Photo Flash: Teatro Vista Brings Nightclub Energy to Goodman Theatre in LA HAVANA MADRID
On the heels of critically-acclaimed sold-out runs at Steppenwolf Theatre Company and The Miracle Center in Logan Square, Teatro Vista's La Havana Madrid by Sandra Delgado arrives at Goodman Theatre for an extended summer run, now through August 20. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Chicago's fabled 1960s nightclub, La Havana Madrid, comes bursting back to life in "an immersive, wholly enjoyable experience" (Chicago Reader) complete with live music and "enough dancing and bonhomie to tempt you away from your little table down front" (Chicago Tribune). Directed by Teatro Vista ensemble member Cheryl Lynn Bruce, the production was inspired by true stories of Cuban, Puerto Rican and Colombian immigrants who found refuge in the nightclub. Delgado leads the eight-member cast (a full list appears below) as a mystical woman who conjures stories and vibrant songs performed live onstage each night by Colombian-American musician Roberto "Carpacho" Marin and his band of 30 years, Carpacho y Su Super Combo.
In addition to Delgado, the eight-member cast also includes Teatro Vista ensemble members Tommy Rivera-Vega and Marvin Quijada; and newcomers Mike Oquendo, Donovan Diaz and Krystal Ortiz, who round out the cast as Cuban, Colombian and Puerto Rican patrons, staff and musicians who all met, danced, loved and lost at La Havana Madrid. Original cast members Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel and Phoebe González are unable to continue with the production and their roles are being recast for the Goodman remount. The design team includes Ashley Woods (set), Elsa Hiltner (costumes), Heather Sparling (lights), Mikhail Fiksel (sound), Liviu Pasare (projections and video design) and William Carlos Angulo (choreography).
La Havana Madrid appears through August 20 in the Owen Theatre (Opening Night is Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30pm). Tickets ($30-$50; subject to change) are available at GoodmanTheatre.org/LaHavanaMadrid or by calling the box office at (312) 443-3800. La Havana Madrid is recommended for ages 12 and up.
Photo Credit: Erik Scanlon
Playwright and co-star Sandra Delgado (La Havana Madrid)
La Havana Madrid cast and audience members dancing to Carpacho y Su Super Combo (led by Roberto 'Carpacho' Marin)
Mike Oquendo (Tony) and playwright and co-star Sandra Delgado (La Havana Madrid)
La Havana Madrid cast and audience members dancing to Carpacho y Su Super Combo (led by Roberto 'Carpacho' Marin)
Playwright and co-star Sandra Delgado (La Havana Madrid) and Carpacho y Su Super Combo (led by Roberto 'Carpacho' Marin)
Playwright and co-star Sandra Delgado (La Havana Madrid) and Carpacho y Su Super Combo (led by Roberto 'Carpacho' Marin)
Playwright and co-star Sandra Delgado (La Havana Madrid)
Valeria Rosero (Maruja) and Tommy Rivera-Vega (Henry)
La Havana Madrid cast and audience members dancing to Carpacho y Su Super Combo (led by Roberto 'Carpacho' Marin)
Playwright and co-star Sandra Delgado (La Havana Madrid) and Carpacho y Su Super Combo (led by Roberto 'Carpacho' Marin)
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