Valeria Cossu News

David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow will travel to Puerto Rico as 'Jala-la-Pala' and will play four performances at El Corralon de San Jose in Old San Juan directed by Broadway's Luis Salgado, winner of the Best Director Award at the Thespis and Venus/Adonis Festivals for Song of Solomon and Zuccotti Park, respectively. The New York-based cast features Emmanuelle Bordas as Karen, Javier E. Gomez as Gould and Eric-Dominique Perez as Fox. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!

Director/Choreographer Luis Salgado won the Best Director Award at the closing ceremony of the 2015 NYC Venus/Adonis Festival. Salgado was chosen out of forty-eight other directors who were part of this year's festival, for his direction of Zuccotti Park, the musical.

Zuccotti Park, a new musical about the human side of economics has been selected for the final rounds of Venus/Adonis 2015 Festival after running to a full house all four performances. The festival has extended the run and its final performance will take place at The Robert Moss Theatre at Wednesday March 4th at 8:30pm. Produced by Salgado Productions and directed by Broadway's Luis Salgado (In The Heights, Rocky). Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Luis Salgado, who most recently was involved in the developmental lab for the new Gloria Estefan Musical On your Feet, has signed on as director/choreographer of the NYC World Premier of Zuccotti Park. Book and lyrics by Catherine Hurd and music composed by Vatrena King, with musical direction by Joshua Coyne. This new musical about the 'Human Side of Economics' will have 4 performances and close the 2015 Venus/Adonis Festival.

Zuccotti Park, a new musical with book & lyrics by Catherine Hurd and music composed by Vatrena King about the human side of economics, will be produced by Salgado Productions at the NYC Venus/Adonis Theater Festival. The show will perform at The Robert Moss Theatre and will run February 26-March 1. Click below for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal!

Produced by Salgado Productions and will be presented at the NYC Venus/Adonis Theater Festival, the show will perform at The Robert Moss Theatre and will run 2/26-3/1. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

Luis Salgado, who most recently was involved in the developmental lab for the new Gloria Estefan Musical On your Feet, has signed on as director/choreographer of the NYC World Premier of Zuccotti Park. Book and lyrics by Catherine Hurd and music composed by Vatrena King, with musical direction by Joshua Coyne. This new musical about the 'Human Side of Economics' will have 4 performances and close the 2015 Venus/Adonis Festival.

Director/Choreographer Luis Salgado won the Best Director award last night (September 5) at the closing ceremony of the 2014 NYC Thespis Festival. Salgado was chosen out of the forty-one other shows that were part of the festival this year for his direction of Song of Solomon.

Song of Solomon: A New Musical by Andrew Beall & Neil Van Leeuwen has been nominated for BEST PLAY/MUSICAL and BEST DIRECTOR, Luis Salgado, out of 41 shows from the Thespis NY Theater Festival.

SONG OF SOLOMON is a new musical created by Andrew Beall and Neil Van Leeuwen and directed by Broadway's Luis Salgado. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

SONG OF SOLOMON is a new musical created by Andrew Beall and Neil Van Leeuwen and directed by Broadway's Luis Salgado. Scroll down for a behind-the-scenes look below!

SONG OF SOLOMON is a new musical created by Andrew Beall and Neil Van Leeuwen and directed by Broadway's Luis Salgado. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

R.Evolucion Latina concluded its 7th Annual 'Dare to Go Beyond' Children's Performing Arts Camp on Friday, August 1st, with an outdoors cultural celebration held at Jackie Robinson Park. Scroll down for photos!

The World Premier of Song of Solomon starts rehearsals today. Created by: Andrew Beall & Neil Van Leeuwen Song of Solomon is a tragic, epic romance, based on the Biblical Song of Songs. Set in ancient Israel, we follow the secret romance between King Solomon and a brilliant young vineyard girl, Almah, who inspires the most famous love poetry of all time. The stakes are Solomon's life, the woman he loves, and the fate of Israel.'

Broadway performers including Tony-award nominee Andy Karl (Jersey Boys, Rocky), Bianca Marroquin (Chicago), Courtney Reed (Aladdin), Vince Oddo, Luis Salgado and Michelle Aravena (Rocky), among others, have participated this week in the 7th Annual 'Dare to Go Beyond' Children Performing Arts Camp, hosted by R.Evolucion Latina. Scroll down for photos!

R.Evolucion Latina is concluding its 2014 Beyond Workshop Series program celebrating Musical Theater with Cultural Exchange.

Dare to Go Beyond (D2GB) Children's Performing Arts Camp, an initiative of R.Evolucion Latina, successfully ended its run on Friday August 2nd. More than 200 kids, ages 7-17, gathered at the headquarters of Pearl Studio to share their experiences, learn to dance, sing and narrate their stories in creative ways and with a fascinating focus: Cultural Exchange. During the five-day camp participants took classes with some of the most experienced actors, dancers, and choreographers working on Broadway today. Check out a look back below!

Dare to Go Beyond (D2GB) Children's Performing Arts Camp, an initiative of R.Evolucion Latina, successfully ended its run on Friday August 2nd. More than 200 kids, ages 7-17, gathered at the headquarters of Pearl Studio to share their experiences, learn to dance, sing and narrate their stories in creative ways and with a fascinating focus: Cultural Exchange. During the five-day camp participants took classes with some of the most experienced actors, dancers, and choreographers working on Broadway today.