Sister Act preaching at Solaire's The Theater

"I will follow Him" would be the best hint to introduce the newest musical that will step into Solaire's gates to perform for the Manila audience. That's right, SISTER ACT, the glorious musical which starred Whoopi Goldberg in a nun costume and also featuring songs from Tony and Oscar award-winning composer Alan Menken will be staged in Solaire Resort and Casino's The Theater. It will be running from June 27 to July 9.

It's about a club singer, Deloris (played by Whoopi Goldberg in the movie), who has just witnessed a murder by her boyfriend Curtis which she reported to the police and put her into witness protection program. Under the care of the order of nuns of Our Lady of Perpetual Faith, she has committed her time by improving the choir into a contemporary perform which sooner became a hit in the community. When you hear the voices from the heavens, you will surely say, "Oh happy day!"

Ovation Productions proudly brings this musical for the Philippine audience, based on the 1992 film. Nominated for Tony and Lawrence Olivier awards in 2010 and 2011, including Best Musical, Best New Musical, Best Performance of an Actress for Patina Miller and Best Original Score. Watch I Will Follow Him below:

With only a limited two-week run, don’t miss this blissfully silly heavenly hit show.

The performance schedules of SISTER ACT are as follows:

June 27 – 8 pm - Opening Night (Tuesday)
June 28 – 8 pm – Gala Night (Wednesday)
June 29, June 30 – 8 pm (Thursday – Friday)
July 1 and 2 – 2 pm and 8 pm (Saturday – Sunday)
July 4, 5, 6 and 7 – 8 pm (Tuesday - Friday)
July 8 and 9 – 2 pm and 8 pm (Saturday – Sunday)

Call TICKETWORLD at 8919999 for tickets. Prices are Php 6500, 5500. 4500, 3500 and 1500.

And connect with SISTER ACT through the following: www.ovationproductionsmanila.com or on social media: Facebook.com/ovationproductions and twitter: @ovationprod

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Be the F8 Face

Get your gears ready and begin a four-wheel adventure where YOU will be the star! United International Pictures invites you to be one of the Fast family and be a star and tagged as #F8Face.

Do your own stunts in the Fast and the Furious 8 immersive booths surrounded by green screens that will immerse you to the action packed experience while driving fancy cars, just like the Fast family. It will tour around different malls in Manila. See the full promo below.
Fast 8 franchise opens April 15 in theaters nationwide.

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Stephen King's "IT" is now a movie

Halloween will be a bit earlier this year when New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures releases IT -- a horror thriller flick based on Stephen King's popular novel.

Children face their biggest fears when squaring off with an evil clown named Pennywise whose history of murder and violence dates back from centuries. Will they be able to solve the mystery that involve missing children in their hometown? Watch the teaser trailer below:
I say if it weren't for the boy who chased his paper boat to the drain, he won't get missing. That house is very very spooky and old like the Addams Family even gave up to it.

And what can you say about Pennywise?

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Look on the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 character posters

Your favorite space scoundrels are featured their in individual posters for Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy out in the Philippines on April 26 and in the US on May 5. Get a new look at Peter Quill and his band of unlikely heroes in 10 new cosmic character posters below.

Getting their own one-sheets are Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Baby Groot (Vin Diesel), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), and Drax (Dave Bautista), above! We’ve also got character posters for a couple misfits they’ve picked up along the way — Ego (Kurt Russell), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and Yondu (Michael Rooker).

Set to the backdrop of ‘Awesome Mixtape #2,’ Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes’ aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is produced by Marvel Studios’ president, Kevin Feige, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jonathan Schwartz, Nik Korda and Stan Lee serving as executive producers.

Opening across the Philippines on April 26, 2017, Marvel's “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is distributed in the Philippines by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

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Michael Keaton is the King of Flight

From Batman to Birdman to Vulture, Michael Keaton is truly the king of heights conquering all these roles in his lifetime. Also getting awards to Birdman as a retiring actor with only one notable role, it should have been very easy for Michael Keaton to have wings as the antagonist, Vulture, in the newest Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man Homecoming.

Spider-Man Homecoming discusses how young Peter Parker wants to get back in the normal life after his thrilling adventure with the Avengers. Returning home with his Aunt May and under the eyes of mentor Tony Stark, he is distracted by the thoughts of proving himself as not just an average webbed superhero. In the trailer, Michael Keaton as Vulture shows his wide wings and threatens our webbed hero and those he love. Watch this:
So from his Bat-cape, Michael Keaton now sports a pair of metal wings to beat up our swinging hero. I'd also love Spidey's auto-fitting costume and doesn't need tailoring. Thanks to uncle Tony Stark.

Spider-Man Homecoming comes to theaters, July 7, 2017.

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Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady gives the millennial feels

Box-office musical based on Carlo Vergara's comic book Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady is one of my favorite local productions in the theater scene. When it played two runs at the PETA Theater Center and Onstage, the soundtrack was playing for weeks on my playlist. The amazing lyrics and visual effects topped with amazing actors and actresses, KPANLL etched its mark on my memory and heart.

This year, a young group of thespians will adapt the musical and gets a reimagining on the life of Mely being a housemaid of the most trusted superheroes, the Fuwerza Filipinas. Falling in love with Leading Man while saving the world from the villainous Kayumanggilas. Ateneo Blue Repertoy group offers KPANLL as their finale performance with this spectacular production and will run for 2 weeks, from April 19 to 30.

Ateneo BlueRep's creative team led by director Issa Manalo Lopez, known for her performances in politically-charged pieces I and Colonized. Kevin Maske adds new lyrics and songs from the Vincent de Jesus originals. Delphine Buencamino gives her take on the choreography. J Laspuña, whose previous soundscape collaborations include “Disco1081”, “I”, and “Kapit” does Sound Design.  Carlo Tabije and Ben Padero, the award-winning Production Designers of the film “Heneral Luna”, creates the highly imaginative Set and Costumes. Joseph Matheu, Lighting Designer and Co-Producer of Twinbill’s “Asher Lev”, does the Lights Design.

The cast boasts of up and coming talented young actors of Philippine theatre. Natasha Cabrera, who previously played Viva in the musical’s commercial run, comes back to the production to play Mely – (Maid of Fuwerza Filipinas). She shares the role with EJ Pepito of PETA’s “3 Stars and a Sun”. Jerome Fugoso plays Senyor Blangko (Lead Super Villain of Kayumanggilas). Ateneo blueREP’s Kassandra Barnes and Ashe Uy alternate as Viva (Mely’s younger sister), Hans Braga as Leading Man (Newest Member of Fuwerza Filipinas), and Arianna Norton as Madre de Dios (Lead Superhero of Fuwerza Filipinas).

For ticket inquiries, please contact Stephanie Escuadro at 09568452030 or reserve through blueREP’s website: bluerepertory.org/tickets

Connect to Ateneo Blue Repertory online through the following social media networks:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/blueREPERTORY
Twitter: @_blueREPERTORY
Instagram: @blueREPERTORY

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Britney Spears in Manila!

I cannot contain the excitement when I learned that BRITNEY SPEARS IS COMING TO MANILA! Her page told us so. Look!

The event is sponsored by Bench/ and will be on June 15 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Promoted by Wilbros Live.

Tickets will be available starting April 5 via smtickets.com or by calling 470-2222. I WANT THIS REALLY, REALLY BAD! And I'd better start reviewing the Britney hits online.

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