halfwhiteboy

Finally, the musical My Bibe and I have been longing to see, The Phantom of the Opera , will be staged here in Manila! The thing is, it won't be opening until August 25, so it's going to be months of waiting still. Andrew Lloyd Webber's opus will run from August 25 through September 16 at the CCP Main Theater. But you think if demand is high, they'll extend, like what happened with Mamma Mia? Let's see. Pre-selling exclusive to Infinity (Powered by Smart)  subscribers and Citibank cardholders is ongoing (since March 19) until April 30 at TicketWorld Manila . Regular selling starts May 1. Ticket prices are (in PHP) 7,280 | 6,032 | 4,680 | 3,640 | 2,340 | 1,820. ********** You can read my review here . Well, it's more like gushing actually. :)

Call me whatever you want but last Friday was my very first time to watch a show at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Well, shame on me. I've been there before for an exhibit but never for a performance of any kind. My time there, however, opened my eyes to a couple of not so nice things about the CCP. Sure it is an important architectural landmark but sadly, it's not very well-maintained at all. It's deteriorating. I know it's an old building but it looks really old. It smells old and musty. I mean, it could very well use some renovation. Air conditioning was also poor; I started sweating the moment we entered the building. Looking down the main lobby from the third floor. Don't get me wrong. A lot of great aspects reside within the CCP main building. There are a number of brass and steel sculptures in there but have seemingly been forgotten. Light them up and let the people see them in all their glory! The chandeliers look good and majestic, t...