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Mikhail Red’s ‘Birdshot’ in centerpiece gala and in competition at NYC Asian filmfest
Mikhail Red’s slow-burning thriller “Birdshot” will be the Centerpiece Gala of the 16th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), which will take place from June 30 to July 13 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and July 14 to 16 at the SVA Theatre in Chelsea. It will be the North American premiere of […]
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MoMA features Philippine cinema from June 1 to 25
MoMA presents a survey of Philippine film from around 2000 to the present, a period known as the Third Golden Age of Philippine cinema (following the first golden age, in the 1950s, and the second, from the 1970s to the early 1980s). The Philippines’ current wave of sustained creativity is unusual in its diversity of […]
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GMA’s ‘Tadhana’ gives voice to inspiring stories of OFWs
Every day, thousands of Filipinos leave the country to seek greener pastures abroad hoping to provide a better life for their loved ones back home. Their sacrifice and endurance to face the unknown for the sake of their families, as well as helping the country’s economy through remittances, have earned them the title, “Bagong Bayani.” […]
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Ma-Yi: 28 years later, a bumper crop of Asian American playwrights
By Cristina DC Pastor It began in the basement of a Catholic church. Twenty-eight years later, the Filipino-founded Ma-Yi Theater Company is a flourishing and ethnically diverse organization that has earned esteem and acclaim for its steadfast promotion of Asian American theater. “Twenty-eight years ago, we couldn’t find an Asian American writer,” said founder and […]
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‘Miss Saigon’ revival struggles against perceived perfection of the Lea Salonga original
By Cristina DC Pastor In a mild Spring evening almost 20 years ago, my family watched “Miss Saigon on Broadway with my octogenarian father. It was the second Broadway show for dad, and he was just as excited. He knew of Lea Salonga as this little girl who’s on television with Herbert Bautista. Tacky as […]
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Ryan Gonzalez: California teen now a travel & lifestyle director for CNN Philippines
By Wendell Gaa This article is part of a continuing series on second-generation Filipino Americans who have returned to the homeland, lured by more fulfilling careers and an opportunity to bridge and embrace their two cultures. Ryan Gonzalez is emblematic of a growing number of millennial generation Filipino Americans who are moving back to the […]
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Dear Filipinos who are Broadway theater diehards
If you’re in town visiting NYC, make sure to include the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts in your itinerary – no matter how tight your schedule is. The NYPL is part of the Lincoln Center complex. To get there, Take the 1 Train and go down at 66th Street. On display until […]
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AlDub concert in Brooklyn a huge thrill for fans across N. America
By Lindy Rosales A non-Filipino American portrayed them as “the Brangelina of the Philippines.” Never mind that Brangelina is no more, but the blurb sums up accurately that the celebrated Aldub love team of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza has a cult following among Filipinos around the world. Fresh from California, AlDub flew into NYC […]
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Christine Allado to star in NYC concert before taking on ‘Hamilton’ role at West End
Singer and actress Christine Allado just snagged the roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the forthcoming London West End production of the Broadway hit musical “Hamilton,” produced, written and directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. “Hamilton” will premiere at the Victoria Palace Theatre on November 21. Christine, 26, who is currently on a brief vacation […]