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. […]
Dreamer-Inspired Musical Americano! Places Billboards in Times Square

Americano! – a groundbreaking, true-story musical on the life of a Dreamer debuting in Phoenix in January- has launched new billboards in New York’s Times Square. The Americano! billboards are being seen on two of Times Square’s most iconic sign locations- the Nasdaq sign, the world’s most famous billboard and the Thomson Reuters sign both […]
Dreamer-Inspired Musical Americano! to premiere at Phoenix theatre Company

The production, based on the life of Tony Valdovinos, begins January 29, 2020, in Arizona. Full Article at Playbill
New Musical Stages True Story of Arizona Dreamer

Tony Valdovinos walked into a Marine Corps recruiting station in Phoenix on his 18th birthday to enlist, only to discover his parents hadn’t told him he was an undocumented immigrant. But he didn’t give up on serving the only country he had ever known—he did it in other powerful ways instead. This is the true […]
Tickets Go on Sale for World Premiere of Timely, Pioneering New Musical Based on True Story of Arizona DREAMer

Tony Award-Winning Executive Producer Joins Creative Team Which Includes Debut of Acclaimed Latina Singer/Songwriter (PHOENIX) — He walked into a Marine Corps recruiting station in Phoenix on his 18th birthday to enlist, only to discover his parents hadn’t told him that he was an undocumented immigrant. But this DREAMer didn’t give up on serving the only […]
Pioneering Immigration Musical Set For January World Premiere In Phoenix

By Broadway World Staff He walked into a Marine Corps recruiting station in Phoenix on his 18th birthday to enlist, only to discover his parents hadn’t told him that he was an undocumented immigrant. But this DREAMer didn’t give up on serving the only country he had ever known-he did it in other powerful ways […]
World Premiere of Timely, Pioneering New Musical Based on True Story of Arizona DREAMer

(PHOENIX) — He walked into a Marine Corps recruiting station in Phoenix on his 18th birthday to enlist, only to discover his parents hadn’t told him that he was an undocumented immigrant. But this DREAMer didn’t give up on serving the only country he had ever known—he did it in other powerful ways instead. This is the true story behind Americano!, a […]