Atlantic Theater Co. Announces Extension for Buena Vista Social Club

Press release

Atlantic Theater Company’s World Premiere Musical

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUBTM
Extends through January 7



Book by Marco Ramirez
Music by the Grammy Award winning Buena Vista Social Club
Creative Consultant David Yazbek
Choreography by Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck
Developed & Directed by Saheem Ali

Featuring
Skizzo Arnedillo, Renesito Avich, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Angélica Beliard,
Kenya Browne, Danaya Esperanza, Carlos Falú, Francisco J. González,
Jared Machado, Héctor Juan Maisonet, Ilda Mason, Marielys Molina,
Julio Monge, Leonardo Reyna, Mel Semé, Olly Sholotan,
Jainardo Batista Sterling, Nancy Ticotin, and Luis Vega

Previews begin tonight
Opening Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Now Extended through Sunday, January 7, 2024

at the Linda Gross Theater

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director, Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce a one-week extension for the world premiere of Buena Vista Social ClubTM.

Buena Vista Social ClubTM begins performances tonight, Friday, November 17th, ahead of an official opening night of Wednesday, December 13th at the Linda Gross Theater (330 West 20th Street). Originally scheduled to run through December 31st, the production will now run through Sunday, January 7, 2024.

Inspired by true events, the new musical Buena Vista Social ClubTM brings the iconic Grammy-winning album of pulsing Afro-Cuban music thrillingly to the stage.

In 1950s Havana, a group of young musicians creates a sound that shakes the world of Cuban music – until the revolution changes everything. Forty years later, the band is brought back together to record the songs they left behind. With decades of heartbreak fueling every note, they unexpectedly go on to create the greatest-selling world music album of all time, immortalizing their songs and their legacy.

With a book by Marco Ramirez (The Royale), director Saheem Ali (Tony Award nominee, Fat Ham) leads an ensemble of visionary performing artists, including a band of renowned musicians from across the globe and a music team lead by David Yazbek (Tony Award winner, The Band’s Visit), and choreographed by Patricia Delgado (Spielberg’s West Side Story) and Justin Peck (Tony winner, Carousel). Buena Vista Social ClubTM is an homage to the artists of yesterday – the ones who survived upheaval and oppression to make the music they loved.

The international cast of Buena Vista Social ClubTM features Skizzo Arnedillo (Best Original Choreography Nominee Off-Broadway, A Class Act), Renesito Avich (Latin Grammy nominee), Natalie Venetia Belcon (Matilda), Angélica Beliard (Summer), Kenya Browne (Off-Broadway debut), Danaya Esperanza (Comedy of Errors), Carlos Falú (Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story), Francisco J. González (Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building”), Jared Machado (Off-Broadway debut), Héctor Juan Maisonet (On Your Feet!), Ilda Mason (West Side Story), Marielys Molina (Motown), Julio Monge (Lincoln Center’s Twelfth Night), Leonardo Reyna (Off-Broadway debut), Mel Semé (Off-Broadway debut), Olly Sholotan (Peacock’s “Bel-Air”), Jainardo Batista Sterling (Whitney Museum’s Lacks Criticality), Nancy Ticotin (In The Heights), and Luis Vega (Tell Hector I Miss Him).

The band of Buena Vista Social ClubTM features music supervisor Dean Sharenow, music director, orchestrations & arrangements by Marco Paguia, additional arrangements by Javier Diaz and David Oquendo, consultant Juan de Marcos, and musicians Javier Diaz, Román Diaz, Guido Gonzalez, Mauricio Herrera, Hery Paz, Gustavo Schartz, and Edward Venegas.

Buena Vista Social ClubTM features sets by Arnulfo Maldonado, costumes by Dede Ayite, lighting by Tyler Micoleau, sound by Jonathan Deans, wigs, hair & make-up by J. Jared Janas, props by Matt Carlin, dialects by Rosie Berrido, vocal coaching by Dawn-Elin Fraser, fights by Lisa Kopitsky, and casting by Tara Rubin Casting; Xavier Rubiano, CSA; Frankie Ramirez. Amanda Michaels serves as the Production Stage Manager.


PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 7pm, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.

No performances November 23rd, December 9th, December 13th and December 24th.


TICKETS
Regular tickets begin at $105. Order online at atlantictheater.org or by calling 646.452.2220.

Atlantic members receive exclusive access and up to 40% savings on tickets. Memberships begin at $50 and benefits include a priority booking period, no additional fees, unlimited exchanges, discounted guest tickets, and more! For more information or to purchase an Atlantic membership, visit atlantictheater.org/join/membership or call 646.452.2220.