Beauty and the Beast
REPERTORY PHILIPPINES’ Theater for Young Audiences is retelling the timeless fairy tale from Aug. 12 to Dec. 14 at Onstage, Greenbelt 1. Cara Barredo, Alana Vincente, Jill Ita-as, and Maya Encila are set to play Beauty, while Arnel Carrion, Jos Jalbuena, Hans Eckstein, and George Schultz will be portraying the Beast. Directed by Joy Virata, the musical has a book written by Peter de Valle and John Ahearn, music by Michael Valenti, and lyrics by Elsa Rael. Tickets are available through Rep at 843-3570 and TicketWorld at 891-9999,
Bigger MIBF 2017 set
THE MANILA International Book Fair (MIBF) promises to be bigger on its 38th year — it will occupy two floors of exhibit space at the SMX Convention Center, MOA Complex, Pasay City. It will be held on Sept. 13-17. Expanding its exhibit area from 9,130 to 11,980 square meters, MIBF 2017 will dedicate the entire second floor to children’s books and young adult books. With over 100 exhibitors, and about 150,000 visitors over its annual five-day run, the MIBF remains the country’s biggest and longest running book event, gathering book lovers from all walks of life to avail of the largest and most varied collection of literature for leisure and academic reading. There is also a lineup of varied events, such as book signings, author meet-and-greets, and special contests, and other activities designed for book lovers. Also co-located at this year’s MIBF is the National Conference on Technology in Education on Sept. 12-14, which gathers educators, the private sector, and government bodies gather to drive conversations about modernized trends in the Philippine education sector. The MIBF is organized by Primetrade Asia, Inc. in partnership with Asian Catholic Communicators, Inc., Book Development Association of the Philippines, Philippine Booksellers Association, Inc., and the Overseas Publishers Representatives’ Association of the Philippines. Interested exhibitors may call 896-0661 or 896-0682, e-mail info@manilabookfair.com. For more event details, follow @ManilaBookFair on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.