All Set in July, BINONDO-A TSINOY MUSICAL (the Re-Run)

When a theater production becomes a cause, then it is more than just your average show.  Such is the case of this musical to be re-staged at The Theatre at Solaire in July 2019.

After a successful run last 2018, the cast and production people of BINONDO, A Tsinoy Musical went on their own way so to speak for a time till new a dawn came into the fore. This time around, a foundation is all set to give them new wind into their sails.  The MARITESS ALAVA-YONG FOUNDATION, INC steps into the picture of being its new producer for its scheduled re-run in July 2019.  This would be a fund raising activity for those living with or at risk for cancer. 

The Family of the late Ma. Teresa Alava-Yong.
Mr. Micky Yong (center besides d.i.l)

MAY Foundation, Inc is a goodwill non-profit foundation set for Community Development, Education and Cancer Care.  This July, this fund raising activity is close to the heart of the Mr. Micky Yong, husband of the late Ma. Teresa Alava-Yong, who has known how it is to lose a love one due to cancer.  After 40 years of marriage and unknowingly the main supporter of Marites' advocacy, he decided to form this foundation to honor and continue the advocacies of his beloved wife.

This 2nd quarter of 2019, a press conference was launched announcing the re-run of the successful Binondo, A Tsinoy Musical in July 2019.  With the same production team and set of performers, this re-run is set to relight the stage of The Theatre at Solaire with its color, music and movements.  Director Joel Lamangan will still keep the helm of this production from going off-course, along with the Douglas Nierras (choreographer), Von De Guzman (composer) and Ricky Lee (book and lyrics).  Winner of six 2018 ALIW AWARDS, expect a show nothing short of what your money's worth.  Plus you will be supporting a good cause.

The People of Binondo, A Tsinoy Musical

Prepare to see Lily, Ah Tiong, Carlos and the rest of the characters in Binondo, A Tsinoy Musical come back to life in July!

For tickets, call Ticketworld at 891 9999.

See you at the Theatre!

FEU's PCC Presents A Toast To Broadway by the FEU Bamboo Band - A National Heritage Month Celebration

Think of Me . . .Memory . . .Sun and Moon . . .Stars . . .just some of theater songs that has became a classic and is known and sung by theater and music lover worldwide.  Such are samples of songs that one is set to hear played on instruments uncommonly seen and heard on stage. Capping an intellectual and artistic day on May 4, 2019 is a concert prepared by the Far Eastern University President’s Committee on Culture presenting the musical talent of the people behind the energetic FEU Bamboo Band – “A Toast To Broadway”.

In line with the  celebration of the National Heritage Month in May, it is also a double celebration of sorts for the said university.  First, 2019 is the 70^th Anniversary of the previously known as cultural center of the Philippines in the 50’s – the FEU Auditorium.  Designed by National Artist for Architecture, Pablo Antonio, this auditorium was the best at that period in Philippine cultural history for its art deco and its features. The 2^nd celebration is more on a personal nature as FEU Bamboo Band Artistic Director Norberto Cads is celebrating his 10^th year with the said institution.  With his extensive knowledge on bamboo instruments and experience in numerous international expositions and festivals, he trains his members in various genres of music.

Joining them in this night of musical magic are the voices of Mr. Raymond Gorospe and Ms. Banaue Miclat-Janssen; both quite recognized and respected in the theater and music industry.  He is a multi-medallist in the WCOPA (World Championships of Performing Arts), while she is a 3-time ALIW Award recipient and is the present Artistic Director of Dulaang U.P. (DUP) and the UP Playwrights Theatre (UPPT).

“A Toast To Broadway” is a free concert that celebrates the 91^st year of the Far Eastern University.  Tickets may be downloaded from www.Ticket2Me.net, a ticketing app available in the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android devices.  You may also call the PCC (President’s  Committee on Culture) Center from 8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday at (632)8494145.

Man as a Social Being (A Musing of a Free Thinker)

(Disclaimer:  This is not a talk or discussion made by a psychologist or even a sociologist for that matter.  This is simply a noted musing of an individual while doing his laundry.  Yes, laundry.)

“Man is a social being / animal/ individual / entity / specie.”  Whatever term used, bottom line is man lives and thrives with and for interaction with his fellow man in the basic sense.

With that said, man is known to be sociable despite the exemption on some individuals behaving differently.  Man will always interact in his own way with another individual or even to a specie that may be less in intellect for that matter.  How he interacts is simply a reflection of his communication skills derived from experiences, community, intellect and plain observation.

Some of you may ask as to what or where I am driving this musing to.  I also asked myself that same question when the seed of thought came through while doing your usual act of manual washing and I came to realized why it came about.  The cause of this line of thought is actually a musing on someone’s possible reaction(s) to a response made from a given answer.  Think of it as a query answered by another query.  Not the proper response you may say BUT it may be apt if there is a need of clarification or one is avoiding the direct and obvious way to response because s/he will be placed on a situation that s/he is not  in good light.

Man will react to a stimulus in ways he is comfortable or what he thinks is appropriate to the situation, especially if the stimuli is another individual with the same bodily functions even if the intellectual capacity and level is not of the same edge.  And even if the intellectual level is the same, there is still that factor of having the last or final say just to show his/her edge.  Why the opening thought, you may ask.  The reason behind that is - it is one general idea that reflects man and his interactions despite the numerous factors affecting or leading him/her to that reaction.  Since this is not a psychologist-therapist or a sociologist making the musing, I opted to simply keep it in the confines of plain individual (meaning mine) observation.  The challenge of being sociable is the number of possible doors of reaction that may open based on the stimulus presented. Reactions may be loud, subtle, calm, questioning, judgmental, haughty, elusive, with undertones, with understanding, with patience, irritation and stone-faced for that matter.  Then there is the matter of the answering response to the response given to the initial stimulus.  Still with me (I hope)?

Again, how one is geared to be sociable dictates his/her own way of reacting to any given situation.  The next question is, can you comprehend the possible factors that led to that resulting reaction?  If your answer is yes, then you are one VERY UNDERSTANDING individual.  In the vernacular, walang masamang tinapay para sa iyo.  You are the type who will and would be patient to all.  When I say all, I mean ALL.  If your answer is no, then that is not a fault or a mistake on your side unless things are fairly obvious and you just want to ignore one blaring truth.  Not understanding someone else’s reaction is not a fault and should not be an excused to put someone down . . .though . . .placing someone in his right level and social standing is excusable in some (NOT ALL) situations.

It is easy to accept things if one is understanding or at least made the effort to understand the given situation or scenario.  Now that is a very idealistic idea!  Let us be real.  Not everybody  have the time and energy to fully analyze things to be able to fully comprehend and reach an objectivity level that may lead to a type of reaction that is fair and square to all.  HELLO! Every square frame of your life event or scene is not a courtroom drama wherein you can ponder and analyze things in an even extended time.  You react instantaneously to things!  How you react is a quick processing of your mind to the stimulus, matched to that of your experience file + your training (at home, in school, with your community and even religion) + self-control.  That is the sociable man.

You might say, “I thought it is a communication skill.” (I did mention that on the opening part of this musing).  My response to that is . . . isn’t reacting a way to convey/ show/ express your thoughts to another party and isn’t that a form of communication?  (My claws are quite retracted while I was writing that line, just to let you know. Even my brow is relaxed and not arched in an intimidating way.)

Being a social being, one also has the luxury to simply observe scenarios and watch things unfurls / expose / unfold and even explode and simply learn from the different reactions displayed for viewing and ponder on the great “what if” to make things different.  I repeat, there are a good number of things affecting man’s way of reacting to any given stimulus.  Some reactions may be constant to a good number of individual. While some may slightly differ and there are those that may boggle your mind (may lead to brain stump.  I rather have brain freeze moments, thank you!).  Still it will show man’s need to be sociable and interacting.  I will leave you with one question as I end this musing of mine on this line of thought . . .

“If you get to understand the way how one interacts and demonstrate his social skills and needs would you expect them/others to understand you as your own social being?”   

ANG BAGONG BOSES NG ALAY BUHAY, MICHAEL FERMIN

Mayo 29, 2018, Quezon City -  Mula sa Alay Buhay Party List, isang maliit pero makasaysayang pagpupulong ang ginanap upang ipakilala ang kanilang bagong boses ng mga Micro-Small-Medium Enterprises (MSME) sa pagkatao ni Michael C. Fermin.

Ginanap sa Max’s Restaurant na matatagpuan sa Sct. Tuazon sa siyudad ng Quezon, ang pagpapakilala sa magiging unang representante ng party list sa darating na halalan sa 2019 sa katauhan ni Michael C. Fermin.  Naniniwala ang nasabing grupo na may angkop na kakayahan at karanasan ang kanilang napiling maging representante na syang magsisilbing boses ng grupo at ng mga negosyong nabibilang sa MSME na kategorya.

Tubong Bulacan, si Michael C. Fermin ay isang pinagmamalaki ng kanyang kinalakihang probinsya at bayan ng dahil sa kanyang 20 taon na servicio publico na nagsimula pa noong kabataan nya.  Isang pamilyado at respetadong tao, hinahati niya ang kanyang oras sa mga bagay na mahal at mahalaga para sa kanya.  Sa ngayon, isa sya sa mga director ng Poro Point Management Corporation sa La Union – isang grupo na namamahala na gawing isang economic zone ang dating base militar ng mga Amerikano.

Sa pagpapakilala sa kanya bilang opisyal na representante ng Alay Buhay, nasa kamay na ni Michael C. Fermin na ipagpatuloy ang nasimulang gawain ng nasabing grupo.  Naniniwala ang grupo na tunay ngang magiging boses ng mga MSME’s ang kanilang napiling representante para sa 2019.  Para kay Michael Fermin, ang pagbigay ng angkop na kakayahan at suporta pinansyal ay hindi sapat para maitulak ang mga maliit na negosyo sa pag-unlad kung kaya naniniwala siya na dapat ay mabigyan din sila ng angkop na kaalaman sa pagpapalakad ng tama ng isang negosyo at ano-ano ang nakalaan na tulong mula sa iba’t-ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan.

“Maraming programa an gating pamahalaan para sa mga tao na nais magkaroon o magsimula ng isang negosyo ngunit bihira lang ang nakakaalam at kumukuha nito.  Bakit?  May problema ba sa proseso? Eto ang isa sa mga gagawin ko bilang boses ng Alay Buhay Party List, ang maging susi at tulay sa mga MSME’s sa mga nakalaan na programa at patakaranng pamahalaan para sa kanila.  Hindi sapat ang bigyan na lamang sila ng kinakailangan kakayahan at panimulang pondo.  Marami ng mga nasa pribadong sector ang gumagawa nito alin sunod sa itinalaga sa kanila na pwedeng maging benipisyo mula sa pamahalaan.  Bakit ang mga malalaking negosyo nagagawa nilang kumuha at gumamit ng ibinibigay na benepisyo sa kanila ng gobyerno?  Bakit ang mga maliit ay nahihirapan?  Tamang kaalaman sa inyong benepisyo ang siyang magtutulak ng inyong mga munting kalakalan sa pag-unlad.  Ang pagtulong ko sa mga MSME ay siya ring tulong nila sa pamahalaan kung kaya makikita natin ang pag-unlad nila (mga MSME) sa pag-unlad ng bayan.” – Michael C. Fermin

Sa kanyang karanasan at nakuhang karunungan, hindi mapagkakailang tama na maging boses ng mga MSME ng Alay Buhay Party List si Michael Fermin.  Sa kanyang mga pananaw, lalawak ang mga nakasanayang  gawain ng mga tumutulong sa mga MSME, hindi lamang ng kanyang grupo.  Asahan natin ang mga gagawin niya para sa ikauunlad ng mga munting negosyong nangangarap ng malaki.  

My Crepe Bites and Summer Kick Recipe

Here is the recipe that I made during the Taste Setter hands-on/competition event that was held today, April 24, 2018 at the Magsaysay Institute Center of Hospitality and Culinary Arts in Pioneer Woodlands, Mandaluyong.  It was a fun experience!  Hope you get to enjoy my creation too!

Crepe Bites:

For the crepe

2 eggs

1 cup flour

1 ½ Tbsp of Jiffs Crunchy Peanut Butter

1/8 cup sugar

2 Tbsp of Choco syrup

6 dashes of Tabasco Green Sauce

2 Tbsp of butter (unsalted)

For the crepe sauce

1/3 cup water

¼ cup sugar

Peanuts from the strained crepe

3 – 4 pcs of lychees slices

1/3 of an orange, juiced

1 banana sliced

PROCEDURE:

For the crepe

• -          Beat eggs.
• -          Add flour, peanut butter and sugar.
• -          Mix till smooth.
• -          Strain and keep the peanuts strained coming from the peanut butter.
• -          Add Tabasco sauce and choco syrup.
• -          Heat pan (12 or 14 inches in diameter)
• -          Melt butter.
• -        Pour in crepe batter and spread making a very thin crepe.  Don’t worry of tear at the sides for you are to trim it off later for presentation.
• -       When you see air bubbles forming at a good part of the crepe, flip it over to cook the other side.
• -          Remove from heat.
• -          Repeat till all of the batter is cooked.
• -          Set aside for assembly later.

For the sauce

• -          In a sauce pan, heat water and sugar together and boil. Make sure that it is on medium heat and not high. You have to watch it to avoid burning later.
• -          Once boiling, add the strained peanuts and continue stirring.
• -          Add the sliced lychees and orange juice. Continue stirring.
• -          When water is reduced and desired thickness is achieved, remove from heat and cool for about 5 minutes.

TO ASSEMBLE

• -          Using another circular plate smaller from the formed crepe, trim the crepe of any breaks/tear. 
• -          Placed in banana slices and fold the crepe forming a half circle.
• -          Repeat the process.  You will be able to make 4 folded crepes.
• -          Pour the sauce on top of the crepes.
• -          For added design and flavor, drizzle some chocolate syrup.
• -          Serve and enjoy!

SUMMER KICK

This is my take of a cooler with a kick.  You will only need five (5) ingredients and a blender.

In a blender place in 1 cup of strawberry jam, ¼ cup apple juice, 1 Tbsp of peanut butter, ice and 10 dashes of Tabasco Habanero Sauce.  Blend till smooth.  Pour into a glass and decorate with mint leaves or trimmed pandan leaves.

Enjoy a cool refreshment with a heat kick seconds later.  A mocktail that is not a mocktail.

Enjoy!

I had fun doing this, hope you get to enjoy it too.  Do tell me how it taste for you. :-)

MY FIRST FUN-COOKING COMPETITION USING TABASCO!

Today was my very first fun cooking competition . . .it was my first cooking competition period.  It was fun!  Thank you Taste Setter-Tabasco for the experience!

April 24, 2018 was the Taste Setter event of Tabasco held at the Magsaysay Institute Center for Hospitality and Culinary Arts.  It was a two part event – a demo during the morning and a cook-off after lunch.  The demonstration was very interesting in terms of usage of the different Tabasco sauces available in the market and the rising food trends in the market.  Demonstration was made by Chef Ron who was candid and open to queries coming from all attendees.

With all the sauces introduced, the dishes simply showed the flavor effect of each sauce – flavor effect in terms of it as part of a marinated and seasoning in a dish, not just heat but also flavor.  You can choose from the Tabasco Original Red sauce, Tabasco Green Sauce, Tabasco Chipotle Sauce, Tabasco Habanero sauce and Tabasco Garlic Sauce – each has a distinct flavor and heat that you can play with your dishes and drinks to give it a new dimension.

Well this is about my cooking competition experience, so here goes.

I was somehow, the last one to start since I have no group to join and I was on my own to begin with.  There were five (5) groups already formed and discussing what they will prepare while I have to play catch-up for we were given an hour to prepare a dish and a drink using only the ingredients available and Tabasco sauce.  Mine was dessert and beverage.

I made the simplest dish that I could think of and that was a crepe with a matching drink based on some ingredients I planned to use in the crepe.  This was a fun competition to begin with.  Fun because it was just an application of what knowledge was imparted earlier and how playful can you get with flavors; competition because there was a trophy at stake. Hehehehe!

Thankful for the assistance that Richard Lacorte and some of the staff of MIHCA, because they became my arms and legs in getting some of the stuff that I need since everybody got what they need already and I have to make use of what was still available.  It was fun to cook again and let my brains work for that matter.  Imagine cooking for one plate only, no excess ingredients (less waste) and with what is available in terms of tools.  Challenge, yes!  Challenge accepted.

I was able to deliver without tasting what I made (stupid right?) but it was all for fun and simply enjoying the moment.  I named my dessert as Crepe Bites and my drink as Summer Kick (ingredients and procedure in my next post).  I know not what my ranking but I was happy to deliver something that has flavor and some texture in the dish that they were not expected to find. They like the caramel taste that I was able to produce in my sauce plus the added texture I gave my crepe sauce.  I like the kick that my drink has (love your creation).   True that I got kicked with the thickness of my crepe, still I got to analyze it now and know how to serve it better the next time.  For now, all that matters is the fun of making a dish.  Another take I got from this experience is the fact that I need to try things out first before presenting it to the public (test kitchen is a must!)

Again thank you TBDC for the invite and Taste Setter-Tabasco for the event!  I had fun and hope to join you again in your next Taste Setter event.

GAWAD BUHAY 2017_All Set This April 12, 2018

Now on its 10th year, Gawad Buhay is the first-ever industry awards exclusively for the performing arts.

It is juried by an independent panel of critics, scholars, artists and theater enthusiasts. Outstanding individual and group achievements in various artistic and technical aspects of play, musical and dance productions and performances are honored based on quarterly citations deliberated by the members of the jury, who are required to watch all productions of Philstage member-companies for the entire year.

From the four quarterly citations (the first and second quarters are merged into the midyear citations), the jury selects the final nominees qualified to win the awards by the end of the performance season.

Philstage is the only alliance of professional performing arts organizations in the Philippines. Its members include 9 Works Theatrical, Actor’s Actors Inc./The Necessary Theatre, Ballet Manila, Ballet Philippines, Full House Theater Company (Resorts World Manila), Gantimpala Theater Foundation, Peta, Philippine Ballet Theatre, Philippine Opera Company, Repertory Philippines, Red Turnip Theater, Stages, Tanghalang Pilipino and Trumpets.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2017 NOMINATIONS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES:

Outstanding Original Libretto

J-Mee Katanyag, “Tagu-taguan” (Peta)

Outstanding Translation or Adaptation
Guelan Luarca, “Eurydice” (TP)

Jerry Respeto, “Ang Pag-uusig” (Tanghalang Pilipino/TP)

Alan Glinoga, “Ang Buhay ni Galileo” (Peta)

Outstanding Musical Direction

Daniel Bartolome, “Newsies” (9 Works Theatrical/9WT)
Diwa de Leon, “Ibong Adarna” (Ballet Manila/BM)
Ejay Yatco, “Hair” (Rep)
Rodel Colmenar, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (Full House/RWM)

Outstanding Original Musical Composition

Von de Guzman, “Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, The Musical” (Gantimpala Theater/GT)
Diwa de Leon, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)

Peta Music Pool (under Lutgardo Labad), “Ang Buhay ni Galileo” (Peta)

Outstanding Choreography for a Dance Production

Gerardo Francisco, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)
Eisa Jocson, “Your Highness” (Ballet Philippines/BP)
Bam Damian III, “Minamahal, Sinasamba”/from “A Gala Celebration” (BP)

Edna Vida, Alice Reyes and Adam Sage, “The Nutcracker” (BP)
Gener Caringal, “Ang Sultan”/from “The Exemplars: Amada and Other Dances” (BP)

Outstanding Choreography for a Play or Musical

PJ Rebullida, “Newsies” (9WT)

Nancy Crowe, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (Full House/RWM)

Outstanding Costume Design
Bonsai Cielo, “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)
Eric Pineda, “Newsies” (9WT)
James Reyes, “Aurelio Sedisyoso” (TP)
Bonsai Cielo, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (Full House/RWM)
Salvador Bernal, “The Nutcracker” (BP)

Outstanding Lighting Design
John Batalla, “Agnes of God” (Rep)
Katsch Katoy, “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)
Dennis Marasigan, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)
John Batalla, “Hair” (Rep)
Katsch Katoy, “The Nutcracker” (BP)

Outstanding Sound Design
Jethro Joaquin, “Agnes of God” (Rep)

Jethro Joaquin, “Blackbird” (TNT)
Jaime Godinez and Rards Corpuz, “Newsies” (9WT)
Rards Corpus, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (Full House/RWM)

Outstanding Set Design
Joey Mendoza, “Agnes of God” (Rep)
Mio Infante, “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)

Joey Mendoza, “Blackbird” (TNT)
Ohm David, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)
Salvador Bernal, “The Nutcracker” (BP)

Female Lead Performance in a Play
Roselyn Perez, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (Rep)
Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, “Agnes of God” (Rep)
Giannina Ocampo, “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)

Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante, “Blackbird” (TNT)

Blanche Buhia, “Lukot-lukot, Bilog-bilog” (TP)

Male Lead Performance in a Play
Michael Williams, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (Rep)
Joshua Spafford, “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)

JV Ibesate, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)
Bart Guingona, “Blackbird” (TNT)

Joel Lamangan, “Ang Buhay ni Galileo” (Peta)

Female Featured Performance in a Play
Rebecca Coates, “Agnes of God” (Rep)
Caisa Borromeo, “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)
Tami Monsod, “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)

Antonette Go, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)
Lhorvie Nuevo, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)

Male Featured Performance in a Play

Marco Viaña, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)
Jonathan Tadioan, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)
Joshua Tayco, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)

Bodjie Pascua, “Ang Buhay ni Galileo” (Peta)
Noel Comia Jr., “Ang Buhay ni Galileo” (Peta)

Male Lead Performance in a Musical

Gian Magdangal, “Newsies” (9WT)
Arman Ferrer, “Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, The Musical” (GT)
David Ezra, “Aurelio Sedisyoso” (TP)
Markki Stroem, “Hair” (Rep)
George Schulze, “Hair” (Rep)

Female Featured Performance in a Musical

Shiela Valderrama-Martinez, “Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, The Musical” (GT)
Aicelle Santos, “Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, The Musical” (GT)
Upeng Galang-Fernandez, “A Game of Trolls” (Peta)
Joan Bugcat, “Tagu-taguan” (Peta)
Maronne Cruz, “Hair” (Rep)

Male Featured Performance in a Musical

Jef Flores, “Newsies” (9WT)
Baron Geisler, “Aurelio Sedisyoso” (TP)
Floyd Tena, “Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, The Musical” (GT)
Roi Calilong, “Tagu-taguan” (Peta)

Reb Atadero, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (Full House/RWM)


Male Lead Performance in Modern Dance

Rudy de Dios, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)
Anselmo Dictado, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)
Victor Maguad, “Moon”/from “A Gala Celebration” (BP)
Eugene Obille, “Ang Sultan”/from “The Exemplars: Amada and Other Dances” (BP)
Ronelson Yadao, “Songs of the Wayfarer”/from “The Exemplars: Amada and Other Dances” (BP)

Female Featured Performance in Modern Dance

Abigail Oliveiro, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)
Katrene San Miguel, “Minamahal, Sinasamba”/from “A Gala Celebration” (BP)

Sarah Alejandro, “Amada”/from “The Exemplars: Amada and Other Dances” (BP)

Male Featured Performance in Modern Dance

Mark Sumaylo, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)
Rudolph Capongcol, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)
Romeo Peralta, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)
Elpidio Magat, “Ibong Adarna” (BM)

Female Lead Performance in Classical Dance
Denise Parungao, “Swan Lake” (BP)

Kim Abrogena, “La Bayadere” (Philippine Ballet Theatre/PBT)
Denise Parungao, “The Nutcracker” (BP)
Jemima Reyes, “The Nutcracker” (BP)
Katherine Barkman, “Swan Lake” (BM)

Male Lead Performance in Classical Dance
Victor Maguad, “Swan Lake” (BP)

Victor Maguad, “The Nutcracker” (BP)
Elpidio Magat, “Snow White” (BM)

Female Featured Performance in Classical Dance
Abigail Oliveiro, “Don Quixote” (BM)

Veronica Atienza, “La Bayadere” (PBT)

Stephanie Cabral, “The Nutcracker” (BP)

Male Featured Performance in Classical Dance

Victor Maguad, “Grand Pas Classique”/from “A Gala Celebration” (BP)
Peter San Juan, “La Bayadere” (PBT)

Gerardo Francisco, “Swan Lake” (BM)
Victor Maguad, “The Nutcracker” (BP)

Outstanding Modern Dance Production

“Ibong Adarna” (BM)
“A Gala Celebration” (BP)
“Your Highness” (BP)

“Ang Sultan”/from “The Exemplars: Amada and Other Dances” (BP)
“Songs of a Wayfarer”/from “The Exemplars: Amada and Other Dances” (BP)

Outstanding Classical Dance Production
“Don Quixote” (BM)
“Swan Lake” (BP)

“The Nutcracker” (BP)

Outstanding Stage Direction for a Play
Bart Guingona, “Agnes of God” (Rep)
Chris Millado, “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)

Dennis Marasigan, “Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)
Topper Fabregas, “Blackbird” (TNT)
Rody Vera, “Ang Buhay ni Galileo” (Peta)

Outstanding Stage Direction for a Musical

Robbie Guevara, “Newsies” (9WT)

Jaime del Mundo, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (Full House/RWM)

Outstanding Ensemble Performance for a Play
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (Rep)
“Agnes of God” (Rep)
“In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)

“Ang Pag-uusig” (TP)

“Ang Buhay ni Galileo” (Peta)

Outstanding Ensemble Performance for a Musical

“Newsies” (9WT)

“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (Full House/RWM)

Outstanding Ensemble Performance for Modern Dance

“Ibong Adarna” (BM)
“Visions of Fire”/from “A Gala Celebration” (BP)
“Ang Sultan”/from “The Exemplars: Amada and Other Dances” (BP)
“Songs of a Wayfarer”/from “The Exemplars: Amada and Other Dances” (BP)

Outstanding Ensemble Performance for Classical Dance
“Don Quixote” (BM)
“Swan Lake” (BP)

“The Nutcracker” (BP)

Outstanding Production of Existing Material for a Play
“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” (Rep)
“Agnes of God” (Rep)
“In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play” (Rep)

“Blackbird” (TNT)

“Ang Buhay ni Galileo” (Peta)

Outstanding Production of Existing Material for a Musical

“Newsies” (9WT)

“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (Full House/RWM)

Outstanding Play—Original or Translation/Adaptation

“Ang Pag-uusig” (TP) 

The awarding ceremonies are set for April 12, Thursday, 7 p.m., at CCP’s Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater).