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Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, an alternative telling of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz; its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy's arrival in Oz from Kansas and includes several references to the 1939 film and Baum's novel. Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda, who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace.

A musical comedy adapted from the classic Spanish cinema of Pedro Almodovar premiere Nov. 14 at  Teatro Procopio Ferreira in Sao Paulo with Brazilian version and direction signed by Miguel Falabella.

?The Broadway musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, with book by Joe DiPietro, inspired by material by Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse, debuts at Teatro CETIP, in Sao Paulo, with adaptation by Miguel Falabella, who also assumes the role of playboy Jimmy Winter. The show is set in New York in the 20s, when Jimmy's marriage does not come out as planned after he met a certain smuggler, played by Simone Gutierrez. The score is composed by George and Ira Gershwin the direction is by Jose Possi Neto.

 'CONSTELLATION – UMA VIAGEM MUSICAL PELOS ANOS 50' is a nice and nostalgic journey on a Rio de Janeiro that no longer exists, directed by Jarbas Homem de Mello from text and idealization by Claudio Magnavita. The musical takes place in the Federal Capital in the 1950s, and has as its protagonist a young dreamer Regina Lucia (Julie), which through a contest sponsored by the Radio Nacional, disputes the privilege to be part of the inaugural flight of the then very modern Constellation aircraft. While craves the award, she has to live with her reality, living in a studio apartment  in Copacabana with her mother (Elizabeth Lovie) and aunt (Andrea Veiga) and to decide between living in a universe of dream and glamor or frustration.

The work of Chico Buarque de Holanda, who celebrated 70 years last year, is remembered in four musicals and 18 nominations.

Directed by Jose Possi Neto and text by Miguel Falabella, this production celebrates the professional career of the star in theater and television.

Almost 100 years after being heard for the first time, part of the repertoire of American composer Irving Berlin arrives at Teatro Maria Clara Machado, in Rio de Janeiro, with the musical Be Careful, It's My Heart.

July 3rd premiere at Teatro Folha the musical 'Beatles In the Sky with Diamonds', directed by Charles Moeller and Claudio Botelho, starring Carol Bezerra, Felipe Tavolaro and nine actors-singers specially trained for presentations in São Paulo.

Born in Genova, Italy, Nicola Lama has been living for 10 years in Brazi with his wife and children in Rio de Janeiro. Actor, singer, director and musician, known for TV commercials and soap operas, theater and cinema, he debuted last May 22 as Guido Contini, the main character of the musical NINE - Um Musical Felliniano (Nine), with the seal of Charles Moeller & Claudio Botelho. It was in between sold out presentations at the newly opened Teatro Porto Seguro, in São Paulo, that he, with his charming and light Italian accent, gave this exclusive interview to broadwayworld.com talking about music, sweat and beer.

Based on the book by Ruy Castro, Bilac Ve Estrelas, a musical that was a big hit in Rio de Janeiro, finally comes to São Paulo celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of poet Olavo Bilac.

URINAL - O Musical, the Brazilian version of URINITOWN, directed by Ze Henrique de Paula, arrives in Sao Paulo at the Teatro do Nucleo Experimental, in Barra Funda. The stage production, whose project was awarded by Ze Renato Theater Award, has as its main inspiration the German cabarets of the first half of the twentieth century, especially the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.

Fuerza Bruta chega ao Brasil com Wayra. O show e um grande sucesso entre publico e critica e ja esteve em muitos lugares ao redor do mundo. Em Nova York, Fuerza Bruta tem uma companhia permanente no Teatro Daryl Roth desde 2007. Na Argentina, onde a companhia nasceu, Wayra residiu nos anos de 2010, 2013 e 2014. O show tambem foi apresentado em Londres em 2006, 2012 e 2013.

I Do! I Do! opened on Broadway in 1966, with lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, starring Robert Preston and Mary Martin, with eight Tony nominations, winning best actor. Who gave life to the couple in the American tour were the heartthrob Rock Hudson and comedian Carol Burnett. This great classic of musical theater debuts in Sao Paulo for a two months season.

After 30 years of it first stage production in Brazil, director Wolf Maya revivals 'Nunsense' in São Paulo.

In an unprecedented initiative in Brazil, SESI-SP produces The Drowsy Chaperone, part of SESI-SP Educational Project Musical Theatre (that includes the show and vocational training in music theater), and (this is amazing) free tickets.

With a young, cohesive and full of energy cast, the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar gets a revival in São Paulo, in a version with high levels of emotion, watching the last days of Jesus.

After watching Crazy for You in New York City in 1992, Claudia Raia dreamed of one day producing this musical in Brazil. Two decades later, she finally makes her wish come true with an outstanding show at the Teatro Bradesco, São Paulo, directed by José Possi Neto, original choreography by Susan Stroman, and starring Jarbas Homem de Mello, who has been increasingly recognized as one of the most complete performers of musical theater in Brazil.