Directed by acclaimed international director and choreographer Luis Salgado, “Let’s Dance” features a cast and creative team of international talent from all across the country and beyond, including Puerto Rico, Colombia and Spain. Salgado’s vision was to “bring the flavor of Latin culture to Broadway classics and present a show that is bold, high-energy, and embraced by all.” And that is exactly what he did.
From its first quiet moments when birdsong fills the air until its thrilling finale some two hours later, the creators and amazing cast of Let’s Dance seem to have taken it as a solemn responsibility to keep their audience engaged, smiling, and thoroughly entertained. This is a responsibility they not only meet, but exceed as, at the performance I attended, there wasn’t a moment that I wasn’t enthralled by the cast’s dancing (fast, energetic, precise, joyful), the 10-piece band’s thrilling musicianship, the range of strong, tuneful voices, and the imaginative choreography (by TTC veteran Luis Salgado.
When Luis Salgado says, “California is wonderful,” it’s not a controversial opinion. Salgado has performed, directed and choreographed around the world—so it means something. Salgado will work with a roster of performers who have appeared in a who’s who of Tony-winning shows, from Les Misérables to 42nd Street and A Bronx Tale to Wicked.
This exciting new production is directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado.”We are absolutely thrilled that our musical will once again be shared with audiences across the United States in this brand new production of ON YOUR FEET! led by Luis Salgado,”
Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s love story, told en español, swivels themes of dashed dreams, generational clashes, and what it means to look and sound “American.”
best I’ve yet seen for two reasons: …exuberant and joyful choreography…the thrill of the world-premiere translation into…Spanish.
On that front, director and choreographer Luis Salgado — who presciently played director and choreographer Kenny Ortega in the Broadway version of the show — delivers the goods.
Direction and choreography by Luis Salgado and Valeria Cossu have enhanced the fascinating source material of the Estefan and Fajardo family by giving the more intimate scenes as much heft as the dance numbers. A gentle and kind spirit hovers over this entire enterprise, even in the most emotional and intense scenes, and it is refreshing to see this quality in a musical.
Oklahoma City University is bringing Lin-Manuel Miranda’s debut musical In the Heights. Guest director of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production is Luis Salgado, the New York-based director, choreographer and performer who was a member of the original In the Heights cast.
The Palace has brought in Luis Salgado, and Salgado Productions directors Florencia Cuenca, Marina Montesanti and Claudia Mulet to guest direct the staged readings, which will be attended by the playwrights’ parents, teachers and friends as well as Stamford Center for the Arts board members.
