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Musical Boleros & Blues - Agustin Lara Pays Tribute to Legendary Mexican Songwriter
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Members Who Went Said:
Excellent performance, I enjoy the yesterday music. Please continue
Anonymous Member Fun- some fabulous singers- great music. Seeing the renovated Tivoli was great- love what is happpening at Columbia Heights. Tapas beforehand at Rumbero's next door- also fabulous!
Joel N Martin Superb music and really terrific singing voices. Well thought out and cohesive play detailing the composers life, with good visuals, well acted and really well sung songs. And the musicians were excellent too. Fun performance. |
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More Details About This Event: GALA Hispanic Theatre is pleased to announce the world premiere of its newly commissioned musical Boleros & Blues - Agustin Lara, written by Gabriel García and directed by Abel López, with musical
direction by Mari Paz. Audiences will thrill to the romantic rhythms and lyrics of Mexico’s legendary composer in the musical extravaganza Boleros & Blues - Agustin Lara. The unforgettable melodies of love songs such as “Solamente Una Vez/You Belong to My Heart,” “Cumbancha,” “Impossible,” “Veracruz,” and many more will fill the stage as the show follows Lara, “El Flaco de Oro,” through his rendezvouses with international artists of his era and stars like María Félix of the Golden Age of Mexican film. In Spanish with English surtitles. About GALA Hispanic Theatre: Founded in 1976, GALA (Grupo de Artistas Latino Americanos - Group of Latin American Artists) Hispanic Theatre has long been a groundbreaking and energetic "theater wiht a different accent," presenting classical and contemporary plays in Spanish and English, plus an accompanying program of dance, music, poetry, spoken word, art and, more recently, film. About GALA Hispanic at Tivoli Theatre: The Tivoli Theatre was once one of the most opulent movie palaces in the region. Completed in 1924 at a cost of more than $1 million, it was designed by Thomas W. Lamb, a leading theater architect whose designs included the original Madison Square Garden. The Tivoli was owned by Harry Crandall, who built several area theaters, including the Lincoln and U Street.At its opening, the Tivoli was dubbed "the Temple of the Arts." The Washington Post hailed it as a "magnificent addition to the real showplace of the District" and said the Tivoli was "an institution of which the entire city of Washington ought to be proud and ought to support." Since then there has been much debate about what to do with the Tivoli. In 1985, the theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1999, the District selected a proposal from DC developer Horning Brothers to renovate the landmark. Horning's plan divided the Tivoli's cavernous interior into four floors to create a mix of offices, retail, and theater. From more than a dozen applicants for the theater space, they selected GALA. After working closely on the project for four years, GALA and SmithGroup created a state-of-the-art performance space that combines the best of the old with the new. And in January 2005, 81 years after it opened and 29 years after it closed, the Tivoli opened its doors once again to a beautiful and vibrant theater. |
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