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A performance was held at Newport World Resorts to announce that 'Bongga Ka Day!: The Annie Batungbakal Musical' will finally be staged at the venue. Photo from Newport's Facebook page

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‘Bongga Ka Day!’ announces auditions

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1777273806660657678942_1418019807026306_299936682689283601_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="A performance was held at Newport World Resorts to announce that &#x27;Bongga Ka Day!: The Annie Batungbakal Musical&#x27; will finally be staged at the venue. Photo from Newport&#x27;s Facebook page"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A performance was held at Newport World Resorts to announce that &#x27;Bongga Ka Day!: The Annie Batungbakal Musical&#x27; will finally be staged at the venue.<em> Photo from Newport&#x27;s Facebook page</em></span></span></span></div><p>The team behind the much-awaited “Bongga Ka, ‘Day!: The Annie Batungbakal Musical” has announced it is opening auditions for performers.</p><p>The first round of auditions will be held on May 6 at the PETA Theater Center in Quezon City, followed by callbacks on May 8, according to a press release.</p><p>The production is seeking performers of all genders aged 18 and above who can sing, act and dance.</p><p>Interested applicants must accomplish the audition form <a href="https://bit.ly/BKDTABMAudition">here</a> on or before April 30 at 5 p.m., or until slots are filled. Those who successfully secure a slot will receive an  audition schedule via email on May 3, as walk-ins will not be accommodated.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1777273666260Call for auditions - Bongga Ka, &#x27;Day! The Annie Batungbakal Musical (1).jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Rehearsals will run from July to August at the PETA Theater Center and September at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/people-culture-events/2026/3/23/after-delay-bongga-ka-day-musical-finally-set-for-newport-run-1232"><strong>READ: After delay, ‘Bongga Ka Day!’ musical finally set for Newport run<br/></strong></a></div><p>Set to premiere in September and run until October at Newport, &quot;Bongga Ka, Day&quot; is a musical set in 1970s Manila, featuring music drawn from the hits of OPM icons Hotdog.</p><p>It follows an ambitious sales clerk who sneaks into the glamorous disco scene to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer, but risks losing herself in the process.</p><p>The production was originally slated to run in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

<p>The team behind the much-awaited 'Bongga Ka, ‘Day!: The Annie Batungbakal Musical' has announced it opened auditions for performers.</p>

The team behind the much-awaited 'Bongga Ka, ‘Day!: The Annie Batungbakal Musical' has announced it opened auditions for performers.

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‘Bongga Ka Day!’ musical announces auditions

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Published April 27, 2026 03:33 PM PHT

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