RUBÉN BLADES, NILO CRUZ, RICKY ROJAS AND JON SECADA JOIN ALL-STAR LINEUP
PROCEEDS FROM THE CONCERT WILL SUPPORT BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS AND BROADWAY BRIDGES
THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2020 at 8PM ET
ON PLAYBILL.COM/VIVA
Playbill and The Broadway League are proud to announce additional performers and presenters for ¡Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices, a digital concert in celebration of Latinx Heritage Month as well as Latinx milestones in theatre, featuring an extraordinary roster of award-winning stage and screen Latinx talent. Hosted by Andréa Burns (In the Heights, On Your Feet!), the concert will premiere at Playbill.com/Viva, Playbill’s YouTube Channel and on The Broadway League’s website (Viva.Broadway) on Thursday October 1, 2020 at 8PM ET and remain available for viewing until Monday October 5 at 8PM ET.
¡Viva Broadway! will feature appearances by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz (Anna in the Tropics) and Jon Secada (Cabaret), and performances from Rubén Blades (The Capeman) and Ricky Rojas (Moulin Rouge!).
¡Viva Broadway! Hear Our Voices will salute the vibrant, lasting legacy that Latinx artists have contributed and continue to give to Broadway and the entire theatre community while showcasing Latinx talent in an effort to continue to increase representation throughout the industry.
Directed and choreographed by Olivier and Tony Award®-winning director/choreographer Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, Ain’t Too Proud), this theatrical event will include a look at the first Spanish-language production of A Chorus Line, featuring a performance by Academy, Emmy and Tony Award® nominee Antonio Banderas. He will be joined by Angie Alcázar, Kristina Alonso, Miguel Ángel Belotto, Albert Bolea, Lucía Castro, Javier Cid, Aaron Cobos, Anna Coll, Fran Del Pino, Daniel Délyon, Alberto Escobar, Roberto Facchin, Pol Galcerà, Daniel Garod, Diana Girbau, Cassandra Hlong, Juan José Marco, Fernando Mariano, Enric Marimon, Graciela Monterde, Fran Moreno, Beatriz Mur, Marcela Nava, Ivo Pareja-Obregón, Lucrecia Petraglia, Pablo Puyol, Estibalitz Ruiz, Zuhaitz San Buenaventura, Tricia Aida Sánchez, Lorena Santiago and Sarah Schielke.
The event will include a performance from members of the original cast of In the Heights, including Andréa Burns, Janet Dacal, Robin De Jesús, Carlos Gomez, Christopher Jackson, Nina LaFarga, Olga Merediz, Karen Olivo, Eliseo Román and Luis Salgado, led by Anthony Ramos, star of the upcoming In the Heights film adaptation.
¡Viva Broadway! will also include performances from Broadway-bound musicals and new works including Arrabal, featuring Soledad Buss (Forver Tango), Juan Cupini (Arrabal) and Mica Spina (Rascasuelos); Passing Through, featuring Joan Almedilla (The King and I), Reed Armstrong (Miss Saigon), Max Chernin (Bright Star), Ryan Duncan (Shrek the Musical), Linedy Genao (On Your Feet), Charles Gray (The Bodyguard), Garrett Long (Dear Evan Hansen), Mary Jo Mecca (Amour), Celeste Rose (We Are the Tigers), Jim Stanek (Fun Home) and Jennifer Leigh Warren (Rent: Live); and John Leguizamo’s Kiss My Aztec!, featuring Angelica Beliard (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), Chad Carstarphen (Between the Bars), KC de la Cruz (Smokey Joe’s Café), Zachary Infante (Alice By Heart), Yani Marin (“Empire”), Jesús E. Martínez (Call Me Esteban Only), Maria-Christina Oliveras (Soft Power), Joél Pérez (Fun Home), Al Rodrigo (House of Sand and Fog), Desireé Rodriguez (“The Village”) and Richard Henry Ruiz (Drift).
Previously announced participants include Lucie Arnaz, Julio Copello, Gloria Estefan, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Moisés Kaufman, Alex Lacamoire, John Leguizamo, Matthew López, Jaime Lozano, Justina Machado, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda, Christina Quintana, Chita Rivera, Michelle J. Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Josh Segarra, Thalía, Sergio Trujillo, Eric Ulloa and Benjamin Velez.
Previously announced performers include Enrique Acevedo (Evita), Yassmin Alers (On Your Feet!), Melissa Barrera (In the Heights film), Jaime Camil (“Jane the Virgin”), Natalie Caruncho (On Your Feet!), Florencia Cuenca (A Never Ending Line), Alma Cuervo (On Your Feet!), Ariana DeBose (Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), Natascia Diaz (Grand Hotel), Julia Estrada (Hamilton), Henry Gainza (In the Heights), Carlos E. Gonzalez (West Side Story), Mandy Gonzalez (Hamilton), Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer (Hadestown), Christopher Hernandez (On Your Feet!), Ivan Hernandez (Dear Evan Hansen), Emmanuel López Alonso (“Russian Doll”), Omar Lopez-Cepero (The Unsinkable Molly Brown), Jaime Lozano (Songs by an Immigrant), Hector Maisonet (On Your Feet!), Bianca Marroquín (Chicago), Mauricio Martinez (On Your Feet!), Anthony Lee Medina (“The I-Land”), Marielys Molina (On Your Feet!), Doreen Montalvo (Mrs. Doubtfire), Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story), Christie Prades (On Your Feet!), Gabrielle Ruiz (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), Jamila Sabares-Klemm (Hamilton), Caesar Samayoa (Come From Away), Carmen Sanchez (On Your Feet! National Tour), Martín Solá (On Your Feet!), Philippa Stefani (On Your Feet!), Eric Ulloa (On Your Feet!), Angélica Vale (“La Fea Más Bella”), Vajen Van Den Bosch (On Your Feet!), Tanairi Sade Vasquez (Hamilton) and Ana Villafañe (On Your Feet!).
¡Viva Broadway! will feature the following musicians from around the globe: Juan Sebastian Atheortúa, Billy Bivona, Patricio “Tripa” Bonfiglio, Jimmy Branly, Pavel Cal, Rene Camacho, Demián Cantú, Luis Cardozo, Juan Carreon, Dayron Cartas, Javier Casalla, Julio Copello, Ryan “Drickles” Drickey, August Eriksmoen, Javier Garagarza, Carlos Garza, Oscar Hernandez, Kenji Higashihama, Alejandro Kauderer, Alex Lacamoire, Ariel López, Joel Mateo, Eric Price, Enrique Ríos, Erika Ríos, Michelle J. Rodriguez, Ricky Romano, Manuel “Maneco” Ruiz, Brett Ryback, Andrew Studenski and Rudyck Vidal.
Gain VIP access to pre-show and post-show virtual cocktail parties with celebrity cast members, recognition during the stream and much more. Details available at broadwaycares.org/vivabroadway.
¡Viva Broadway! is presented by title sponsor Cadillac along with presenting sponsor Citi National Bank and featured sponsor Gilead. Univision is the official media partner for ¡Viva Broadway!.
¡Viva Broadway! is produced by Jack Noseworthy, written by Eric Ulloa, and features arrangements and music direction by Jaime Lozano, sound design by Jorge Muelle and Jessica Paz, and instrumentals by national and international musicians including Tony Award winner Alex Lacamoire, Oscar Hernandez and Michelle J. Rodriguez & Julio Copello. Luis Salgado is the associate director/choreographer, Krysta Hibbard is the assistant director, and Roberto Araujo is the Director of Video Production and Editing. Ruthie Fierberg is executive producer.
Viva Broadway is The Broadway League’s national audience development partnership with the Latinx community that helps bridge the world of Broadway with Latinx audiences across the country.
Proceeds from the concert will support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Broadway Bridges®.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (broadwaycares.org) helps provide healthy meals, lifesaving medication and emergency assistance at social service organizations supporting Latinx communities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, as well as championing Broadway’s own R.Evolución Latina.
VIP donor opportunities available at broadwaycares.org/vivabroadway.
Broadway Bridges® (BroadwayBridges.org) mission is to give every New York City public high school student the chance to see a Broadway show before graduation. Broadway Bridges is a program of The Broadway League in partnership with the NYC Department of Education’s Office of Arts and Special Projects and the United Federation of Teachers. It represents Broadway’s commitment to New York City, its students, and Broadway’s future audience and workforce.