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BRAZIL THEATER REVIEWS

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Ruins, Memory and Desire: a Site-Specific HAMLET Reimagines Shakespeare in São Paulo

Ruins, Memory and Desire: a Site-Specific HAMLET Reimagines Shakespeare in São Paulo

by Claudio Erlichman — February 23, 2026
Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy finds a bold new setting in this site-specific Brazilian adaptation directed by Rafael Gomes and starring Gabriel Leone. Staged inside the long-abandoned Cine Copan—currently awaiting restoration—the production transforms the crumbling cinema into a monumental pe...
ÓPERA DO MALANDRO Revival Mixes Political Satire, References to Umbanda, and Brazili

ÓPERA DO MALANDRO Revival Mixes Political Satire, References to Umbanda, and Brazilian Popular Culture

by Claudio Erlichman — January 26, 2026
Nearly 50 years after its debut, Chico Buarque’s landmark musical returns in a vibrant new staging. Directed by Jorge Farjalla, Ópera do Malandro dives into Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian underworld to expose corruption, desire and hypocrisy with sharp humor and unforgettable songs. Inspired by Brec...
THE MORNING AFTER (A Manhã Seguinte): International Comedy Hit Opens Brazilian Run i

THE MORNING AFTER (A Manhã Seguinte): International Comedy Hit Opens Brazilian Run in São Paulo

by Claudio Erlichman — January 6, 2026
What if love didn’t begin with the first “good morning,” but the one after? That playful question fuels A Manhã Seguinte, the hit comedy by acclaimed British playwright Peter Quilter, now making its Brazilian debut in São Paulo. After a chance encounter, two strangers wake up together facing...
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Opens in São Paulo in Only the Second Official Stage Production W

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Opens in São Paulo in Only the Second Official Stage Production Worldwide

by Claudio Erlichman — January 6, 2026
One of the most powerful love stories of modern times arrives on Brazilian stages. Brokeback Mountain makes its São Paulo debut at Teatro Itália on January 14, marking only the second official stage production of the work worldwide. Adapted by Ashley Robinson from Annie Proulx’s acclaimed short ...
Happiness Takes the Stage: Starring Zeca Baleiro Musical FELICIDADE Opens in São Pau

Happiness Takes the Stage: Starring Zeca Baleiro Musical FELICIDADE Opens in São Paulo

by Claudio Erlichman — January 5, 2026
Felicidade is a refreshing blend of comedy, music and graphic-novel flair. Written by acclaimed cartoonist and playwright Caco Galhardo and directed by Dani Angelotti, the show follows a successful writer and influencer who wakes up inexplicably — and permanently — happy. What begins as a curiou...
Capoeira, Love and Resistance Hit the Stage in Gilberto Gil’s Tropicália Anthem DO

Capoeira, Love and Resistance Hit the Stage in Gilberto Gil’s Tropicália Anthem DOMINGO NO PARQUE

by Claudio Erlichman — January 3, 2026
Set in Salvador in the early 1970s, Domingo no Parque expands Gilberto Gil’s iconic song into a vivid stage narrative where friendship, love and political tension collide. Every afternoon, João, Jozé and their friends gather in the Ribeira neighborhood to play capoeira — a space of joy, ritual...
From Elizabethan Tragedy to Urban Beats: HIP HOP HAMLET Opens Teatro YouTube

From Elizabethan Tragedy to Urban Beats: HIP HOP HAMLET Opens Teatro YouTube

by Claudio Erlichman — December 15, 2025
The newly opened Teatro YouTube launches its inaugural season on December 18 with Hip Hop Hamlet, a bold contemporary musical that fuses Shakespeare’s classic tragedy with the aesthetics and rhythms of hip-hop culture. The production blends live performance, immersive lighting, videocenography and...
MORTE E VIDA SEVERINA Returns to the Stage: A Landmark Brazilian Musical Opens at Ses

MORTE E VIDA SEVERINA Returns to the Stage: A Landmark Brazilian Musical Opens at Sesc Pinheiros

by Claudio Erlichman — December 2, 2025
Morte e Vida Severina, João Cabral de Melo Neto’s seminal poem about a migrant’s journey through the Brazilian Northeast, returns to the stage in a new production by Companhia Ensaio Aberto at Teatro Paulo Autran – Sesc Pinheiros. The staging features Chico Buarque’s iconic score, with 25 a...
Baroque Meets Street Dance: LES INDES GALANTES Opens at Theatro Municipal de São Pau

Baroque Meets Street Dance: LES INDES GALANTES Opens at Theatro Municipal de São Paulo

by Claudio Erlichman — November 28, 2025
The Theatro Municipal de São Paulo closes its opera season with a bold new staging of Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes, premiering November 26 as part of the France–Brazil Season 2025. The production reimagines the 1735 opéra-ballet through the contemporary lens of French choreographer Bintou Demb�...
Breaking News: Gustavo Barchilon, the Prince of Musicals in Brazil, Unveils an Ambiti

Breaking News: Gustavo Barchilon, the Prince of Musicals in Brazil, Unveils an Ambitious 2026 Season Spanning Classics, Premieres, and a Tribute to Brazilian Icons

by Claudio Erlichman — November 21, 2025
Award-winning director Gustavo Barchilon, known for Barnum, Something Rotten!, Dreamgirls, Titaníque! and Funny Girl, unveils an ambitious 2026 season spanning revivals, premieres, and tributes. The reopening of Rio’s Teatro Ginástico will present Barchilon’s musical homage to Brazilian icon B...
The Iconic Rock Musical HAIR Shines Anew in a Grand Brazilian Revival

The Iconic Rock Musical HAIR Shines Anew in a Grand Brazilian Revival

by Claudio Erlichman — November 13, 2025
The iconic rock musical Hair is back in a bold new Brazilian production directed by Charles Möeller and Claudio Botelho. Opening at São Paulo’s BTG Pactual Hall, the show celebrates the spirit of the 1960s counterculture — peace, love, and rebellion — through powerful anthems like Aquarius a...
New Musical QUEM É JUÃO (Who Is Juão) Turns Self-Discovery Into Song at Teatro Mar

New Musical QUEM É JUÃO (Who Is Juão) Turns Self-Discovery Into Song at Teatro Marte Hall

by Claudio Erlichman — November 11, 2025
What happens when a small-town dreamer leaves home chasing music and meaning? In Who Is Juão, the answer comes wrapped in melody and movement. The musical paints a portrait of youth, longing, and rebirth....
TITANÍQUE — THE MUSICAL Splashes into São Paulo with Céline Dion, Camp, and Chao

TITANÍQUE — THE MUSICAL Splashes into São Paulo with Céline Dion, Camp, and Chaos Afloat

by Claudio Erlichman — November 3, 2025
Now playing at Teatro SABESP Frei Caneca through December 14, Titanique — The Musical turns James Cameron’s epic into a sparkling pop comedy, hilariously narrated by none other than Céline Dion — embodied with flair and wit by Alessandra Maestrini. Directed by Gustavo Barchilon, the Brazilian...
Ambition, Blood, and Guilt: Verdi's MACBETH Is Staged at The Theatro Municipal in A B

Ambition, Blood, and Guilt: Verdi's MACBETH Is Staged at The Theatro Municipal in A Bold New Production

by Claudio Erlichman — October 30, 2025
From October 31 to November 9, the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo stages Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth in a bold new production by Elisa Ohtake, with musical direction by Roberto Minczuk. Inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy, the opera delves into ambition, guilt, and power through Verdi’s dramatic s...
JECA – UM POVO AINDA HÁ DE VINGAR (Jeca – A People Yet to Rise): A Musical Journ

JECA – UM POVO AINDA HÁ DE VINGAR (Jeca – A People Yet to Rise): A Musical Journey Through Gilberto Gil’s Refazenda Album

by Claudio Erlichman — October 28, 2025
O Grupo 59 de Teatro estreia Jeca – Um Povo Ainda Há de Vingar, um musical original inspirado em Refazenda, o icônico álbum de Gilberto Gil que completa 50 anos. Dirigido por Kleber Montanheiro, com dramaturgia de Lucas Moura da Conceição e poemas cênicos de Marcelino Freire, o espetáculo r...
Musical O JULGAMENTO DE UM HOMEM BOM (The Trial of a Good Man) Puts Brazilian Masculi

Musical O JULGAMENTO DE UM HOMEM BOM (The Trial of a Good Man) Puts Brazilian Masculinity in the Hot Seat

by Claudio Erlichman — October 19, 2025
Matamoscas Teatral presents O Julgamento de um Homem Bom (The Trial of a Good Man), a bold feminist musical that satirizes Brazilian masculinity and the fine line between “harmless jokes” and violence. Written and directed by Bella Rodrigues, with music by José Pedro, the show mixes irony, musi...
TIM MAIA — VALE TUDO: The Return of Brazil’s Soul Legend to the Stage

TIM MAIA — VALE TUDO: The Return of Brazil’s Soul Legend to the Stage

by Claudio Erlichman — October 14, 2025
Tim Maia – Vale Tudo – The Musical returns in a renewed production celebrating the life, music, and larger-than-life personality of the legendary Tim Maia. Featuring over 20 hits the show combines rhythm, humor, and emotion to retrace the singer’s extraordinary journey from Rio’s suburbs to ...
A CHORUS LINE: Passion, Persistence and a Contemporary Take on a Classic

A CHORUS LINE: Passion, Persistence and a Contemporary Take on a Classic

by Claudio Erlichman — October 9, 2025
At Teatro VillaLobos, the Broadway classic takes on a new life under the direction and choreography of Bárbara Guerra, who updates the visuals with large screens and real-time projections without losing the soul of the original, with a fine-tuned cast that delivers moving performances in numbers li...
OS OLHOS DE NARA LEÃO (The Eyes of Nara Leão) Brings the Muse of Bossa Nova to the

OS OLHOS DE NARA LEÃO (The Eyes of Nara Leão) Brings the Muse of Bossa Nova to the Stage

by Claudio Erlichman — October 6, 2025
Actress Zezé Polessa, directed by Miguel Falabella, revives the voice and legacy of Nara Leão in a solo musical blending memory, history, and timeless songs like A Banda, Opinião, and Corcovado. Opens October 10 at Teatro Renaissance, São Paulo....
Bold New Production of Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (O Mercador de Veneza)

Bold New Production of Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (O Mercador de Veneza) Opens in São Paulo

by Claudio Erlichman — October 2, 2025
Shakespeare’s classic returns in a bold new staging directed by Daniela Stirbulov, starring Dan Stulbach as Shylock. The play, set against a 1990s stock exchange backdrop, explores justice, prejudice, and the power of money with contemporary resonance. A striking scenography with acrylic structure...
DREAMGIRLS Dazzles in São Paulo with Soul, Spectacle and Heart

DREAMGIRLS Dazzles in São Paulo with Soul, Spectacle and Heart

by Claudio Erlichman — September 27, 2025
The Broadway classic Dreamgirls makes its Brazilian debut in a dazzling production. Directed by Gustavo Barchilon, the show captures the rise and struggles of a 1960s girl group inspired by Motown legends. Letícia Soares shines as Effie White, while Laura Castro (Deena) and Samantha Schmütz (Lorel...
La Bengell Shines Again in NORMA BENGELL, O BRASIL EM REVISTA

La Bengell Shines Again in NORMA BENGELL, O BRASIL EM REVISTA

by Claudio Erlichman — September 15, 2025
Norma Bengell, O Brasil em Revista celebrates the career of Norma Bengell (1935–2013), actress, singer, director, and muse of Cinema Novo. With a play by Aimar Labaki and a performance by Amanda Acosta, the show recreates key moments in the artist's life, blending memories, musical revues, and son...
Gershwin’s PORGY AND BESS Gets Brazilian-made, Black-led Revival at Theatro Municip

Gershwin’s PORGY AND BESS Gets Brazilian-made, Black-led Revival at Theatro Municipal of São Paulo

by Claudio Erlichman — September 8, 2025
Porgy and Bess is a famous 'folk opera' created by George Gershwin, with a libretto by DuBose Heyward and lyrics by DuBose and Ira Gershwin. The work chronicles the life of a Black community on Catfish Row in Charleston and is known for its fusion of operatic elements with American folk music, jazz,...
MÃES – O MUSICAL Arrives in São Paulo, A Heartfelt, Good-humored Look at Modern M

MÃES – O MUSICAL Arrives in São Paulo, A Heartfelt, Good-humored Look at Modern Motherhood

by Claudio Erlichman — September 4, 2025
Three mothers and a pregnant woman gather at a baby shower to share the experiences, perspectives, challenges, and joys of motherhood. A humorous and tender musical where we learn about the powerful friendship of four women....
JERSEY BOYS: A Brilliant Musical that Revives the Phenomenon Four Seasons with Freshn

JERSEY BOYS: A Brilliant Musical that Revives the Phenomenon Four Seasons with Freshness and Style

by Claudio Erlichman — August 27, 2025
Jersey Boys follows the journey of Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, and Nick Massi, original members of the Four Seasons. The production chronicles the band's humble beginnings in New Jersey and their rise to international stardom. Highlighting the band's career highs and lows, the musical e...
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