHP 1,500 through Ticket2Me . Promotional materials for Double Take: Reverse Card & AL.TER . Images courtesy of Kho-Lab Productions and Artist Playground. Some theater pieces begin with a question. Others begin with a room, a memory, or a face that refuses to stay harmless. That is the pull of Double Take: Reverse Card & AL.TER , the new twin bill from Kho-Lab Productions and Artist Playground. Across two one-act plays, the production follows people who are not just dealing with the past, but standing inside its echo. For ...

Joshua Bess and the Jesus Christ Superstar International Tour Company. Photo by Vitt Salvador, courtesy of GMG Productions. Quick take: Jesus Christ Superstar at The Theatre at Solaire brings Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera into Manila with a staging that feels immediate, physical, and deeply human. Seen during the Gala Night performance on Tuesday evening, May 5, the show turns faith, fame, betrayal, public worship, and private collapse into a theatrical experience that begins with a living stage and ends by asking us to stay inside the humanity of Jesus. Review details Production Jesus Christ Superstar International Tour Run May 2-31, 2026 Venue The Theatre at Solaire, Parañaque City Presenter GMG Productions Reviewed performance Gala Night, Tuesday, May 5, ...

Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live Sa Cheter! turns Philippine theater into both spectacle and subject in PETA’s live stage satire. Photo courtesy of PETA. There is something dangerous about laughing inside a theater. Not because laughter is light, but because it lowers the body’s defenses. A joke can pass through the room before anyone has time to protect themselves from what it reveals. One moment, the audience is laughing at the absurdity. The next, the absurdity starts to look familiar. Following PETA’s latest media materials for Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live Sa Cheter! , one thing has become clearer: this is not just another announcement for a major comedy. It is PETA letting Septic Tank turn around and look directly at theater. Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4 Quick Facts Production Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank 4: Oh Sh*t! It’s Live Sa Cheter! Presenter Philippine...