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Award Winning Play By English Author Mike Bartlett, Talks About Male Sexuality and Identity
Staged in an amphitheater, the play COCK, by British author Mike Barlett, is directed by Nelson Baskerville, and premieres December 2nd through 18th, free of charge, at the Centro Cultural Oswald de Andrade. Brazilian staging was created by Andrea Dupré & Daniel Tavares, who are also in the cast al...
BWW Review: With LGBTIQA+ Language ROYALS – O MUSICAL Gives a Modern Reinterpretation to Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'
Following the project Shakespeare is Pop, Sonhos Entertainment announces its new production: Royals - O Musical, based on The Taming of the Shrew. In its 2nd show, which proposes to revisit the Bard's works with modern reinterpretations in the musical format and LGBTIQA+ language, it will run for a ...
BWW Preview: Weill & Brecht's Satirical Ballet Chanté THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS Premieres in Brazil with Musical Direction by Ira Levin
Theatro Sao Pedro premieres the satirical ballet chante The Seven Deadly Sins, the last collaboration between Kurt Weil and Bertolt Brecht. The production will be musically directed by Ira Levin, who will command the Theatro Sao Pedro Orchestra. The Seven Deadly Sins opens on November 5th. In all, t...
BWW Review: Everyone is a Suspect in ASSASSINATO PARA DOIS (Murder for Two)
With book and lyrics by Kellen Blair and book and music by Joe Kinosian, MURDER FOR TWO is the perfect blend of music, mayhem and murder!
Directed by Ze Henrique de Paula and musical direction by Fernanda Maia, the Brazilian staging stars Thiago Perticarrari as the policeman and Marcel Octavio, as...
BWW Review: Sophisticated and Entertaining, BARNUM – O REI DO SHOW Opens in Sao Paulo Discussing Inclusion and Feminism With the Circus Universe as a Background
Barnum, finally gets a Brazilian staging. With Portuguese version by Claudio Botelho, direction by Gustavo Barchilon, choreography by Alonso Barros and musical direction by Thiago Gimenes, we have in the cast the talents of Murilo Rosa for the title role and Kiara Sasso playing the powerful Charity....
BWW Preview: Celebrating Nudity, NAKED BOYS SINGING!, an Iconic Musical Revue of Gay Culture, Receives Revival in Sao Paulo
Naked Boys Singing! is a musical revue in the traditional style of American vaudeville, with book by Robert Schrock, that features eight actors who sing and dance naked.
Directed by Rodrigo Alfer and with Portuguese versions by Rafael Oliveira, the iconic gay musical features André Lau, Aquiles, J...
BWW Review: Musical BRENDA LEE E O PALÁCIO DAS PRINCESAS Spotlights Brazilian HIV/AIDS Activist
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: Leaving His Comfort Zone, Vitor Rocha Writes and Acts in BOM DIA SEM COMPANHIA, a Musical Out Of the Box Discussing Current Issues
The show by award-winning author Vitor Rocha, wich will have live seasons from October 2nd, was created entirely during the quarantine and, after having a streaming version, arrives on the stages of Teatro Viradalata, in Sao Paulo...
BWW Review: Two Actors and Many Characters Guarantee the Fun In CONSERTO PARA DOIS, O MUSICAL, Custom-Written For the Couple Claudia Raia and Jarbas Homem De Mello
Claudia Raia and Jarbas Homem de Mello are ready to return to the stage: Conserto Para Dois, O Musical opens in Sao Paulo on October 1st, at Teatro Procopio Ferreira. The musical is 100% Brazilian and features the two artists splitting up between 12 characters to tell the story of love and obsession...
BWW Review: George Orwell Meets Brecht and Weill In the Musical CABARET DOS BICHOS
With libreto, lyrics and direction by Ze Henrique de Paula and original music and musical direction by Fernanda Maia, the language used is inspired by German cabarets, strongly referenced in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weil.
George Orwell's Animal Farm takes place on a farm led initially by Mr. Jones. ...
BWW Review: DRAG NIGHTS Opens September 10th on Clube Barbixas de Comedia Revealing New Talents
As part of the cultural programming return in Brazil, Rua Augusta will receive an innovative show that will take drag art to one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan streets in Sao Paulo. Drag Nights, a project by drags Thelores and Alexia Twister, will open on September 10, from 9 pm, at Clube Barb...
BWW Review: R&H CINDERELLA Returns to Sao Paulo With Stellar Cast
One of the most famous stories in universal literature will take Sao Paulo stage. Cinderella, o Musical premieres on September 2, at Teatro Liberdade, after being seen by more than 200,000 people in its previous productions. With Fabi Bang spearheading the new cast, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderell...
BWW Review: After a Successful Season in Rio De Janeiro, ELIZETH A DIVINA – O MUSICAL Makes a One Night Only Presentation with Online Broadcast
Izabella Bicalho's play, directed by Sueli Guerra, supervised by Joao Fonseca and musical direction by Tony Lucchesi, tells remarkable moments in the history of singer Elizeth Cardoso, nicknamed A Divina (the Divine), her great meetings with friends, historical partners, her passions and her shows. ...
BWW Review: Sung In Forro Classics and Told In Cordel Literature Rhymes, CORDEL VIAJANTE Opens On March 7th
The musical show Cordel Viajante, which performs online on YouTube from March 7 to April 11, is a musical journey through Brazilian popular culture, which combines Forro, Cordel Literature poetry and woodcut....
BWW Review: Great Success on Stage O MEU SANGUE FERVE POR VOCE (My Blood Boils For You) Wins Free Virtual Season
A great success for more than 10 years, with praise from critics and the public, attended by more than 200 thousand people, the musical comedy O Meu Sangue Ferve Por Você (My Blood Boils for You) runs a virtual season from February 26 to March 21. The play pays homage to the Genero Brega (tacky sty...
BWW Review: BARCA DOS CORAÇÕES PARTIDOS Performs Authorial Show With Free Live Streaming
Barca dos Coracoes Partidos will present Desancora, its first authorial show, with live and free exhibition over the internet. The show will be broadcast from Teatro Riachuelo stage on February 20 (Saturday), at 8 pm, on YouTube, on the channels of Barca dos Coracoees Partidos, Sarau Agencia and Tea...
BWW Review: Live broadcast of musical A HORA DA ESTRELA or CANTO DE MACABEA, with Laila Garin, celebrates the centenary of Clarice Lispector
Clarice Lispector was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories. Born to a Jewish family in Western Ukraine, as an infant she moved to Brazil with her family, amidst the disasters engulfing her native land following the First Wo...
BWW Review: New Show of Barca Dos Coracoes Partidos JACKSONS DO PANDEIRO - UMA HOMENAGEM SINCOPADA Premieres in Virtual Format
Jose Gomes Filho (1919 a?' 1982), more commonly known as Jackson do Pandeiro, was a Brazilian percussionist and singer who received the nickname a??King of Rhythma??. He is described by Allmusic as a key promotor of Northeastern Brazilian musicand one of the most inventive and influential Brazilian ...
BWW Review: OITO (Eight), Directed and Choreographed by Alonso Barros, is Inspired by the Tarot and Makes Comments On the Word, the Body and the Soul.
From the union between cinema and theater, the show Oito was born. A contemporary format 'phygital' - physically live and digitally transmitted, remembering that the real world and the digital world are increasingly closer together.
Directed and choreographed by the award-winning Alonso Barros, it ...
BWW Review: Diogo Vilela Honors Cauby Peixoto in CAUBY, UMA PAIXAO, in a Free Live.
As part of the project PALCO INSTITUTO UNIMED-BH EM CASA, in its second edition, this icon of Brazilian music will be honored in the monologue CAUBY, UMA PAIXAO, an adaptation by Flavio Marinho of the great musical CAUBY, CAUBY, with DIOGO VILELA.
The presentation will take place on September 24 (T...
BWW Review: Renata Ricci Returns to the Stage with the Online Show FRENCH KISS- NA INTIMIDADE
a?oeI never imagined acting on a stage for a virtual audience. We are all being challenged by the art of reinventing ourselves a??, says Renata Ricci, actress, singer, dancer and creator of the musical French Kiss- Na Intimidade (French Kiss- In Intimity), which is having a very short season online ...
BWW Review: An All Family Entertainment, VIANOVA AND THE SPACE TRAVELERS Is A New Show Of Lights, Laser, Projections and Music For Pandemic Times
VIANOVA E OS VIAJANTES DO ESPACO (VIANOVA AND THE SPACE TRAVELERS) - will open on September 11, at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium Complex, in Sao Paulo, in a structure with more than 6 thousand m2 of scenarios and equipment of the highest technology.
Dumont, an enthusiast of space conquest, dedicated yea...
BWW Review: In a Brazil-Portugal Live, Saulo Vasconcelos and Carolina Puntel Will Take You To THE BEST OF BROADWAY IN 60 MINUTES
Saulo Vasconcelos and Carolina Puntel will take you to the Broadway universe in The Best of Broadway in 60 Minutes, via Volto platform (www.volto.live) The live will be done July 9 at 6 pm in Brazil and at 10 pm in Portugal. It will be a journey through the universe of Broadway, with music as the ma...
BWW Preview: With Original Songs Sung in Portuguese, English and Korean K-POP DREAMS, O MUSICAL Opens at Teatro Claro SP
Portraying the universe of the most successful global musical movement in recent times, K-Pop Dreams, O Musical will run from March 14 to April 5, on Saturdays and Sundays, at Teatro Claro SP.
The cast consists of 20 young people who perform, dance and sing live in a super production by Boom Produc...
BWW Preview: QUANDO A GENTE AMA – UM MUSICAL COM SAMBAS DE ARLINDO CRUZ Takes Teatro Porto Seguro's Stage to Talk About Love
A large 'roda de samba' is formed to the sound of the verses 'in this world there is no teacher for the subject of love to teach' Gradually three couples are formed and the audience follows love stories surrounded with successes by Arlindo Cruz. This is the atmosphere of the show Quando A Gente Ama ...
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