On Your Feet - 2015 - Broadway Articles Page 2

A group of iconic sports legends and special honorees will be celebrated by The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, at its 31st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner on Monday, September 12 at The Waldorf Astoria.

Get ready Broadway. A new superstar has arrived from Puerto Rico, and he isn't conga-ing back anytime soon! 

On last night's A CAPITOL FOURTH celebration on PBS, Ana Villafañe, Ektor Rivera and the cast of Broadway's ON YOUR FEET performed a rousing medley of songs from the hit musical.

Producers James L. Nederlander, Estefan Enterprises, Inc and Bernie Yuman just announced that acclaimed Puerto Rican performer Ektor Rivera - winner of the Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Simon Fuller reality series 'Q'Viva! The Chosen' - to make his Broadway debut as Emilio Estefan in ON YOUR FEET!, the new Broadway musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY® winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, 19-time GRAMMY® winning producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan. Rivera joins Theater World Award-winning Cuban-American actress Ana Villafañe, named one of The Hollywood Reporter's top Broadway Breakout Stars of the Year for her 'star-is-born, supernova debut' (Deadline) as Gloria Estefan. 

Gloria Estefan and the cast of ON YOUR FEET wowed the Beacon Theater audience with a medley of songs from the Broadway musical. Watch the performance below!

This multi-talented and award-winning singer joined us to talk about her Cuban roots, her life, and career that inspired the Broadway musical ON YOUR FEET! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, which has received a Tony nomination for Best Choreography

STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, took place just last week in Shubert Alley. Hosted by Tony nominee Sean Hayes and Mo Rocca, Broadway's best once again turned out for the annual performance - including Eduardo Hernandez and Kevin Tellez, who represented ON YOUR FEET!

Charitybuzz's new auction offers a chance to meet the music icons while helping young women get the education they need to achieve their dreams.

The music legend has high praise for the creators of her bio-musical despite only one Tony nomination.

Gloria Estefan stopped by today's LIVE to talk about the hit Broadway musical oN YOUR FEET!. 'We're really trying to connect with the audience that's there everynight.'

Producers James L. Nederlander, Estefan Enterprises, Inc and Bernie Yuman are pleased to announce a new block of tickets has gone on-sale, now through April 2, 2017, for ON YOUR FEET!, the new Broadway musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY® winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, 19-time GRAMMY® winning producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan. ON YOUR FEET! opened on Broadway on Thursday, November 5, 2015, following preview performances which began on Monday, October 5, 2015, at the Marquis Theatre in New York City.  The musical is directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray) and choreographed by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Sergio Trujillo(Jersey Boys, Memphis) with an original book by Academy Award winner Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman, The Bodyguard Musical).

Gloria Estefan could be taking the Broadway stage in the musical based on her life, On Your Feet!

Sergio Trujillo has the audience dancing in aisles (literally) at the Marquis Theater every night. The choreographer just picked up his first Tony nomination for his work on ON YOUR FEET, an honor that he is not taking lightly. Watch below as he explains why this nomination means so much to him.

Writing musicals with existing song catalogs presents unique challenges.

Masterworks Broadway releases the Original Broadway Cast Recording of ON YOUR FEET! 

The power couple stopped by NBC's TODAY to talk about ON YOUR FEET!, the Broadway show that tells the story of their lives and careers, and the new original cast recording of the musical.