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A success of Brazilian musical theater in recent years, the show Vinganca (Vengeance) returns in June at Teatro Raul Cortez in Sao Paulo. After nine years, the cult musical by Anna Toledo with songs by Lupicinio Rodrigues returns in a new house and with a renewed cast

Lost in the face of cycles that repeat themselves 'again and again', Rosalina searches for answers in the stories of many women. Memories intersect, while truths and lies intertwine before the blossoming of a heroine, Rosa Linda, born of the earth, daughter of cursed women, and responsible for a great mission: to end Destiny.

With performances on June 16, 17, 18 and 19, the show is musically directed and conducted by Andre dos Santos, who leads the Orquestra Jovem do Theatro Sao Pedro, stage direction by Julianna Santos. Viva La Mamma, also known as Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali satirizes the operatic work, approaching the cliches of the opera universe.

Maquina (Machine) is an extended experience, an immersion outside the real time of the system, with a live and pulsating audience inside Teatro Mars. The production celebrates the thought of radical insurgencies of life, as the delusional power of bodies on stage, a way of surviving in favor of life, as only living bodies can de-mortify.

Brenda Lee e o Palacio das Princesas is a musical that brings a bit of the history of Brenda Lee, called the “guardian angel of transvestites”, activist who founded the first support house for people with HIV/AIDS in Brazil. She has a pension for transvestites who, for the most part, live off prostitution. Despite the reality of violence in which they live, inside the house, the transvestites are welcomed by Brenda, who teaches them to want more out of life.

With an independent production, the show written and directed by well-known names in Sao Paulo's musical theater opens at Espaço ao Cubo. Em Algum Lugar Entre as Estrelas (Somewhere Among the Stars) brings together stories from three characters about stories of love, escape and recognition. Among the conflicts, the perspective of a woman whose marriage was crossed by the military dictatorship, homosexual relationships in the 90s and current liquid loves.

The show tells the story of four young musical theater students who dream of stardom. Bringing themes such as racism, fatphobia and social prejudice, the saga of the protagonists takes place in the fight against unattainable standards and profiles imposed by the musical theater industry. After years of having their dreams explored and frustrated, they decide to travel to New York to try their big break and maybe fix Broadway!

Musical Cabaret dos Bichos is an adaptation of G. Orwell's novel Animal Farm. With libreto, lyrics and direction by Zé Henrique de Paula and original music and musical direction by Fernanda Maia, the language used is inspired by German cabarets, strongly referenced in Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.

Sondheim's macabre musical Sweeney Todd, arrives in Brazil. The show opened on March in Sao Paulo for a short season and takes place on the 033 Rooftop of Teatro Santander. With direction by Ze Henrique de Paula, the Brazilian production stars Rodrigo Lombardi (Sweeney), Andrezza Massei (Mrs. Lovett), and Mateus Ribeiro (Tobias Ragg).

Arranged on a large board of bodies, 16 artists from Coletivo Impermanente, directed by Marcelo Varzea, take turns each session and reveal autobiographical stories in O Que Meu Corpo Nu Te Conta? The immersive experience transits through universal themes such as sexual harassment, ageism, fatphobia, racism, infertility, compulsion, among others.

Deborah Colker has devoted her time in recent years to finding a cure. In this case, a solution to the genetic disease that his grandson has. From this personal anguish, the new work of the Cia. de Dança Deborah Colker was born. Cura is about science, faith and the struggle to overcome and accept our limits, facing discrimination and prejudice.

Drag Nights brings to the stage of Clube Barbixas de Comedia, a Drag show totally Made in Brazil. Proving that Brazilian drags exalt their own culture and from there they talk about their points of view about our reality. A show where you will enjoy great classics without any “cambalacho” (gimmicks).

After a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Digital Press Highlight Award (DID) resumed its activities in honor and recognition of the great highlights of Brazilian musical theater in the city of Sao Paulo. The ceremony, which held its 4th edition announced, the winners, celebrating the 16 new shows nominated between Nov. 2019/Dec. 2021.

The family that captivated the hearts of thousands of viewers in Brazil is back! T4F reopens the Teatro Renault stage again to welcome the eccentric, scary and funny characters that enchant generations. In the main roles Marisa Orth and Daniel Boaventura , share the cast with famous names in musical theater like Kiara Sasso, and Fred Silveira.

Talented soloists from France, Spain, Italy, Argentina and Romania will perform the most significant moments in the world ballet repertoire, on May 1st, at Teatro Bradesco, in São Paulo. Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Hunchback of Notre Dame de Paris, the Tarantella and Giselle’s Adagio, are some of the works that make up this unmissable night.

Uma Noite na Broadway is a very funny musical comedy, directed by Fernanda Chamma, and starring Fabi Bang and Thiago Machado, that brings together hits from some of the great Broadway musicals successfully produced in Brazil. The play tells the story of two Brazilian artists at different times in their careers trying to win on The Great White Way.

The most popular work by Joao Cabral Melo Neto returns to Teatro Tuca, where it premiered in 1965. The new production is directed by Elias Andreato and brings together, on stage, 13 young talents from various Brazilian cities, and 5 musicians, who will set the tone for the compositions of Chico Buarque, under the musical direction of Marco Franca

Cia. da Revista celebrates its 25th anniversary with the premiere of the musical Tatuagem, directed by Kleber Montanheiro, The show premieres on April 14 at Espaco Cia da Revista, where it runs from Thursday to Saturday at 9 pm and on Sundays at 7 pm.

For the first time in Brazil, and with a opening date scheduled for early June, at the Copacabana Palace Theater, Rio de Janeiro, the new Barho Producoes production, Ponto a Ponto - 4000 Milhas is a finely crafted play that examines how two strangers find their way in today's world. Due to be released simultaneously with the English production starring Timothee Chalamet at the Old Vic Theater, it was named the #1 Play or Musical by Time Magazine in 2012.

I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera by V. Bellini, will be performed in April at Theatro Sao Pedro. With libretto by Felice Romani, the opera is not based on Shakespeare's famous text. Staged by Antonio Araujo and musical direction by Alessandro Sangiorgi, the cast includes singers Denise de Freitas (Romeo) and Carla Cottini (Giullietta).