7th Edition of DID AWARDS Announces Winners
DID Award reaffirms the vigor and relevance of Musical Theater in São Paulo, promoting the connection between audiences, artists and excellent productions with the digital cultural press responsible for publicizing and strengthening projects and people throughout the year, promoting greater access to information.
In a Deconstructed and Immersive Production CABARET KIT KAT CLUB Opens in Brazil
In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920's draw to a close, a garish MC welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the Cabaret. With the Emcee's bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady, and tumultuous life of Berlin's natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.
BWW Review: R&H CINDERELLA Returns to Sao Paulo With Stellar Cast
One of the most famous stories in universal literature will take Sao Paulo stage. Cinderella, o Musical premieres on September 2, at Teatro Liberdade, after being seen by more than 200,000 people in its previous productions. With Fabi Bang spearheading the new cast, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella has original direction and a Brazilian version by Charles Moeller and Claudio Botelho, with Vanessa Costa signing the direction of the revival. The show returns in a big way, bringing names like Andre Loddi (Prince Topher), Gottsha (Stepmother), Helga Nemetik (Fairy Godmother), Diego Montez (Jean Michel), in a cast of 22 actors. The production is by Touche Entertainment.
BWW Review: A PEQUENA SEREIA (The Little Mermaid) opens at Teatro Santander
'The Little Mermaid' a Broadway production inspired by the Disney movie, will be staged in Brazil at Teatro Santander on March 30. The director and choreographer Lynne Kurdziel-Formato, who has been at the forefront of several musicals in the world, will sign the Brazilian version, intended for the public of all ages, both for those who keep the film in their affective memory and for the new generations. It is the first time Disney has allowed an staging in the country, without obligation to be a replica of the American. IMM and Stephanie Mayorkis of EGG Entertainment have bought the rights to perform this show in Brazil, which will have 33 actors on stage and 12musicians.
BWW Previews: GAROTA DE IPANEMA, O MUSICAL DA BOSSA NOVA Opens in Sao Paulo With Songs That Marked One of the Most Important Movements of Brazilian Popular Music
The bossa nova guitar chords are unmistakable. One of the most influential movements of Brazilian popular music, which has revealed great names such as Vinicius de Moraes, Tom Jobim and Joao Gilberto, gives the rhythm to the musical 'Garota De Ipanema, O Musical Da Bossa Nova', which premieres September 22 Teatro Opus, at Shopping Villa Lobos, in Sao Paulo. The show has stories and images that represent the whole history of Bossa Nova and its importance for Brazilian music. Project of Aventura Entertainment, directed by Sergio Modena and musical direction by Delia Fischer, brings great names of the musical scene.
REVERENCIA AWARDS Announces the Nominees of Its 3rd Edition
'My Fair Lady' leads the list with 11 nominations, followed by 'Suassuna - O Auto do Reino do Sol', with ten. The Reverencia Award is the only theatrical prize in Brazil, aimed at musical theater, that includes simultaneously spectacles of the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The ceremony will be on September 27, in Rio de Janeiro.
BWW Review: Named as the Musical of the Decade, WICKED Opens in Sao Paulo
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.
STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights of WICKED in Brazil - 'One Short Day', 'Dancing Through Life' and 'What Is This Feeling?'
Seen by over 48 million people worldwide and with a turnover of more than US $ 3.9 billion, WICKED currently has five productions around the world (New York, London, Australia, a tour in the UK and US tour). In Brazil, the original production, with lyrics in Portuguese, begins on March 4, 2016 at the Teatro Renault in Sao Paulo. The cast is headed by Myra Ruiz (Elphaba), Fabi Bang (Glinda), Sergio Rufino (Wizard of Oz), Adriana Frames (Madame Morrible), Jonatas Faro and Andrew Loddi (Fiyero), Giovanna Moreira (Nessarose), Bruno Fraga ( Boq) and Cesar Mello (Doctor Dillamond). Scroll down to watch clips from 'One Short Day',, 'What Is This Feeling?' and 'Dancing Through Life'!