Broadway News
John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons Recoups Broadway Investment
The production is scheduled to run through February 25 at Studio 54.
Tony nominee John Leguizamo’s latest solo show, Latin History for Morons, has recouped its capitalization on Broadway, becoming the first play of the 2017–2018 to announce it earned back its investment.
The play opened November 15, 2017, and is scheduled to run on extension through February 25 at Studio 54. Tony Taccone directs.
Read: HOW JOHN LEGUIZAMO TURNED HEARTBREAK INTO BROADWAY HISTORY
The irreverent one-act, which played Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Off-Broadway's Public Theater before its Broadway bow, traces the marginalization of Latinos in U.S. history and the vital roles they played—from a satirical recap of Aztec and Incan history to stories of Latin patriots in the Revolutionary and Civil War and beyond.