CIRQUE DREAMS Jungle Fantasy, a theatrical, acrobatic and musical adventure that has become a big hit with family audiences this summer at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway), will wrap up its limited engagement at the Broadway Theatre on Sunday, August 24, prior to hitting the road this fall with a tour schedule that will take the theatrical circus sensation to 45 more cities.
MIAMI LIBRE, a new bilingual stage musical about a musician's search for love and liberty from Miami to Havana, that unites our community's most talented musicians, dancers, and creative artists. Starring Telemundo NBC telenovela star Jencarlos Canela and Cuban-born actress and dancer Everlayn Borges, this sexy new musical
SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW is the creation of Russian-born Slava Poulin. Inspired by the most famous mime artists of all time, including Charlie Chaplin, Marcel Marceau and Engibaro, Slava has dedicated his life since the age of 17 to re-claiming and re-establishing the art and craft of the true clown. After founding his own theater company 'Litsedei' in 1979, Slava has taken clowning out of the circus and into the streets, and from there to the major theaters around the world. Since its debut in1993, the show has traveled to over 25 countries, performing to more than 2.5 million patrons in 80 cities including London, Toronto, Paris, Rome, Lisbon, and Berlin
Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY will return from its annual spring hiatus on June 28 at 8pm with a summer edition entitled FORBIDDEN BROADWAY DANCES WITH THE STARS!, at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street).
Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY will return from its annual spring hiatus on June 28 at 8pm with a summer edition entitled FORBIDDEN BROADWAY DANCES WITH THE STARS!, at the 47th Street Theatre (304 West 47th Street).
CELIA: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF CELIA CRUZ,
INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW,
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF MIAMI LIBRE,
THE CENTER'S ORIGINAL PRODUCTION,
AND FAMILY FAVORITE GO, DIEGO, GO LIVE!
PLUS THE RETURN OF
SUMMER SHORTS AND
XXIII HISPANIC THEATRE FESTIVAL
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.
AVENUE Q is Broadway's 2004 Tony Award winner for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK. A funny show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called 'one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see' by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risqué and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it 'SUBVERSIVE and UPROARIOUS!' Recommended for ages 13 and up.
AVENUE Q is the hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony® Award-winning book and score. The three-time Tony® Award winner, including Best Musical, will make its Miami debut at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County May 13 - 18, 2008. The Miami engagement of AVENUE Q is a co-presentation of The Arsht Center and Stanford Broadway Across America - Miami presented by Moet Chandon.
AVENUE Q is the hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent, Tony® Award-winning book and score. The three-time Tony® Award winner, including Best Musical, will make its Miami debut at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County May 13 - 18, 2008.
THE ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER ANNOUNCES 2008 SUMMER SEASON
CELIA: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF CELIA CRUZ,
INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW,
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF MIAMI LIBRE,
THE CENTER'S ORIGINAL PRODUCTION,
AND FAMILY FAVORITE GO, DIEGO, GO LIVE!
PLUS THE RETURN OF
SUMMER SHORTS AND
XXIII HISPANIC THEATRE FESTIVAL
The show was created by the team who brought us the record-breaking Dora the Explorer Live, which was seen by over 3 million people. The lead role of kids' favorite adventurer Diego is played by Jesse Carrion, who recently starred in the 2007 national touring production of Rent and the original play The Lockdown Club at the Stella Adler Theater in Los Angeles.
The current New York edition of Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: Rude Awakening will take its Annual Spring Hiatus from Off-Broadway's 47th Street Theatre beginning Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
Bernadette Peters has been knockin' 'em dead with triple standing ovations on her recent concert dates. One of those ovations is for a song she wrote, both music and lyrics called 'Kramer's Song' which is a bonus in her upcoming book BROADWAY BARKS (with illustrations by Liz Murphy), coming out on April 28th.