The Fez 2019 - Articles Page 2.6

Starring Eline Porto and Beto Sargentelli, who also take on production alongside Lucas Mello, the musical The Last 5 Years written by Jason Robert Brown, arrives in Sao Paulo, for a short season. Directed by Joao Fonseca, musical direction by Thiago Gimenes and versions to Portuguese by Rafael Oliveira, the production, which relates in a different and special way the last years of the relationship lived by Cathy and Jamie, is a success in several countries and now opens in Brazil.

With direction by Kleber Montanheiro, the musical tells the story of Carmen Miranda, the Brazilian Bombshell, from her arrival in Brazil as a child, through radio, her first recordings, Brazilian cinema and Cassino da Urca, to stardom in Hollywood movies. The play is an adaptation of the award-winning book of the same name by Heloisa Seixas and Julia Romeu, which tells and sings for the whole family the 46 years of life of this little girl who brought Brazilian music and culture to the four corners of the world. The cast is formed by Amanda Acosta, Daniela Cury, Luciana Ramanzini, Maria Bia, Samuel de Assis and Fabiano Augusto.

The world's hottest all-male boylesque group will grab Christmas by the baubles in their dazzling headlining show BRIEFS: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS as it smashes into Christmas in Leicester Square for the festive season from 9 November 2018 - 3 January 2019 (press night Wednesday 14 November 2018 at 7.30pm - runs 100 minutes) in the stunning Spiegeltent.

Denise La Grassa has been performing her original jazz music and poetry in the Chicago region for over 25 years. La Grassa has toured and performed around the world in locations including New York, Scotland, Germany and Switzerland. La Grassa's original works explore relationships and social issues in 21st-century culture.