It's the 1950's, and the Cuban revolution is heating up outside, but the music inside the Buena Vista Social Club is even hotter. While the social club is defunct, the Cuban music remains. T…
Based on actual events, the new musical Buena Vista Social Club brings to the stage the celebrated 1998 Grammy-winning album of rhythmic Afro-Cuban music and the stories of many of its mu…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ana Villafañe recently saw Atlantic Theater Company's production of Buena Vista Social Club. Following the performances, the two stars met the cast and c…
By: Isa Goldberg
Buena Vista Social Club @ The Atlantic
December 23, 2023: Aged walls, stained with cigar smoke, sing the tale of Buena Vista Social Club. A tale about two sisters torn a…
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While the exciting new stage musical Buena Vista Social Club shares the same name with the acclaimed 1999 documentary by Wim Wenders, playwright Marco Ramirez's book for the new show takes a…
By: Samuel L. Leiter
December 18, 2023: Two recently opened shows raise the question: how do you turn a popular documentary film into a successful stage musical? The creators of Broadway'…
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This jukebox musical alternates passionate renditions of Afro-Cuban son, danzón, and bolero with scenes in English that chart the lives of musicians across four decades of love and loss.
By: Paulanne Simmons
This is going to be a short review. The material does not need acute analysis.
December 18, 2023: Buena Vista Social Club, developed and directed by Saheem Ali, has…
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"Buena Vista Social Club" is electrifying as a concert of fifteen classic Cuban songs performed in Spanish by multitalented singers, dancers and musicians who are easily as vibrant as the ve…
Buena Vista Social Club, now playing at the Atlantic Theater Company to riotous approval by every audience, is a bout as uplifting a show as you can get.
Only one problem - the producers …
Buena Vista Social Club officially opened at Atlantic Theater Company last night, December 13. The reviews are coming in now. Read the reviews for Buena Vista Social Club here!
By: David Sheward
December 13, 2023: Two new musicals are inspired by real events and by documentaries which are readily available for viewing on the Max streaming services. This provides…
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Go for the music. Stay for the music. And the dancing. And the acting. And the story. And the direction. And the set design. And all the rest of the et ceteras thrown into the mix. Buena Vis…
★★★★☆ Marco Ramirez ("The Royale") provides the book for this show featuring the music of legendary Cuban musicians.
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★★★☆☆ The book could use a some beefing up, but the music is a treat " an extraordinary experience in so intimate a space.
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Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . . . There are musicals that entertain, and then there are musicals that transport us, elevating us to a higher ground. Buena Vista Social Club, the uniqu…
