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 […]
Ryan Duncan-Ayala
Ryan Duncan-Ayala is a Latine Producer and theatre maker based in NYC and from Laredo, TX. He aims to foster new work development and create spaces and access for minoritized communities. They were the recipient of the 2019 Kennedy Center/LORT ASPIRE Arts Leadership Award and has previously worked with Colt Coeur, National Alliance for Musical […]
Sarah Bentley
Sarah Bentley is a Public Affairs Executive at Rose + Allyn Public & Online Relations. She previously worked in the Office of Mayor Kate Gallego where she conducted research on the sustainability impact of proposed developments in the City of Phoenix. Aside from public affairs, Sarah has a love and admiration for musical theatre and […]
Quixote Productions on A.D. Amorosi’s Theater in the Round
Amorosi interviews producer Jason Rose from Quixote Productions and theater composer Drew Fornarola (“Tianamen”, “The Ghost of John McCain”) to discuss five new musical Quijote productions to be staged in NYC: “Americano!”, “Bar Mitzvah in Birmingham”, “Overcome”, “Tianamen”, “The Ghost Of John McCain”. PhillyCAM · October 4, 2021 – A.D. Amorosi’s Theater in the Round
Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil group disbands following pressure from authorities
The group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil has decided to disband after 32 years following a vote at a special meeting on Saturday. It comes after months of pressure from the authorities and the arrest of the group’s leadership. Founded in the year of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, the Hong Kong Alliance in […]
Donna Trinkoff
Donna is currently the artistic producer of Amas Musical Theatre, a non-profit performing arts organization in New York City devoted the creation, development and production of new musicals and to the training and encouragement of inner-city young people. Since 1994, Donna has produced the original musicals Broadway and the Bard, starring Len Cariou, Red Eye […]
Phoenix Theatre Company
Phoenix Theatre Company is the largest regional theater production company in the Valley with close to 500 performances on multiple stages. Phoenix Theatre Company entertains and inspires more than 100,000 theater and performing arts fans each year. The Phoenix Theatre Company was originally founded in 1920 as the Phoenix Players. It is the oldest art […]
Alexandra Jimenez
Alexandra Jimenez is a native Arizonan artist and researcher. Jimenez combines hand illustrations with photography, printmaking and watercolors to create unique designs. Jimenez has a background as a scientist, which has helped influence her artistic focuses on the Sonoran Desert and Arizona’s changing landscape.
