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‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’ is Coming to Broadway

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 20:33:01 +0000

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical is hitting the Broadway stage next year. While most people are familiar with the 2002 film, which stars America Ferrera and the late Lupe Ontiveros, Curves was adapted from a 1990 stage play by Josefina López, who also co-wrote the movie. According to Deadline, the play, which has since

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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s First Musical Since ‘Hamilton’ Might Be On The Way

Kiko Martinez — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:55:59 +0000

Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana) looks like he’s ready to “come out to play-ayy!” According to reports, the Oscar-nominated composer and Broadway superstar will adapt Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel, The Warriors, as a stage musical. The Warriors was adapted into the 1979 film of the same name, which has since become a cult classic. The Warriors tells

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘La Usurpadora, the Musical’ Debuts Cover of Selena’s Hit Song ‘Bidi Bidi Bom Bom’

Kiko Martinez — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:00:09 +0000

In remembrance of the 28th anniversary of Selena Quintanilla’s death (March 31), Pantelion Films has released an exclusive clip featuring the cast of La Usurpadora, the Musical performing the Tejano music superstar’s 1994 song “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom.” Directed and co-written by Santiago Limón (Rebelde) and co-written by María Hinojos (Cindy la Regia), the bilingual

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WATCH: ‘La Usurpadora, the Musical’ Debuts Cover of Iconic Celia Cruz Song

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:36:42 +0000

There’s nothing like a good music video to reawaken nostalgia. That is particularly true when the video, in this case from the new La Usurpadora, the Musical, features Celia Cruz’s famous song La vida es un carnaval. Talk about a blast from the past, in a good way. In preparation for La Usurpadora, the Musical,

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Bringing ‘Hamilton’ Back to Puerto Rico

Kiko Martinez — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:11:34 +0000

This June, Oscar nominee and Broadway superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda will bring his Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton back to Puerto Rico for a two-week run. One of those performances (June 16, 2023) will serve as a fundraiser for two nonprofit organizations – the Hispanic Federation and the Flamboyan Foundation. “I am so proud of the work

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘La Usurpadora, the Musical’ First Trailer Revisits a Beloved Classic

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 15:04:05 +0000

Fans of the classic 1990s telenovela La Usurpadora starring Gabriela Spanic were excited in late 2021 when it was announced that a bilingual musical based on the series was being produced and that the studio behind the movie, Pantelion Films, was calling it their “most ambitious undertaking to date.” Now, Remezcla has the exclusive first

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Disney Announces ‘Coco’ Musical Coming to Broadway — & Fans Are Going ‘Un Poco Loco’

Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:03:49 +0000

Coco is currently in development to be a new live stage show. That’s right. The beloved 2017 Pixar hit animated film exploring the culture and importance of Día de Muertos is coming to Broadway. L. Steven Taylor and Mandy Gonzalez made the announcement during a Disney on Broadway concert held at EPCOT and performed “Remember

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Auli’i Cravalho Cast in ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Film Adaptation — Here’s Who She’s Playing

Kiko Martinez — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:32:27 +0000

Auli’i Cravalho is transferring to North Shore High School, the setting of Mean Girls, a 2004 movie and 2017 Tony-nominated Broadway musical. Cravalho has been tapped to join the ensemble cast of a new Mean Girls movie, this one based on the Broadway musical. The original teen comedy was adapted by Tina Fey (30 Rock),

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Frida Kahlo Musical Promises to Bring ‘New Dimensions’ of Icon to Broadway

Kiko Martinez — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:55:23 +0000

As prominent as Frida Kahlo is in America’s cultural consciousness, it’s a bit surprising that the life story of the late Mexican painter has never made it to a stage as big as Broadway. That will soon change now that a Broadway musical on the life and career of Kahlo is in development. According to Deadline,

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‘Real Women Have Curves’ to Get a Musical Adaptation – & It’s About Time

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:45:17 +0000

Musical theater is an amazingly diverse genre, and only that has contributed to many different people feeling seen and included. So, it doesn’t only make sense, it feels overdue that a movie that touches the topics Real Women Have Curves deals with would get its own musical adaptation. Barry and Fran Weissler, the producers of

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