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Angelica Panganiban to make theater debut this June

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Kapamilya actress Angelica Panganiban is set to make her theater debut this coming June as she portrays the role of Phoebe in Ryan Machado’s <em>Don’t Meow for Me, Catriona</em>. She expressed her excitement on her Instagram account earlier this week as it marked another milestone in her career. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJwj51KTN4H/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A968983.7999999998%2C%22ls%22%3A423136.7999999998%2C%22le%22%3A423485%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1016" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Angelica has slowly been making an acting comeback this year. She recently starred in an episode of<em> Maalaala Mo Kaya</em> where she played the role of BINI Sheena’s mother. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/3/27/angelica-panganiban-shares-how-she-met-husband-gregg-homan-1742" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Angelica Panganiban shares how she met husband Gregg Homan</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>The play is directed by Toni Go-Yadao–– a  three-time PHILSTAGE Gawad Buhay nominee and a two-time Aliw Awards nominee for Female Featured Performance in a Play. Angelica will be joined by Peewee O’Hara who will play the role of Reting. </p><div><br/></div><p>In her post, the Kapamilya star admitted that she never expected to act on stage in her whole life. Despite her decades-long career as an actress, this will be her first foray into theater.</p><div><br/></div><p>“Isang oportunidad na hindi ko akalaing darating sa buhay ko. Sana, buong puso ninyo kong tanggapin at bigyan ng pagkakataon sa entablado,” she shared.</p><div><br/></div><p>Friends and fans of Angelica sent their warm messages and expressed their excitement for her upcoming theater debut. </p><div><br/></div><p>“Excited for this! I am sure you’ll be brilliant on stage, as you always are. Break a leg, Ganda,” Iza Calzado-Wintle shared.</p><div><br/></div><p>“Wow!!!!! Go Angge!!!! Rooting for you,” award-winning actress Joanna Ampil added.</p><div><br/></div><p>Tickets for her upcoming theater debut are available through ticket2me.net/VLFXX and tinyurl.com/TicketWorld-VLFXX. Catch her theater debut at the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez this June 14, 19, 20, 25, and 29. </p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/21/angelica-panganiban-and-camille-prats-reunite-sarah-and-becky-in-another-universe-2234" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Angelica Panganiban and Camille Prats reunite: ‘Sarah and Becky in another universe’</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Star Magic previously shared a glimpse of Angelica’s rehearsals for the play on their official social media accounts. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fstarmagicphils%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02WTcS79f4Z23Vxg7R8VFAGPFD7qvbJnQxmS6zrVCGZezbX3o82Z5wYCyFXQWQ517Vl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, the play’s writer, Ryan Machado shared how surprised he was after he found out Angelica was joining the team. On his Instagram account, he expressed his gratitude towards director Andoy Ranay, a close friend of the Kapamilya actress, who helped make it possible. </p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJtwtDXNV1x/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A969738.2999999998%2C%22ls%22%3A423136.7999999998%2C%22le%22%3A423485%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1528" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>“Masaya ako na nagresonate kay Angge ang karakter ni Pibing at fanboying ako sa unang rehearsal namin. Jusko, <em>Ang Pulubi ar Prinsesa </em>pa lang, pinaiyak at pinahanga na niya ako. At para gampanan si Phoebe sa una niyang pag-arte sa emtablado? Surreal,” the writer shared.  </p><div><br/></div><p><em>Don’t Meow for Me, Catriona</em> was one of the 2025 Virgin Labfest plays this year. </p>