Lovers and Keepers
Theatre
Theatre
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INTAR Theatre |
| Address: |
420 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036 |
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Production Information
Production Information
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| First performance date: |
April 17, 1986 |
| Opening date: |
April 17, 1986 |
| Closing date: |
April 17, 1986 |
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Production Description
Production Description
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A suite of three short musical plays with Hispanic characters that recalls the traditional Spanish form of the zarzuela. The project teamed Fornes as lyricist with a trio of Latin American composers: Francisco Rodriguez, Fernando Rivas, and the famous percussionist and band-leader Tito Puente, the “King of Latin Jazz.” Rivas also arranged the music, which mixed Afro-Cuban and Latin rhythms with tangos and ballads and even a catchy tune about chicken soup. …Each of the three plays offers a sympathetic portrait of love and marriage. In a program note for the Pittsburgh production, Fornes described the characters in Lovers and Keepers as “the non-heroes in our society: the ordinary (Fred and Fina), the unfortunate (Tato), the humble and giving (Elena, Clara), the aged with a gift for life (Nick and Toña).”
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Opening Night Credits Opening Night Credits
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