Cast Announced for TIANANMEN: A NEW MUSICAL Reading in New York City
The new musical Tiananmen, which will premiere in 2023 just ahead of an upcoming industry-staged reading September 20th, 2022, announced the New York cast as well as a major addition to its creative team. The cast for the reading of Tiananmen, 100% Asian American and Pacific Islander, includes Cáitlín Burke (The Sound of Music), Kai An Chee (Miss Saigon), Grace […]
NBC NEWS – ‘¡Americano!’ puts a focus on ‘Dreamers’ and their quest for the American dream.
Tony Valdovinos was in sixth grade in Arizona when the twin towers were attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. From 9/11 on, his dream was to join the Marine Corps and defend his country. Shortly before graduating from high school, he met with a recruiter, only to receive the shock of his life: Valdovinos could not […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS – ¡Americano! A real Dreamer story debuts off-Broadway
Tony Valdovinos was only a 6th grader when he made the decision to join the U.S. Marines after watching the horrors of 9/11. But the day of his 18th birthday, when he walked into a recruitment office to enlist, he discovered something his parents never told him: He was an undocumented immigrant — a so-called […]
PIX11 NEWS – Performances Begin for “¡Americano!”
After an acclaimed run in Phoenix, the new musical ¡Americano! is beginning previews at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages. Ahead of the first performance, PIX11 Morning News spoke with Tony Valdovinos, the DREAMer whose life the musical is based on, along with Sean Ewing, the actor who portrays Tony on stage… read more >
THE NEW YORK TIMES, A Dreamer’s life, onstage
Tony Valdovinos said it wasn’t easy watching a rehearsal of the musical “¡Americano!” It was too personal…
WNBC TV, NEWS 4 NEW YORK: “News 4 Latino: ‘Americano!’ The Story of a Dreamer”
The new off-Broadway musical ‘Americano!’ chronicles the true story of a young dreamer who was brought to America at the age of 2. News Four’s Darlene Rodriguez spoke with the cast about the importance of telling this story, sharing the Latino experience, and furthering the conversation. Read more >
12 News ‘Sunday Square Off’ – He inspired Arizona musical that’s making NY debut
Tony Valdovinos is the Dreamer who inspired the Arizona-made musical “Americano” …read more >
Despierta América – La historia de Tony Valdovinos, el ‘dreamer’ mexicano que inspiró la obra musical ‘¡Americano!’
Tony Valdovinos found out he was an undocumented immigrant when he tried to enlist in the United States Army, a dream that didn’t come true. In an interview with Patricia Fuenmayor, the Mexican ‘dreamer’ spoke about this moment in his life and how his story inspired writers and producers to make the musical ‘¡Americano!’, which […]
DREAMer-Inspired Musical ¡Americano! Sets Off-Broadway Run at New World Stages
Based on the life of Tony Valdovinos, the musical made its world premiere at Arizona’s Phoenix Theatre Company. Following a record-setting run at Arizona’s Phoenix Theater Company in 2020, ¡Americano!—the new musical based on the life of DREAMer Tony Valdovinos—will play a limited run at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages March 31-June 19. Opening night is April […]
Arizona ‘Dreamer’ musical to debut off-Broadway: ‘This could be the next ‘In the Heights’
It’s a musical 81 scripts in the making. But seven years after its start in 2015, the Arizona-birthed musical “¡Americano!” is going to New York City. The new off-Broadway production will hit the New World Stages for its premiere on April 21. The theater, owned by the Shubert Organization, is one of the three 499 seat show halls, making it one seat […]
