Tony-Winning 'Buena Vista Social Club' Musical Plans London West End Transfer in 2027
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Summary
The Tony Award-winning musical 'Buena Vista Social Club' is set to transfer from Broadway to London's West End in 2027, according to lead producer Orin Wolf. The show, which won five Tony Awards including a Special Award and Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Natalie Venetia Belcon, tells the origin story of the Cuban musicians who gathered in Havana in 1996 to record the historic and intoxicating album produced by Ry Cooder. The 1997 album became a global phenomenon.
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The show won five Tony trophies last year, including a Special Award and a Best Featured Actress In A Musical honor for Natalie Venetia Belcon.
It imagines the origin story of the old-school Cuban musicians who assembled in Havana in 1996 to make what is now considered an historic recording session of their intoxicating music.
The resulting 1997 album was volcanic.
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