Fake by Floy Quintos, a small, talky play from Dulaang UP led this year's MyFABE Theater Awards with 11 nominations, one nomination more than two big and very popular musicals, Care Divas and Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah; the former, a breakthrough hit this year for PETA; the latter, a theater staple of Tanghalang Pilipino of the Cultural Center of the Philippines which both had ten nominations each.
Repertory Philippines' 39 Steps garnered nine nominations, while Virgin Labfest's Mga Lobo Tulad Ng Buwan and Atlantis Productions' In The Heights got eight nominations each.
Fake got nominations for Best Play, Best Director, two nods for Best Actor (Joel Lamangan, Gerard Pizarras), two nods for Best Supporting Actor (Ross Pesigan, Jerald Napoles), two nods for Best Supporting Actress (Sharmaine Buencamino, Alya Honasan), Best Script for Floy Quintos, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.
The winners will be announced on December 31, 2011. This is the first year where the blog is coming out with the MyFABE Theater Awards. Thirteen different plays and musicals qualified for the nominations. Only plays and musicals watched by the blogger are allowed to be nominated.