SFGate

A mambo musical that sizzles some, but doesn't shake the rafters

The Mambo Kings: Musical. Book by Oscar Hijuelos and Arne Glimcher. Music by Carlos Franzetti. Lyrics by Glimcher. Directed by Glimcher. (Through June 19. Golden Gate Theatre, 1 Taylor St., San ...
SFGate

First a novel, then a movie, and now a stage musical, 'Mambo Kings' keeps on singing its songs of love / Writing the script was a real test for novelist Oscar Hijuelos

2005-05-25 04:00:00 PDT New York-- There are shelves and sliding drawers crammed with CDs in the home of Oscar Hijuelos. Bebop, classical, salsa, boleros, and God knows what else. It's all there. In ...
Billboard

Cuban Musical ‘Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha’ Eying U.S. Run After Havana Debut

Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha is set to wipe the standard nostalgic images of pre-revolutionary Cuba from theatre-goers minds. The music and dance in the video tease retains the rawness and spontaneity… ...
Connecticut Post

‘Mambo Italiano’ onstage at Westchester Broadway Theater in Elmsford, N.Y

An overbearing yet lovable matriarch, Maria, and her devoted husband, Gino, struggle to keep their family restaurant afloat in the musical, “Mambo Italiano.” But that’s not the only challenge on their ...