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The Cambridge theater’s four shows are connected by themes of “immigration, the American dream, and what it means to feel welcome in our country,” said artistic director Diane Paulus.

Rachel Chavkin will direct the new musical based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, with choreography by Sonya Tayeh.

The stage and screen star shared the update on Late Night With Seth Meyers .

Kiss My Aztec! Is a hilarious musical based on Latin American history “…. Very loosely!” This upbeat show is a real party with entirely original music, bold and bright-colored sets and costuming, as well as an exceptionally multitalented cast that keeps the energy up from start to finish. Read BWW's critic's review!

In practice, "Kiss My Aztec!," a new musical comedy about the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in the 16th century at the Hartford Stage, just wants to make you laugh. It just doesn’t care how the laughs come, and most of the humor is the silly, dirty or funny-voice kind that doesn’t fuel either thought or drama.

If we’re 20% of America, why aren’t we represented proportionally in American entertainment? Why aren’t we telling 20% of its stories?

During an afternoon rehearsal of John Leguizamo's “Kiss My Aztec!,” actor Joel Perez bursts into laughter during a raunchy scene with co-star Krystina Alabado. They have probably done it hundreds of times. They know it by heart. But the scene is still so funny&...

John Leguizamo is back with a new stage project that has a historical bent

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — During an afternoon rehearsal of John Leguizamo's “Kiss My Aztec!,” actor Joel Perez bursts into laughter during a raunchy scene with co-star Krystina Alabado. They have probably done it hundreds of times.

John Leguizamo is back with a new stage project that has a historical bent. He’s the co-writer of the musical “Kiss My Aztec!” — a fusion of salsa, gospel, hip-hop,