BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: A NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL ANNOUNCES BROADWAY OPENING IN 2025
Sept 16, marks 27th anniversary of the legendary album’s release in 1997
NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Producers Orin Wolf, John Styles, and Barbara Broccoli have announced a Broadway production of the acclaimed new musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB™. With a book by Marco Ramirez (Drama Desk Award, The Royale), director Saheem Ali (Tony Nominee, Fat Ham) leads an ensemble of visionary performing artists, including a band of renowned musicians from across the globe to tell the legendary story of the artists who recorded the original album. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB™ features the soul-stirring music of Cuba’s golden age, choreography by Patricia Delgado and Tony Award winner Justin Peck (Illinois, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story) and a music team led by Tony Award winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit) and Music Supervisor Dean Sharenow.
The new Broadway musical will begin performances on Friday, February 21, 2025, and open Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (36 West 45th St).