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BWW Review: ICARUS AND THE BLACK STARS Narrates and Goes Through the Successes of Brazilian and International Black Music
by Claudio Erlichman - August 13, 2019

The show exalts black protagonism in a show that narrates and goes through the successes of Brazilian and international Black Music. On the scene, Ícaro Silva plays the commander Icarus, who pilots a spaceship and lands in various corners of the world at different times. It is a theatrical show-base...

BWW Review: Using Cordel Literature, Musical 'O MAGICO DI O' Tells the Classic Story of the The Wizard of Oz
by Claudio Erlichman - August 07, 2019

Cariri City, Ceara, is the starting point of the show O Magico di O, a place without rain and hope, from where a group of northeasterns go to Sao Paulo City in search of a better life. Using a Cordel Literature version of the classic The Wizard of Oz, the musical idealized by Vitor Rocha and Luiza P...

Breaking News: 7TH ANNUAL BIBI FERREIRA AWARD Nominees Announced, Non-Musical Theater Will Also Be Honored
by Claudio Erlichman - August 01, 2019

Foram anunciados nesta quinta-feira, 1o de agosto, os indicados para a 7a edicao do Premio Bibi Ferreira. Sao cerca de 30 peças concorrendo em 31 categorias. Liderando as indicacoes estao os musicais As Cangaceiras, Billy Elliot e Sunset Boulevard, concorrendo em 10 categorias cada um. O premio ser...

BWW Review: Celebrating 100 Years Of History, ZORRO Receives Musical Version With a Lot of Flamenco Dance and Gipsy Kings' Songs.
by Claudio Erlichman - July 31, 2019

With direction by Ulysses Cruz and starring Marcos Mion, Leticia Spiller, Bruno Fagundes, Nicole Rosemberg, the show tells the origin of the masked hero's story, mixing romance and a lot of humor....

BWW Review: RIGOLETTO, Premieres in Sao Paulo Bringing as Subjects Harassment, Revenge, Curse and Power
by Claudio Erlichman - July 17, 2019

The 2019 lyrical season of Sao Paulo's Theatro Municipal brings one of the most important operas of Italian romanticism, Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. With scenic direction by Jorge Takla and musical direction by conductor Roberto Minczuk, and sumptuous scenarios by Nicolas Boni, the premiere takes p...

BWW Review: Back to Sao Paulo's Stages, CAZUZA - PRO DIA NASCER FELIZ: the Brief and Vertiginous Trajectory of One of the Greatest Idols of Brazilian Music
by Claudio Erlichman - July 16, 2019

Cazuza - Pro Dia Nascer Feliz, musical that was already seen by 200 thousand spectators returns to Sao Paulo's stages in short season, from July 19 to August 25, from Friday to Sunday, at Teatro Porto Seguro. Libretto by Aloisio de Abreu with direction by Joao Fonseca....

BWW Review: Proposing a Reflection on Contemporary Life, A Barca dos Coracoes Partidos Company Opens MACUNAIMA - UMA RAPSODIA MUSICAL
by Claudio Erlichman - July 14, 2019

'Macunaima', Mario de Andrade's masterpiece, won a new theatrical production by Barca dos Coracoes Partidos Company. The direction by Bia Lessa proposes a reflection on contemporary life, transforming the text into a musical rhapsody. The show is part of the permanent relevance of the most character...

BWW Review: Discussing On Homophobia and Racism MADAME SATA, UM MUSICAL BRASILEIRO (Madame Satan, A Brazilian Musical) Opens in Sao Paulo.
by Claudio Erlichman - July 10, 2019

Putting together poetry and a reflection on the struggle of the ignored by society, the show of Grupo dos Dez, with direction by Joao das Neves (In Memoriam) and Rodrigo Jeronimo, MADAME SATA - UM MUSICAL BRASILEIRO (Madame Satan - A Brazilian Musical), performs season from July 12 to September 8, ...

BWW Review: With Direction by Theatre du Soleil's Ariane Mnouchkine AS COMADRES Opens at Teatro Anchieta for Short Season
by Claudio Erlichman - July 04, 2019

The musical brings the first direction by Ariane Mnouchkine outside the Theatre du Soleil and it reunites a list of twenty Brazilian actresses that take turns in diverse roles. The short season runs from July 5 to 28 at Teatro Anchieta (Sesc Consolacao)....

BWW Review: With Songs by Raul Seixas, Musical MERLIN & ARTHUR, UM SONHO DE LIBERDADE Opens In Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - June 05, 2019

Absolute success in its Carioca season, the show Ao som de Raul Seixas 'Merlin e Arthur, Um Sonho de Liberdade' premieres on June 7, in Sao Paulo, and brings a creative artistic innovation: the languages of theater, cinema and design will be used for the first time together in the musical theater....

BWW Review: For One Night Only TIAGO BARBOSA Presents His Show: ESTRADA - SONHOS NAO ENVELHECEM, at Theatro NET SP
by Claudio Erlichman - May 21, 2019

Brazilian actor who is famed for his role as Simba in the Brazilian and Spanish stage of The Lion King, Tiago Barbosa returns to Brazil with the show ESTRADA (Road). The one-man show brings together on stage the memories and successes of his career as a singer and actor....

BWW Review: COM TODAS AS LETRAS, Musical Comedy LGBTQ + Opens in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - May 20, 2019

Com Todas as Letras, a romantic musical comedy with songs by LGBTQ + Brazilian artists, approaches the LGBTQ + universe in his libretto. Showing the diversity, difficulty and struggle of each one of its characters, the play opens in Sao Paulo, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, at Espaco Cia da Revista....

BWW Review: SE ESSA LUA FOSSE MINHA Opens in Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - May 17, 2019

'Se Essa Lua Fosse Minha' by Elton Towersey and Vitor Rocha, is an unpublished Brazilian musical that opened on May 7 at the Teatro do Nucleo Experimental in Sao Paulo....

BWW Review: For the First Time in Brazil ANGELS IN AMERICA is Staged in Full
by Claudio Erlichman - April 26, 2019

Angels in America is a two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner which he describes as 'A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'. The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. The play is a complex...

BWW Review: NELSON GONCALVES O AMOR E O TEMPO Opens on May 3 at Teatro Gazeta
by Claudio Erlichman - April 25, 2019

After three successful seasons in Rio de Janeiro, the musical comes to Sao Paulo in homage to Nelson Goncalves, the King of Radio, who would complete 100 years on June 21. Performed by Guilherme Logullo and Jullie, the play makes an incursion into striking moments of one of the greatest idols of Bra...

BWW Review: Unpublished Musical AS CANGACEIRAS, GUERREIRAS DO SERTAO (The Cangaceiras, Warriors of Backcountry) Opens at Teatro do SESI-SP
by Claudio Erlichman - April 17, 2019

Cangaco was the banditism phenomenon of Northeast Brazil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This region of Brazil is known for its aridness and hard way of life, and in a form of 'social banditry' against the government, many men and women decided to become nomadic bandits, roaming the hinte...

BWW Review: Wear Your Tutu: BILLY ELLIOT - O MUSICAL Opens In Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - April 08, 2019

Billy Elliot o Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a motherless British boy who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes. The story of his personal...

BWW Review: Twilight of the Gods: SUNSET BOULEVARD Opens in Brazil
by Claudio Erlichman - March 29, 2019

Glamour, power and greed in the musical that made history on Broadway. This is 'Sunset Boulevard', a super production that premiered on March 22 at Teatro Santander, Sao Paulo, and marks the return to the stages of one of the most beloved Brazilian theater duo: Marisa Orth and Daniel Boaventura. The...

BWW Review: APARECIDA, a Musical About The Patroness Saint Of Brazil, Opens In Sao Paulo on March 22
by Claudio Erlichman - March 18, 2019

An exciting story of faith indicated for people of all religions, APARECIDA, by Walcyr Carrasco, and direction by Fernanda Chamma, will open at Teatro Bradesco on March 22. The show has original music and musical direction by Carlos Bauzys, original lyrics by Ricardo Severo, scenography by Richard L...

BWW Review: O FRENETICO DANCIN DAYS Opens at Teatro OPUS
by Claudio Erlichman - March 15, 2019

Great success of the theatrical season in Rio de Janeiro, the musical 'O Frenetico Dancin'Days' finally arrives in Sao Paulo. The show rescues the mythical aura around the Frenetic Dancing'Days Discotheque, which was a milestone in the Brazilian night, especially the carioca, with only four months o...

BWW Review: Addressing Slavery and Prejudice RUA AZUSA - O MUSICAL Opens in February at Teatro Procopio Ferreira
by Claudio Erlichman - February 05, 2019

Created by Caique Oliveira, the show portrays racial segregation in the United States in the early 20th century and brings the story of William Seymour played by a great gospel music cast. After the season with sold-out sessions, Rua Azusa - O Musical arrives on Saturday, the 8th, at Teatro Procopi...

COMO E ONDE COMPRAR INGRESSOS PARA UM SHOW DA BROADWAY
by Claudio Erlichman - February 02, 2019

Todos os guias de viagem recomendam que se voce estiver planejando uma viagem para Nova Iorque, assistir um show da Broadway deve estar no topo da lista daquilo que nao se pode perder... e eles estao certos. A Big Apple oferece uma serie de museus, restaurantes e lugares para visitar, e, no entanto,...

BWW Review: UPCOMING MUSICALS IN RIO DE JANEIRO 2019 - AGENDA MUSICAL: RIO DE JANEIRO 2019
by Anderson Cavalcante - January 27, 2019

O teatro musical vem ganhando espaco na cena carioca nos ultimos anos, com montagens famosas da Broadway como Cabaret (2012), Os Produtores (2018) e A Novica Rebelde, que teve uma montagem em 2008 e uma em 2019. Nesta cena, musicais genuinamente brasileiros tem tambem ganho o gosto popular....

BWW Review: Adaptation to stage of Movie By Danish Filmmaker Lars Von Trier, DOGVILLE Premieres at Teatro Porto Seguro
by Claudio Erlichman - January 23, 2019

The first Brazilian theatrical adaptation for Dogville - masterpiece of the Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier -, opens at Teatro Porto Seguro for the season from January 25 to March 31. Directed by Ze Henrique de Paula, the play brings in the cast Mel Lisboa, Eric Lenate, Fabio Assuncao, Bianca Byingt...

BWW Review: With a Lot of Humor and Irreverence Claudio Goldman Stars CONCERTANDO A BROADWAY Parodying Famous Musicals
by Claudio Erlichman - January 21, 2019

More than 15 classic Broadway songs in improbable and misbehaving versions. The show premieres on January 24 at Teatro Sergio Cardoso. The short-season has only six sessions at popular prices and is geared towards the whole family....