San Pedro Calungsod The Musical in the Philippines brings to life the latest Filipino to be canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church. Pedro Calungsod’s life as a missionary was given media mileage. It happened after the Jesuit priest that he was assisting, Padre Diego Luis de San Vitores, was beatified by the Vatican….
Sweeney Todd in San Francisco Opera begins this fall of 2015. The thrilling tale of the vengeful barber comes to life once more. Years after the Hollywood version directed by Tim Burton featuring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. The challenge of reliving the bloody tale of the demon barber of Fleet Street now rests…
Ready for the 2015 edition of The Color Purple Musical in Broadway? Based on the critically-acclaimed Alice Walker novel. The musical is about 2 black sisters living at a time when black people are maltreated. As a novel, it was one of the most censored pieces of literature for its depiction of violence and sex….
Her voice. His vision. Their story. On Your Feet The Musical in Broadway features a love story that produced several hits and a legacy in Latin pop music. Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio Estefan have decided to share their story in a musical that featured their life story. Who would have thought that their…
Madama Butterfly Opera in Munich meant witnessing one of Giacomo Puccini’s best operas ever staged. A story of true love gone wrong. It is about Cio Cio San. She is a Japanese geisha marketed as a bride to American soldier, B.F. Pinkerton, as Madama Butterfly. It was partly inspired by the stories of soldiers stationed…
Spring Awakening in Broadway is coming by this autumn. The much anticipated return confirms the creativity involved in the use of sign language in musical theater. That was basically sparked the interest of musical theater fanatics the first time that it debuted on Broadway. It went forward to win several Tony Awards including Best Musical….
Something Rotten on Broadway offered an interesting insight into how theater evolved. As this may seem like a fictional account on evolution of the theater arts. It makes a good case as to how certain playwrights dare challenge the supremacy of The Bard. That’s William Shakespeare for you. Not because he’s the top name in…
Cinderella The Opera by Rossini on Chicago is an Italian opera better known by its Italian title La Cenerentola. But since it was performed as of late in American opera houses. They found it a good way to use the more popular title on teasers and press materials released. The Italian composer Rossini made a few adjustments though on…
Renee Fleming assumes the titular role once more of The Merry Widow on Chicago. Franz Lehar’s most popular work to date. After a relatively successful run at the Metropolitan Opera early this 2015. The fantastic production is set to take their talents to Chicago for their next run. Lavish parties, exquisite ballgowns and flirtations. They…
It Shoulda Been You Broadway Soundtrack Out. The newest musical comedy to hit Broadway has just been released in iTunes last August 21, 2015. Much of the buzz surrounding the hit Broadway musical relied on the deadpan humor infused in the song numbers. With the Broadway run now ended, fans still want more of It Shoulda Been You. The iTunes release…