ON its 90th year, the Manila Metropolitan Theater (Tanghalang Pangkalakhan ng Maynila; informally the MET, officially the NCCA Metropolitan Theater) is reclaiming its old glory as a cultural enclave. It will host the staging of Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan, its first theatrical production since it closed in 1996. The…
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After more than two decades of closure, the Metropolitan Theater (MET) will now come back to life with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NNCA) "Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan" musical the first production to be staged in the newly-conserved playhouse.
Lapulapu at MET. (Photo from N
The newly-conserved theater’s maiden show will premiere on Oct. 24, 2021 A piece of Philippine history is set to unfold at the recently restored Metropolitan Theater (The MET) in Manila with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts’ (NCCA) “Lapulapu, Ang Datu ng Mactan,” the first producti