MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 19, 2025
Closing Date
1st Preview
Feb 21, 2025
1st Preview
Feb 21, 2025
Previews
27
Performances (as of Jul 13, 2025)
135
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
(Mar 19, 2025 - Present)

Setting
Havana, Cuba, in 1956 and 1996.

World Premiere Produced in New York City, 2023 by Atlantic Theater Company
Directed by Saheem Ali; Developed by Saheem Ali; Choreographed by Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck; Associate Director: Moses Garcia; Associate Choreographer: Carlos E. Gonzalez; Assistant Director: Miguel Bregante
Scenic Design by Arnulfo Maldonado; Costume Design by Dede Ayite; Lighting Design by Tyler Micoleau; Sound Design by Jonathan Deans; Hair and Wig Design by J. Jared Janas; Make-Up Design by J. Jared Janas; Associate Scenic Design: Joe Burt and Samuel Vawter; Associate Costume Design: Raphael Regan; Associate Lighting Design: Emmanuel Delgado; Associate Sound Design: Daniel Lundberg and Mike Tracey; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Tony Lauro; Associate Make-Up Design: Tony Lauro; Assistant Scenic Design: Henry Blazer; Assistant Costume Design: Audrey Petersen; Assistant Lighting Design: Mikaela Baird; Assistant Sound Design: Tauheedah "Tate" Abdullah; Moving Light Programmer: Bridget Chervenka
Executive Producer: Allan Williams; General Manager: Foresight Theatrical, Jalaina Ross and Allan Williams; Company Manager: Carrie Jablansky; Assistant Co. Mgr: Stella Ji
Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Arabella Powell; Stage Manager: Jonathan Castanien; Assistant Stage Mgr: María De Barros
Musical Supervisor: Dean Sharenow; Music Consultant: Juan de Marcos; Conducted by Marco Paguia; Guitar: David Oquendo; Tres: Renesito Avich; Bass: Gustavo Schartz; Percussion: Javier Diaz, Román Díaz and Mauricio Herrera; Trumpet: Jesus Ricardo; Trombone: Eddie Venegas; Woodwinds: Hery Paz; Piano: Marco Paguia and Leonardo Reyna; Music Copyist: Emily Grishman Music Preparation, Adriana Grace, Timothy Hanson and Alden Terry; Music Associate/Sub Conductor: Joshua Ceballos; Music Assistant: Nicolas Perez
Creative Consultant: David Yazbek and Nick Gold; Fight direction by Thomas Schall; Dialect & Accent Coach: Rosie Berrido; Advertising: AKA; Press Representative: Polk & Co.; Public Relations: iVoice Communications; Director of Marketing: Anna Pitera DeVito; Casting: The TRC Company; Ticketing & Revenue Director: Ben Simpson and ATG Entertainment; Dance Captain: Carlos E. Gonzalez; Assistant Dance Captain: Carlos Falú; Fight Captain: Carlos Falú; Intimacy Director: Crista Marie Jackson; Photographer: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Isa Antonetti
Broadway debut
Young Omara
Renesito Avich
Broadway debut
Eliades
Ensemble
Juan de Marcos
Young Haydee
Ensemble
 
Bodyguard
Ensemble
Ensemble
Compay
Da'Von T. Moody
Broadway debut
Young Compay
Leonardo Reyna
Broadway debut
Young Rubén
Anthony Santos
Broadway debut
Ensemble
 
Bodyguard
Mel Semé
Broadway debut
Ibrahim
Jainardo Batista Sterling
Broadway debut
Rubén
Wesley Wray
Broadway debut
Young Ibrahim
Understudies: Andrew Montgomery Coleman (Young Compay, Young Ibrahim, Young Rubén, Juan de Marcos), Carlos E. Gonzalez (Young Compay, Young Rubén, Juan de Marcos), Ilda Mason (Young Omara, Young Haydee), Sophia Ramos (Omara), Anthony Santos (Young Ibrahim), Martín Solá (Compay, Rubén, Juan de Marcos), Jainardo Batista Sterling (Compay, Ibrahim) and Tanairi Sade Vazquez (Young Omara, Young Haydee)
Act 1
El Carretero
(music by Guillermo Quesada Castillo; lyrics by Guillermo Quesada Castillo)
Lágrimas Negras (Prelude)
(music by Miguel Matamoros; lyrics by Miguel Matamoros)
De Camino a la Vereda
(music by Ibrahim Ferrer; lyrics by Ibrahim Ferrer)
Veinte Años
(music by María Teresa Vera; lyrics by María Teresa Vera)
El Cumbanchero
(music by Rafael Hernández Marín; lyrics by Rafael Hernández Marín)
Veinte Años (Reprise)
(music by María Teresa Vera; lyrics by María Teresa Vera)
Que Bueno Baila Usted
(music by Benny Moré; lyrics by Benny Moré)
Bruca Maniguá
(music by Albert Gamse and Arsenio Rodríguez Scull; lyrics by Albert Gamse and Arsenio Rodríguez Scull)
Murmullo
(music by Electo Rosell; lyrics by Electo Rosell)
Drume Negrita
(music by Eliseo Grenet; lyrics by Eliseo Grenet)
Candela
(music by Faustino Oramas; lyrics by Faustino Oramas)
El Cumbanchero (Reprise)
(music by Rafael Hernández Marín; lyrics by Rafael Hernández Marín)
Dos Gardenias
(music by Isolina Carrillo; lyrics by Isolina Carrillo)
Act 2
El Cuarto de Tula
(music by Sergio Siaba; lyrics by Sergio Siaba)
La Negra Tomasa
(music by G. Rodriguez Fiffe; lyrics by G. Rodriguez Fiffe)
Chan Chan
(music by Compay Segundo; lyrics by Compay Segundo)
Silencio
(music by Rafael Hernández Marín; lyrics by Rafael Hernández Marín)
Lágrimas Negras
(music by Miguel Matamoros; lyrics by Miguel Matamoros)
Dos Gardenias (Reprise)
(music by Isolina Carrillo; lyrics by Isolina Carrillo)
Bruca Maniguá (Reprise)
(music by Albert Gamse and Arsenio Rodríguez Scull; lyrics by Albert Gamse and Arsenio Rodríguez Scull)
Silencio (Instrumental)
(music by Rafael Hernández Marín)
Candela (Reprise)
(music by Faustino Oramas; lyrics by Faustino Oramas)

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

2025 Nominee
 

Best Book of a Musical

2025 Nominee
Book by Marco Ramirez

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

2025 Winner
Natalie Venetia Belcon

Best Choreography

2025 Winner
Choreographed by Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck
 

Best Direction of a Musical

2025 Nominee
Directed by Saheem Ali

Best Orchestrations

2025 Winner
Music orchestrated by Marco Paguia

Special Award

2025 Recipient
 

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

2025 Nominee
Scenic Design by Arnulfo Maldonado
 

Best Costume Design of a Musical

2025 Nominee
Costume Design by Dede Ayite
 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

2025 Nominee
Lighting Design by Tyler Micoleau

Best Sound Design of a Musical

2025 Winner
Sound Design by Jonathan Deans
Season:
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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