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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1978
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[Broadway, 2025]
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Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 1999 - The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play

Lisa LoomerExpecting Isabel

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Videos: Go Inside the Final Performance of REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
by Michael Major - Jun 30, 2025

On Sunday, June 29, Real Women Have Curves closed. To celebrate its final bow, the musical has taken to its Instagram account to share several videos from its closing performance.
Director Mark Brokaw Dies of Cancer
by Team BWW - Jun 29, 2025

Acclaimed director Mark Brokaw, whose visionary work spanned Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters across the United States and abroad, has passed away after a battle with cancer. 
5 Broadway Shows Close This Weekend
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 28, 2025

Broadway says goodbye to five productions. Glengarry Glen Ross takes its final bow at the Palace Theatre following 23 previews and 104 regular performances; The Picture of Dorian Gray plays its final performance at the Music Box Theatre after 15 previews and 98 regular performances; Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends will conclude its limited run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre following 14 previews and 95 regular performances; Dead Outlaw wraps up at the Longacre Theatre following 14 previews and 73 regular performances; and Real Women Have Curves will close at the James Earl Jones Theatre after 31 previews and 73 regular performances.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES' Aline Mayagoitia Takes Over Our Instagram Today
by Michael Major - Jun 21, 2025

Real Women Have Curves star Aline Mayagoitia is taking over our Instagram! Follow along as she takes you inside a two show day at the beloved Broadway musical. Tune in to learn more about Real Women Have Curves before it plays its final performance.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Original Broadway Cast Recording CD Edition to be Released in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS will release the CD of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording). Learn more about the musical and see how to listen here!
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Will Close On Broadway This Month
by Joshua Wright - Jun 17, 2025

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on June 29, 2025, following 31 previews and 73 regular performances.
Contemporary American Theater Festival Reveals Casts And Creative Teams For 2025 Mainstage Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 13, 2025

The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) has announced the full casts and creative teams for its 2025 season. This year's mainstage theater productions include five world premiere plays.
Video: Justina Machado Talks Real-World Connections of REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 13, 2025

Real Women Have Curves star Justina Machado, along with co-producer Alicia Menendez, recently stopped by MSNBC's Deadline: White House show to discuss the real-life implications of the new musical.
Photos: Becky G. Visits REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - Jun 12, 2025

Becky G paid a visit to Real Women Have Curves on Broadway just last night. After the show she came backstage to compliment the cast on their performance. Check out photos here!
Listen: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Cast Recording is Out Now
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2025

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical is available in streaming and digital platforms today, Friday, June 6. A CD edition of the album is scheduled for Friday, July 25. 
BLACK SWAN, WONDER World Premiere Musicals And More Set for American Repertory Theater 2025/26 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2025

American Repertory Theater has announced its 2025/26 season, highlighted by two major world premiere musicals adapted from beloved films—Black Swan and Wonder—featuring a slate of Broadway talent both on and offstage.
Video: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Cast Perform ‘I Got It Wrong’ on TODAY
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 3, 2025

As part of TODAY's Citi Concert series, Justina Machado, Tatianna Córdoba, and the cast of the Tony-nominated musical Real Women Have Curves took the stage on Tuesday to perform 'I Got It Wrong' from the musical. Watch the performance now!
DEATH BECOMES HER vs. MINCEMEAT Battle For Best Ensemble In The BWW Awards; Last Chance To Vote!
by BWW Awards - Jun 2, 2025

This is the final chance to vote for BroadwayWorld's 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater. There's just one week left to vote!
Shelby Acosta Shares Backstage Secrets From REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2025

Shelby Acosta, currently appearing in Real Women Have Curves on Broadway, took us backstage at the James Earl Jones Theatre to share some of her favorite backstage moments, must-haves, routines, and more!
1 Week Left for the BWW Awards; MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Leading Over MINCEMEAT & DEATH BECOMES HER
by BWW Awards - May 27, 2025

The latest standings have been released for BroadwayWorld's 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater. There's just one week left to vote!
Justina Machado to Talk REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - May 23, 2025

Tony-nominee Justina Machado, star of Broadway's Real Women Have Curves, is scheduled to visit The View next week to discuss the new musical, currently running at the James Earl Jones Theatre.
Video: Broadway Siblings Christopher and Monica Ramirez Featured on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW
by Josh Sharpe - May 21, 2025

On a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, siblings Christopher and Monica Ramirez called into the show to talk to Clarkson about performing together in the Broadway musical Real Women Have Curves. Watch the segment now!
Two Weeks Left To Vote for the 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards
by BWW Awards - May 19, 2025

Show your support for shows like Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat, Death Becomes Her, BOOP! The Musical and more.
Listen: Four Songs Released From REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Broadway Cast Album
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2025

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will be released next month. Four new songs have been released from the forthcoming album. Listen here!
First Standings Announced for the 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards
by BWW Awards - May 12, 2025

The first standings have been released for BroadwayWorld's 22nd Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards. The Theater Fans' Choice Awards honor and celebrate the best of New York Theater - as decided by the most important critics, the audience at large - allowing YOU to have your say during the most exciting time of the year for the theater community.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Lisa Loomer written?

Lisa Loomer has written 5 shows including A...My Name Is Alice (Material), Living Out (Playwright), Distracted (Playwright), Motherhood Out Loud (Playwright), Real Women Have Curves (Book).

What awards has Lisa Loomer been nominated for?

and The Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for Expecting Isabel .

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