Newport World Resorts, in association with Full House Theater Company (FHTC) and Culturtain Musicat Productions, has announced the return of Alikabok more than 30 years after the original Filipino musical was first staged. It features music by National Artist Ryan Cayabyab and draws inspiration from Juan Luna’s painting La Bulaqueña. The new production opens in August 2027 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.
A reworking of the original 1997 production, Alikabok is the fictional tale of Visitacion “Bising” Vallejo, a beautiful young heiress from the 1800s, based on Luna’s La Bulaqueña. She falls in love on the eve of the revolution, and like so many women of the time, joins the Katipunan to fight for her country.
Told through the eyes of her Fil-Am descendant Asia, Bising’s story unfolds as Asia discovers her letters throughout the ancestral Vallejo home. Piece by piece, Asia slowly puts together the legacy of her family, her home, and her country. But time is running out, as her mother Anna wants to sever her last tie to the Philippines by selling the Vallejo home, and Asia desperately races to complete Bising’s story before it’s lost forever.
The revival is one of FHTC’s major productions for its 2027 theater season. The company is also set to make Manila roar with & Juliet, the Tony Award-nominated musical that gives Shakespeare’s heroine a new story set to some of pop music’s greatest hits.
Casting, creative team, performance dates, and ticketing details for Alikabok will be announced soon.
Full House Theater Company is the in-house production arm of Travellers Group, developing and presenting shows at Newport World Resorts and the soon-to-open Westside Resort.
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About Full House Theater Company:
Full House Theater Company (FHTC) has established itself as a leading theatre organization dedicated to nurturing Filipino talent and enriching the local performing arts scene. FHTC is the in-house production arm of Travellers Group, owner and operator of Newport World Resorts and Westside Resort. It develops and presents theatrical productions and live entertainment for the Newport Performing Arts Theater and other venues. By producing world-class theatrical performances, FHTC highlights the skills of Filipino actors and production experts, fostering a vibrant community dedicated to the arts.
When Newport World Resorts opened in 2009 as the first integrated resort in the Philippines, one of its biggest attractions was the Newport Performing Arts Theater–an expansive entertainment space with an award-winning design. Making use of this world-class space, the company staged KAOS in 2010, an over-the-top special production that featured theater artists, dancers, acrobats, death-defying stunts and an actual white lion and white tiger. Since then, Newport World Resorts has been staging musicals at its theater every year, making it a household name among musical theater fans and live entertainment aficionados.
Inspired by its success, Travellers Group established Full House Theater Company in 2014, as it entered into the business of staging original musicals. Its first production was Bituing Walang Ningning, an adaptation of a popular Filipino movie based on an equally popular comics serial.
Within its first year, FHTC joined the country’s sole organization of professional performing arts companies, PHILSTAGE. Since then, it has remained steadfast in its commitment to uplifting the performing arts industry in the country. By nurturing a new generation of theater audiences and utilizing the best talents in staging world-class productions in an award-winning venue, FHTC significantly contributes to today’s local performing arts.