Ibrahim Ferrer News Today

Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Eliades Ochoa may be a traditionalist in music but does not trade in nostalgia.

Eliades Ochoa will perform at Overture Center in Capitol Theater on Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

A musical brings to the stage the story of those retired musicians who had a long career in Cuba but were mostly unknown outside the island.

You needn’t understand a word of Spanish to enjoy the impassioned synergy and playful give and take during enchanting performances of boleros and songs…

Why are so many good productions with good acting and good stagecraft being built around scripts that are barely okay?

Saheem Ali directs a new musical inspired by a world-famous recording.

Read our four-star review of *Buena Vista Social Club*, a new musical inspired by the Cuban music group of the same name, now off Broadway through December 31. Read all our theatre reviews at NewYorkTheatreGuide.com.

“Buena Vista Social Club,” the new musical based on the famous Cuban band, is full of wonderful singing and orchestral dazzle, but its script and story needs sharpening to match.

A new Off Broadway musical adds the thrill of intimacy and the weight of history to the Cuban songs popularized on a 1997 album.

Three new Off-Broadway shows don’t just show us what draws musicians to their chosen medium; they make us hear it, with often bracing effect.