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Browse features on Latin theatre in New York City, on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in Off-Off Broadway community theaters where great theatre begins.

Latin Theatre News

El Pesebre is a Classic Nativity Play

"El Pesebre" (ID Studio Theatre)

Saturday, December 21, 2019
BRONXWORKS BETANCES COMMUNITY CENTER
Mott Haven, The Bronx
NYC’s top Colombians in theatre, music and dance perform a shepherd’s play
FREE

Escena Sur Reading Series Mexican, Spanish, Honduran & Venezuelan Theatre

Escena Sur 2019 (LaMicro Theater)

Thu-Sun, Dec 12-15, 2019
Shetler Studios
THEATER DISTRICT, NYC ~ Readings curated by Chilean actors Berioska Ipinza and Pietro González (Law & Order)

Evita directed by Sammi Cannold

Sammi Cannold's 'Evita' (2019)

November 13-24, 2019
MIDTOWN, NYC ~ A new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about the first lady of Argentina, comes to New York City Center

Viva Broadway 2019

Ana Villafañe hosts ¡Viva Broadway¡ "El Conjunto" (Laurence Agron/Dreamstime)

Sunday, October 13, 2019
TIMES SQUARE THEATER DISTRICT ~ Ana Villafañe of Broadway’s ‘On Your Feet!’ and NBC’s ‘Sunnyside’ and ‘New Amsterdam’ hosts a ¡Viva Broadway! cabaret concert series at the W Hotel

Freestyle Love Supreme

Courtesy Freestyle Love Supreme

Oct 2, 2019 – Jan 12, 2020
BOOTH THEATRE
Times Square Theater District, NYC
Latin hip-hop improv, one of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s (In the Heights, Hamilton) early projects, is the funniest show on Broadway

La Golondrina

La Golondrina (The Swallow)

Friday-Sunday, September 27-October 13, 2019
THALIA SPANISH THEATER
Sunnyside, Queens
Playwright Guillem Clua uses the famous Mexican song ‘The Swallow’ as a metaphor for being true to yourself

Colombian comic Saul Garcia’s ‘I am Latino’ makes us laugh at ourselves

Saul Garcia in 'I am Latino.' Courtesy Michael Palma Mir.

Sat-Sun, September 21-22, 2019
KIPS BAY, NYC ~ Colombian stand-up comic Saulo makes us laugh (in Spanish) at being Latin AND American of the United States

En el Ojo de la Aguja

September 7-22, 2019
HELL’S KITCHEN, NYC ~ A Colombian director and his theatre company explore how in the age of the internet and social media, actually communicating has become harder than threading a needle. In Spanish with English subtltles.

The Selfish Giant

The PinProductions version of Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant.' Courtesy the artists.

Saturday, August 3, 2019
THALIA SPANISH THEATRE
Sunnyside, Queens
In Oscar Wilde’s short story, the selfish giant learns that the only thing blocked by the wall he built to keep children out of his garden, was his own divinity

Castro in NY ‘An Evening with Fidel & My Mother The Radical’ at NYU Tisch

'An Evening With Fidel & My Mother The Radical.' Courtesy Tim Perez.

Sat-Sun, July 27-28, 2019
GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC ~ This one-man multimedia play examines Latino history, memory, identity and the current treatment of migrant children, parents and U.S. citizens, juxtaposed on the Cuban revolution. FREE

Broken Words

'Broken Words' by Alejandra Ramos Riera. Courtesy Pregones/PRTT

CONCOURSE, THE BRONX; Fri-Sat, Apr 5-6, 2019; Puerto Rican Off-broadway theatre ~ A new play by the playwright in residence at Pregones

Flaco Navaja’s Evolution of a Sonero

"Evolution of a Sonero" Courtesy Flaco Navaja.

Saturday-Sunday, January 12-13, 2019
PUBLIC THEATER
NoHo, NYC
In this Puerto Rican musical first developed at Pregones/PRTT, Flaco and his Razor Blades rap on growing up with Pedro Navaja and Hector Lavoe, and staying clean in The Bronx

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo courtesy of Latin History for Morons

NETFLIX, Oct 25, 2018 ~ Leguizamo makes it funny, but our ignorance of our own culture is no joke. We have a lot to be proud of – in our own culture and in our contributions to American culture.
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International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC 2018

Ganesha puppet. Courtesy of the International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC.

Costa Rican, French, French-Canadian & Puerto Rican puppetry
Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Wednesday – Sunday
August 8 – 12, 2018

Exquisita Agonía new Cuban drama at Repertorio Español

Hannia Guillen and Germán Jaramillo in Nilo Cruz' 'Exquisita Agonía.' Courtesy of Michael Palma Mir / Repertorio Español.

Written by Nilo Cruz
Directed by José Zayas
Starring Hannia Guillen & Germán Jaramillo
Love story about a middle-aged woman’s obsessive quest to find love in a young man who is transformed by the gift of life when he gets a new heart.
REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL
Kips Bay, Manhattan
CLOSING NIGHT
Friday, August 3, 2018

Tony Awards 2018 honor the best of the 2017-2018 Broadway season

2017 Tony Awards. Courtesy of Stephanie Berger / Tony Awards.

Caribbean, Colombian, Filipino, French, Italian, Jewish, Mexican & Spanish nominees.
Live on CBS
Radio City Music Hall
Midtown, Manhattan
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Latin artists and productions win six 2018 Drama Desk Awards

Sean Carvajal in 'Jesus Hopped the A Train.' Courtesy of Joan Marcus / Signature Theatre.

June 3, 2018 ~ Dominican, Ghanan, Jewish, Mexican, Italian, & Spanish winners.
Lindsay Mendez ‘Carousel’
Sean Carvajal ‘Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train’
Juan Castano ‘Oedipus El Rey’
‘Farinelli and the King’
‘Once on This Island’
‘School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play’
The Town Hall
Midtown, Manhattan

Othello Shakespeare in the Park

The Tony Award-winning Afro – Puerto Rican – American director tells the story of the Moor of Venice, classic Shakespeare with racial and religious themes that are surprisingly contemporary.
Delacorte Theater
Central Park, Manhattan
May 29 – June 24, 2018

En el nombre de Salomé

Repertorio Español
Kips Bay, Manhattan
Friday, May 18, 2018

Our Lady of 121st St

A scene from 'Our Lady of 121st Street.' Courtesy of The Signature Theatre.

Tuesday – Sunday
May 1 – June 17, 2018
SIGNATURE THEATRE
Hell’s Kitchen, NYC
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS. Directed by PHYLICIA RASHAD, Tony® & Emmy® Award-winning director.
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Paradise Blue is by Dominique Morisseau

'Paradise Blue.' Courtesy of the Signature Theatre.

April 24 – June 3, 2018
SIGNATURE THEATRE
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
Written by Haitian-American Obie Award-winning playwright DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU. Directed by Puerto Rican-American Tony® Award-winning director RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON.
Jazz, gentrification, a sexy woman and hard choices make paradise blue.
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Teatro La Re-Sentida ‘La Dictadura de lo Cool’

Teatro la Re-Sentida 'La Dictadura de lo Cool.' Courtesy of the artists / NYU Skirball.

Friday – Saturday
April 6 – 7, 2018
NYU SKIRBALL
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Greenwich Village, NYC
Txperimental theatre about the anarchy of the bourgeoisie
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Cirque du Soleil VOLTA ~ Freedom is the ultimate rush

Hand to Hand Unicycle acrobats in 'VOLTA.' Courtesy Cirque du Soleil.

The latest show from Cirque du Soleil.
Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment
East Rutherford, New Jersey
March 29 – May 6, 2018

La Cucarachita Martina The Little Roach Martina

'La Cucarachita Martina.' Courtesy of Teatro SEA.

Teatro SEA
Lower East Side, Manhattan
Saturdays, February 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2018

True Story of Little Red Riding Hood at Teatro SEA

Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood). Courtesy Teatro SEA.

LOWER EAST SIDE, Thu, Feb 28, 2019, Puerto Rican children’s puppet theatre ~ Little Red Riding Hood with a twist

Under the Radar Festival 2018

Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater

Public Theater
425 Lafayette St
between 4th & 8th St
East Village, Manhattan
Thursday, January 4 – 15, 2018

Farinelli and the King

Courtesy of 'Farinelli and the King'

The true story of the Italian opera singer who calmed the nerves of the Spanish king.
DRAMA DESK NOMINATIONS
“Outstanding Costume Design for a Play”
Belasco Theatre
Times Square / Theater District
December 17, 2017 – March 25, 2018

A Room in India by Ariane Mnouchkine of Le Théâtre du Soleil

'A Room in India' courtesy of Théâtre du Soleil

Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue
between 66th & 67th St
Upper East Side, Manhattan
December 5 – 20, 2017

Once on This Island is Haitian-Inspired Broadway

Alex Newell and Hailey Kilgore. Courtesy of 'Once on This Island'

CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE THEATRE, TIMES SQUARE THEATER DISTRICT, December 3, 2017 to January 6, 2019, Dark Thursdays ~ This Caribbean version of “The Little Mermaid” wins hearts.

The Parisian Woman stars Uma Thurman hustling power in Washington

Uma Thurman courtesy of 'The Parisian Woman'

Hudson Theatre
Times Square Theater District
November 30, 2017 – March 11, 2018

M. Butterfly is the perfect woman, but perfection isn’t always what it seems

M. Butterfly on Broadway

Cort Theatre
138 West 48th St, Theater District
OPENED October 26, 2017
CLOSED December 17, 2017

Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train

Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train at the Signature Theatre

October 3 – November 12, 2017
SIGNATURE THEATRE
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS. Directed by Obie Award-winner Mark Brokaw.
Winner of Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Revival and Lead Actor Sean Carvajal.
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Julio Monge to play Tiresias in “Oedipus El Rey” at the Public Theater

Julio Monge National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2017 Trailblazer in the Performing Arts

Public Theater
425 Lafayette St
East Village
Tuesday – Sunday
October 3 – November 19, 2017

Oedipus El Rey gets its New York Premiere at the Public Theater

"Oedipus El Rey" at the Public Theater

Public Theater
425 Lafayette St
East Village
Tuesday – Sunday
October 3 – November 19, 2017

Tony Awards 2017

2017 Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto. Courtesy of Theo Wargo / Tony Awards.

Broadway’s top awards
Radio City Music Hall
Midtown, Manhattan
Sunday, June 11, 2017

Modesto Lacen is a Great Puerto Rican Actor from Loíza Aldea

Modesto Lacen at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gala

The Puerto Rican actor best known for his role as Pedro Knight, the husband of Celia Cruz in the telenovela “Celia.”

13th Under the Radar Festival (2017) at The Public Theater

Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater

Public Theater
425 Lafayette St
between 4th & 8th St
East Village, Manhattan
January 4 – 15, 2017

A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale: The Musical

Longacre Theatre
Times Square / Theater District
November 3, 2016 – August 5, 2018

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Les Liaisons Dangereuses 2016 Broadway

Based on the classic French sex novel starring Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer
Booth Theatre
Times Square – Theater District
October 30, 2016 – January 22, 2017

I Like it Like That ~ Latin Soul

I Like It Like That (Musical)

Pete Rodriguez sang it in 1967. Darnell Martin made it a movie in 1994. Tito Nieves covered it in 1997. David Maldonado made it a musical in 2016.
Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan
September 22, 2016 – January 29, 2017

On Your Feet! is Inspiring Theater (Review)

Ana Villafañe and the cast of "On Your Feet!"

MARQUIS THEATRE, TIMES SQUARE, November 5, 2015 – August 20, 2017 ~ The inspiring Emilio and Gloria Estefan story
#CUBAN #BROADWAY

El amor en los tiempos del cólera (Love in the Time of Cholera) Review

El Amor en los tiempos del Cólera ~ Repertorio Español

REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL, KIPS BAY, October 25, 2012 ~ The first stage production of the Gabriel García Márquez masterpiece

REVIEW: La más grande historia jamás cantada

By Keith Widyolar The first original Colombian musical, “La más grande historia jamás cantada / The most amazing story ever sung,” made history by premiering on Broadway to an adoring crowd in New York last night at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall.

The most amazing story ever sung

Jazz at Lincoln Center presented four special performances of “The most amazing story ever sung,” the Colombian musical that sold out every night in Bogotá for the last two years. September 21st, 22nd & 23rd, 2012. This is a story of Jesus, but it is not a religious telling of the story. This is the […]

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