Dirty Old Musical, tells the story of a one-hit-wonder boy band in the 80s that reunite years later for fundraising for one of their ill members. It tackles the wacky misadventures of Tito-hood and gives a glimpse of the personal struggles of five men dealing with mid-age crisis and all its telltale signs. 

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After two successful shows in 2016 and 2017, the Dirty Old Musical (D. O. M) returns to the stage to tackle the joys and pains of "growing old" ones more. Based on the preceding shows, the musical was successful and entertaining enough to garner acclaim from the younger generation. 

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Produced by Spotlight Artists Centre, Dirty Old Musical is choreographed and directed by Dexter M. Santos, with musical direction by Myke Salomon, script by Rody Vera, set/production design by Mitoy Sta. Ana and lighting director, John Batalla.

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It stars Robert Sena, Bo Cerrudo, Nonie Buencamino, Carlo Orosa, and Jett Pangan. A powerhouse supporting cast consisting of Kitkat, Tricia Amper-Jimenez, Ima Castro, Neo Rivera, Katherine Tiuseco, Anthony Castillo, Matel Patayon, and Carlon Matobato also joins the ensemble. 

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This original Filipino musical by Spotlight Artists Centre is about a fictional 80s boy band called "The Bench Boys" who reunite after 30 years. They reunite in their 50s to put on a farewell show to help their sick friend Bebong (Ricky Davao). Unresolved tension, as well as other male problems that come with aging, naturally rise to the surface. In the first act, these guys mostly just reacquaint themselves with each other. Spanky (Nonie Buencamino) owns a bar and is dating a hot young woman (Kitkat). Eugene (Robert Sena) is living a good life, if ordinary. Greggy (Bo Cerrudo) has a bit of a drinking problem, Freddie (John Arcilla) is home from the States, and Stan (Michael Williams) seemed to have changed the most. There’s also Rose (Ima Castro), a friend of the band, and her son Frankie (Fred Lo). On top of their personal problems and men-of-a-certain-age problems, they’re also worried whether or not the public will still care if they do a reunion show. Everything is up in the air– Frankie, Spanky, and Rose are having a long-overdue confrontation, Greggy is grappling with the bombshell that he actually can’t sing, Stan reveals what Bebong means to him too many subplots bury the core premise until a phone call renders it all moot. It’s an unwieldy jumble that somehow untangles itself by the finale and every character gets his best possible ending.

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Just like in the story, our generation is experiencing a hard time to meet our friends/relatives and that even if they don’t meet, their bonding shouldn’t change. Based on the story they relate in the past music because they want the generation Z to realize that old songs are more beautiful than these days but nowadays some of the people don't like the old music and some of  the music that comes out in this generation has obscenities. It is a social issue called "Guardianship" because in this generation a lot of children have no respect for their parents and they will be distant from their parents, they can't express their thoughts, they can't express their problems to their parents. After all, they are only open to them when they are old.