The busy spring of each Broadway season seems especially so this year. Today, we continue with our examination of each musical logo with a pair that have quite a bit in common, yet are unique. Monday, we looked…

Natalie Venetia Belcon’s journey with Buena Vista Social Club started long before she starred in the off-Broadway production of the new musical in 2023. Her parents, both professional musicians — her father…

The busy spring of each Broadway season seems especially so this year. Today, we continue with our examination of each musical logo with a pair that have quite a bit in common, yet are unique. Today, we look at…

A special visitor stopped by the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre earlier this week. Jennifer Lopez checked out Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway and posed backstage with the cast afterwards. Check out photos from t…

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 10 to confirm the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony Awards Adminis…

¡SELECCIÓN DE LOS CRÍTICOS DEL NEW YORK TIMES! “Entrar en Buena Vista Social Club es como sumergirse en un mundo de sensaciones, de emociones intensas, y de música y baile apasionados”. (Variety) Aquí …

While any number of musicals are based on popular movies, precious few are based on documentaries. Fortunately, Saheem Ali had the wonderful idea to bring Wim Wender’s 1999 documentary Buena Vista Social Club…

A clever British import and a soulful Cuban music-fest reflect a season that delivers the full range of musical storytelling Broadway's been missing

The Buena Vista Social Club were artists who'd been all but lost to the world after the Cuban Revolution -- until they united for a 1997 album. Now, their unlikely story takes a new stage: Broadway.

A NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC’S PICK! “Entering Buena Vista Social Club is like stepping into a world of senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance.” (Variety) Here, the real sound of Hav…

The stage fills up quickly, with musicians and characters feeling the music and the beat of the Buena Vista Social Club. The bodies flow like waves coming in from the Gulf of Mexico (and no other), and it feels…

The Broadway Theatre Review: Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club By Ross The stage fills up quickly, with musicians and characters feeling the music and the beat of the Buena Vista Social Club. The bodies flow…

A compact and charming new musical comes alive through the music of Cuba. Cameron Kelsall reviews. The post Review: Buena Vista Social Club at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine NY…

... the world outside Young Omara's experience is about to explode.  New Year's Eve 1958 in Havana is the night Castro's revolutionaries violently drive out Batista's regime and take over Cuba.  Does Young O…

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Buena Vista Social Club, Othello, Purpose, Love Life @ Encores!, Vanya @ Lucille Lortel, Scott Siegel’s Broadway By The Season: 1934/35 & 1…

The creative team for the musical “Buena Vista Social Club” have been hard at work making a few changes in preparation for its Broadway debut after a successful run at the Atlantic Theater. The most notable…

Developed and directed by Saleem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club is more than a musical — it is an electrifying immersion into a bygone Havana, where music was resistance, and rhythm was identity. This vibrant p…

The Broadway Opening Night Legacy Robe Ceremony honoring Tanairi Sade Vazquez for Buena Vista Social Club at the Marquis Theatre on March 19, 2025.

By Samuel L. Leiter In 2023, two new musicals, Broadway’s How to Dance in Ohio and Off Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club (at the Atlantic Theatre), were directly based on popular documentary films, each t…

Broadway Games: Quiz: Divas in the News These days the news comes fast and furious and Broadway is not immune! Recently, there have been several news reports involving our beloved divas. Have you been paying …

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, The Broadway Show is spotlighting six incredible producers currently ushering in some of the hottest tickets this season: Buena Vista Social Club; Dead Outlaw; Go…

Of all the “Buena Vista Social Club” songs, the beloved “Chan Chan” is the most recognizable. But figuring out where in the musical to put it became a challenge.

The music plays on at the Schoenfeld Theatre! Just last week, Buena Vista Social Club celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as we take you inside the big night with the full company.

Buena Vista Social Club marked its official Broadway arrival on March 19 with red-carpet pomp and circumstance. The history-making album of traditional Cuban music is now on stage at the Schoenfeld Theatre whe…

By David Sheward March 25, 2025. Two disparate musicals originating away from Broadway, one in London and the other Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Club, recently opened with a day of each other and separ…

The music plays on at the Schoenfeld Theatre! Just last week, Buena Vista Social Club celebrated its opening night. Watch in this video as we take you inside the big night with the full company.

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Isa Antonetti and the cast of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB talks bringing the celebrated album to the stage on opening night. Get tickets to BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: https://www.broadway.com…

Check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals for Buena Vista Social Club, which included special guests Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eva Longoria, John Leguizamo, Ariana DeBose, Sara Bareilles, and more!

Step into the heart of Cuba, beyond the glitz of the Tropicana, to a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire. Here, the real sound of Havana is born—and one woman discove…

Buena Vista Social Club, the musical telling the story behind the landmark Afro-Cuban jazz album of the same name, officially opened at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 19. A tale of survival, se…

Playbill added a new photo — at Golden Theatre ... Find out by reading the reviews. The Reviews Are In for Buena Vista Social Club On Broadway. PLAYBILL ...

The new musical, inspired by the iconic 1997 Cuban album, opened March 19 at the Schoenfeld.

Buena Vista Social Club, bringing the internationally acclaimed 1997 album to life on stage, opened at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre on March 19. Cast, creatives and phenomenally dressed special guests walked …

By Carole Di Tosti... The stage adaptation of the Grammy Award-winning album highlights the stories of the its legendary cuban musicians. The post “Buena Vista Social Club” – Where Every Cuban Song Tells…

Step into the heart of Cuba, where the real sound of Havana is born. BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB on Broadway brings the GRAMMY Award-winning album to thrilling life.  It’s a captivating tale of big dreams, secon…

The sound of Havana came to life at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre last night, where Buena Vista Social Club officially opened on Broadway. Check out photos from the cast's opening night curtain call here.

Reviews for ‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ Jackman and Friedman Form Partnership, ‘Just in Time’ Delays First Preview Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recapping …

Marco Ramirez’s musical — a transfer from Off-Broadway — skims over pre- and post-Revolution Cuban life, but vividly displays what came of it: incredible music.

Inspired by the iconic 1997 Cuban album, the musical opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre March 19.

Inspired by the iconic 1997 Cuban album, the musical opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre March 19.

A new musical inspired by the 1997 hit album gives a fictional back story to the veteran performers of the Havana music scene.

Entering “Buena Vista Social Club” is like stepping into a heady world of the senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance. The Social Club was a real place for locals in Havana in the …

Schoenfeld Theatre, New York The 1997 album that later became a hit documentary now reaches the stage in a play with thrilling music performances but a lacking script Was it restraint or oversight that resulted…

Entering “Buena Vista Social Club” is like stepping into a heady world of the senses, of heightened emotions, and of passionate music and dance. The Social Club was a real place for locals in Havana in the …

“Buena Vista Social Club,” the new musical that opened Wednesday night at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, is practically a jumbo jet to Havana.

Theatrely's Broadway review of Buena Vista Social Club by Marcos Rodriguez and directed by Saheem Ali at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

You don’t have to be a fan of Cuban music, or even understand Spanish, to get caught up in the infectious, rhythmic joy that is Buena Vista Social Club, the new musical based on Wim Wenders’s 1999 documenta…

★★★★★ A classic documentary on Afro-Cuban musical greats is transformed into a sparkling Broadway delight The post Buena Vista Social Club: ¡Qué Gran Fiesta! appeared first on New York Stage Review.

★★★★☆ Vintage Afro-Cuban songs pack a unique new jukebox musical The post Buena Vista Social Club: How to Make Beautiful Music in Havana appeared first on New York Stage Review.

As a band and a brand, “Buena Vista Social Club” has been gold from the get-go: It was a hit Grammy-winning album that in 1996 had brought together an impromptu group of old-time Cuban musicians into a vint…

The sounds of Cuba come to vibrant life on Broadway tonight in Buena Vista Social Club, the musical new musical based on the legendary album of the same name. The critics have weighed in. Read their reviews of …

A minute from the new Broadway musical, inspired by the band and brand that began with a hit album of old Cuban music in 1996.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB officially opens tonight, Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.  Get your first look at the production in new video from the show!

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You can now get a first look at production photos of Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Inspired by the iconic 1997 Cuban album, the musical is playing the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

Clooney! Denzel! Culkin! Gyllenhaal! As Broadway bursts with genuine Hollywood star power across just four New York City blocks, the electricity is undeniable. In just a few days, Denzel Washington and Jake …

“You have to work to get the audience in your pocket—they have to be in your story, in the music.” Associate Music Director and guitarist David Oquendo honed his style and craft with guidance from his Ha…

Book writer Marco Ramirez reveals the origins and elements of his fresh script.

In March 1996, 20 musicians—many of them stars of Cuba’s pre-revolution “golden age”—spent six days in Havana’s EGREM studio recording Buena Vista Social Club. As the story goes, World Circuit execu…

Buena Vista Social Club, the new Broadway musical, was spotlighted on this weekend's episode of Sunday Morning. The musical is currently in previews at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

Following their performance on Good Morning America, the cast of Broadway's Buena Vista Social Club stuck around for the third hour of the broadcast to perform the song 'La Negra Tomasa.' Watch it now!

If you're looking for something fresh to see on Broadway, spring is your season! There are 18 new shows due on stage before the lusty month of May—splashy musicals, political dramas, Shakespearean tragedies..…

On Friday, the cast of Broadway's Buena Vista Social Club joined Good Morning America to perform a medley of songs from the show. Watch the performance from the ensemble here! 

Back in the day, we used to celebrate Broadway beefcake with "Broadway Heat" competitions. The good news was, without fail, every "winner" and "runner-up" was a lot more that just eye candy. Today, we sorta kee…

Come experience Buena Vista Social Club for yourself!

As Broadway’s exciting 2025 spring season heats up, Patrick Pacheco sits down with top critics and journalists—Adam Feldman (Time Out NY), Jackson McHenry (NY Magazine’s Vulture), and Jan Simpson (Broadwa…

Broadway seemed to be shedding a bit of winter weight last week as the industry gears up for a busy March and busier April. With two fewer shows on the roster during the week ending February 23 – gone were he…

The new musical played its first three preview performances last week to sold-out crowds.

Get a first look at BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB on Broadway in new photos from the show! Inspired by true events, the new Broadway musical brings the GRAMMY Award winning album to life—and tells the story of th…

Buena Vista Social Club, the musical telling the story behind the landmark Afro-Cuban jazz album of the same name, begins performances at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on February 21. The official openin…

... Playbill. The participating shows are: Aladdin; & Juliet; Buena Vista Social Club; Chicago; *The Great Gatsby; Gypsy; Hadestown; Hamilton; Harry ...