Spanish Performer Joan Vazquez Returns To London With PAQUITO FOREVER

PAQUITO FOREVER -a one-man cabaret show by the brilliant Joan Vázquez- is back this next season at Live At Zédel, after a successful one-night try-out last Spring.

PAQUITO FOREVER is a new musical written by Fran Arráez and Gerard Alonso and directed by Victor Alvaro. PAQUITO FOREVER will come back to London for one night only at The Crazy Coqs, Live at Zédel on Wednesday 16th January 2019, 9.15pm. The show will be performed in English.

PAQUITO FOREVER is an intimate and personal account of the real-life adventures of Paquito (Paco) Alonso, a gay Catalonian growing up wanting to be a dancer in Franco's post-war Spain but grafting his way out to reach the bright lights of Broadway and beyond.

Joan Vázquez -accompanied on the piano by writer Gerard Alonso- brings an evening of stand-up comedy, flamenco, blues, jazz, dancing and a tiny little bit of cross-dressing.

After his London debut at The Crazy Coqs to rave reviews in 2016 with Something's Coming: A Sondheim Tribute and his acclaimed New York City debut at Feinstein's/54 Below, Joan Vázquez is thrilled to bring PAQUITO FOREVER again to Live At Zédel.

Regarding this return to the Crazy Coqs, Joan says: "Barcelona audiences fell in love with Paquito from the start. He was quite a well-known figure there so I guess the show became his memory for those who knew him. I was expectant to see how London audiences would react to such a Spanish character in the Zédel première. To my surprise, I could feel a lot of empathy for the character coming from the audience that night. They got him. I guess there's something very human in Paco that transcends!"

The show -that has won a National award for Best Actor in Spain and received Critics' Award nominations for Best Show in Barcelona- is the tale of a strong willed and courageous figure who refuses to let adversity, failure or even bigotry stop him being a success.

Don't miss this new chance to enjoy the most acclaimed one-man cabaret show in Barcelona nowadays, now in London again for one night only!

Joan's credits include Claude in Hair, Frank in Merrily We Roll Along, Sky in Mamma Mia! and Lockwood in The History Boys, in the recent Barcelona and Madrid productions. Other credits include Abdullah in the world première of Bagdad Café directed by Percy Adlon, My Fair Lady, and the first Spanish production of Rent, directed by Abby Epstein and Michael Greif.

Joan has regularly worked with repertory companies in Barcelona such as Gataro, The Zombie Company, La Barni or El Musical Més Petit, in revues, cabaret and fringe productions such as Flor de Nit, Le Llaman Copla and Off- Broadway. His writing credits include Se Fue En Un Barco (The Ship that got away), a play about Spanish post-war refugees.

The Original Cast Recording of PAQUITO FOREVER is available digitally on iTunes and Spotify.