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2010 PERFORMANCE DATES
Tickets subject to availability. Programs subject to change. No late seating, no exceptions. Please arrive 15 minutes early. THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS: ALOHA BORICUA is the first Mainstage production of Pregones' 30th Anniversary Season; creative development and premiere generously funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and American Express. This program is also made possible by the Ford Foundation, the Wallace Theater Fund of New York Community Trust, and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Special thanks to the executors of the estate of Manuel Ramos Otero, media sponsor El Diario La Prensa and Southwest Airlines, the Official Airline of Pregones Theater.
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ALOHA BORICUA ENCORE RUN • REGRESA A PETICION POPULAR "I was reminded of the Broadway production of Hair combined with the rogue and bold style of Bertolt Brecht a la Cabaret. Only this is a Boricua production full of island culture, nuance and flavor, from bomba and plena, bacalao and avena, to alcapurrias, coquí and, of course, revolution." - Sandra María Esteves. The rhythms of traditional Puerto Rican music and urban reggaetón collide in this song-driven rendition of the historic migration of Puerto Ricans to Hawaii. Adapted from Vivir del cuento, by legendary writer and gay icon Manuel Ramos Otero, the production weaves the voices of multiple generations, including the sugar cane workers who first embarked on a transoceanic trip in 1900 to Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani to today’s street-wise poets, and makes sense of it all in 2010. Presented in Spanish & English with titles! ¡Una inolvidable experiencia de teatro musical! Desde noviembre de 1900 a octubre de 1901, miles de puertorriqueños fueron embarcados a Nueva Orleáns, luego en tren hasta San Francisco y Los Angeles y finalmente amontonados en buques de carga hasta las plantaciones de caña en Hawaii. Aloha Boricua es su historia… un emocionante tributo lleno de música, cuentos y poesía sobre las vidas de este grupo de hombres y mujeres que echaron raíces en un archipiélago del cual no había regreso. Inspirado en Vivir del cuento del gran autor puertorriqueño Manuel Ramos Otero. Presentado en inglés y español. Conceived and directed by Jorge B. Merced, with non-stop live music composed and arranged by Merced, Desmar Guevara and the ensemble. Additional music and lyrics by Rosalba Rolón. Featuring ensemble actors Shadia Almasri, Sol Crespo, Yaraní del Valle, Erickson Huertas, Indio Meléndez, Omar Pérez, and musicians Anthony Carrillo, Jorge Castro, Desmar Guevara, and Pucho Alamo. Sets and costumes by Harry Nadal. Lights by Esteban Lima. Digital Projections by Jorge "Fish" Rodríguez.
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