BRAZIL THEATER REVIEWS

Great success of the theatrical season in Rio de Janeiro, the musical 'O Frenetico Dancin'Days' finally arrives in Sao Paulo. The show rescues the mythical aura around the Frenetic Dancing'Days Discotheque, which was a milestone in the Brazilian night, especially the carioca, with only four months o...

Created by Caique Oliveira, the show portrays racial segregation in the United States in the early 20th century and brings the story of William Seymour played by a great gospel music cast. After the season with sold-out sessions, Rua Azusa - O Musical arrives on Saturday, the 8th, at Teatro Procopi...

Todos os guias de viagem recomendam que se voce estiver planejando uma viagem para Nova Iorque, assistir um show da Broadway deve estar no topo da lista daquilo que nao se pode perder... e eles estao certos. A Big Apple oferece uma serie de museus, restaurantes e lugares para visitar, e, no entanto,...

O teatro musical vem ganhando espaco na cena carioca nos ultimos anos, com montagens famosas da Broadway como Cabaret (2012), Os Produtores (2018) e A Novica Rebelde, que teve uma montagem em 2008 e uma em 2019. Nesta cena, musicais genuinamente brasileiros tem tambem ganho o gosto popular....

The first Brazilian theatrical adaptation for Dogville - masterpiece of the Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier -, opens at Teatro Porto Seguro for the season from January 25 to March 31. Directed by Ze Henrique de Paula, the play brings in the cast Mel Lisboa, Eric Lenate, Fabio Assuncao, Bianca Byingt...

More than 15 classic Broadway songs in improbable and misbehaving versions. The show premieres on January 24 at Teatro Sergio Cardoso. The short-season has only six sessions at popular prices and is geared towards the whole family....

Atraves da Iris (Through the Iris) is a tribute to New Yorker Iris Apfel, world icon of fashion at 97 years. 'More is more, less is bore", a joke with the old 'less is more,' is the motto of Iris Apfel, businesswoman, interior designer, and today one of the world's greatest references in pop art and...

Before RENT, there was tick, tick... BOOM!. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning composer of RENT, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. The show takes you on the playwright/composer's jo...

The show that made great Off-Broadway success arrives in Sao Paulo and wins a Brazilian version with known names in the Brazilian musical theater scene. In an independent production financed with a crowdfunding campaign, bare (na pele) makes its opening on October 31, at Teatro Augusta....

Celebrating the figure and trajectory of singer Elza Soares, 'Elza' opens on October 18 with text by Vinicius Calderoni, directed by Duda Maia, musical direction by Pedro Luis, Larissa Luz and Antonia Adnet and arrangements by Letieres Leite....

Tribute to a famous Brazilian Popular Music singer, Isaura Garcia, is a musical about love and revolution in a woman's daily life....

In a ceremony held last night at Teatro Renault, Singin' in the Rain (with six awards), Suassuna (with four) and Peter Pan (with three) were the big winners of the 6th edition of the Bibi Ferreira Awards....

Starring Eline Porto and Beto Sargentelli, who also take on production alongside Lucas Mello, the musical The Last 5 Years written by Jason Robert Brown, arrives in Sao Paulo, for a short season. Directed by Joao Fonseca, musical direction by Thiago Gimenes and versions to Portuguese by Rafael Olive...

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 is inspired by a passage from Leon Tolstoy's masterpiece War and Peace. The musical was created by American composer Dave Malloy and became a big hit in his Broadway debut receiving 12 nominations at the 2017 Tony Awards. Directed by Ze Henrique de Paul...

With direction by Kleber Montanheiro, the musical tells the story of Carmen Miranda, the Brazilian Bombshell, from her arrival in Brazil as a child, through radio, her first recordings, Brazilian cinema and Cassino da Urca, to stardom in Hollywood movies. The play is an adaptation of the award-winni...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

Thirty years after its original production, O Ateneu brings freshness to the classic!...

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....

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....

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....

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'....