New cast members revealed for ‘Ang Tahanan ni Bernarda Alba’ starring Lea Salonga
More cast members of Ang Tahanan ni Bernarda Alba, which stars Lea Salonga, have been revealed.
Salonga will portray the titular character, who is described as a formidable matriarch determined to protect her family. Following the death of her second husband, she imposes a strict eight-year mourning period for her five daughters, with silence, discipline, tradition, and appearances reigning supreme.
Things take a turn as her daughters' desires, frustrations, jealousies, and dreams refuse to remain contained. The arrival of a potential suitor also puts things over the edge.
Among the accomplished stage performers joining Salonga is Sheila Francisco, who will play Bernarda’s elderly mother María Josefa.
Francisco previously received a Gawad Buhay Award for Best Featured Actress for her portrayal of Justice Hernandez in Bar Boys: A New Musical and played Tiya Dely in Ang Huling El Bimbo. She also became the first Filipina to perform at London’s National Theatre in South Pacific, later joining its UK tour as Bloody Mary.
Also joining the cast is renowned musical theater performer Maita Ponce, who will play the eldest daughter, Angustias.
She received the 2025 Manila Society of Theater Reviewers Award for Best Performance of a Lead Actor in a Musical for Si Faust! After Goethe. Her other credits include Orosman at Zafira, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Avenue Q in California.
Toni Go-Yadao will meanwhile play Magdalena, the second daughter. She is a senior member of Tanghalang Pilipino’s Actors Company and serves as co-festival director of Virgin Labfest XXI.
Maronne Cruz, who lent her voice to the Filipino-language versions of KPop Demon Hunters, Work Later, Drink Now, and Blind, will take on the role of Amelia.
Mikaela Regis will portray Martirio, the third daughter. Her theater credits include A Chorus Line, Shrek The Musical, Delia D, Mula sa Buwan, and Bar Boys. She previously received a Gawad Buhay nomination for Best Original Script for Unica Hijas.
Meanwhile, Gabby Padilla will take on the role of Adela, Bernarda’s youngest daughter, whose yearning for freedom puts her at odds with her mother's authority.
Padilla is known for her performances in films such as Gitling, Billie and Emma, and Kono Basho, for which she won Best Actress at the 2024 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.
Rounding out the cast are Frances Makil-Ignacio and Jam Binay, who will portray the household's two servants.
Makil-Ignacio will play Poncia, Bernarda’s longtime servant and confidante, who has a close understanding of the family's tensions. The veteran theater actress is known for playing Mama Josie in GMA's Mundo Mo’y Akin.
Binay, meanwhile, will portray Blanca, the household's second servant. Her theater credits include Spring Awakening, Next to Normal, and Bar Boys: A New Musical.
The local staging of Ang Tahanan ni Bernarda Alba will bring Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca's last major work to Filipinos, with director-playwright Chay Yew adapting the play.
It will premiere in February 2027 at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater in Circuit Makati. As of writing, only 15% of tickets remain. Tickets are available exclusively through Ticketworld.