HesioneHushabye: create article for Real Women Have Curves (musical)
{{Short description|Musical based on the play of the same name}}
{{Infobox musical
| name = Real Women Have Curves
| image =
| caption =
| music = Joy Huerta & [[Benjamin Velez]]
| lyrics = Joy Huerta & [[Benjamin Velez]]
| book = [[Lisa Loomer]]
| basis = ''[[Real Women Have Curves (play)|Real Women Have Curves]]''<br>By: [[Josefina López]]
| productions = 2023 [[American Repertory Theater]]
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'''''Real Women Have Curves''''' is a stage [[Musical theatre|musical]] with a book by [[Lisa Loomer]] and music and lyrics by Joy Huerta and [[Benjamin Velez]]. The show is based on the play [[Real Women Have Curves (play)|of the same name]] by [[Josefina López]], and the television film based on the play, written by Lopez and George LaVoo. <ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/15/arts/yes-real-women-have-curves-art-has-winner/ ''Boston Globe Review'']accessed 04/29/2024</ref>
The show is set in 1987 [[Boyle Heights, Los Angeles]] and follows a young woman named Ana García, who works in a garment factory, as she struggles with societal expectations, difficult family dynamics, and finding the courage to follow her dreams.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/theater/real-women-have-curves-the-heart-sellers.html ''New York Times review'']</ref>
==Production history==
=== Cambridge (2023) ===
The musical premiered at the [[American Repertory Theater]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] on December 6, 2023, and closed on January 21, 2024. The show is directed and choreographed by [[Sergio Trujillo]].<ref>[https://playbill.com/production/rea...ican-repertory-theater-loeb-drama-center-2023]</ref> Orchestrations were done by [[Bill Sherman]] and Cian McCarthy.<ref>[https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/real-women-have-curves/]</ref>Nadia DiGiallonardo served as musical director and vocal arranger. Scene design was done by Arnulfo Maldonado with costumes by [[Paloma Young]] and Wilberth Gonzalez.<ref>[https://americanrepertorytheater.org/real-women-have-curves-digital-program/]</ref>
== Original cast and characters ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Character
!Cambridge (2023)<ref>[https://playbill.com/article/see-wh...remiere-of-real-women-have-curves-the-musical]</ref>
|-
!Ana García
| colspan="1" |Lucy Godinez
|-
! Carmen Garcia
| colspan="1” |[[Justina Machado]]
|-
! Raul Garcia
| colspan="1” |Edward Padilla
|-
! Estella Garcia
| colspan="1" |Florencia Cuenca
|-
! Pancha
| colspan="1" |Carla Jimenez
|-
! Rosali
| colspan="1" |Jennifer Sanchez
|-
! Izel
| colspan="1" |Satya Chavez
|-
! Henry
| colspan="1" |Mason Reeves
|-
! Mrs. Wright
| colspan="1" |Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
|-
! Prima Fulvia
| colspan="1" |Sandra Valls
|-
! Prima Flaca
| colspan="1" |Shelby Acosta
|}
==Musical numbers==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Act I
* "Aylarala"
* "Make It Work"
* "Blood Thicker Than Mole"
* "Flying Away"
* "Jugglin'"
* "Always On The Run"
* "If I Were A Bird"
* "Drivin' Next To You"
* "Oye Muchacha"
{{col-break}}
;Act II
* "Done With It All"
* "Adios Andres"
* "Siempre Mi Gente"
* "Be A Gringa"
* "Curves"
* "Doin' It Anyway"
* "Life Is Like A Dance"
* "Flying Away (reprise)"
* "Finishing The Dresses"
* "Always On The Run (reprise)"
* "I "*****" It Wrong"
{{col-end}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://realwomenhavecurvesbroadway.com/}}
[[Category:2023 musicals]]
[[Category:Musicals based on films]]
[[Category:Musicals set in the 1980s]]
[[Category:Musicals set in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Musicals based on plays]]
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{{Short description|Musical based on the play of the same name}}
{{Infobox musical
| name = Real Women Have Curves
| image =
| caption =
| music = Joy Huerta & [[Benjamin Velez]]
| lyrics = Joy Huerta & [[Benjamin Velez]]
| book = [[Lisa Loomer]]
| basis = ''[[Real Women Have Curves (play)|Real Women Have Curves]]''<br>By: [[Josefina López]]
| productions = 2023 [[American Repertory Theater]]
<!--Please add only major-market productions in the box. Other professional productions can be described in the Productions section below.-->| image_size = 220px
}}
'''''Real Women Have Curves''''' is a stage [[Musical theatre|musical]] with a book by [[Lisa Loomer]] and music and lyrics by Joy Huerta and [[Benjamin Velez]]. The show is based on the play [[Real Women Have Curves (play)|of the same name]] by [[Josefina López]], and the television film based on the play, written by Lopez and George LaVoo. <ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/15/arts/yes-real-women-have-curves-art-has-winner/ ''Boston Globe Review'']accessed 04/29/2024</ref>
The show is set in 1987 [[Boyle Heights, Los Angeles]] and follows a young woman named Ana García, who works in a garment factory, as she struggles with societal expectations, difficult family dynamics, and finding the courage to follow her dreams.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/theater/real-women-have-curves-the-heart-sellers.html ''New York Times review'']</ref>
==Production history==
=== Cambridge (2023) ===
The musical premiered at the [[American Repertory Theater]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] on December 6, 2023, and closed on January 21, 2024. The show is directed and choreographed by [[Sergio Trujillo]].<ref>[https://playbill.com/production/rea...ican-repertory-theater-loeb-drama-center-2023]</ref> Orchestrations were done by [[Bill Sherman]] and Cian McCarthy.<ref>[https://americanrepertorytheater.org/shows-events/real-women-have-curves/]</ref>Nadia DiGiallonardo served as musical director and vocal arranger. Scene design was done by Arnulfo Maldonado with costumes by [[Paloma Young]] and Wilberth Gonzalez.<ref>[https://americanrepertorytheater.org/real-women-have-curves-digital-program/]</ref>
== Original cast and characters ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Character
!Cambridge (2023)<ref>[https://playbill.com/article/see-wh...remiere-of-real-women-have-curves-the-musical]</ref>
|-
!Ana García
| colspan="1" |Lucy Godinez
|-
! Carmen Garcia
| colspan="1” |[[Justina Machado]]
|-
! Raul Garcia
| colspan="1” |Edward Padilla
|-
! Estella Garcia
| colspan="1" |Florencia Cuenca
|-
! Pancha
| colspan="1" |Carla Jimenez
|-
! Rosali
| colspan="1" |Jennifer Sanchez
|-
! Izel
| colspan="1" |Satya Chavez
|-
! Henry
| colspan="1" |Mason Reeves
|-
! Mrs. Wright
| colspan="1" |Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer
|-
! Prima Fulvia
| colspan="1" |Sandra Valls
|-
! Prima Flaca
| colspan="1" |Shelby Acosta
|}
==Musical numbers==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Act I
* "Aylarala"
* "Make It Work"
* "Blood Thicker Than Mole"
* "Flying Away"
* "Jugglin'"
* "Always On The Run"
* "If I Were A Bird"
* "Drivin' Next To You"
* "Oye Muchacha"
{{col-break}}
;Act II
* "Done With It All"
* "Adios Andres"
* "Siempre Mi Gente"
* "Be A Gringa"
* "Curves"
* "Doin' It Anyway"
* "Life Is Like A Dance"
* "Flying Away (reprise)"
* "Finishing The Dresses"
* "Always On The Run (reprise)"
* "I "*****" It Wrong"
{{col-end}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://realwomenhavecurvesbroadway.com/}}
[[Category:2023 musicals]]
[[Category:Musicals based on films]]
[[Category:Musicals set in the 1980s]]
[[Category:Musicals set in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Musicals based on plays]]
Okumaya devam et...