BRAZIL THEATER REVIEWS

A theater with echoes and voices from the past that will interpret the past of three characters who were once friends and lovers. Miguel, a washed-up middle-aged transvestite artist; Sara, a middle-aged actress struggling to remain relevant in her career; and Paulo, who abandoned a promising artisti...

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....

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....

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 go...

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....

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 w...

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 ...

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 ...

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....

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'...

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....

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 spe...

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....

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 hims...

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 Ferna...

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....

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 P...

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....

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...