Category: Sounds
Last Chance to Catch The Pixar Summer Fest in HK Disneyland
If you’re a fan of Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Up, Inside-Out, Brave, and other Pixar animations, this is your sign to add Disneyland to your HK itinerary. Around the world, each Disneyland theme park offers seasonal shows and events. In Hong Kong, summer is about to end, so it’s your last chance to catch their […]
Things To See and Do in Pier 2 Art Center, Kaohsiung
Taiwan’s largest port city, Kaohsiung, is gradually gaining popularity among tourists. But time seems to move more slowly here, especially if it’s your second stop after coming from the busy capital of Taipei. I picked a hotel in Pier 2, where the neighborhood felt eerily quiet. It was only on day 2 of my solo […]
Taiwan It That Way: Chasing The Backstreet Boys
I’ve been in Taiwan for several days now, and a common question I get from fellow travelers is, “What brings you here?” My honest-to-goodness answer: Backstreet Boys and Dulan. But let’s focus on BSB for now. I rarely enlist the help of travel agencies because my pride tells me I can DIY everything. But Jeron […]
Word Of Mouth: A Safe Stage For Your Stories
This August, I was asked to be one of the 12 storytellers in “Word of Mouth: Unscripted Stories On Happy Accidents” at Habitual Coffee, Makati. The premise: Every month, Word of Mouth gathers around 10 storytellers in intimate venues around Manila. They’re not necessarily public speakers, artists, or performers—just people with stories to share. Each […]
Chicago in Manila: Meet Roxie and Velma
They razzled. They dazzled. Chicago’s Manila run doesn’t begin until December 2, but the leading ladies of the cast dropped by Solaire last week to give the press a preview of what to expect at the show. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the role of Roxy Hart in the Manila run will […]
STOMPede in Manila
It’s hard to define the genre of STOMP. It’s not a musical with live orchestra and theatrically trained singer-actors. It’s definitely not a straight play, opera, circus show, concert, or even a dance-off. A modern vernacular some people use to describe it is “physical theater,” where physicality performance aspects such as acrobatics, body movement, street […]
Bibap, A Sumptuous Musical
Sung-through musicals (no spoken dialogue) work well in theme parks or tourist spots where visitors come from all over the globe. Not everyone speaks English or the location’s local language, so the actors have minimal lines and rely mostly on the musical performances, set production, and global pop culture references to string together the light […]
Wicked in Manila: Meet the Cast
Whether you’re pro or anti-Glee, you have to admit that they helped introduce musicals and Broadway references to the young pop culture generation that was once too busy gloating over Bieber. Who can blame the Manila crowd for going crazy after hearing the news that Wicked will be staged in CCP early this year? Theater purists […]
Finally: Rak of Aegis, The Musical
Making musicals out of pop and rock albums is a sure way to get more people to watch plays. Remember the one-act musical, American Idiot, back in 2010? It was an adaptation of Green Day’s American Opera and the band’s other punk/rock singles. There’s Mamma Mia!, the smash hit musical based on Abba’s disco tracks, […]