The Sandbox Collective opens its 2026 slate with SPRING AWAKENING

Spring Awakening marks the first show under Sab Jose-Gregorio’s leadershipThe Sandbox Collective will open its 2026 Season with the Tony Award-winning rock musical, SPRING AWAKENING. The musical is set to open in February 2026 at a brand new theater: The Black Box at The Proscenium...

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SIDE SHOW: THE MUSICAL Announces Final One-Day-Only Extension!

The Sandbox Collective adds two more shows, must close on August 24Due to insistent public demand, The Sandbox Collective has just announced Side Show: The Musical’s FINAL EXTENSION on August 24, 2025 with two shows – 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM.The afternoon show will include Krystal...

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Theater Review: Sandbox Collective’s Side Show is a Stunning Celebration of Uniqueness and Unity

Sandbox Collective’s bold new staging of Side Show is not just a musical—it’s an experience. From the moment you enter the theater, you’re transported into the world of 1930s sideshows, thanks to an immersive setup where actors engage directly with the audience even before the...

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The Sandbox Collective welcomes new Artistic Director Sab Jose

Award-winning actress and director Sab Jose steps in to lead Sandbox Collective into its next chapterToff De Venecia passes torch to Sandbox's new Artistic Director Sab JoseAfter more than a decade of visionary leadership, award-winning theater director and cultural advocate...

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"Bawat Bonggang Bagay" -- everything is "Bongga"

1,000,001 – Watching Bawat Bonggang BagayI'm adding one more item to Duncan Macmillan’s growing list of brilliant things: finally seeing the Tagalized version of Every Brilliant Thing last Saturday at the PowerMac Center Spotlight Theater. It’s been on my bucket list for some...

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Side Show: The Musical Announces Full Company

After mounting critically-acclaimed productions of Little Shop of Horrors: A Bloodthirsty Musical Comedy and Next to Normal, The Sandbox Collective continues its 2025 season with SIDE SHOW: THE MUSICAL this July 2025.Set in 1930s America, SIDE SHOW: THE MUSICAL is a fictional...

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BONGGANG SIDE-BY-SIDE: Jon Santos returns to the stage with The Sandbox Collective’s Bawat Bonggang Bagay and Side Show!

A Bonggang Pagbabalik for Pride MonthJon Santos reprises role in The Sandbox Collective's Filipino adaptation of "Every Brilliant Thing" -- "Bawat Bonggang Bagay"Multimedia artist, comedy icon, and master impersonator Jon Santos will reprise his role as The Sandbox Collective...

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Theater Luminaries and Rising Stars collide in The Sandbox Collective’s NEXT TO NORMAL

On the heels of its 10th Anniversary season, The Sandbox Collective opens its 2nd decade with the Tony Award-winning musical NEXT TO NORMAL in February 2025. The show explores themes of love, loss, illness, grief, and the intricacies of the family dynamics. The cast will feature...

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Picking up on TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS

At the matinee performance of Tiny Beautiful Things by The Sandbox Collective, I found myself reflecting on lessons that could enrich our daily lives. The show gently tugs at the heartstrings, but in the best possible way—it lifts you up, giving you a sense of strength and courage....

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Tiny Beautiful Things: Finding Familiar Communities with Anonymous Voice

Making its Philippine premiere, TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS: A Play About Life – In Letters will serve as The Sandbox Collective’s season finale this November 2024, capping off the theatrical company’s 10th-year anniversary season, #SandboxNowandTen.Cast of Tiny Beautiful Things:...

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DEAR SUGAR... Tiny Beautiful Things Full Cast Revealed

TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS: A Play About Life – In Letters is set to make its Philippine premiere this November 2024. Featuring true stories and real letters, the play is based on the book-turned-play-turned-limited TV series. Written by acclaimed author Cheryl Strayed (bestselling...

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Jon Santos Back on Stage in a Filipino Staging of Every Brilliant Thing

Multimedia artist, comedy icon, and master impersonator Jon Santos joins The Sandbox Collective’s SANDBOX FEST 2023 to bring a Filipino-translated performance of Duncan Macmillan and Johnny Donahoe’s Every Brilliant Thing to the local stage.Santos has made his mark on the Philippine...

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Sandbox Fest 2023: BACK after a breather with a twin bill performance

Three years after Sandbox Fest 2020—a month-long festival featuring the works of English playwright Duncan Macmillan—came to an abrupt halt in March 2020, The Sandbox Collective returns to breathe new life and begin again with SANDBOX FEST 2023, a twin bill experience featuring...

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EVERY BRILLIANT THING review

In an intimate theater, the audience enumerated a number of things that made us all happy. Duncan Macmillan's Every Brilliant Thing lists a million items whether it brings joy to us or not and makes us realize how such things deserves to be on that list. Watching it last March...

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