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Two hours and 10 minutes, with one intermission. At the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W 45th St. “Buena Vista Social Club,” the new musical that opened Wednesday night at the Gerald ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Of all the “Buena Vista Social Club” songs, the beloved “Chan Chan” is the most recognizable. But figuring out where in the musical to put it became a challenge.
“Buena Vista Social Club” explodes on Broadway with brilliant, vibrant music and dancing, while off-Broadway “We Had a World” has some tangled family trauma to unpack. Senior Editor and ...
HAVANA — In a rattan chair with a large oval backrest, almost like a throne, the 94-year-old “Diva” of Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, sat in her home in Cuba as she reminisced ...
By Elisabeth Vincentelli The spirit of the musical “Buena Vista Social Club” is evident in its opening scene. Audience members have barely settled into their seats before a group of onstage ...
There’s certainly more choreography in that Sufjan Stevens musical than “Buena Vista Social Club,” which opened the year before in December 2023 at the Atlantic Theater Company. But step for ...
Entering “Buena Vista Social Club” is like stepping into a heady world of the senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance. The Social Club was a real place for locals in ...
The sounds of Cuba come to vibrant life on Broadway tonight in Buena Vista Social Club, the musical new musical based on the legendary album of the same name. The critics have weighed in.
In “Buena Vista Social Club,” the venerable label even gets slapped with the ultimate slur, “Capitalist Records,” notwithstanding its long association with Cuban artists and, frankly ...
Officially, playwright and screenwriter Marco Ramirez began working on the Broadway musical “Buena Vista Social Club” a little more than six years ago. But if you start the clock when the ...
Film at Lincoln Center has a brand-new boss. After the departure of long-time president Lesli Klainberg following the ...