Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez, was the first and only Chicano play to ever make it to Broadway. This happened back in 1979. Although many people may argue that Zoot Suit is a musical, it isn’t; it is a play with music, and …
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Theatre historians considered the musical Oklahoma! (1943) as the work that epitomized the “book musical.” In fact, it is often said that the history of musical theatre is divided into everything before Oklahoma! and everything after Oklahoma! Although, enough time has passed to have other musicals …
I knew that attending a musical about Cuban music was going to be contagiously fun and entertaining. I also knew that the new broadway musical, Buena Vista Social Club was going to be a story about the musical group’s history and their …
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Another visit to NYC and another round of Broadway musicals to enjoy, well, at least that is the hope. The first show to see this week was the musical SMASH, which is based or inspired, or whatever, on the hit …