Vince Layson Vicentuan is a licensed English teacher with a Master's in Education, majoring in Educational Administration from Ateneo de Manila University. He also holds an AB Mass Communications degree from Centro Escolar University, where he was an academic and Biological Science scholar. Formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences academic coordinator at FEU High School, he taught subjects such as Creative Writing, Contemporary Philippine Arts, and Oral Communication.
He previously served as Theater Program Coordinator at De La Salle Santiago Zobel. He later became Theatre Manager of Assumpta Theater-CCP of the East at Assumption Antipolo, where he wrote and directed original musicals like The Wonder Bookshop, Sulyap-Lahi, and Whose Garden is This?
As an actor, Vince has appeared in productions such as Oliver! (Repertory Philippines), Chess the Musical (New Voice Company), A Midsummer Night's Dream (NVC), and San Pedro Calungsod the Musical, among others. He also served as the emcee of the Philippines 2019 SEA Games Gymnastics competition.
Vince teaches English Language and English General Paper at Bina Bangsa School in Jakarta, Indonesia. His reviews often focus on educating students in theatre arts appreciation.
BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Makes Your Heart Sing
October 3, 2017
October 3, 2017
Every generation, past or present, knows what a great musical is: it's one that's so hauntingly memorable, its score and plot reflective of the time or the aspirations of the time. Such is The Sound of Music whose songs and romantic narrative have haunted us to this very day, since its November 16, 1959 Broadway opening.
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY, a Classic Through and Through
August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017
Touted as "Broadway's greatest dance musical," "West Side Story," the international tour, opened in Manila to a crowd of old and new fans, and the result is both exhilarating and, to some degree, bifurcating.
BWW Review: Atlantis Has Scored Yet Another Triumph in KINKY BOOTS
July 12, 2017
July 12, 2017
The Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein award-winning musical 'Kinky Boots' has finally strutted into Manila, and if the spontaneous standing ovations and full houses since opening night are any indication, Lola, the indomitable drag queen at the center of the show, could be right--'I came for one thing only--adulation!'
BWW Review: Ateneo Blue Repertory's 'Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady'
April 30, 2017
April 30, 2017
Ateneo Blue Repertory's take on "Kung Paano Ako Naging Leading Lady" is downright engaging: a no-dull-moment rollick of riot and fun. Where most comedy musicals fail, this two-hour comedy does not lollygag in its intent to entertain nonstop, and we have the millennials' boundless energy and raw talent to thank for. Not to mention playwright Carlo Vergara's campy wit that packs in the tummy cramp.
BWW Review: WICKED is a Concoction of Memorable Music, Visual Treat
February 20, 2017
February 20, 2017
The much-anticipated return of WICKED did not fail to generate the buzz and crowd it was expected to. The throng that trooped to The Theatre at Solaire on February 8 was proof that this hit Broadway musical indeed has a Manila cult following, some of whom wickedly garbed in celebratory costumes, most flamboyant of which was Tessa Prieto-Valdes, a regular on big musical opening nights.
BWW Review: International Premiere of FUN HOME, Starring Lea Salonga, Eric Kunze
November 16, 2016
November 16, 2016
Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's (ATEG) Manila production of the 2015 Tony© Best Musical FUN HOME opens and unravels with no fanfare: a minimalist set, a meager ensemble of ten actors, musical numbers that do not play to spectacular choreography and exploding lights, and a venue so small the performers and spectators are actually within an awkward spitting distance.
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