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Friday, August 25, 2023

Léa Garcia, Who Raised Black Actors’ Profile in Brazil, Dies at 90

Best known internationally for her breakout performance in the 1959 film “Black Orpheus,” she challenged racial stereotypes over a seven-decade career.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett to write music for Broadway-aimed ‘Black Orpheus’

by Broadway News

Carlinhos Brown will compose the score and Siedah Garrett will pen the lyrics for the new musical “Black Orpheus,” producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey announced Tuesday. The new musical is planning…

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Carlinhos Brown, Siedah Garrett Board Creative Team of Upcoming Black Orpheus Stage Musical

by Logan Culwell-Block

The Latin Grammy and Grammy winners will pen the score of the Broadway-aimed musical adapted from the 1959 film.

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Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett Join BLACK ORPHEUS Creative Team

Producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey announced that Academy Award Nominated and Latin Grammy Winner Carlinhos Brown and Academy Award Nominated and Grammy Award Winner Siedah Garrett have joined…

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Friday, January 21, 2022

Today on Broadway: Friday, January 21, 2022

by Matt Tamanini

“Black Orpheus” Announces Broadway Plans, Arts Leaders Testify Before Congress, Joe Iconis’ “Punk Rock Girl!” Begins “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top …

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Wake Up With BWW 1/21: BLACK ORPHEUS Musical is Coming to Broadway, PBS Broadway Concert Series, and More!

Today's top stories include a new musical stage adaptation of Black Orpheus, PBS' new Broadway in Concert series, and our exclusive first look at the new set of Hamilton Funko Pop figures!

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

‘Black Orpheus’ prepares for Broadway with new book writer, director

by Caitlin Huston

A musical adaptation of “Black Orpheus,” a take on the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus, is in development, with plans for a 2023 Broadway run. The musical, produced by Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey,…

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Sergio Mendes to Make Broadway Debut With Sergio Trujillo-Helmed BLACK ORPHEUS

A new musical stage adaptation of Black Orpheus, featuring a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz, original music by Grammy Award winner and Brazilian icon Sergio Mendes, and direction and choreography by…

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Bossa Nova Musical <em>Black Orpheus</em> Coming to Broadway

The musical stage adaptation of the 1959 Academy Award-winning film will feature music by Grammy winner Sergio Mendes, a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz, and direction by Tony winner Sergio Trujillo.

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‘Black Orpheus’ Heading To Broadway With New Music By Sergio Mendes; Pulitzer-Winning Playwright Nilo Cruz Adapting 1959 Classic Film

by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: A new musical stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning 1959 film Black Orpheus is being readied for a Broadway premiere next season, producers said today. The production will feature a book by Pulitzer …

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Today on Broadway: Monday, February 17, 2020

by James Marino

AMERICAN UTOPIA can’t get enough of Broadway, This Week’s Show Schedule, ALW’s CINDERELLA finds its Ella, BLACK ORPHEUS on track for Broadway bow, JAGGED LITTLE PILL brawl Patreon: BroadwayRadio.com/patre…

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Friday, February 14, 2020

BroadwayRadio Patreon Special: Matt’s Winter 2020 NYC Visit, Part 2

by James Marino

This is a Patreon only release! Thank you for being Patreons. Friday, 2/14 @ 11AM, Matt and James chat about Hadestown, Cambodian Rock Band, and the first preview of Six! Riedel: “Black Orpheus,” a new musi…

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Rialto Chatter: Is George C. Wolfe's BLACK ORPHEUS Headed to Broadway?

A new musical stage adaptation of Black Orpheus directed by multi Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe could be headed to Broadway!

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

CHARMING MISTAKES

by John Simon

Some few mistakes are actually charming. A bunch of us Harvard undergraduates were fans of the delightful French soprano Lily Pons. So we sent her an ardent fan letter, naively hoping for a handwritten response…

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Monday, December 15, 2014

2016 Summer Olympics Mascots Named After BLACK ORPHEUS Songwriters

by BroadwayWorld

The Organizing Committee for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro just announced its official mascots will be 'Vinicius' and 'Tom' -- named after legendary Bossa Nova artists Vinicius de Moraes and A…

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

The Broadway.com Show 7/9/14 - Theater News on James Snyder, Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster & More

by Broadway.com

The Broadway.com Show 7/9/14 - Theater News on James Snyder, Aaron Tveit, Sutton Foster & More The weekly news program written by and starring the editorial staff of Broadway.com! This week, theater news f…

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Broadway-Bound ‘Black Orpheus’ Will Feature Book by Lynn Nottage & Direction by George C. Wolfe

by Broadway's Best Shows

Producers Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones-Harvey, and Paula Marie Black* proudly announced today that the new musical stage adaptation of Black Orpheus will feature a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and wil…

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Family of Vinicius De Moraes Releases Statement on Broadway Bound Musical Adaptation of BLACK ORPHEUS

by BroadwayWorld

Today, the family of Vinicius de Moraes issued the following statement regarding the Broadway bound musical adaptation

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Black Orpheus to Broadway – Lynn Nottage, George C. Wolfe

by Sandi Durell

The most famous Brazilian love story ever told will be making it’s way to Broadway with book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed by multi Tony... The post Black Orpheus to Bro…

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Monday, July 7, 2014