‘Muli: An OPM Musical’ Brings Love, Loss, And Original Pinoy Music To The Stage
The Original Pinoy Musical features Gawad Urian Award-winning actress, singer, and host Kakki Teodoro and the stage debut of Janine Teñoso.
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Courtesy of Muli: An OPM Musical
Muli: An OPM Musical brings love, loss, and “what-ifs” to life with a star-studded cast, running from September 11 to 27, 2026, at the Globe Auditorium of the Maybank Performing Arts Theater at the BGC Arts Center in Taguig City.
The musical harks back to the ’90s and early 2000s and revolves around the themes of unfulfilled dreams and second chances.
It is led by acclaimed executive producer and writer Charissa Pammit and stage director Andrei Pamintuan, the creative minds behind the hit Sugarfree rock-inspired musical Sa Wakas, which changed the landscape of contemporary Philippine theater more than a decade ago.
“Muli is about having the courage to start all over again. Because when you’re in your twenties, the world is your oyster. You can do anything you set your mind to do. But as you get older, it actually gets harder for you to start over because you have much more to lose,” Pammit reveals during a press conference.
The powerhouse cast features Gawad Urian Award-winning actress, singer, and host Kakki Teodoro. A star in the world of Philippine theater, she earned the Philstage Gawad Buhay Award for “Female Lead Performance” in a Play in 2020 for the one-person interactive play Every Brilliant Thing.
Singer-songwriter Janine Teñoso enters the world of theater as she makes her stage debut playing the daughter of Teodoro’s character.
On the matter of the never-ending “what-ifs” and starting over again, Muli follows Anita (Teodoro), a 42-year-old housewife who looks back on the past two decades of her life and wonders about the lives she could have lived. With her daughter, Kath (Teñoso), by her side, Anita is encouraged to look beyond her role as a mother and embark on a journey to rediscover her dreams.
Joining them are top-billing actors Vien King (Passion), Marvin Ong (Man of La Mancha), Justine Peña (Sa Wakas), and Marynor Madamesila (Gregoria Lakambini), alongside social media creator and Dog Show Divas host Baus Rufo, making his professional theater debut.
Muli: An OPM Musical‘s book and lyrics are co-written by Pammit and her close friend, PeopleAsia Editor-in-Chief Jose Paolo dela Cruz. “We chose what-ifs as the main theme of our story, because who doesn’t go through that? You could be a Gen Xer, you can be Gen Z, and you’ll every once in a while wonder how life could have been, had you chosen to pursue another path,” dela Cruz adds.
Meanwhile, singer-songwriter and “Rosas” hitmaker Nica del Rosario and violinist, musical director, and composer Matthew Chang — both Gawad Buhay awardees — serve as writers and producers of a suite of the musical’s original songs.
“The script jumps from one OPM era to another, so we tried to make it feel like one cohesive organism — different moving parts, each with its own sound and character, but all working together,” del Rosario explains.
“The fun thing about writing songs for a musical is that all of the songs need to have a specific purpose to push the story forward. The songs, the soundscape, the world-building, it all needs to serve the purposes of the story,” Chang adds.
They are joined by a roster of musical talents from FlipMusic — the group behind the BINI hits “Pantropiko,” “Salamin, Salamin,” and “Karera,” as well as Sarah Geronimo’s “Tala.”
The musical will feature 11 original songs composed by FlipMusic solely for the musical, including “Ya Girl,” a pop diva anthem celebrating Filipina identity; “Silver Spoon,” a soulful melody performed by Teñoso; and “Iba’t-Ibang Mundo,” which explores Anita’s life in the past and the present.
Tickets are now available for purchase via Ticketworld. For more information, follow Muli: An OPM Musical on their website, Facebook, and Instagram.
Frequently Asked Questions
Muli: An OPM Musical is a stage musical from Sa Wakas creators Charissa Pammit and Andrei Pamintuan, running September 11-27, 2026, at BGC Arts Center’s Globe Auditorium in Taguig.
Charissa Pammit is executive producer and co-writer; Andrei Pamintuan directs. Both previously created Sa Wakas, the Sugarfree-inspired musical that reshaped contemporary Philippine theater.
Kakki Teodoro leads the cast, with Janine Teñoso making her stage debut. They’re joined by Vien King, Marvin Ong, Justine Peña, Marynor Madamesila, and Baus Rufo.
The original songs are written and produced by Nica del Rosario and Matthew Chang with FlipMusic, the team behind BINI’s ‘Pantropiko’ and Sarah Geronimo’s ‘Tala.’
Set in the ’90s and early 2000s, Muli explores unfulfilled dreams, second chances, and lingering what-ifs through original OPM compositions written for the stage.
