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Awards: DID AWARDS (Destaque Imprensa Digital - Digital Press Highlight) Announces 5th Edition Nominees
by Claudio Erlichman - November 11, 2022
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
by Claudio Erlichman - November 09, 2022
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. With libretto and direction by Matheus Marchetti and original compositions by Vitor Mascarenhas, the play embarks on a queer gothic fantasy told in songs.
Edward Albee's Classic, THREE TALL WOMEN (Tres Mulheres Altas) Gets a New Production with Suely Franco, Deborah Evelyn and Nathalia Dill
by Claudio Erlichman - November 03, 2022
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
by Claudio Erlichman - November 02, 2022
Macabea is a Brazil’s Northeastern migrant whose life is marked by the absence of affection and poetry. Her story is told by an actress, who decides to narrate her life in an exercise in alterity. Critical and public success, the musical stars Laila Garin, Claudia Ventura and Leonardo Miggiorin with original score by Chico Cesar.
Peter Quilter's DUETS: A COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS (DUETOS) Opens in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - November 01, 2022
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. A gloriously funny examination of the chaotic world of love and relationships.
World Famous Album CLUBE DA ESQUINA Gets Musical Theatrical Version Celebrating its Fiftieth Anniversary
by Claudio Erlichman - October 26, 2022
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. Now completing 50, it gets theatrical version, under the direction of Dennis Carvalho and having Tiago Barbosa as the protagonist.
Gay, Colorful and Funny, GLAM – THE MUSICAL Opens with Drag Universe as its Theme
by Claudio Erlichman - October 25, 2022
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)
by Claudio Erlichman - October 19, 2022
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. In addition to remembering the various successes of the Brazilian popular music icon, the musical will outline the artist's trajectory, revealing the backstage of his life.
Musical MUSEU NACIONAL [TODAS AS VOZES DO FOGO] Celebrates the Tenth Anniversary of Cia Barca dos Coracoes Partidos
by Claudio Erlichman - October 12, 2022
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. Tragedy – in all its real and symbolic value – was the starting point for the creation of a show.
ELAS BRILHAM DOC.MUSICAL Opens in Sao Paulo Celebrating Women in the History of Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries
by Claudio Erlichman - October 05, 2022
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. More than a show, Elas Brilham - Vozes que Iluminam e Transformam o Mundo – DOC.MUSICAL intends to celebrate women and open a space for speech, which is so necessary, for them.
Musical DOMINGUINHOS: ISSO AQUI TA BOM DEMAIS Honors the Late Master of Accordion
by Claudio Erlichman - October 04, 2022
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.
Theatro Sao Pedro Opens EL BARBERILLO DE LAVAPIES, by Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
by Claudio Erlichman - October 03, 2022
In a never seen production in Brazil El Barberillo de Lavapies by Spanish composer F. A. Barbieri, Opens at Theatro Sao Pedro, with musical direction by Priscila Bomfim, scenic direction by Mauro Wrona and participation of the Academia de Opera and the Orquestra Jovem do Theatro Sao Pedro. The show also includes Hispalis Companhia de Flamenco.
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
by Claudio Erlichman - September 27, 2022
Inspired by one of the greatest classics of universal literature, points out the reopening of Teatro Villa Lobos. In the cast names like Thiago Machado and Bruna Guerin tell the adventures of the intrepid boy sewn into the story of the author himself, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who put a lot of himself when he wrote the work.
Theatro São Pedro's Academy of Opera and Youth Orchestra Presents THE BARBERILLO OF LAVAPIES
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2022
Theatro São Pedro's Academy Of Opera And Youth Orchestra presents The Barberillo Of Lavapies next month.
Talking About the Dangers of the Internet and Bullying in the Virtual World Musical CYBERBULLYING premieres in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - September 12, 2022
Originally titled Bullying, O Musical - featured on the São Paulo stages in 2019 and 2021, the show with libretto and direction by Allan Oliver was reformulated and is now called Cyberbullying.
Musical NEY MATOGROSSO – HOMEM COM H Celebrates the Trajectory of One of the Most Authentic Artists of Brazilian Culture
by Claudio Erlichman - September 09, 2022
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. Boechat and M. Toledo, direction by Fernanda Chamma and musical direction by Daniel Rocha.
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Ney Latorraca's Career, Musical SEU NEYLA will Open in Sao Paulo, Combining Digital Technology and Live Theater
by Claudio Erlichman - September 08, 2022
One of the best known actors in Brazil, Ney Latorraca celebrates 60 years of his career using a new technology in Brazilian theater. The musical comedy Seu Neyla, by Heloísa Perisse and directed by Jose Possi Neto, brings together the digital world and theater, in real time.
For the First Time on Stage, Musical TEMPO CERTO (Right Time) Features Songs by Roberta Campos
by Claudio Erlichman - September 01, 2022
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. The musical features Daniel Cabral, Eri Correia, Alvaro Real and Vanessa Mello, with artistic direction and libreto by Rafael Pucca, direction by A. Real and musical direction and arrangements by Thiago Perticarrari.
With Songs by Brazilian Singer Djavan, LILAS – UM MUSICAL EM TONS REAIS Opens in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - August 31, 2022
Lilas - Um Musical em Tons Reais (Lilac - A Musical in Real Tones) starring actress Ligia Paula Machado and actor Ubiracy Brasil, is directed by Kleber Montanheiro and songs by singer/composer Djavan. The musical opens on September 2 at Teatro Arthur Azevedo.
Never Seen Before in Brazil, Theatro Sao Pedro Opens Weill & Brecht's THE THREEPENNY OPERA (A Opera dos Tres Vintens)
by Claudio Erlichman - August 30, 2022
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. Opening on September 1st, there will be seven recitals until September 11th.
Disney's A PEQUENA SEREIA (THE LITTLE MERMAID) is Now Playing in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - August 26, 2022
'The Little Mermaid' a Broadway production inspired by the Disney movie, will be staged in Brazil at Teatro Santander on July 17th. It is the first time Disney has allowed an staging in the country, without obligation to be a replica of the American production.
MARROM, O MUSICAL Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Career of the Great Brazilian Samba Singer Alcione
by Claudio Erlichman - August 24, 2022
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of career of samba singer Alcione, 'Marrom, O Musical' opens at Teatro Sérgio Cardoso under the direction of Miguel Falabella. Alcione 'A Marrom' ('the brown one') is one of the most famous Brazilian samba singer. She first gained international recognition in the late 1970 and has had nineteen golden records.
ÓPERA: O CANTO DO CISNE | PALESTRA SOBRE PÁSSAROS AQUÁTICOS Comes to Theatro Sao Pedro
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2022
O Theatro São Pedro apresenta duas obras com libretos adaptados de Anton Tchekhov: a primeira estreia mundial de O Canto do Cisne, de Leonardo Martinelli e Palestra sobre Pássaros Aquáticos, de Dominick Argento. Composta em 1974, Palestra sobre Pássaros Aquáticos foi inspirada na peça Os Males do Tabaco, de Tchekhov.
Based on One of the Most Popular Brazilian Soap Operas O BEM AMADO Gets a Musical Version
by Claudio Erlichman - August 04, 2022
The show has lyrics and music by Zeca Baleiro and Newton Moreno, with musical direction by Marco França and features Cassio Scapin as the corrupt and demagogue Odorico Paraguacu, candidate for mayor of Sucupira. As there is no cemetery in the city, which forces residents to bury their dead in neighboring municipalities, the politician is elected with the slogan “Vote for a serious man and win a cemetery”!
Disney's A PEQUENA SEREIA (THE LITTLE MERMAID) Opens a New Season in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - July 26, 2022
'The Little Mermaid' a Broadway production inspired by the Disney movie, will be staged in Brazil at Teatro Santander on July 17th. It is the first time Disney has allowed an staging in the country, without obligation to be a replica of the American production.

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