Monday, April 21, 2025

Mischief, Music and Buena Vista: Natalie Venetia Belcon’s Big Broadway Moment by Paul Wontorek

Natalie Venetia Belcon always felt most comfortable on stage. Or at sea. “On stage and in the middle of the ocean with all those weird creatures—that’s where I feel most at home,” sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Real Women Have Curves by JK

The busy spring of each Broadway season seems especially so this year. Today, we continue with our examination of each musical logo with a pair that have quite a bit in common, yet are uniqu…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:06AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025

‘Beyond a blessing’: Natalie Venetia Belcon on starring as Omara Portuondo in ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ by David Buchanan

Natalie Venetia Belcon’s journey with Buena Vista Social Club started long before she starred in the off-Broadway production of the new musical in 2023. Her parents, both professional musi…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AM

2024 - 2025 Broadway Musical Logos: Buena Vista Social Club/Real Women Have Curves by JK

The busy spring of each Broadway season seems especially so this year. Today, we continue with our examination of each musical logo with a pair that have quite a bit in common, yet are uniqu…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:18AM
Saturday, April 12, 2025

Photos: Jennifer Lopez Visits BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

A special visitor stopped by the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre earlier this week. Jennifer Lopez checked out Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway and posed backstage with the cast afterwards. Che…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PM
Friday, April 11, 2025

Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility for Glengarry Glen Ross, Operation Mincemeat, Redwood and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 10 to confirm the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Friday, April 4, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club: El Nuevo Musical by Buena Vista Social Club On Broadway

¡SELECCIÓN DE LOS CRÍTICOS DEL NEW YORK TIMES! “Entrar en Buena Vista Social Club es como sumergirse en un mundo de sensaciones, de emociones intensas, y de música y baile apasionados�…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:14AM
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club: Celebrating Cuban Music and Culture by Jena Tesse Fox

While any number of musicals are based on popular movies, precious few are based on documentaries. Fortunately, Saheem Ali had the wonderful idea to bring Wim Wender’s 1999 documentary Bue…

SOURCE: stagebiz.com at 10:35PM

Theater Reviews: “Operation Mincemeat” and “Buena Vista Social Club” Reflect a Banner Year for Broadway Musicals by Christopher Caggiano

A clever British import and a soulful Cuban music-fest reflect a season that delivers the full range of musical storytelling Broadway's been missing

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:42AM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club sold millions of records; now their story is on Broadway by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The Buena Vista Social Club were artists who'd been all but lost to the world after the Cuban Revolution -- until they united for a 1997 album. Now, their unlikely story takes a new stage: B…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:48AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club: A New Musical by Buena Vista Social Club On Broadway

A NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC’S PICK! “Entering Buena Vista Social Club is like stepping into a world of senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance.” (Variety) Here, t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:20PM

Buena Vista Social Club Ignites the Cuban Fire Live on the Broadway Stage by Ross

The stage fills up quickly, with musicians and characters feeling the music and the beat of the Buena Vista Social Club. The bodies flow like waves coming in from the Gulf of Mexico (and no …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:01AM
Monday, March 31, 2025

“Buena Vista Social Club” Ignites the Cuban Fire Live on the Broadway Stage by Ross

The Broadway Theatre Review: Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club By Ross The stage fills up quickly, with musicians and characters feeling the music and the beat of the Buena Vista Social C…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 07:56PM

Review: Buena Vista Social Club at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre by Cameron Kelsall

A compact and charming new musical comes alive through the music of Cuba. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Buena Vista Social Club at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre appeared first o…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:55AM
Sunday, March 30, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club by Margret Echeverria

... the world outside Young Omara's experience is about to explode.  New Year's Eve 1958 in Havana is the night Castro's revolutionaries violently drive out Batista's regime and take over C…

SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 04:58PM

This Week on Broadway for March 30, 2025: Buena Vista Social Club by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Buena Vista Social Club, Othello, Purpose, Love Life @ Encores!, Vanya @ Lucille Lortel, Scott Siegel’s Broadway By The Sea…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Saturday, March 29, 2025

Broadway Review: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB™ at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Currently On) by David Roberts

The creative team for the musical “Buena Vista Social Club” have been hard at work making a few changes in preparation for its Broadway debut after a successful run at the Atlantic Theat…

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 02:50PM

Buena Vista Social Club Sizzles with Rhythm, Resistance, and Reverence by Suzanna Bowling

Developed and directed by Saleem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club is more than a musical — it is an electrifying immersion into a bygone Havana, where music was resistance, and rhythm was iden…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM
Friday, March 28, 2025

#LegacyRobe - Buena Vista Social Club by Actors' Equity Association

The Broadway Opening Night Legacy Robe Ceremony honoring Tanairi Sade Vazquez for Buena Vista Social Club at the Marquis Theatre on March 19, 2025.

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:13PM

Buena Vista Social Club ***** by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter In 2023, two new musicals, Broadway’s How to Dance in Ohio and Off Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club (at the Atlantic Theatre), were directly based on popular docum…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:53AM

Broadway Games: Divas in the News by JK

Broadway Games: Quiz: Divas in the News These days the news comes fast and furious and Broadway is not immune! Recently, there have been several news reports involving our beloved divas. H…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Corner Office to Red Carpet: Meet Six Women Keeping Broadway Bright by Lindsey Sullivan

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, The Broadway Show is spotlighting six incredible producers currently ushering in some of the hottest tickets this season: Buena Vista Social Clu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM

How ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Brings a Beloved Song to Life on Broadway by Alan Light

Of all the “Buena Vista Social Club” songs, the beloved “Chan Chan” is the most recognizable. But figuring out where in the musical to put it became a challenge.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Inside Opening Night of 'Buena Vista Social Club' on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The music plays on at the Schoenfeld Theatre! Just last week, Buena Vista Social Club celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as we take you inside the big night with the full comp…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:42PM

Feel the Rhythm on Opening Night of Buena Vista Social Club by Broadway.com

Buena Vista Social Club marked its official Broadway arrival on March 19 with red-carpet pomp and circumstance. The history-making album of traditional Cuban music is now on stage at the Sc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:36PM

Operation Mincemeat ****, Buena Vista Social Club **** by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward March 25, 2025. Two disparate musicals originating away from Broadway, one in London and the other Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Club, recently opened with a day of …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:46PM

Video: Inside Opening Night of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

The music plays on at the Schoenfeld Theatre! Just last week, Buena Vista Social Club celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as we take you inside the big night with the full comp…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM
Monday, March 24, 2025

Celebrate BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Isa Antonetti and the cast of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB talks bringing the celebrated album to the stage on opening night. Get tickets to BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: http…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:42PM

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