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BE LIKE WATER brings Bruce Lee to Life on the Theatrical Stage

Maria Maria — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:13:50 +0000

East West Players (EWP) launches its 43rd anniversary season, Beyond Presence, by drawing together an amazing team of artists to premiere BE LIKE WATER. The talent will not only shine onstage but also behind the scenes with an Academy Award winning director and a martial arts choreographer who is the god-daughter of Bruce Lee. Premiering [...]

EWP Continues 43rd Theater Season With Mix of Bruce Lee, Mahjong, and Reincarnation

Maria Maria — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:10:17 +0000

East West Players 43rd Theater Season East West Playersâ€™ (EWP) 43rd Anniversary Season continues with the Los Angeles premiere of a play that is based on a best selling book turned into a major motion picture and two world premiers: BE LIKE WATER, by Dan Kwong, THE JOY LUCK CLUB by Susan Kim, based on the [...]

Newest singing sensation Lara Avengoza debuts in Hollywood

Jay Fermin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:52:46 +0000

By Jay Fermin PW Hollywood: Lara Avengoza hit it big last June 28 on her debut concert at Celebrity Center in Hollywood. Lara has now convinced the music communityâ€™s talent watchers that she has what it takes to be a major performer, if not a star. Up-and-coming rising vocalist Lara Avengoza is hitting the music industry scene [...]

Sounds and Voices of J-Town with Tia Carrere and Jennifer Paz

Jay Fermin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:02:43 +0000

Featuring: Tia Carrere with Daniel Ho, Jennifer Paz and Mariko with The Music Co. A benefit concert kicks-off a year-long 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Aratani/Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles. Click to Enlarge Poster FILIPINA ACTRESSES TIA CARRERE AND JENNIFER PAZ HEADLINE CONCERT TO BENEFIT ARATANI THEATRE For more than two decades Downtown Little Tokyo [...]

Marc Macalintal: Musical Directions

Maria Maria — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:30:19 +0000

PIPPIN Production Photos by Michael Lamont East West Players. All rights reserved. Marc MacalintalLos Angeles, CA — In the cool interior of the David Henry Hwang Theater in Little Tokyo, downtown L.A., Marc Macalintal, currently the Music Director and Keyboards of East West Players’ Hip-Hop production of Stephen Schwartz’s PIPPIN, shared [...]

East West Players Navigate Home on their 42nd Anniversary Visionary Awards

Jay Fermin — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:49:40 +0000

Photos by Albert Vargas, PinoyWired.com Los Angeles: â€˜Life Imitates Artâ€™ or is it the other way around? Artists and supporters of the East West Players (EWP), the longest running theatre organization in the United States, came out to the Universal Hilton for the 42nd Anniversary Awards Night and Silent Auction last [...]

East West Players Presents Tony Award Winning PIPPIN with Anime and Hip-Hop Twist

Maria Maria — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:03:25 +0000

East West Players bring anime and hip-hop influences to the Tony Award winning PIPPIN by WICKED composer Stephen Schwartz. Fil-Ams Marc Macalintal, Music Director, and Cesar Cipriano, actor, involved in production. PIPPIN Extended to June 22, 2008 By Popular Demand PIPPIN receives a new twist when it opens Wednesday May 14, 2008 at East West Players [...]

Gary Valenciano 25th Anniversary World Tour Concert with Martin Nievera

Jay Fermin — Sat, 03 May 2008 00:56:54 +0000

PHILIPPINE â€œCONCERT KINGâ€ MARTIN NIEVERA TO GUEST AT â€œMR. PURE ENERGYâ€ GARY VALENCIANOâ€™S LOS ANGELES CONCERT AT THE NOKIA THEATER by Ted Benito Click on the picture to enlarge May 2008, Los Angeles, CA. â€“ In a little more than a month, two of the biggest names in Filipino entertainment take center stage in one of the [...]

Loboc Children’s Choir Performs in Riverside California

John Lacson — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:37:18 +0000

The innocence of their youth is evidenced by the sweetness of their voices. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP5EWvaiewc The Loboc Children’s Choir hails from the town of Loboc in the island of Bohol, Philippines. Composed of 30 boys and girls averaging about 9 to 13 yrs of ages.At home in Bohol, they sing for visiting dignitaries and tourists. LCC (Loboc Childrenâ€™s Choir) [...]

JabbaWockeeZ, MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, to Receive East-West Players Award

Maria Maria — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:39:49 +0000

JabbaWockeeZ, Winner of Randy Jacksonâ€™s 2008 Americaâ€™s Best Dance Crew East West Players (EWP) announced a new honoree to the 42nd Anniversary Visionary Awards Dinner & Silent Auction. San Diego based JabbaWockeeZ, recently the winners of the 2008 production of Randy Jackson’s America’s Best Dance Crew, will be recognized with the EWP Breakout Performance Award. With [...]