Americano!: New Musical Tells the True Story of an Arizona DREAMer
By Madison Rutherford Phoenix Magazine Things don’t always go according to plan, but how you react when life throws you a curveball is how real change happens. This is the concept behind the new Broadway-aimed musical Americano!, which is inspired by the true story of Tony Valdovinos, a DREAMer and Phoenix community reformer. Americano! chronicles Valdovinos’ trials and […]
Broadway-aimed musical Americano! set to open at the Phoenix Theatre company in January
The Broadway-aimed musical Americano!, inspired by the life of DREAMer and political strategist Tony Valdovinos, will premiere at Phoenix, Arizona’s The Phoenix Theatre Company, January 29 – February 23. Opening night is January 31. Americano! is presented by The Phoenix Theatre Company and Quixote Productions (Jason Rose, producer), Tony Award-winning producer Ken Davenport (Altar Boyz, […]
Dreamer-Inspired Musical Americano! to premiere at Phoenix theatre Company
A new musical based on the life of DREAMer Tony Valdovinos will have its world premiere January 29, 2020, at the Phoenix Theatre Company in Arizona. Performances are scheduled to run through February 23, with casting to be announced at a later date. Helmed by the company’s producing artistic director, Michael Barnard, Americano! features an […]
From The Editor: Bringing a Dream(er) to life in Phoenix
There’s no doubt that immigration is a hot-button issue. Jason Rose, the president of a Scottsdale PR firm, is hoping that his investment in a new musical production opening in Phoenix in January that deals with the travails of an Arizona “Dreamer” born in Mexico will be a success, and help bring opposing views together… […]
Anti-Trump play to debut in Phoenix
In a move sure to arouse more than toe-tapping, the Phoenix Theatre Company (PTC) is veering from solid entertainment to celebrating illegal immigration. Season ticket holders are paying to be propagandized by political leftism masquerading as a musical. ‘Americano!’ is being heralded as the centerpiece of The Phoenix Theatre Company’s 100th Anniversary Season for 2020. […]
Dreamer-Inspired Musical Americano! to premiere at Phoenix theatre Company
All his life, three words meant more to him than any others he heard or read before them: honor, courage and commitment. Although he can’t articulate just exactly why those words shaped his life, Phoenix resident, Dreamer and political operative Tony Valdovinos defies the odds and defines an experience uniquely Mexican-American. Mr. Valdovinos bleeds red, […]
Phoenix Theatre production ‘Americano defines the Americano immigration experience’
All his life, three words meant more to him than any others he heard or read before them: honor, courage and commitment. Although he can’t articulate just exactly why those words shaped his life, Phoenix resident, Dreamer and political operative Tony Valdovinos defies the odds and defines an experience uniquely Mexican-American. Mr. Valdovinos bleeds red, […]
Valdovinos: Against all odds dreaming of a better tomorrow is uniquely American
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case that could result in me being kicked out of the only country I have ever known. On Jan. 29 a musical called “¡Americano!” opens at The Phoenix Theatre Company based on my life story. It is a strange time to be me. It is a strange time […]
Tony Valdovinos: Political grunt becomes a main character
Tony Valdovinos thinks your ground game is weak… read full article at Arizona Capitol Times.
Phoenix Dreamer: “I’m American In My Heart and at My Thanksgiving Table”
This Thanksgiving, I’m cooking my own turkey. I’m 29, so it’s time for me to learn how to host a holiday meal by myself. I’m going to follow my mom’s recipe that she brought from Colima on the western coast of Mexico: Marinating the bird in a paste of spicy guajillo chili before roasting it. […]