[2] It is one of the three major performing arts venues in Metro Manila that plays host to both touring and locally-produced musicals, live stage shows, concerts, and regular televised events such as awards ceremonies and pageants.[3][6] It features an elegant vestibule adorned by crystal chandeliers which was designed by Filipino sculptor Impy Pilapil.[3] The theater houses 1,500 of orchestra, balcony and premiere seats in an amphiteater-style arrangement with wide sloping corridors for ease of access.[4] In addition to the gigantic LED screen used for video backdrops, the theater is also equipped with two Euro-LED screens with 3D effects, 26 fly lines, and intelligent lighting consisting of 87 moving heads and 311 conventional, strobe and follow spots.[18][19][20][21] The theater also hosted Banana Split: 7th Bananaversary on October 17 and 24, 2015,[22] and the 24th Asian Television Awards in January 2020.
2013 production of
The King and I
at the Newport Performing Arts Theater