What started as a bold, intimate staging of one of Broadway’s most haunting gems has now grown into a phenomenon that Manila audiences refuse to let go. Due to insistent public demand, The Sandbox Collective has announced a one-day-only final extension of Side Show: The Musical on August 24, 2025 , with two last shows at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM , both at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Black Box Theater in Circuit Makati. This last extension is doubly poignant — it marks not only the closing bow of this celebrated production but also the final directorial outing of Toff de Venecia before his hiatus, making these performances a historic farewell of sorts. Two Shows, Two Distinct Star Pairings For its swan song, Side Show offers audiences the rare chance to see two unique casts take the stage on the same day : Matinee at 3:00 PM Krystal Kane, Molly Langley, CJ Navato, Tim Pavino, and Joshua Cabiladas Evening at 7:30 PM Tanya Manalang, Marynor Madamesila, Reb Atadero, Vien Ki...

 Power Mac Center Spotlight Black Box Theater 📅 July 26, 2025 – 3:00 PM Matinee There are shows that perform for applause – and then there are those that ache for connection. Side Show – as staged by The Sandbox Collective – is very clearly the latter, and the former, and something weirder in between. It doesn’t simply ask us to look. It dares us to feel . From the moment I stepped inside the black box at Power Mac Center Spotlight, I was no longer just an audience member. I was a spectator at a spectacle , yes – but also a willing conspirator in a world where the lines blur between freak and family, audience and advocate. This wasn’t just musical theater – it was vaudeville reimagined, with sharp intimacy, queer tenderness, and just enough velvet grime. 🎭 CAST SEEN Marynor Madamesila and Tanya Manalang’s twinship is a marvel – two distinct heartbeats moving in impossible sync. Tanya, with her measured gravity, grounds Violet’s longing with elegance. Marynor, meanwhile, sin...

Photos from Atlantis Theatrical. August 31, 2018 was the opening night of #SideShowMNL and we were transported to the circus and through several Vaudeville sets as the story (stories?) of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet was told at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater at RCBC Plaza. As expected from every Atlantis show, the set and production design is top notch! Needless to say, this also describes how wonderful the costume design is as you see the freaks up close. Ensemble work is superb as they go through in and out of different roles without sacrificing excellence in acting. Prepare to be entertained! Come for the freaks but definitely stay for the wonderful voices of Gab Pangilinan and Kayla Rivera. From their first scene, to their last, the audience was consistently giving rounds of applause. There was no wonder the full house easily gave a standing ovation at the end of the show! Catch the freaks until September 23, 2018!