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If you’ve heard the Buena Vista Social Club, then you’ve heard the unforgettable voice of Omara Portuondo. Now in her 90’s, Cuba's legendary diva has been a driving force in Afro-Cuban music for over ...
The musicians who make up the band in Buena Vista Social Club are set to receive a Special Tony Award on the show. They are: Marco Paguia (Music Director, Conductor/Piano); David Oquendo (Associate ...
Last year, Justin Peck won the Tony Award for Best Choreography for “Illinoise.” There’s certainly more choreography in that Sufjan Stevens musical than “Buena Vista Social Club,” which opened the ...
But this latest iteration of the “Buena Vista Social Club” franchise makes its point by making music instead of spelling things out. The older Compay introduces Eliades Ochoa (Renesito Avich) by ...
The music of “Buena Vista Social Club” begins immediately at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, setting the mood for the next two hours. The incredibly talented band, onstage most of the time, seemed as ...
It has not been a great year for dance on the musical theater stage – until now. Choreographers Patricia Delgado and New York City Ballet’s Justin Peck bring it all to the tiny stage at the Atlantic ...
"Buena Vista Social Club," which was co-produced by "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and his dad, Luis A. Miranda Jr., ...
Three Broadway shows — “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Maybe Happy Ending” — each earned a leading 10 Tony Award nominations Thursday, as nominators spread out the joy and gave ...