Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Video: Natalie Venetia Belcon Is Having a Full Circle Moment in BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

Natalie Venetia Belcon may have only started Broadway performances a couple of months ago, but her history with Buena Vista Social Club goes way back. The star of the hit Broadway musical wa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM

The 2025 Tony Awards: If We Were Nominators by JK

The 2025 Tony Awards:  If We Were Nominators This year, Mike and I still have several Tony-eligible shows to see before the nominations are announced tomorrow. So, instead of our typical l…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AM

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld April 30, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 30, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:  But first... This Week's Call Sh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AM
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club Leads Chita Rivera Award Nominations; Wicked: Part One, Smash and BOOP! Also Recognized by Darryn King

Nominations for the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards, recognizing outstanding choreography, featured dancers and ensembles in shows on Broadway, as well as outstanding choreography in film during th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

Chita Rivera Award Nominations 2025: Buena Vista Social Club gets lots of love. Jonathan Groff a nominee. by Jonathan Mandell

Below is the complete list of the nominations announced for 2025 Chita Rivera Awards for dance and choreography, on Broadway and the movies. The awards will be presented  on May 19 at 7:…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:11PM

Buena Vista Social Club, Jonathan Groff, Robyn Hurder, More Receive Chita Rivera Award Nominations by Margaret Hall

Named for the late Broadway icon, the awards celebrate dance and choreographic excellence on stage and screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, SMASH, and More Nominated For 2025 Chita Rivera Awards

Nominations have been announced for the 2025 Chita Rivera Awards. Among the nominees are Buena Vista Social Club, Smash, Just In Time, Boop!, Gypsy and more! Check out the full list here.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM
Monday, April 28, 2025

Some of My Tony Thoughts on Upcoming Announcement by Frank Rizzo

Jeremy Jordan in “Floyd Collins” First, a big thanks to Adam Feldman for setting me straight (so to speak) on a few eligib…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:06PM
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club by Joel Benjamin

Wesley Wray (center at microphone) and the company of the Broadway musical “Buena Vista Social Club” at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (Photo credit: Matthew Murphy) The off-Broadway to B…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:18AM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

Celebrating the OCC's 75th Anniversary— and Its Nominees for the 2024-2025 Season by Jan Simpson

The 2024-2025 theater season ends on Sunday with the dual openings of the musicals Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves. And I’m exhausted. But it’s the kind of good exhaustion that c…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 06:24PM
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Basura, a New Musical Scored by Gloria Estefan and Emily Estefan, to Premiere at the Alliance Theatre by Hayley Levitt

Basura, a new musical featuring a score by nine-time Grammy Award winner Gloria Estefan and her daughter Emily Estefan, will have its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Geor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Making Arrangements (and Orchestrations) on Broadway by American Theatre Editors

Orchestrator Doug Besterman (‘Death Becomes Her,’ ‘Boop!,’ ‘Smash’) and music director/arranger Marco Paguia (‘Buena Vista Social Club’) compare notes.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Stranger Things Star T.R. Knight, Chicago's Ashley Graham, a Maybe Happy Ending Performance and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

The 2024-25 Broadway season is in its final weeks and it's barreling to the finish line at breakneck speed. Find out the latest on this week's episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

Hear From Robyn Hurder, T.R. Knight and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM
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…

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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…

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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…

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