The Mambo Kings 2005

Opened: May 24, 2005
Closing: June 19, 2005

The Mambo Kings - 2005 - Broadway History , Info & More

Golden Gate Theatre
1 Taylor Street San Francisco, CA 94102

Based on the book The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos

The story of two Cuban brothers who travel to New York City in 1949 with dreams of becoming recording stars. The Latin siblings rise to fame from the dance halls to perform as Desi Arnaz's cousins on "I Love Lucy."

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The Mambo Kings FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Overture
Theatre of Dreams
Here to Stay
Mambo, Rhumba, Cha Cha Cha
Ran Kan Kan
El Cumbanchero
Te Amo
A New Bolero
Dreams Come True
Mambo Caliente
Can’t Live Without My Love
Guantanamera
Entr’acte
The Quartet
Beautiful Maria of My Soul
Fame
Out on My Own
Sign! Sign! Sign!
I Bring You Books
Alone in the Dark
Mambo #5
Accidental Mambo
Lit by Love
Mambo, Mi Gente
Para Los Rumberos
Tanga, Rumba, Afro-Cubana
Scattered Images
Sunny Rae
Without You
The Mambo Kings has had 1 productions including Broadway which opened in 2005.

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