CARMEN MIRANDA: ENTRE DIVAS E BALANGANDAS, Renata Ricci's First Monologue, Opens in Sao Paulo
The monologue opens at Teatro Paiol in the “1st Festival of Monologues”.
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Bringing the Competitive Universe of Cheerleaders to the Stage, BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL Opens in Brazil
The show, with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda, loosely based on the 2000 film of the same name, focuses on the competitive world of cheerleading and over-the-top team rivalries.
MOZART, WEILL, PURCEL and JANACEK Announced Among the Attractions of Theatro Sao Pedro's 2023 Season
Lyrical season will have 11 titles, including the premiere of O Machete, by Mehmari.
TUNEL DO AMOR (Tunnel of Love) Brings the Romantic Atmosphere of the 50s to Teatro Liberdade
Based on the 1884 novel A Moreninha, by Manoel de Macedo, and bringing back the romantic atmosphere of the 1950s, to the sound of the oldies goldies immortalized by Celly Campello, Túnel do Amor (Tunnel of Love) opens at Teatro Liberdade, with 20 actors on stage.
Grace Gianoukas Pays Homage to Dercy Goncalves in the Monologue NASCI PRA SER DERCY
Dercy Goncalves passed away without a play honoring her ever having been performed on Brazilian stages.
With Free Tickets, CARMEN, A PEQUENA GRANDE NOTAVEL is a Musical for All Family
Starring Laila Garin in the title role, and directed by Kleber Montanheiro, CARMEN A PEQUENA GRANDE NOTAVEL presents the story of Carmen Miranda, the Brazilian Bombshell, for all-family, with language of Revue Theater.
Breaking News: GUSTAVO BARCHILON, the Prince of Musicals in Brazil, Announces His New Shows for 2023
Multi-award winning director with plays like Barnum and 4000 Miles, Gustavo Barchilon (30) exclusively announces for BroadwayWorld his new works for 2023.
Contemporary Version of Revue Theater is Presented with Drag Queens in REVISTA BABADEIRA
Revista Babadeira is a musical by award-winning director Neyde Veneziano, where she updates the Revue Theater genre through diversity and inclusion, with dragqueens.
Inspired by Yuval Noah Harari's Best Seller Sapiens, Vera Holtz Opens the Monologue FICCOES
Sapiens – A Brief History of Humanity, by professor and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, was the starting point for the play Ficções.
Considered the Father of Aviation, Santos Dumont Will Have His Life Told in the Musical ALEM DO AR (Beyond the Air)
Alem do Ar is a musical freely inspired by the life of Santos-Dumont, not only the daring and determined inventor, but also the man who had doubts about his inventions.
Dreams of Freedom from the Past Emerge in UMA LEITURA DOS BUZIOS, a Show Inspired by a Popular Uprising in Bahia
A dip in the history of Brazil takes us to the Bahian popular uprising known as Conjuracao Baiana, Revolta dos Alfaiates or Revolta dos Buzios.
BWW Awards: DID AWARDS (Premio Destaque Imprensa Digital) Announces the Highlights of Musical Theater in 2022, in Sao Paulo City
The award, which brings together representatives of the digital press and celebrates musical theater in Sao Paulo City, held its 5th edition, the first being presential.
The Beloved Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL Opens Musical Version in December
Musical A Christmas Carol, inspired by Charles Dickens' classic, has a Brazilian version and libretto by Daniela Cury, direction by Fernanda Chamma.
Alonso Barros Pays an Affective Homage to Musical Theater in His Debut Movie TEATRO BR
A theater with echoes and voices from the past that will interpret the past of three characters who were once friends and lovers.
Theatro Sao Pedro Opens Richard Strauss' ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Concluding the Lyrical Season for 2022
With musical direction by the German conductor Felix Krieger, who commands the Orquestra do Theatro Sao Pedro, and scenic direction by the Argentine Pablo Maritano, the never seen production in Brazil takes the stage at Theatro Sao Pedro on November 18th.
Awards: DID AWARDS (Destaque Imprensa Digital - Digital Press Highlight) Announces 5th Edition Nominees
The award, which brings together representatives of the digital press and celebrates musical theater in São Paulo City, presents novelties in 2022, including the sum of eight new categories.
Musical BOSQUE DOS SONAMBULOS (Sleepwalkers' Forest) Delves Into LGBTQ Gothic Fantasy Romance by Throwing Audiences Between Eccentric Characters
A gothic musical inspired by horror films from the 1960s and 1970s is the plot for the show Bosque dos Sonambulos (Sleepwalkers' Forest), which opens at Teatro Pequeno Ato.
Edward Albee's Classic, THREE TALL WOMEN (Tres Mulheres Altas) Gets a New Production with Suely Franco, Deborah Evelyn and Nathalia Dill
Directed by Fernando Philbert, and starring Suely Franco, Deborah Evelyn e Nathalia Dill the play brings a biting comedy that reflects on the passage of time through the settling of accounts between three generations.
Musical A HORA DA ESTRELA or CANTO DE MACABEA, Celebrates the Centenary of Clarice Lispector
Macabea is a Brazil’s Northeastern migrant whose life is marked by the absence of affection and poetry.
Peter Quilter's DUETS: A COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS (DUETOS) Opens in Sao Paulo
The play comically portrays the encounters and disagreements of the contemporary love life of eight characters through four stories of a woman and a man - not necessarily couples - dealing with their own desires and traumas in search of love and facing loneliness.
World Famous Album CLUBE DA ESQUINA Gets Musical Theatrical Version Celebrating its Fiftieth Anniversary
CLUBE DA ESQUINA – OS SONHOS Não AVELHECEM (Corner Club – Dreams Don't Grow Old) was presented to the world in 1972, being the first double long play in the country and considered the best Brazilian album of all time.
Gay, Colorful and Funny, GLAM – THE MUSICAL Opens with Drag Universe as its Theme
With 14 original songs played live, the story talks about friendship, love, respect, homophobia and especially, the struggle of an LGBTQIA+ person to conquer their space in society.
Brazilian Pop Icon From the 80s is Honored in the Musical SIDNEY MAGAL: MUITO MAIS QUE UM AMANTE LATINO (Sidney Magal: Much More Than a Latin Lover)
Based on the official biography of the singer, it features the actors Juan Alba, who plays Sidney Magal as an adult, and Luis Vasconcelos, who plays the Latin idol in his youth.
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Musical MUSEU NACIONAL [TODAS AS VOZES DO FOGO] Celebrates the Tenth Anniversary of Cia Barca dos Coracoes Partidos
Destroyed by a massive fire in September 2018, the year of its bicentennial, the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro lost much of its impressive collection of around 20 million items.
ELAS BRILHAM DOC.MUSICAL Opens in Sao Paulo Celebrating Women in the History of Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries
The musical was conceived to give voice and tell the stories of women who broke prejudices, conquered machismo and opened the doors to the future of humanity.