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Review: After 60 Years of its Opening WEST SIDE STORY Continues to Thrill Audiences in Historic Production
West Side Story opens on July 8th at Theatro Sao Pedro. A masterpiece by Bernstein & Sondheim, direction by Charles Moeller and Brazilian version by Claudio Botelho, the musical direction is by Claudio Cruz, who leads the Orquestra do Theatro Sao Pedro. The production also has a cast headed by Giuli...
After Great Success in Rio de Janeiro, PONTO A PONTO (Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles) Opens for a Short Season in Sao Paulo
After the success of Rio de Janeriro’s season, the play Ponto a Ponto (Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles), directed by Gustavo Barchilon, opens in Sao Paulo on July 15, at Teatro B32. The show features Luiz Fernando Guimaraes giving life to a 90-year-old lady, Bruno Gissoni as her grandson and Renata Ricc...
Melodramatic and Cult: VINGANCA – O MUSICAL (Vengeance - the Musical) Returns to Sao Paulo's Stage
A success of Brazilian musical theater in recent years, the show Vinganca (Vengeance) returns in June at Teatro Raul Cortez in Sao Paulo. After nine years, the cult musical by Anna Toledo with songs by Lupicinio Rodrigues returns in a new house and with a renewed cast...
Donizetti's LE CONVENIENZE ED INCONVENIENZE TEATRAL (Viva La Mamma) Opens at Theatro Sao Pedro
With performances on June 16, 17, 18 and 19, the show is musically directed and conducted by Andre dos Santos, who leads the Orquestra Jovem do Theatro Sao Pedro, stage direction by Julianna Santos.
Viva La Mamma, also known as Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali satirizes the operatic work, a...
Musical BRENDA LEE E O PALACIO DAS PRINCESAS Tells the Story of the First Activist Who Founded the First Support House for People With HIV/AIDS in Brazil
Brenda Lee e o Palacio das Princesas is a musical that brings a bit of the history of Brenda Lee, called the “guardian angel of transvestites”, activist who founded the first support house for people with HIV/AIDS in Brazil. She has a pension for transvestites who, for the most part, live off pr...
BWW Review: Bake a Leg: SWEENEY TODD Opens in Sao Paulo with Sold Out Tickets
Sondheim's macabre musical Sweeney Todd, arrives in Brazil.
The show opened on March in Sao Paulo for a short season and takes place on the 033 Rooftop of Teatro Santander.
With direction by Ze Henrique de Paula, the Brazilian production stars Rodrigo Lombardi (Sweeney), Andrezza Massei (Mrs. Love...
CIA. DEBORAH COLKER Premieres the Season of CURA (Healing) in Sao Paulo
Deborah Colker has devoted her time in recent years to finding a cure. In this case, a solution to the genetic disease that his grandson has. From this personal anguish, the new work of the Cia. de Dança Deborah Colker was born. Cura is about science, faith and the struggle to overcome and accept o...
BWW Awards: BARNUM is the big winner of the 4th edition of the DID AWARDS FOR MUSICAL THEATER
After a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Digital Press Highlight Award (DID) resumed its activities in honor and recognition of the great highlights of Brazilian musical theater in the city of Sao Paulo.
The ceremony, which held its 4th edition announced, the winners, celebrating the 1...
BWW Review: After 10 Years, THE ADDAMS FAMILY Returns to Haunt and Entertain at Teatro Renault
The family that captivated the hearts of thousands of viewers in Brazil is back! T4F reopens the Teatro Renault stage again to welcome the eccentric, scary and funny characters that enchant generations.
In the main roles Marisa Orth and Daniel Boaventura , share the cast with famous names in musica...
With Only Two Performances A NIGHT ON BROADWAY Talks About Two Brazilians in Search of the American Dream on the Great White Way
Uma Noite na Broadway is a very funny musical comedy, directed by Fernanda Chamma, and starring Fabi Bang and Thiago Machado, that brings together hits from some of the great Broadway musicals successfully produced in Brazil.
The play tells the story of two Brazilian artists at different times in t...
After 56 Years of its Opening, MORTE E VIDA SEVERINA Returns to Teatro TUCA
The most popular work by Joao Cabral Melo Neto returns to Teatro Tuca, where it premiered in 1965. The new production is directed by Elias Andreato and brings together, on stage, 13 young talents from various Brazilian cities, and 5 musicians, who will set the tone for the compositions of Chico Buar...
Cia. Da Revista Opens TATUAGEM, a Musical About Love and Freedom in Times of Oppression
Cia. da Revista celebrates its 25th anniversary with the premiere of the musical Tatuagem, directed by Kleber Montanheiro, The show premieres on April 14 at Espaco Cia da Revista, where it runs from Thursday to Saturday at 9 pm and on Sundays at 7 pm.
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Bellini's I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI, Opens at Theatro Sao Pedro
I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera by V. Bellini, will be performed in April at Theatro Sao Pedro. With libretto by Felice Romani, the opera is not based on Shakespeare's famous text. Staged by Antonio Araujo and musical direction by Alessandro Sangiorgi, the cast includes singers Denise de Freitas (Ro...
Based on Plinio Marcos' Work, Theatro Municipal de Sao Paulo Presents the Operas NAVALHA NA CARNE and HOMENS DE PAPEL
In April, Sao Paulo’s Theatro Municipal presents two operas by Plinio Marcos: Navalha na Carne and Homens de Papel. Both productions are the first operas specially commissioned by the theater. Presented in a double bill, they bring iconic texts from Brazilian dramaturgy, which focus on existences ...
Past and Present, Dream and Reality are Mixed Up in NAUTOPIA
A new authorial musical opens in Brazil on April 1st: 'Nautopia', by Daniel Salve. The show features Beto Sargentelli, Eline Porto, Jonathas Joba and a great cast, when portraying the eternal back home of the young man who seeks healing through confrontation with its past and its internal and extern...
Mazel Tov: 13 – O MUSICAL Opens With an All Teen Cast and Band
Following a move from NY City to small-town Indiana, young Evan Goldman grapples with his parents' divorce, prepares for his impending Bar Mitzvah, and navigates the complicated social circles of a new school.
With known names in the Brazilian cast, the show is the only Broadway musical ever with ...
Using Britney Spears's Songs NOITES DE VERAO – O MUSICAL Gives a Contemporary and Gay Reinterpretation to Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Can you imagine Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' told to the sound of pop princess Britney Spears in a musical, contemporary and with a completely new gay reinterpretation? For this is Noites de Verao (Summer Nights)....
Theatro Sao Pedro Opens Lyrical Season with Two Operas by GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
The production is conducted by Luis Otavio Santos, who commands the Orquestra do Theatro Sao Pedro, and stage direction by Mauro Wrona.
The show will also be streamed free of charge on the internet.
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BWW Review: DISNEY IN CONCERT: Greatest Names of Brazilian Musical Theater and Villa Lobos Symphonic Orchestra Bring Unforgettable Movie's Melodies
Disney In Concert - The Songs From Your Favorite Movies Live comes back to Brazil in march for presentations at Teatro Bradesco, in Sao Paulo.
Show features songs from classic and current Disney’s movies performed by an orchestra and with incredible projections on a big screen. The premiere takes...
AWARDS: DID AWARDS (Destaque Imprensa Digital - Digital Press Highlight) Announces 4th Edition Nominees
With 16 shows eligible for consideration, Barnum leads the list with 8 nominations, followed by the musicals The Color Purple and Silvio Santos Vem Ai, with 7 nominations each.
After a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Digital Press Highlight Award (DID) celebrates the resumption of t...
BWW Review: Tony Winner Paulo Szot Stars Brazilian Revival of CHICAGO Repeating the Role He Just Played on Broadway
The production features Emanuelle Araujo, in the role of sarcastic Velma Kelly; Paulo Szot, as the charming and unscrupulous Billy Flynn (a role he currently played on Broadway); and Carol Costa as the “innocent” and surprising Roxie Hart. L. Candido (Mary Sunshine), Lilian Valeska (Mama Morto...
Inspired by Songs of the Famous Brazilian Girl Group Rouge, Musical BRILHA LA LUNA Opens in São Paulo
The story is based on the character Luna, who gives the show its name, a young girl who lived all her life in the Arereje Community, a hippie refuge created by her parents hidden from the big cities. She lives a quiet life, but when she turns 18, she finds herself an orphan and feels something is mi...
WEST SIDE STORY and THE THREEPENNY OPERA Announced Among the Attractions of Theatro Sao Pedro's 2022 Season
Theatro Sao Pedro announces its 2022 season. The lyrical series will include eleven titles: La Serva Padrona; Livietta and Tracollo; The Capulets and the Montechios, by Bellini; West Side Story; Lecture on Waterbirds; Threepenny Opera, by Weill; Ariadne in Naxos, by Strauss; Viva La Mamma, by Doniz...
Through Famous Broadway Hits, 7 X PECADO - BROADWAY IN CONCERT Talks About the Seven Deadly Sins
“7 x Pecado - Broadway in Concert” is the show chosen for the reopening of Teatro Escola Basileu França in Goiânia. Sponsored by the Government of Goiás, is based on the Seven Deadly Sins and how they manifest themselves in contemporary life they punctuate the scene through the great Broadwa...
Rossini's SIGNOR BRUSCHINO, OR THE ACCIDENTAL SON for the First Time in Brazil at Theatro Sao Pedro
Theatro Sao Pedro closes the opera season with the debut of the opera Signor Bruschino, by Rossini.
With staging and lighting by Caetano Vilela, the production will be musically directed by Claudio Cruz, who will command the Theatro Sao Pedro Orchestra. The costumes are by Gabriel Villela.
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