It was supposed to be the musical that turned Latinx characters in musical theater from hoodlums and gang members to heroes and inspirations! A musical that was steeped in the rhythms of Latinx history and a story that would examine assimilation and appropriation within the immigration experience. So why was creator Arne Glimcher leaving his heart, and show, in San Francisco? Well you see what happened was…..well, we are going to let composer Carlos Frazetti tell us in this episode of Broadway Bound which will focus on the 2005 heart-breaker The Mambo Kings! BROADWAY BOUND PLAYERS Bryan Austermann as The Variety Reporter Erin Fagundes as The San Jose Mercury News Reporter Andres Felipe as Oscar Hijuelos and Sergio Trujillo Jordan Ari Gross as The San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Daniel Schwartzberg as Michael Riedel Sean Stephens as The Oakland Tribune Reporter Antonio Urrutia as Jaime Camil Nicole Weitzman as The San Francisco Examiner Reporter If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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