The beloved parlorista superheroine is back in fighting form to defend a small town from a giant frog, rampaging zombies and power-tripping planet women. Actress Eula Valdes reprises her role as the stunning red-haired warrior who saves the world with her frilly-mouthed assistant. On February 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at the CCP Little Theater. Call Ticketworld at 911-5555 or at Tanghalang Pilipino at 832-3661 or 832-1125 local 1620/1621 for details.

Prepare yourselves for a non-stop party of live music, audience interaction, dancing and fantasy that will excite your senses and leave you breathless! Enter the men of Chippendales set to fulfill all your guilty pleasures and naughty fantasies, whether you like them bare or clad in cheeky uniforms, this titillating performance will surely leave you wanting more. On February 18 & 19, 7:30PM at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre, Resorts World Manila. Call Ticketworld at 891-9999 or Resorts World Manila visitors and tourist hotline at 836-6333 or 908-8333 for inquiries.

Philippine Educational Theater Association’s (PETA) latest musical comedy-drama titled Care Divas features five transvestite overseas workers traveled to Israel in the time of the Intifada (Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation). Bringing with them the unique brand of warm Pinoy nurturing, they leave their Filipino families to care for elderly Jews. They dream of going big time divas and encounter a few problems along the way. But it is through their journey of being a small-time group of singers that they are able to share valuable experiences and friendships that bind strangers in a strange land. Showing at the PETA Theater Center every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. from February 4 - March 13, 2011. Call 725-6244, 410-00821 and 0917-5644233 or email [email protected] for more details.

A fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant; in a story that makes you laugh and cry. This February at Onstage, Greenbelt. Call Repertory Philippines at 571-6926, 571-4941 or email [email protected]. Tickets are also available at Ticketworld at 891-9999.

The story of the struggle for power of three kingdoms: Marueccos, Tedenst, and Duquela. It is a komedya written by Francisco “Balagtas” Baltazar - a prominent Filipino poet known for his “Florante at Laura” and widely considered as the Tagalog counterpart of William Shakespeare because of his impact on Filipino literature. On February 4 - 26, Fridays 8PM, Saturdays 3PM & 8PM, Sundays 3PM, at SM Mall of Asia CenterStage.

Based on the beloved book by Amy Tan, Repertory Philippines’ The Joy Luck Club is a chorus of eight voices telling scores of tightly woven stories. It tells of the lives of four Chinese immigrant women and their four American-born daughters. On February 19, 8PM at OnStage, Greenbelt. Call Ticketworld at 911-5555 for details.

Looking for a date movie? How about a date musical, acrobatic, magical, stunt-filled live theater production?

Resort’s World Manila’s first exclusive production transports audiences to the world of Kaos, where a classic tale of love unfolds involving a handsome medieval Prince and a beautiful Maiden from the future. The story, superbly told in music and dance, will make you fall in love all over again. But it is the astounding acrobatics, gravity-defying stunts and mind-blowing magical acts that will surely take your breath away and get your heart racing.

Kaos is performed by a multi-cultural cast of talented men, women—and even big cats. Catch renowned animal performers—Kaos the white lion, Sito the white tiger and Betty the yellow tiger—specially trained by Spanish master illusionist Enrique Polo, the Defying Gravity acrobatic troupe from China, Power Duo from Belarus, Stunt motorcyclists from Spain, Human time Machine performers from Colombia and the Philippine all stars. Leading the cast are theater actor and singer Gian Magdangal as the Prince, Canadian Idol standout Martha Joy as the Maiden,…

An Irresistible Obsession
By Christopher de Venecia

There are exactly 525,600 minutes measured in a year of a person’s life. Quite a number, you might say – especially when multiplied to the number of years that beckons one’s age, press release or otherwise. The advent of daylights, sunsets, midnights, and even a mouthwatering cup of coffee could titillate even the most obsessed-crazed minstrels. But when that same number of minutes involves a struggling filmmaker, an AIDS-afflicted pole dancer, a drag queen, a lesbian performance artist, a gay social provocateur, and other bohemians dealing with poverty, disease and existentialist struggle in New York’s Alphabet City, oftentimes, every minute counts.

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize, the revolutionary rock musical Rent, with book, music and lyrics by the late Jonathan Larson, is a timeless story of bohemians who, despite adversity, learn to fall in love and find their voices. Not exactly the typical rom-com, cheese-fest you’d expect for the month of February given the…

Upstart Productions presents an original romantic musical comedy that is sure to hit you on bull’s eye and make you fall in love more. With the direction by Joel Trinidad, assistant direction by Emerita Alcid-Trinidad, musical direction by Felix Rivera, choreography by Cecille Martinez, lights design by Miyo Sta. Maria, and stage design by Jio Javier. On February 18 (8PM), 19 (3PM & 8PM), 25 (8PM), 26 (3PM & 8PM) and March 4 (8PM), 5(3PM & 8PM), 11 (8PM), 12 (3PM & 8PM) at Teatrino, The Promenade Greenhills. Contact 0949-7917270 and 964-6562 or email [email protected].

A classic adventure of a handsome prince, a beautiful maiden and an interfering advisor, a place of historical castle and good hearts, where a song solves a problem, a dance lifts a mood and there is a never-ending search. This January, all Wednesdays (8PM), Thursdays (8PM), Fridays (9PM), Saturdays (2PM and 8PM) and Sundays (2PM) at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre, Resorts World Manila. Call Ticketworld at 891-9999 for details.