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BWW Review: ANNIE, the First Broadway Musical We Never Forget
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre...
BWW Review: JOSEPHINE BAKER, A VENUS NEGRA at Teatro SESC 24 De Maio
The story of French-born American dancer, singer, actress and comedian Josephine Baker (1906-1975) who conquered the world with her art and talent, despite criticism of her rebellious and liberal lifestyle. It is this woman and artist that the musical show intends to present to the public. On stage,...
BWW Review: Classic of the 70's PIPPIN is Revived in Brazil With Great Success
Led by the Master of Ceremonies (Totia Meireles), a theatrical troupe tells the story of Prince Pippin (Felipe de Carolis), son and heir to the throne of King Charlemagne (Jonas Bloch). In search of the meaning of his life, and to achieve an extraordinary existence, he follows the advice of his gran...
BWW Review: Arthur Miller's UM PANORAMA VISTO DA PONTE (A View from the Bridge) opens in Sao Paulo at Teatro Raul Cortez
Aclaimed as a theaeter masterpiece, A View from the Bridge features the meeting of two generations of great actors in a 4-month season in Sao Paulo and a national tour in 2019...
BWW Review: Called 'The Crime Of The Century' Musical PACTO - A HISTORIA DE LEOPOLD & LOEB (Thrill Me - The Leopold and Loeb Story) Opens In Brazil
Based on actual events, the young Leopold and Loeb committed what the press called 'THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY.' They kidnapped and murdered a 14-year-old boy. The purpose? Prove to be true 'Super Men', above good and evil.
To get parole, Leopold, must confess the true meaning of crime, which hidden,...
BWW Review: O ATENEU at Teatro Oi Casa Grande is Resistance On and Off Stage
Thirty years after its original production, O Ateneu brings freshness to the classic!...
BWW Review: Celebrating 10 years of its opening in Brazil OS PRODUTORES (The Producers) has a revival in Sao Paulo
With direction and performance by Miguel Falabella, the revival of The Producers will be in short season at Teatro Procopio Ferreira in Sao Paulo. Then the production follows to Rio de Janeiro, when it opens on July 13, at Teatro Vivo Rio....
BWW Review: O MUSICAL DA BOSSA NOVA at Teatro Adolpho Bloch swings so cool and sways so gentle
O Musical da Bossa Nova is a handful of representation of the musical style and enchants to all the spectators that store a little nostalgia about the past....
BWW Review: Honoring Bibi Ferreira, The Greatest Star Of Brazilian Musical Theater, BIBI-UMA VIDA EM MUSICAL Opens In Sao Paulo
BIBI, UMA VIDA EM MUSICAL (Bibi, A Life In Musical) is an unprecedented tribute to Bibi Ferreira, the greatest star of Brazilian theater who has been on the scene for 77 years, at the age of 95....
BWW Review: For One Night Only CARGAS D'AGUA - UM MUSICAL DE BOLSO Will Be Presented at Teatro Procópio Ferreira
Cargas D'Agua is a Brazilian unpublished musical, authorial and regional written and directed by Vitor Rocha (author of Casusbelli) that, because it does not need great resources and have a short duration, is nicknamed 'a pocket musical'....
BWW Review: A PEQUENA SEREIA (The Little Mermaid) opens at Teatro Santander
'The Little Mermaid' a Broadway production inspired by the Disney movie, will be staged in Brazil at Teatro Santander on March 30. The director and choreographer Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, who has been at the forefront of several musicals in the world, will sign the Brazilian version, intended for the ...
BWW Preview: AMOR BARATO - O ROMEU E JULIETA DOS ESGOTOS Merges Fable And Reality In A Musical For Adults
An unlikely love story between Dom and Dona, members of rival families and underground inhabitants of a metropolis. Narrated through original songs, the show draws on fables and classic love stories to sing with passion and irony the encounter between different; a romance lived in an adverse world, ...
BWW Review: YANK! - O MUSICAL at Teatro Dos Quatro proves all's fair in love and war
Yank! is a love letter to the musicals of the 1940's. The musical brings passion and violence to the stage while telling the story of two World War II soldiers who fall in love in a difficult period of human history....
BWW Review: A NOVICA REBELDE (The Sound of Music) Still Strikes The Right Note and Fascinates After All These Years
Since making his Broadway debut in 1959, The Sound of Music (A Novica Rebelde) has become a singular phenomenon. No other show has achieved such a lasting trajectory of success as one of this musical, inspired by the true love story between a young novice and a widowed captain, father of seven. Afte...
BWW Review: ROMEU E JULIETA at Teatro Riachuelo Rio - Atire a primeira pedra quem não morreu por amor
The famous love story is now in Rio de Janeiro on a brand new musical featuring songs from the incredible Brazilian singer, Marisa Monte....
BWW Review: O ÚLTIMO DELÍRIO DE VAN GOGH brings a starry night to the Casa De Cultura Laura Alvim
Part of Van Gogh's life, one of the most celebrated artists in the world, is shown in a brand new monologue in Rio de Janeiro....
BWW Review: PETER PAN, O MUSICAL Takes Flight at Teatro Alfa, in Sao Paulo
Who has never dreamed of imprisoning time, being eternally a child? The desires of Peter Pan populate the collective unconscious and follow as one of the great longings of humanity. No wonder, the fable of the boy who refused to grow up, created by J. M. Berrie, is more and more current. This classi...
BWW Review: SE MEU APARTAMENTO FALASSE... (Promises, Promises) Brings Bacharach-David's Smart Pop Music and the Wry Humor of Neil Simon to Sao Paulo.
Burt Bacharach and Hal David, whose pop songs pretty much defined the mid-to-late 1960s and early 1970s, only wrote one Broadway show, Promises, Promises. There may have been many reasons for the success of the show. With stellar turns by Marcelo Medici as the big-corporation employee whose idea on ...
BWW Review: NOME DO ESPETACULO, title of the show, Should Be Nine People's Favorite Thing
Celebrating 10 years of the title of the show 's debut on Broadway, its Brazilian version is now running on Rio de Janeiro. The show chronicles its own creation and follows the struggles of the author and composer and their two actress while in the creative process of the play. Hilarious and inspir...
BWW Review: CANTANDO NA CHUVA (Singin' In The Rain) Gives Brazil a Shower of Joy
Cantando Na Chuva (Singin' in the Rain) is set in the roaring '20s and silent movie stars are the biggest names in the world. Don Lockwood (Jarbas Homem de Mello) has it all, a string of hit films and a studio-engineered romance with the most beautiful actress in town, Lina Lamont (Claudia Raia). B...
BWW Review: A ERA DO ROCK (Rock of Ages) Rocks in Sao Paulo
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker in LA's most famous rock club, and they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80s. It's ROCK OF AGES, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Bon Jovi, Poison and many more. Don'...
Musical Phenomenon LES MISERABLES Revivals In Sao Paulo
Winner of more than 125 international awards, the world's second longest-running musical ever, Les Miserables arrives at Teatro Renault, in Sao Paulo. Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, the show, in contrast to 19th-century France, tells an enthralling story of dreams, love, passion, sacrifice an...
BWW Review: 17 Years Later RENT Revivals in Brazil
Universal, translated into more than 22 languages and presented in more than 100 cities, RENT gets a new Brazilian production with presentations on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
How do you count one year of your life? The winner of the 4 Tony Awards (Best Musical, Best Song, Best Original Score and Best...
BWW Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Phenomenon Reappears In New Brazilian Version By Moeller & Botelho
The Rocky Horror Show is a rare theatrical phenomenon. After debuting in a small room in London's underground circuit in 1973, it became a movie, became a pop icon and never left the stage and movie screens. A true legion of fans helps maintain the aura of the musical, in special exhibitions, meetin...
BWW Review: TUDO E JAZZ (And the World Goes 'Round) Pays Tribute To The Great Kander & Ebb Musicals
Tudo E Jazz - Um Tributo Musical a Kander & Ebb (And the World Goes 'Round - the Songs of Kander & Ebb) debuts at Sao Paulo stage. The show, which brings together renowned names in the cast, is a tribute to the great musicals of the duo John Kander & Fred Ebb, successful Broadway composers, responsi...
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