Still don't know where to go for the weekend? Here are the events happening in the coming days!
Funny Fridays: Can't Stop Laughing
March 2 and 9 (Teatrino at Greenhills)
Take out your funny bones out of the closet and bring them to Teatrino at Greenhills Promenade every Friday.
You’ll be rolling in the aisles and laughing out loud because Funny Fridays – the most rollicking of Pinoy stand-up comedy – will be playing only in this part of the Metro, courtesy of Comedy Manila.
Kinky Boots
March 2 to 18 (Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza)
Kinky Boots, the winner of every major Best Musical award , including the Tony, the Grammy and London’s Olivier Award, is returning from its sold out high-heeled hit in Manila!
Based on true life events, Nyoy Volante and Laurence Mossman return to KINKY BOOTS! A humorous story about Charlie, a struggling shoe factory owner and Lola, a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, the unlikely pair begins a story with sturdy stilettos different from any the world has ever seen.
Nang Dalawin ng Pag-ibig si Juan Tamad
February 16 to March 11 (CCP Little Theater)
The Cultural Center of the Philippines, Tanghalang Pilipino and Visa present: Nang Dalawin Ng Pag-ibig si Juan Tamad. Based on Nick Joaquin's Pop Stories for Groovy Kids (1979) – why Maria Makiling forever nurses a broken heart and why Juan Tamad is a pop idol.
Nang Dalawin ng Pag-ibig si Juan Tamad is a mashup love triangle among Maria Makiling, Juan Tamad and Monte Banahaw.
Ang Pitong Gunggong
until March 7 (Rizal Mini Theater, Ateneo De Manila University)
Ateneo ENTABLADO is slated to bring to life “Ang Pitong Gunggong,” a bodabil-esque musical comedy that showcases the struggle of seven dimwits based on a children’s storybook. The play, written by Christine Bellen and Tyron Casumpang, directed by Jethro Niño Tenorio, is set to run from February 27 to March 17 at the Rizal Mini Theater, Ateneo de Manila University.
“Ang Pitong Gunggong” is a roller coaster ride of adventure that will show viewers how seven young dimwits from different origins gather together in search of enlightenment in a barrio called Santa Iluminada. Along the way, they will encounter Papa D and his six henchmen who will ingeniously take advantage of the dimwits’ flaws and limits to the former’s benefit.
Art Fair Philippines 2018
March 1 to 4 (The Link Carpark, Makati)
To accommodate the growing local audience for visual art, Art Fair Philippines 2018 will spread out over six levels of The Link in Makati, taking over all available floors. The carpark building will once again morph into a multi-level exhibition venue as 51 participating galleries showcase the best in modern and contemporary Philippine art from March 1 to 4, 2018.
Art Fair Philippines 2018 is co-presented by Ayala Land Inc, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Platinum, Julius Baer, and Bench.
For more information, please visit www.artfairphilippines.com or follow Art Fair Philippines on Instagram (@artfairph) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/artfairph).
I Remember A Boy: A Musical Revenue featuring Classic OPM Songs
March 3 to 4; 10 to 11 (Artists Playground II, West Avenue, Quezon City)
When the going gets tough, where do you get your strength?
Made by Millenials, for Millenials, AP’s Playlist, Track 2: I Remember A Boy, is about a group of friends who reunite at a cafe they once frequented when they were still college students.
They shall recall how their friendship came together, how they fell in love and fell apart. While reminiscing on their past – remembering the best and worst memories – they unearth feelings which were once laid to rest. With ties severed and hearts broken through the years, will this short reunion allow them to rekindle old flames and begin anew?
Calum Scott Live at the Shangri-La Plaza
March 4 (Grand Atrium, Shangri-La Plaza)
Britain’s Got Talent’s Calum Scott serenades with soulful music at the Shang. Gather round for a little Sunday serenading as Calum Scott of Britain’s Got Talent treats mall guests at Shangri-La Plaza to his sweet and soulful music on March 4, Sunday, 6 PM at the Grand Atrium.
The 29-year-old singer, known for hits like You Are the Reason and Rhythm Inside, as well as his cover of pop icon Robyn’s Dancing on My Own, is set to launch his debut album Only Human on March 9.
For inquiries, call 370-2597/98 or visit www.facebook.com/shangrilaplazaofficial. Follow the Shang on Instagram: @shangrilaplazaofficial.
'Night, Mother
February 2 to March 18 (PETA Theater)
To end its 50th season, the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is producing a Filipino adaptation of Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama ‘‘Night, Mother.
The play has been adapted by Ian Lomogo, and directed by Melvin Lee, who is known for his outstanding portrayal of the role of Chelsea in PETA’s musical comedy Care Divas.
PETA’s ‘Night, Mother runs from February 2 to March 18, 2018 at the PETA Theater Center, No. 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City. For showbuying and ticket inquiries, contact PETA Marketing and PR Office at +63927-603-5913 or TicketWorld at +632-891-9999 www.ticketworld.com.ph.
Manila Biennale Open City 2018
February 3 to March 5 (Intramuros)
Nearly 100 artists from the Philippines and overseas will enter the gates of Manila’s ancient walled city to exhibit works for the first Manila Biennale this February 3 to March 5, 2018. Heralded as the “first art experience festival in the history of the city”, Intramuros will reinvent itself as a vast art exposition for sculpture, painting, video, film, performance, architecture, and installation.
The public is enjoined to support this initiative through participation in Manila Biennale tours, lectures, events. For further information you may contact the Manila Biennale Office: Phone: +632-4844945; Cellphone: +63936-8886478.
Himala, Isang Musikal
February 10 to March 4 (Power Mac Center Spotlight)
Himala: Isang musical is based on 1982 cinematic masterpiece by writer Ricky Lee and director Ishmael Bernal. Himala or "Miracle" follows the story of a young woman named Elsa ( played in the film by Nora Aunor) whoe becomes the savior in the eyes of this bucolic town longing to put an end to its misery and suffering.
With music by composer and lyricist Vincent De Jesus, orchestration by Jed Balsamo, and a script by Ricky Lee, "Himala" broke barriers as one of the most celebrated film to stage adaptations in local theater history.
For tickets and show buying inquiries, contact: +632-586-7105, +63917-554-5560. sab@thesandboxcollective.com.
