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I miss those days when I would watch stage plays more than movies. Severino Reyes’ Walang Sugat is directed by Carlitos Siguion-Reyna. Tickets are priced at P800 with the following show dates at the CCP: Friday, August 10, 17 and 25 at 3 PM and 8 PM Saturday, August 11, 18 and 26 at 3 PM and 8 PM Sunday, August 12, 19 and 27 at 3 PM Click here to buy tickets. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter .

This is kinda old news (dated 10/09/2009) but I was only able to read a while ago. So I'm copy-pasting. As for Imelda: A New Musical, which is receiving its East Coast premiere courtesy of the Pan Asian Repertory Theater in association with the East West Players, I can only talk about the first act. With a cringe-worthy book by Sachi Oyama and scored by Nathan Wang (music) and Aaron Coleman (lyrics), Imelda aspires to be the Filipino Evita but fails miserably; no surprise considering its subject. Jaygee Macapugay struggles mightily to make something of the title character but the material she’s been dealt throws her off a cliff without a parachute. The whole production has such a community-theater quality to it, I found myself searching the program to confirm it was really an Equity production. via nextmagazine.com

This is kinda old news (dated 10/09/2009) but I was only able to read a while ago. So I'm copy-pasting. As for Imelda: A New Musical, which is receiving its East Coast premiere courtesy of the Pan Asian Repertory Theater in association with the East West Players, I can only talk about the first act. With a cringe-worthy book by Sachi Oyama and scored by Nathan Wang (music) and Aaron Coleman (lyrics), Imelda aspires to be the Filipino Evita but fails miserably; no surprise considering its subject. Jaygee Macapugay struggles mightily to make something of the title character but the material she’s been dealt throws her off a cliff without a parachute. The whole production has such a community-theater quality to it, I found myself searching the program to confirm it was really an Equity production. via nextmagazine.com

Rent's cast: I didn't know Gian Magdangal could be so goodlooking in pics (above). He plays the songwriter Roger Davis. Singing Bee's OJ Mariano is also in the cast. He plays Tom Collins. Rent is produced by 9 Works Theatrical, directed by Robbie Guevarra. Catch the opening matinee on Feb. 6, 3:30 p.m. at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater in RCBC Plaza. For tickets, call 0920-9148175 or email nodaybuttoday2010@gmail.com. via nodaybuttoday2010.blogspot.com