Michael Williams talks about Theater Down South and his life as an actor, director and teacher. You can catch him in Repertory Philippines’ “A Christmas Carol” at OnStage Greenbelt. It runs until Dec.14, 2008. For tickets, call 887-0710 or 891-9999, or log on to repertory-philippines.com. Or go to www.ticketworld.com.ph. For inquiries and show sales about Theater Down South’s “Christmas Special” and their next curriculum-based show, call 890-0903 or 687-2830, or email [email protected]. For more information on Theater Down South, go to theaterdownsouth.com or downstage.multiply.com. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, or listen to this episode here: talking Parts ep18 Please join our Facebook group as well!

Lea Salonga talks about her life and career as an actress, including her role as Cinderella in the current production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical by Broadway Asia Entertainment.

“Cinderella” opens in Hong Kong this Wednesday, Nov.5, and runs til Nov.29, 2008 at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Center. For more information, go to www.urbtix.hk. The show then transfers to Bangkok and runs there from Dec.16-21, and then opens in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in January 2009. Visit the tour’s official website at www.cinderellaonstage.com.

On May 1, 2009, Lea will perform at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall Performing Arts Center at the University of Las Vegas. Tickets are on sale now. Visit pac.unlv.edu.

"Cinderella"’s Original International Tour Cast Recording is now available online, exclusively on iTunes. To download, visit www.apple.com/itunes.

Lea’s weekly column, “Backstory,” appears every Thursday in the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Entertainment Section. And for more news and updates, visit her official website at www.leasalonga.com.

A very special thanks to Seoul Seoul Restaurant, where the interview was held. You can find it in the Casa Susana Bldg., ATC, Alabang. Call 842-1918 for reservations.

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Marie Jamora talks about Project Runway Philippines, her experiences in film school, and her process and viewpoints as a professional director.

Project Runway Philippines airs every Wednesday, 10PM on ETC; with replays on Thursdays at 9AM & 3PM, Saturdays at 2AM & 8PM, Sundays at 2:30PM, and Mondays at 9AM. You can check out more of Marie’s work on YouTube. Just go to www.youtube.com/mariejambotz.

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Bliss Cua Lim talks about her assessment of Cinemalaya and the current state of Philippine cinema and film archiving. She also expounds on the work she's done as Associate Professor of Film and Media studies at the University of California, Irvine, and gives a preview of her new book, “Translating Time: Cinema, The Fantastic, and Temporal Critique.”

“Translating Time: Cinema, The Fantastic, and Temporal Critique” will be released in March 2009 by Duke University Press. Her research on the film archiving crisis and the various implications of Filipino stardom will go into her second book project, tentatively titled “Troubled Archive: Race, Sex, and Language in Filipino Film Stardom.

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Igan D’Bayan talks about his exhibit of paintings and installations, called “Studies in Unnatural Histories”; as well as the philosophies behind his work and life.

“Studies in Unnatural Histories” runs til Aug.30, 2008, at The Crucible Gallery in SM Megamall A. For more information, call 635-6061.

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(Photos of "Philippine Gothic" and "Painting 2046" are courtesy of the artist.)

Christina Dy talks about her new solo exhibit, “Clothes They Stood Up In,” as well as her life as a visual artist and production designer.

“Clothes They Stood Up In” runs until June 30 at The Crucible Gallery in SM Megamall A. For more information, call 635-6061. The “Soap Lands” exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Phils. opens July 25. And the exhibition of works for the 2008 Ateneo Art Awards will take place at the Grand Atrium of the EDSA Shangri-la Mall from August 1 -11. For commissions and other available works from CD, contact the Silverlens Gallery at 816-0044, or go to www.silverlensphoto.com.

Thanks to everyone who submitted Listener Questions! The interviews are even more fun with your participation. I hope to hear from even more of you out there. I will let you know if there is a Call for Questions through this blogspot and our Facebook group page.

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(Note: Photographs are care of CD. These were taken from previous collections.)

Patrice Ramos-Diaz talks about her design process, and life as a fashion designer/entrepreneur in the Philippines.

Patrice Bridal is located at Unit 103, 3 Salcedo Place, Tordesillas St., Salcedo Village; while Paradi is in Greenbelt 5, Makati. For more information, call 884-1543. To see photographs of Patrice’s collection at Fashion Watch Quartet, go to the February 2008 archives of thefashpack.blogspot.com.

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Beng Calma-Alcazaren talks about her process as a singer-songwriter and about Drip’s new album, "Identity Theft." (Preview the title track of the album right after the interview.)

"Identity Theft" is available at Fully Booked, Mag:Net, Kate Torralba Stores and at their gigs. Their next one is on May 31, 9PM at NUVO in Greenbelt 2. On June 6, Drip will be at Sweetspot @ Saguijo. And their video for FALLEN, which was animated by Juan Alcazaren, will be launched on June 7, 8PM, at Vintage Pop in Cubao Expo. For more information, go to dripmanila.multiply.com or visit Drip’s MySpace page.

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Gibbs Cadiz talks about theater criticism in the Philippines and the career he’s built around it. Plus, he fields questions in our first Listener Questions portion.

You can read his performing arts reviews every Monday in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. He is also Desk Editor for its Lifestyle Section. His blog, "GIBBS CADIZ", can be visited at gibbscadiz.blogspot.com.

Many thanks to those who submitted questions. I hope to continue doing Listener Questions for succeeding guests.

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SCHEDULE CHANGE: talking Parts will, from now on, be a biweekly show; with new episodes every other week.

ERRATUM:
First, verbatim from Gibbs: "ERRATUM: I messed up my dates! Listening again to the podcast I realized with horror that I'd been saying “1993” or “1995” when I had meant a full decade later--2003 and 2005. Very sorry about that. The other inaccurate numbers--like Jenny saying in the intro that I've been reviewing theater for 15 years--all derived from that mistake. No, only for about five. Not her fault; all mine. Mea maxima culpa. Worse, it made me sound much, much older than my 37 years, aargh. This is what I get for hating Math in school. Sorry again for the absent-minded but huge mistake."

Now, from me: So, yes, Gibbs has been reviewing theater for about 5--not 15--years. Now, also, if I had a better memory, I should've remembered that in the early part of this decade, I was still encountering Cora Llamas at presscons. What's worse? Hating Math (Gibbs) or becoming senile (me)? So apologies for the oversight.

Jack Salud talks about his art, and his life as a painter and performer.

To see more of his work, visit his Multiply site at jcksalud.multiply.com.

This October, you can catch Jack Salud, the opera singer, in the Philippine Opera Company’s production of “La Boheme.” That opens October 2 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

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