Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
#0Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Posted: 5/9/05 at 2:16pmAre there any out there besides the obvious like west side and evita? Im doing a project on hispanic/latino musicals for my spanish class and I can't seen to find any others. SUGESTIONS?!
ghostlight2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/04
BwayLeadman
Broadway Star Joined: 9/29/04
#2re: Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Posted: 5/9/05 at 2:38pm
is not Ana in the Tropics hispanic?
o wait, u said musical.
Updated On: 5/9/05 at 02:38 PM
MasterLcZ
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/12/03
#3re: Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Posted: 5/9/05 at 3:38pm
Cole Porter's MEXICAN HAYRIDE (1944).
You should mention the 1939 Shubert musical revue STREETS OF PARIS because they introduced Carmen Miranda to American audiences. She was an absolute sensation - the first Latina musical superstar.
MargoChanning
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/5/04
#4re: Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Posted: 5/9/05 at 3:42pm
Zoot Suit starred Edward James Olmos has a short Broadway run in the 70s.
Mambo Kings opens on Broadway in August.
#5re: Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Posted: 5/9/05 at 3:50pmFame is mainly latino and african american.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
Wayman_Wong
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#6re: Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Posted: 5/9/05 at 3:57pm
There's also Frank Loesser's 'Senor Discretion Himself,' a musical set in Mexico, which went unproduced in his lifetime, but was recently done at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. (Loesser himself just got a Helen Hayes Award nomination for it.)
And 'We'll Take the Town,' a 1962 musical about Pancho Villa starring Robert Preston, who reportedly swears it was his favorite role. Harold Karr and Matt Dubey ('Happy Hunting') wrote the score, and I think Sondheim once listed one of its songs as something he wished he'd written. Barbra Streisand also recorded one of its songs, 'How Does the Wine Taste?' It also featured Pia Zadora as a kid, and it closed on the road.
P.S. And would 'Man of La Mancha' count?
riv
Leading Actor Joined: 3/6/05
#7re: Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Posted: 5/9/05 at 4:07pm
Mentioning Mexican Hayride was a joke, right?
Man Of La Mancha would qualify, I suppose.
Also look into Lerner & Loewe's Paint Your Wagon from 1951. It involves the inter-racial romance of a young white woman and a Mexican kid. Forget about the movie version. They took the Mexican character out and replaced him with Clint Eastwood. Definately pick up the Paint Your Wagon original cast recording.
Updated On: 5/9/05 at 04:07 PM
YeahRight
Swing Joined: 5/7/05
#8re: Hispanic/Latino Musicals???
Posted: 5/9/05 at 4:23pmI didn't know Zoot Suit was a stage musical?
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