'Celia: The Life & Music Of Celia Cruz'

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DIRECT FROM NEW YORK, THE HIT MUSICAL

CELIA: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF CELIA CRUZ

MAKES SOUTH FLORIDA PREMIERE AND LAUNCHES FIRST INTERNATIONAL TOUR

AT THE ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER 

"Pulsing song-filled tribute to the Cuban-born superstar!" – Daily News   

June 18 – July 6

John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall

Performances in English and Spanish

Tickets $50-$95 

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County hosts the Miami premiere and international tour launch of the hit New York musical CELIA: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF CELIA CRUZ. From June 18 – July 6, audiences will be taken on a 60-year journey through the life and music of the sensational salsa diva, from her humble beginnings in Cuba to the international superstardom that made her one of the most remarkable Hispanic artists who has ever lived. Told through the eyes of her beloved husband Pedro Knight, CELIA features a cast of 16 singers, dancers and musicians in a live performance that highlights the global music icon's most beloved hits.  

Select performances contain dialogue in both English and Spanish while others are spoken exclusively in Spanish. All songs, however, are sung in Spanish at every performance.  

Direct from New York, the bilingual cast stars Anissa Gathers singing and acting in the lead role of Celia during the highlight of her musical career, Modesto Lacén as Pedro Knight, and Selenis Leyva as a young Celia. Music director Isidro Infante (who performed with the real Cruz) leads a seven-piece band that accompanies Gathers and the cast in faithful live renditions of the Salsa Queen's repertoire, including "La Bomba," Celia's groundbreaking collaboration with Tito Puente which is credited with sparking the popularity of salsa music in the '70s, as well as "Guantanamera," "Químbara," "Toro Mata," "La Vida es un Carnaval" and dozens more that became universal sensations.  

Celia is written by husband and wife duo Carmen Rivera and Candido Tirado, produced by Henry Cardenas and David Maldonado (the team behind the hit musical, Who Killed Hector Lavoe?) and directed by Jaime Azpilicueta, one of Spain's most distinguished theatre and television directors. 

Tickets
Tickets for CELIA: The Life & Music of Celia Cruz are $50 (First Tier Seating,) $75 (Orchestra Seating,) and $95 for a VIP seating package that includes a post-performance meet and greet with cast members, an autographed poster and a Celia keychain and pin. Tickets are available through the Adrienne Arsht Center box office at (305) 949-6722 or online at www.arshtcenter.org.

Groups of 15 or more contact (786) 468-2326.

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