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Broadway International Group launched a multi-year international tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC in Singapore this Fall. This lavish and popular production of one of the world’s most beloved musicals of all time continues with multi-week stops throughout The Philippines, India, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, with other additional countries to be announced. “It is a great privilege to bring this cherished Rodgers & Hammerstein musical to Manila, particularly at this global recovery time. Our goal is to celebrate the spirit of musicals and sing ‘Do-Re-Mi’ with audiences everywhere! We are thrilled to light the Broadway musical torch once again in Manila and to perform this fantastic production in The Philippines.” In a joint statement, Simone Genatt and Marc Routh, Co-Founders and Producers of Broadway International Group, said. Genatt and Routh have worked on many international productions in Manila, including CINDERELLA starring Lea Salonga. The Br...

The country’s premier professional wrestling entertainment brand announces consecutive six-figure box office and online streaming revenues this year, marking 2022 as its most successful season. MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Manila Wrestling Federation (MWF) crowned its new Pinoy Wrestling Champion – Fabio Makisig, in front of hundreds of fans who watched the event “MWF: Noche Buena 2022” at PETA Theater Center, Quezon City, on December 11, Sunday. Fabio Makisig’s championship victory was proclaimed he defeated “Mr. Philippine Wrestling” Jake De Leon – one of the local wrestling scene’s most established and accomplished competitors.  The hard-fought, thrilling main event between Fabio Makisig and Jake De Leon capped MWF’s 2022 season, in which the young company saw its highest box office and revenue growth in its six-year history. “This year, all of us in MWF have felt the support and love coming from our fans,” said William Elvin Manzano, the company’s current executive producer. “For ...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Pioneer Filipino theater company, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), award-winning creative content agency, Indie.Go Media, and premiere talent management, Star Magic, are coming together to bring forth Rody Vera’s all-original Filipino musical, Walang Aray, from Feb 17-May 14, 2023, at the PETA Theater Center.  This unique partnership between the three companies comes after the displacement of the creative and cultural sectors during the height of the pandemic. PETA alone had to close its theater doors for nearly three years, and this is the first time the company has staged a live public performance in its home theater since March 2019. “We are coming from a period where art was deemed non-essential,” PETA artistic director Maribel Legarda explains. “We need partnerships, we need community, and we need to come together. This partnership with Indie.Go Media and Star Magic blurs the borders and allows for collaboration to happen between ar...

The Philippines' Mark Ghosn has battled his way to the Global Finals of World Monologue Games, the world's largest acting showcase, featuring performers from over 100 countries.  Ghosn placed 2nd during the regionals of the Sprint Category. "Competing on the world stage is a dream come true, and it was exciting to share my talent and represent The Philippines," says Ghosn, who performed a Filipino monologue written by noted playwright and author Rody Vera. Industry professionals worldwide, including renowned actors, film directors and heads of international acting schools, weighed in to select which performers went through.  Event founder Pete Malicki is thrilled to see World Monologue Games getting bigger and better each year. "What I love most about the Games is seeing amazing performers from all around the world come together in a single event," he says. This year's worldwide competition started in July and ended in November. Contestants went through ...