HALUHALO: THEATER
In SLU-CCA's ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame,’ the Top of the World and the Court of Miracles Meet in Baguio
Religious institutions don’t often embrace narratives that question power from within, yet Saint Louis University’s Center for Culture and the Arts (SLU-CCA) dares to do just that. Through Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame—adapted from The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, with music by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz—the production unfolds as both spectacle and social commentary.
‘Kislap at Algo’ REVIEW: Imagining a Revolution
The twinbill ‘Kislap at Algo’ is a testament to a need for a wake-up call for the Filipino youth to realize that living in a post-truth society has caused us to become passive consumers of dominant narratives. It captures specifically what these dominant Filipino narratives have continued to shape our mainstream consciousness. Challenging these narratives prevents the distortion of realities and myths from being made or dehumanized.
The Timelessness of ‘Les Misérables’
There is a timeless quality to Les Misérables, or Les Miz, from Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg that even decades after its first staging in France, people are still eager to pay and watch this seminal classic in any shape or form.
The Pop Herstory of Gregoria Lakambini
The legacy of Gregoria de Jesus is finally out in the open with Tanghalang Pilipino’s entertaining and creative musical adaptation of the Katipunan icon’s life.
‘Bar Boys: The Musical’ REVIEW: New staging, same emotions
It’s a treat to see the four leads back again for ‘Bar Boys: The Musical.’ I remember seeing Benedix Ramos perform for the first time, and I immediately became a fan because of how gracefully he hit all of the notes. I remember being excited to see Alex Diaz as I was more familiar with him acting onscreen—I remember how natural his acting was. I remember laughing along with Omar Uddin’s Josh and being captivated by his laidback charm. I remember seeing myself in Jerom Canlas’ Torran and crying to ‘Ipaglalaban Kita’, a coming-out scene that, to this day, remains unmatched for me in any musical.
‘Walang Aray’: Musical Theater For Love, the Country, and the Filipino Seeking a Future Classic
Love stories are one of the country’s most iconic expressions of art. Whether it’s the love yearned for between Crisóstomo Ibarra and Maria Clara, or the love stories on the silver screen, to be Filipino is to talk about love. Walang Aray, a love story between two people on the surface that expands to look at the love everyone else around them fights for, is one of those works that announces itself as one of the definitive Philippine love stories staged in modern-day.
The spectacle of ‘The Bodyguard The Musical’
The performances are definitely highlights of The Bodyguard The Musical, but no amount of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” encores can save this production.
The Worth of Words in 'Pingkian: Isang Musikal’
'Pingkian: Isang Musikal' is a rousing spectacle that remains grounded in its revolutionary spirit.