Daniela Thomas

Sao Paulo's artistic scene gets a new stage this week. Unimed Theater comes with the promise of becoming a space of excellence for culture in the city. Located in one of the most central points of Sao Paulo, on the corner of Rua Augusta and Alameda Santos, just one block from Paulista Avenue, the architectural project bears the signature of architect Isay Weinfeld. Producers Monique Gardenberg and Jeffrey Neale are responsible for curating the show, which opens August 22 with David Bowie's Lazarus, directed by Felipe Hirsch.

DEMOCRACIA is playing at Teatro Faap in Brazil from March 18 to 20, 2019.

Cantando na Chuva (Singin' in the Rain) leads the list with 11 nominations, followed by Romeu + Julieta, Natasha, Pierre e o Grande Cometa de 1812 and Peter Pan with nine. The Reverencia Award is the only theatrical prize in Brazil, aimed at musical theater, that includes simultaneously spectacles of the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The ceremony will be on November 13, at Teatro Alfa, Sao Paulo.

Sucesso de publico e critica durante temporada de estreia, com publico de mais de 50 mil espectadores no Rio de Janeiro, "Romeu e Julieta", em formato inedito no pais para o classico de William Shakespeare, chega ao Teatro Frei Caneca no dia 10 de agosto. Com direcão de Guilherme Leme Garcia (Um Pai - Puzzle), o roteiro musical do espetaculo e composto por 25 cancões do repertorio de Marisa Monte, tanto de sua carreira solo quanto do projeto Tribalistas, como "Amor I Love You", "Beija eu" e "Não Va Embora". Apresentado pelo Ministerio da Cultura e Circuito Cultural Bradesco Seguros, o espetaculo e assinado pela Leme Producões Artisticas, em parceria com a Aventura Entretenimento. O musical conta com o patrocinio da Altas Schindler e Riachuelo e o apoio do BMA Advogados e do CNA. Os ingressos estão a venda no site do Ingresso Rapido.

The famous love story is now in Rio de Janeiro on a brand new musical featuring songs from the incredible Brazilian singer, Marisa Monte.

Exploring the fraught intersection of feminism, colonialism, and race that has persisted across centuries and continents, the stirring drama VAZANTE marks the solo directorial debut of Brazilian filmmaker Daniela Thomas. 

With Direction by Guilherme Weber the play brings in the cast Debora Bloch, Emilio De Mello, Fernando Eiras and Mariana Lima. Unprecedented in Latin America, 'The Realistic Joneses' was the debut of Will Eno on Broadway, in 2014.