See Who's Joining Tatianna Córdoba and Justina Machado in Broadway's Real Women Have Curves Musical | Playbill

Broadway News See Who's Joining Tatianna Córdoba and Justina Machado in Broadway's Real Women Have Curves Musical

Sergio Trujillo is directing and choreographing the musical adaptation.

Tatianna Córdoba and Justina Machado

The upcoming Broadway musical Real Women Have Curves has announced additional casting, with performances set to begin April 1 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The new musical will officially open April 27.

As previously reported, newcomer Tatianna Córdoba will make her Broadway debut as ambitious high school senior Ana Garcia, with Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) as Carmen Garcia, Ana’s hardworking mother who imagines a traditional life for her daughter. 

Joining them will be the newly announced Florencia Cuenca as Estela, Shelby Acosta (1776) as Prima Flaca, Carla Jimenez as Pancha, Aline Mayagoitia (SIX) as Itzel, Mason Reeves (Frozen) as Henry, Jennifer Sánchez (Elf) as Rosalí, Sandra Valls as Prima Fulvia, and Mauricio Mendoza as Raúl Garcia. Cuenca, Jimenez, Mayagoitia, Reeves, and Valls are all making their Broadway debuts in the production, and all but Mayagoitia are reprising their performances from the musical's 2024 world premiere. 

The company will also include Ariana BurksQuincy Hampton, Zeus Mendoza, Claudia Mulet, Christopher M. Ramirez, Monica Tulia Ramirez, Shadia Fairuz, Elisa Galindez, and Omar Madden.

The project is being helmed by Sergio Trujillo, who's directing and choreographing. The musical is adapted from Josefina López's 1993 play, which also had a 2002 film version. With a score by Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez and a book by Lisa Loomer with Nell Benjamin, the work follows a first-generation child of Mexican immigrants torn between joining the family garment business or embarking on her own dream of attending college in NYC.

The production will also have music supervision by Nadia DiGiallonardo, music direction by Roberto Sinha, scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, costume design by Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by John Shivers, video design by Hana S. Kim, hair, wig, and make-up design by Krystal Balleza, and orchestrations by DiGiallonardo, Huerta, Rich Mercurio, and Velez. Casting is by X Casting's Victor Vazquez and ARC's Duncan Stewart.

Tripp Phillips will serve as production stage manager, with B.J. Holt as general manager, and Alecia Parker as executive producer.

WATCH: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez Talk Composing Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

Led by Fran and Barry Weissler and Jack Noseworthy, the producing team also includes Peggy Koenig, Stan Ponte, John Gore Organization, Ira Pittelman, Stacie and Steven Weisbrot, Michael Valdes, Michael P. Kruke, The Nederlander Organization, Erin and Ramesh Narasimhan, Emerald Drive, HGH Productions, the Independent Presenters Network, Jared King, Ira Kleinman, Peter May, Philip and James DeCarlo-Schnepper, Lilli and Jonathan Roth, Jayne Baron Sherman, Alicia Menendez, and the Shubert Organization.

Visit RealWomenHaveCurvesBroadway.com.

 
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