Washington, D.C. audiences will soon be able to experience the journey to success of Latin music sensations Emilio and Gloria Estefan when ON YOUR FEET! hits the Kennedy Center stage January 9th. Christie Prades, who plays Gloria Estefan, took time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions for BroadwayWorld about playing Gloria and what audiences should expect from the high-energy production.
On Your Feet! tells the true story of how a record-making and groundbreaking couple who, in the face of adversity, found a way to make it happen. From their humble beginnings in Cuba, Emilio and Gloria Estefan came to America and broke through all barriers to become a crossover sensation at the very top of the pop music world.
Filled with fantastic music performed by an amazingly talented cast, On Your Feet delivers a timely story of emotional - and physical - triumph against overwhelming odds.
Emmy Award-winner Dave Chappelle introduces some of the most memorable moments from Norman Lear's influential TV classics. Stream The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors on CBS All Access.
In 1944, MGM debuted a new family classic for the ages. Centering on the Smith family of St. Louis, Missouri, the musical Meet Me in St. Louis follows a year in the life of the large, tight-knit clan as they navigate an auspicious year in the city's history. Going season by season, the film's focus is set on the Smith's eager anticipation the arrival of the World's Fair in their beloved hometown.
Host Mario Batali and attendees Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Karolina Kurkova, and more created a one-of-a-king evening, merging theater and the culinary arts in support of healthy, equitable food access and youth-led food justice. The event was held November 27 at La Sirena by Mario Batali at the Maritime Hotel, 88 Ninth Avenue. Check out photos below!
CBS will present THE 40TH ANNUAL KENNEDYCENTER HONORS, an entertainment special on Tuesday, Dec. 26 on the CBS Television Network at 9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT. The event was filmed in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017.
This is a rare chance to bid on the definitive GRAMMY experience with tickets to both the 60th GRAMMY Awards Telecast & MusiCares Person of the Year concert. This package not only includes tickets to the both events but also features two official after-parties and a suite at the New York Hilton Midtown!
Brandi Carlile's new song, The Mother, is premiering today (listen/share HERE). Of the song, Carlile explains, 'Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind ' To some, this sounds like the realization of their most sacred dreams true companionship.
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Pops continues the international celebration of Leonard Bernstein at 100 with West Side Story in Concert, led by Steven Reineke.
Last year, within a short time after getting off the plane in Havana, it became apparent that the Cuban people adore art, music, bright colors, personal style and family unity. And, after long periods of dictatorships, revolution, communism, deprivation of food and other necessities of life, they have also developed survivor and 'can do' attitudes.
Brandi Carlile's new song, The Mother, is premiering today. Of the song, Carlile explains, 'Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind ' To some, this sounds like the realization of their most sacred dreams true companionship. For some, this sacrifice is too much to bear and requires its own brand of radical forgiveness. For the most part and for me, it's equal measures of both. I am not just a mother, but it's all that I am.
Ana Villafa e, star of Broadway's ON YOUR FEET!, will take on the lead female role in CBS's HISTORY OF THEM. The high-profile project is described as a multi-camera/hybrid comedy project from Gloria Calderon Kellett.
The following are honoree, presenter, performer and production credits for THE 40TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 26 on the CBS Television Network at 9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT. The event was filmed in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017
The annual event took place in DC last night just as it has in past years with one glaring exception - Donald Trump was absent from his seat in the presidential box. Yet despite his non-attendance, the honorees received the full red-carpet treatment.
Deadline reports that Broadway's Ana Villafa e has been cast in a new CBS series titled HISTORY OF THEM. The series is helmed by executive producer and co-creator Gloria Calderon Kellett, best known for her writing work on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.
