Pioneering Immigration Musical Set For January World Premiere In Phoenix

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

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 […]

True story of an Arizona ‘Dreamer’ inspires world-premiere musical at Phoenix Theatre

True story of an Arizona ‘Dreamer’ inspires world-premiere musical at Phoenix Theatre

A brand-new musical based on the true story of an Arizona “Dreamer” will be the centerpiece of the Phoenix Theatre Company’s 100th-anniversary season. “Americano!” — which recently had a workshop production at the company’s annual Festival of New American Theatre — is about the life of Tony Valdovinos, who was born in Mexico but grew […]