The Cuban and the Redhead at Pegasus Theatre

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A young Desi Arnaz sets sail from a Cuba in chaos, and embarks on a turbulent journey that leads him to Hollywood and into the arms of a fiery, redheaded movie star named Lucille Ball.
In The Cuban and the Redhead, Desi and Lucy put their egos and dreams of stardom on the line in a gamble to save one thing—their marriage—risking it all on an untested and floundering new medium called television. Can these two star-crossed lovers blaze a path that defies Hollywood and history to be together?
The Cuban and the Redhead, with book, music and lyrics by Robert Bartley and Danny Whitman, is a brand-new original musical that follows in the footsteps of Gypsy, Jersey Boys, Dreamgirls and Funny Girl honoring famous icons. With an original score that features sounds from 1940s Big Band to hot Latin rhythms, The Cuban and the Redhead is the story of how Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz struggled against all odds to be together and wound up making television history in the process.

Ladies and gentleman, say hello to our Lucille Ball, Broadway veteran Leslie Stevens! Ms. Stevens was in the original Broadway production of La Cage aux Folles as Anne, was in the Broadway production of Victor/Victoria starring Julie Andrews, performed in the movie adaptation of A Chorus Line, and is a member of the Dance faculty at AMDA in LA. You can find more about her on her website LeslieStevens.net. In related news, Anneliese van der Pol has withdrawn from the production due to a family emergency. We wish her and her loved ones all the best.

Photo by Alan Abair of a scene from "The Cuban and the Redhead." Leslie Stevens as Lucille Ball and Storm Lineberger as Desi Arnaz.

Storm Lineberger plays Desi Arnaz in "The Cuban and the Redhead".

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