Ensemble dancers take center stage

Theatre Group Asia brings A Chorus Line to the Philippines

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THE NEXT production of Theatre Group Asia (TGA) is a landmark Broadway title, A Chorus Line, to be directed and choreographed by New York-based Filipino-American Emmy winner Karla Puno Garcia.

Set to run from March 12 to 29, 2026, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit Makati, this staging coincides with the musical’s 50^th anniversary. It remains one of the few musicals to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, aside from winning the Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (James Kirkwood), Best Original Score (Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban), Best Director (Michael Bennett), and Best Choreography (Michael Bennett and Bob Avian) in 1976.

It revolutionized Broadway by spotlighting the lives of ensemble dancers and TGA aims to “bring the story to life with an all-Filipino cast, celebrating the global talent and cultural depth of the Philippines.”

“We have a lot of natural talents who don’t necessarily go to a formal theater or dance school, but they are great talents. Karla was very particular about the dancing because, when the curtain opens, it’s the first thing that you see,” said TGA Executive Director Christopher Mohnani at a press roundtable in Makati on Nov. 6.