Dirty Old Musical take three

Dirty Old Musical (DOM), about a 1980s one-hit wonder band that reunites more than 30 years later to raise funds for an ailing member, is back for a third run with new cast members and new songs. It opens today and runs until March 23 at the Music Museum, Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan. This iteration stars The Dawn frontman Jett Pangan, Robert Seña, Nonie Buencamino, Bo Cerrudo, and Carlo Orosa. Tickets are available at TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph), the Music Museum (721-6276) or via Spotlight Artists Center (776-4487/0919-911-4444). Ticket prices range from P1,000 to P3,000.

The Phantom of the Opera

ANDREW Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera has opened at the Theater at Solaire with shows until March 10. Based on Gaston Leroux’s novel of the same title, the story is set in the Paris Opera House where a young soprano becomes the object of The Phantom’s affection and he manipulates her career at the expense of the opera house staff and stars. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

2019 Ortigas Art Festival

Ortigas & Company holds the second edition of its art festival, which features a number of art exhibits around the Estancia mall. A number of activities have also been lined up, which visitors can join for free: Print-making with Benjamin Cabrera (Feb. 23), Watercolor with Peter Sutcliffe (Feb. 24 and March 2), and Alla Prima Painting with Renato Habulan (March 3). All workshops start at 1:30 p.m. The Ortigas Art Festival 2019 is ongoing until March 3. For more details, visit www.ortigasmalls.com.

Rep’s Miong

TWENTY years after its first staging, Repertory Philippines presents Miong, a musical on Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo which spans his birth in 1869, to the declaration of independence on June 12, 1898. Shows are presented at Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati until March 10. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

PETA’s Charot!

PETA presents Charot!, a comedic musical which imagines a future under a new constitution and its consequences. The show runs until March 17 at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

Every Brilliant Thing

EVERY BRILLIANT THING, a one-woman play by Duncan MacMillan and Johnny Donahoe, tells the story of a little girl who chronicles all the little things that make life brilliant in an attempt to keep her mother from suicide. Starring Teresa Herrera and directed by Jenny Jamora, it runs until Feb. 24 at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater in BGC, Taguig. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

Eto Na! Musical nAPO! Returns

THE musical comedy Eto Na! Musical nAPO! about seven friends who join a songwriting and singing contest, featuring the music of APO, returns to the stage with performances until March 17 at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater at the BGC Arts Center in Taguig. For tickets and schedules, contact TicketWorld (www.ticketworld.com.ph, 891-9999).

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