Cedric Leiba Jr News

Darius 'Zenith' Case has joined the workshop cast of the new musical XTRAVAGANZA, which tells the true story of ballroom icon and voguing trailblazer José Xtravaganza.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

A new musical titled XTRAVAGANZA is currently in development with an invited workshop presentation at Gibney Studios in New York. Featuring music and lyrics by Khiyon Hursey and a book by R. Eric Thomas, the project is inspired by the life of ballroom pioneer José Xtravaganza.

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (Pregones/PRTT) (Artistic Director Rosalba Rolón) announced the full cast & creative team for Baile Cangrejero.

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater has revealed the full cast & creative team for Baile Cangrejero, directed by Associate Artistic Director Jorge B. Merced. Learn more!

Music Theatre of Connecticut will open its 39th season with Jonathan Larson’s Rent, running September 26–October 12, 2025. Directed by Chris McNiff, the production stars Jacob Heimer, Joe Tolentino, Cedric Leiba Jr., LaDonna Burns, and Gabriela Gomez.

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors revealed the theater nominees for their 50th anniversary HOLA Awards. Learn more about the nominees and see the full list here!

Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) MainStage, Fairfield County's award-winning professional theatre company, concludes its 38th season with the Tony Award winning musical, La Cage Aux Folles.

“Shop Boys, A Family Dramedy in Four Shifts,” written by and starring Kyle Taylor Parker (Kinky Boots, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), will receive a private industry reading on Friday, February 21st. Colin Hanlon (Kowalski) is set to direct.

This spring, People’s Theatre Project, LatinX Playwrights Circle, and Boundless Theatre Company will debut the world premiere of Domino Effect, a new play written by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rogriguez, and devised by immigrant artists.

The N'Kenge Foundation hosted its inaugural benefit gala on Friday, November 22, 2024, at The Cutting Room. Check out photos of the stars as they arrive below!

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem will welcome Cedric Leiba Jr and Pierre Jean Gonzalez as panelists for the Artistry Panel Discussion at Broadway Express y Más!

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will receive a staged reading of THE PINK, directed by Kevin Newbury.

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pipe  Dream, a musical tale of love and hope from John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row & Sweet Thursday.

Actors Pierre Jean Gonzalez and Cedric Leiba Jr from DominiRican Productions star in the feature film BARRIO BOY, now streaming on Peacock and Apple TV.

THE VIOLIN, by The Francis Sisters (Kami Nishima and Kara Dudley), will receive a special industry presentation on Wednesday, July 12, 2024, at Open Jar Studios. Learn more!