Americano!, the new American musical based on the life of DREAMer and American hero Tony Valdovinos, has announced its cast.

Sean Ewing (West Side Story and Amazing Grace on Broadway) portrays Valdovinos, leading a near-entirely Latino company including Legna Cedillo, Yassmin Alers, Johanna Carlisle-Zepeda, Joseph Paul Cavazos, Lucas Coatney, Devin Cortez, Juan Luis Espinal, Justin Figueroa, Ruben Eduardo Flores, Megan Elysa Fulmer, Henry Gendron, Anne-Lise Koyabe, Alessandro J. Lopez, Edgar Lopez, Carolina Miranda, Alex Paez, Ryan Reyes, Lannie Rubio, Nicole Paloma Sarro, Robbie Serrano, Maria Cristina Posada Slye and Pablo Torres.

Broadway veteran Ewing said: “Words cannot express what a complete honor it is to portray a true and inspiring leader like Tony Valdovinos. The American theater is experiencing a reawakening, not just from the recent shutdown, but also in the stories that it is telling. Tony dedicates himself to shining a spotlight on an overlooked community and empowering Latinx voices. It was a privilege to get to know Tony and relay his story through the artistry of live theatre. I couldn’t be more honored to continue the journey in bringing Tony’s story to New York audiences with this incredibly talented, primarily Latinx company of artists.”

Following an acclaimed and record-setting run at Arizona’s Phoenix Theater Company, Americano!, a new American musical comes to New York this spring in a 12-week limited engagement from 31 March–19 June at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street.)

Americano! features an original score by acclaimed singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez, a book by Michael Barnard, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Fernanda Santos, and additional lyrics by Barnard and Rosenberg. Michael Barnard also serves as the director.

Americano! is the true story – the life, the challenges, and the trials – of Tony Valdovinos, a DREAMer brought to America by his parents when he was two years old. Inspired by 9/11, on his 18th birthday Tony walked into a Marine Corps recruitment office to enlist, only to discover his parents hadn’t told him he was an undocumented immigrant. But Tony did not give up on his dream to serve the only country he had ever known. Instead, he discovered alternatively powerful ways to serve and inspire by combating voter suppression and galvanizing a community to fight for representation in government. Americano! casts a deeply human light on what it means to be a DREAMer, at a time when America’s ongoing debates over immigration and disenfranchisement continue.

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