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.
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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.
Musical DOMINGUINHOS: ISSO AQUI TA BOM DEMAIS Honors the Late Master of Accordion
The musical tells certain passages in Dominguinhos' life and work, mixing reality and fiction, as the artist recalls his trajectory through facts, music and professional and affective partnerships, while talking to his greatest and faithful companion, the Accordion.
O PEQUENO PRÍNCIPE, O MUSICAL (The Little Prince) Opens Drawing a Parallel Between the Fable and What Lies Behind of One of the Best-Selling Books of All Time
Inspired by one of the greatest classics of universal literature, points out the reopening of Teatro Villa Lobos.
Musical NEY MATOGROSSO – HOMEM COM H Celebrates the Trajectory of One of the Most Authentic Artists of Brazilian Culture
After the huge success of the musical Silvio Santos Vem Ai, Paris Cultural chose to honor the chameleonic singer Ney Matogrosso, one of the most unique figures in Brazilian music and culture, in the musical Ney Matogrosso – Homem com H, with libretto by E.
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Ney Latorraca's Career, Musical SEU NEYLA will Open in Sao Paulo, Combining Digital Technology and Live Theater
One of the best known actors in Brazil, Ney Latorraca celebrates 60 years of his career using a new technology in Brazilian theater.
For the First Time on Stage, Musical TEMPO CERTO (Right Time) Features Songs by Roberta Campos
The plot follows the last year of a couple's relationship, exploring themes such as liquid relationships and the attempt to control time, very present in the current times.
Never Seen Before in Brazil, Theatro Sao Pedro Opens Weill & Brecht's THE THREEPENNY OPERA (A Opera dos Tres Vintens)
Produced for the first time in Brazil, has the musical direction by American conductor Ira Levin, who leads the Orquestra do Theatro São Pedro, and scenic direction by Alexandre Dal Farra.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BWW Review: Bake a Leg: SWEENEY TODD Opens in Sao Paulo with Sold Out Tickets
Sondheim's macabre musical Sweeney Todd, arrives in Brazil.
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.
