Maria-Christina Oliveras
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Broadway: Amelie, Machinal, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Off-Broadway World Premieres: KISS MY AZTEC! (Berkeley Rep/La Jolla); Here Lies Love (The Public-cast recording); Pretty Filthy (The Civilians-cast recording); Taylor Mac's 24 Decade History of Popular Music (St. Ann's Warehouse); And Miles ...
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Stage Credits
ZORBA City Center Encores HERE LIES LOVE at Williamstown Theatre Festival BOLEROS FOR THE DISENCHANTED at the Huntington JANUARY JOINER at the Long Wharf AMELIE at Berkeley Repertory Theatre HATUEY at Sundance Theatre Lab
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PerformancesMaria-Christina Oliveras Biography
Broadway: Amelie, Machinal, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Off-Broadway World Premieres: KISS MY AZTEC! (Berkeley Rep/La Jolla); Here Lies Love (The Public-cast recording); Pretty Filthy (The Civilians-cast recording); Taylor Mac's 24 Decade History of Popular Music (St. Ann's Warehouse); And Miles to Go (PCP); Reading Under the Influence (DR2); The Really Big Once (Target Margin); After (PCP). Other Off-Broadway: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (The Public); Romeo and Juliet (The Public); Zorba! (City Center Encores!); Night Sky (BPAC). Selected Regional: Kiss My Aztec! (Berkeley Rep, La Jolla-World premiere) Amelie (Berkeley Rep - World premiere); Here Lies Love (Williamstown); January Joiner (Long Wharf - World premiere); Boleros for the Disenchanted (Huntington); Fabulation (Baltimore Center Stage); Macbeth in Macbeth and Jacques in As You Like It (Hudson Valley Shakespeare); among numerous others. Selected Film/TV: Manhattan Night, St. Vincent, The Humbling, Time Out of Mind, Clutter, "Nurse Jackie," "Law & Order: SVU," "The Blacklist," "Madame Secretary." Education: B.A. - Yale University; M.F.A. - National Theatre Conservatory. Recipient of New Dramatists' Charles Bowden Acting Award. Member of the Actors' Center. Associate Artist of The Civilians. @mcoliverasMaria-Christina Oliveras News
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Krystina Alabado, KC Dela Cruz, Angelica Maria Beliard & More In Pre-Broadway KISS MY AZTEC! at Hartford Stageby Stage Tube - Jun 20, 2022
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the East Coast Premiere of the hilarious Kiss My Aztec! An upbeat musical comedy, Kiss My Aztec! features a book by comedy legend John Leguizamo and acclaimed director Tony Taccone; music by Benjamin Velez; lyrics by David Kamp, Leguizamo and Velez; and choreography by Mayte Natalio.
BWW Review: KISS MY AZTEC! at Hartford Stageby Ariana Straznicky-Packer - Jun 14, 2022
Kiss My Aztec! Is a hilarious musical based on Latin American history “…. Very loosely!” This upbeat show is a real party with entirely original music, bold and bright-colored sets and costuming, as well as an exceptionally multitalented cast that keeps the energy up from start to finish.
BWW Interview: John Leguizamo of KISS MY AZTEC! at Hartford Stageby Ariana Straznicky-Packer - May 29, 2022
Read an interview with John Leguizamo in which he takes about Kiss My Aztec! an irreverent new musical loosely based on Latin American history. Travel back to the 1500's as a group of Aztecs lead the resistance against Spanish invaders. With a fierce female warrior at the helm and a not-so-fierce clown in tow, they mount a scrappy attack - and get entangled with royalty, colonizers, pop stars, and puppets
BWW Feature: The Diversity Ratioby Stephen Mosher - May 18, 2022
The artists of diversity in cabaret and concert are ready and willing to work - they just need to be invited to the table.
Photos: See Jose Llana, Anika Larsen & More at Prospect Theater Company's Spring Galaby Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2022
Prospect Theater Company's annual Spring Gala honored four extraordinary members of the Prospect and musical theater community with the first annual Muse Awards: Lia Chang, Naima Kradjian, Leonard Majzlin, and Grammy Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Kenita Miller.
Krystina Alabado, Angelica Maria Beliard & More to Lead Pre-Broadway KISS MY AZTEC! at Hartford Stageby Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2022
Hartford Stage announced today the cast and creatives for its upcoming production of the East Coast Premiere of the hilarious Kiss My Aztec!
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW Announces Performances Through the End of Aprilby Marissa Tomeo - Apr 2, 2022
This month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.
Garrett Turner, Lauren Marcus & More to Star in THE OLDENBURG SUITE in Concertby Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2022
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present The Oldenburg Suite in concert on April 13th, 2022, back by popular demand. The New York Musical Festival award-winning musical, book & lyrics by James Feinberg and music by Matthew Dylan Rose, will star new and returning performers alike.
Cast Announced for THE CONVENT OF PLEASURE Benefit Readingby Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2022
Red Bull Theater today announced the cast for the online benefit reading Margaret Cavendish’s The Convent of Pleasure, presented in collaboration with R/18 Collective. This benefit reading in celebration of Women’s History Month is “Pay What You Can.” All of Red Bull’s current online-only programs are FREE.
Photos: NAATCO's OUT OF TIME Celebrates Opening Night at the Public Theaterby Jennifer Broski - Mar 2, 2022
NAATCO (National Asian American Theatre Company) is presenting the world premiere production of OUT OF TIME at The Public Theater. OUT OF TIME is written by Jaclyn Backhaus, Sam Chanse, Mia Chung, Naomi Iizuka, and Anna Ouyang Moench, Commissioned and Produced by NAATCO, and Conceived and Directed by Les Waters. This world premiere opened just last night and runs through Sunday, March 13.
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VIDEO: Get A First Look At Krystina Alabado, KC Dela Cruz, Angelica Maria Beliard & More In Pre-Broadway KISS MY AZTEC! at Hartford Stageby Stage Tube - Jun 20, 2022
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the East Coast Premiere of the hilarious Kiss My Aztec! An upbeat musical comedy, Kiss My Aztec! features a book by comedy legend John Leguizamo and acclaimed director Tony Taccone; music by Benjamin Velez; lyrics by David Kamp, Leguizamo and Velez; and choreography by Mayte Natalio.
Video Flashback: Watch Phillipa Soo in a Scene From the Pre-Broadway Run of AMELIE at the Ahmansonby Stage Tube - May 30, 2020
Center Theatre Group has released a new video in its Scenes From the Vault series. This time, they're flashing back with a clip of Phillipa Soo in the pre-Broadway run of Amelie at the Ahmanson in 2016!
BWW Flashback: Celebrate AMERICAN UTOPIA's Opening With a Look Back at HERE LIES LOVE!by BroadwayWorld TV - Oct 20, 2019
Tonight marks the Broadway opening of David Byrne's American Utopia, so in honor of the occasion, we're looking back at Byrne's previous experience in the world of theatre: Here Lies Love! Check out the video to get a peek inside the show in the studio recording their cast recording with Ruthie Ann Miles, Jose Llana, and Conrad Ricamora and more!
VIDEO: Get A First Look At John Leguizamo's Musical KISS MY AZTEC at Berkeley Repby Alan Henry - Jun 14, 2019
BroadwayWorld has a first look at Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Kiss My Aztec! Check out the video! John Leguizamo teams up with Artistic Director Tony Taccone for this musical comedy, following their collaboration on the hit one-man show Latin History for Morons, which received its world premiere at Berkeley Rep before heading to Broadway. Leguizamo will serve as co-writer and co-lyricist only for Kiss My Aztec! - 11 other talented actors will perform in this production. Taccone will also direct.
VIDEO: See How Alyse Alan Louis Channels Hillary Clinton in the New Musical SOFT POWERby Stage Tube - Jun 1, 2018
Check out an in-depth with one of the stars of the new musical Soft Power. Alyse Alan Louis portrays former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the new play with a musical. See what she does to become Hillary below!
VIDEO: SOFT POWER Opens at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angelesby Stage Tube - May 18, 2018
The world premiere of 'Soft Power' by David Henry Hwang (play and lyrics) and Jeanine Tesori opened last night at the Ahmanson Theatre. Check out footage from the show's opening night below!
VIDEO: Meet the Creative Team of the New Musical SOFT POWERby Stage Tube - Apr 30, 2018
The upcoming world premiere of 'Soft Power' by David Henry Hwang (play and lyrics) and Jeanine Tesori (music and additional lyrics) will be produced by Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre from May 3 through June 10, 2018. Directed by Leigh Silverman and choreographed by Sam Pinkleton, the opening of 'Soft Power' is set for May 16. Following its run at the Ahmanson, 'Soft Power' will play San Francisco's Curran from June 20 through July 8, 2018.
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals of David Henry Hwang & Jeanine Tesori's SOFT POWER!by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2018
The upcoming world premiere of 'Soft Power' by David Henry Hwang (play and lyrics) and Jeanine Tesori (music and additional lyrics) will be produced by Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre from May 3 through June 10, 2018. Directed by Leigh Silverman and choreographed by Sam Pinkleton, the opening of 'Soft Power' is set for May 16. Following its run at the Ahmanson, 'Soft Power' will play San Francisco's Curran from June 20 through July 8, 2018.
BWW TV: Go Inside Rehearsals for David Henry Hwang & Jeanine Tesori's SOFT POWER!by TV - On the Road - Apr 15, 2018
The upcoming world premiere of 'Soft Power' by David Henry Hwang (play and lyrics) and Jeanine Tesori (music and additional lyrics) will be produced by Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre from May 3 through June 10, 2018. Directed by Leigh Silverman and choreographed by Sam Pinkleton, the opening of 'Soft Power' is set for May 16. Following its run at the Ahmanson, 'Soft Power' will play San Francisco's Curran from June 20 through July 8, 2018.
BWW TV Exclusive: Rachel Gets a a Visit from Dad in the Season Finale of Rachel Unraveled!by Rachel Unraveled - Mar 28, 2018
It's time for another episode of BroadwayWorld's newest web series, Rachel Unraveled. In the season finale, Rachel's dad visits for the weekend to convince Rachel to quit show business once and for all. Meanwhile, Jaclyn enlists Spatterman on a special mission. Starring Rachel Ravel, Austin Spero, Olivia Caridi, William Youmans, Jon Rua, Maria-Christina Oliveras. Directed by Rachel Ravel and Austin Spero. Written by Billy Recce, Rachel Ravel, and Austin Spero. Original music and lyrics by Billy Recce.
