For those anxiously awaiting the Real Women Have Curves original Broadway cast recording, here's a treat to tide you over. You can watch Tatianna C贸rdoba record her soaring solo "Flying Away" for the album, which releases June 6. Newcomer C贸rdoba stars in the new musical based on Josefina L贸pez's play as ambitious high school senior Ana Garcia, who dreams of "flying away" to journalism school in NYC. See the video above.
Real Women Have Curves officially opened on Broadway April 27 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Read the reviews here. The project is being helmed by Sergio Trujillo, who's directing and choreographing. With a score by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez and a book by Lisa Loomer with Nell Benjamin, the work follows a first-generation child of Mexican immigrants torn between joining the family garment business or embarking on her own dream.
Justina Machado plays Carmen Garcia, Ana鈥檚 hardworking mother who imagines a traditional life for her daughter. C贸rdoba and Machado are supported by Florencia Cuenca as Estela, Shelby Acosta as Prima Flaca, Carla Jimenez as Pancha, Aline Mayagoitia as Itzel, Mason Reeves (Frozen) as Henry, Jennifer S谩nchez as Rosal铆, Sandra Valls as Prima Fulvia, and Mauricio Mendoza as Ra煤l Garcia. Cuenca, Jimenez, Mayagoitia, Reeves, and Valls are all making their Broadway debuts in the production, and all but Mayagoitia are reprising their performances from the musical's 2024 world premiere.
The company also includes Ariana Burks, Quincy Hampton, Zeus Mendoza, Claudia Mulet, Christopher M. Ramirez, Monica Tulia Ramirez, Shadia Fairuz, Elisa Galindez, and Omar Madden.
The production features music supervision by Nadia DiGiallonardo, music direction by Roberto Sinha, scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, costume design by Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by John Shivers, video design by Hana S. Kim, hair, wig, and make-up design by Krystal Balleza, and orchestrations by DiGiallonardo, Huerta, Rich Mercurio, and Velez. Casting is by X Casting's Victor Vazquez and ARC's Duncan Stewart.
Tripp Phillips serves as production stage manager, with B.J. Holt as general manager and Alecia Parker as executive producer.
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