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An overdose of laughter

By Leah Salterio | December 20, 2003 - 12:00am

Just what kind of musical can one produce about making big business out of public toilets and people paying just to pee? That was perhaps the initial reaction one has upon hearing about Urinetown. Yes, it’s...

Entertainment

The thrill of Urinetown

By Bobby Garcia | December 7, 2003 - 12:00am

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award Winning playwright David Auburn (Proof) recently said that it’s getting more expensive and much more difficult to produce Broadway shows – he might as well be talking about...

Entertainment

A celebration of musical theater

By Boy Abunda | December 5, 2003 - 12:00am

In a lot of ways, this musical’s journey from the fringes of off-Broadway to mainstream Broadway success serves as an inspiration for local theater company, Atlantis Productions. Moreover, this show hews closely...

Entertainment

Noel and Cathy, perfect chemisty

By Boy Abunda | November 17, 2003 - 12:00am

They could very well be the Guy and Pip, the Sharon and Gabby, the Juday and Piolo of the local theater scene. Perennially paired as lovers in different stage plays for years, youthful thespians Noel Rayos and Cathy...

Entertainment

What some people read in the bathroom

By THE READING CLUB By Girlie Rodis | November 16, 2003 - 12:00am

As it is so difficult to get celebrities to share their favorite books, I have been unable to keep up the Reading Club on a regular weekly or even on a bi-monthly basis. I thought I’d find out about other forms...

Sunday Lifestyle

Mother to you and me

By Boy Abunda | September 1, 2003 - 12:00am

She is not your mother and you are not her child. But for the past 42 years, she has been mother to you and me who have seen the movies she has produced for Regal Films. Mother Lily is the undisputed Empress of Philippine...

Entertainment

Bobby’s Urinetown and Jericho’s 555

By Boy Abunda | July 11, 2003 - 12:00am

Bobby Garcia announces auditions for his latest project, Urinetown on July 19, Saturday. Bobby, who heads Atlantis Productions is bringing Broadway’s "it" musical to Manila later this year. Urinetown...

Entertainment

All you’ve got to do is dream

By Bobby Garcia | December 22, 2002 - 12:00am

I am still constantly amazed by how fast time flies. Wasn’t 2002 just beginning? And now the holiday season is once again upon us. And the Christmas season, for me, is always a time for reflection.

Entertainment