Podcasts about The Mambo Kings

Today's episode features Production Designer Kara Lindstrom, who I was lucky enough to work with on our film The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat from Searchlight Pictures which just premiered on Hulu in August. Her impressive and varied career has seen her work as a Set Decorator, Art Director, Screenwriter & Novelist in addition to Production Design. Not only do we dig into our work together on The Supremes, we also cover her beginnings starting with a mentorship from Polly Platt to her career today and what it took to design clean mud and construct trees for her Predator film Prey. And guess what iconic horror film just happened to be her first film job? You'll have to listen to find out! If you head on over to the Patreon, there's an extended cut of this episode with even more stories. I also usually release episodes there two days early! --- Production Designer Kara Lindstrom Credits include: The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, Prey, Dear John, Den of Thieves and the upcoming film Novocaine.  --- Kara Lindstrom has worked as a novelist, screenwriter, set decorator and production designer for film and television. She was nominated for an Emmy in writing and has been noticed by Variety as “One of 10 Screenwriters to Watch.” Her novel, Sparkle Life was published in 2006 (Other Press). Shorter fiction has been published in Bridge Eight and Black Clock. Twice, she has been a two-time prize winner in the Islands Short Fiction Review (British Columbia, Canada). She has written for many studios, including Paramount, MGM, Universal, DreamWorks, HBO and Warner Brothers. As a set decorator, art director and production designer, she has worked on dozens of projects, including Heathers, French Kiss, Strange Days, The Mambo Kings, Den of Thieves, Dear John, Prey, Nyad, Novocaine. When she's not working on location, she lives in Victoria, BC, Canada.   Kara Lindstrom Link: KL Website: karalindstrom.com --- TFACD Links: Patreon: Tales From A Costume Designer Instagram: @talesfromacostumedesigner Twitter: @talesfromaCD TikTok: @talesfromaCD --- Whitney Anne Adams Links: Website: whitneyadams.com IMDb: Whitney Anne Adams Instagram: @WAACostumeDesign Twitter: @WhitneyAAdams TikTok: @waacostumedesign Ko-Fi: @waacostumedesign --- Union Links: Costume Designers Guild IG: @cdglocal892 United Scenic Artists Local 829 IG: @unitedscenicartists IATSE IG: @iatse --- Slightly delayed episode release today! I've been quite busy designing my current film which takes priority! A million thanks to my dear friend Corey Culp (also a Patreon member!) for editing this episode for me and helping make it sound fantastic. 

I chat with Robert W. Schneider, an award-winning Director, Producer, Author, Educator, Podcast Host, and Artistic Director of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company, about his new podcast – BROADWAY BOUND: THE MUSICALS THAT NEVER CAME TO BROADWAY. It features musicals that had set their sights on Broadway but missed the mark. The first season is entitled “Hooray for Hollywood” and looks at Broadway Bound musicals based on movies: Arthur, The Baker's Wife, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Busker Alley, Enter Juliet, Gone with the Wind, The Graduate, The Mambo Kings, Minsky's, and Paper Moon.

Thanks for tuning in. The Drums and Rums podcast is coming back from a hiatus with a great guest who continues the legacy of the king of Latin percussion and its also his father, out guest is Tito Puente Jr.Don't forget to LIKE this video and SUBSCRIBE to our channelHELP SUPPORT the podcast.https://www.patreon.com/drumsandrums/postshttps://cash.app/$drumsandrumsCHECK out  https://www.drumsandrums.com/FOLLOW us :https://www.instagram.com/drumsandrumhttps://www.facebook.com/drumsandrums/https://www.tiktok.com/@drumsandrumshttps://twitter.com/drumsandrumsWho Was Tito Puente? This week we celebrate the fascinating life of Tito Puente, the “King of Mambo.” Born as Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. on April 20, 1923, he left an indelible mark on the world of music. He passed away on June 1st 2000. Here's a glimpse into his remarkable journey and some of the things each day this week we'll dive into.Early Years: Tito Puente was born in New York City's Spanish Harlem to Puerto Rican parents. His father worked at a razorblade factory, and Tito initially took piano lessons. However, an ankle injury led him to switch to percussion, drawing inspiration from jazz drummer Gene Krupa. Puente's talent blossomed with his drumming lessons, and in the '40s he joined the Machito Orchestra when their drummer was drafted for World War II. This was his big break, and Puente played with them until he was also drafted into the Navy. After the war, Puente went to the Julliard School of Music on the G.I. Bill to study music and orchestration, and in 1948 he formed his own band and began developing his distinctive performance style.Career:  Tito Puente was known for his blending of Latin and jazz sounds, for placing percussion in the spotlight, and for celebrating the music with dancing and joy during his performances. His band became a regular sound at the Palladium Ballroom, where the Tito Puente Orchestra packed in the crowds and helped popularize mambo. Over the years he became known as "El Rey," the king of mambo music, and he collaborated with many other major performers, including Celia Cruz. Puente began recording with RCA Victor in the 1950s. He continued to record, collaborate, and perform for the next several decades. In the 1990s, he played himself in the movie, Mambo Kings, which helped drive a renewed awareness of his music. When he died at age 77, he was still regularly performing.Legacy: Tito Puente's influence transcends borders. His compositions continue to resonate, and his virtuosity lives on. Whether you're dancing to his beats or appreciating his melodies, Tito Puente's legacy has been recognized in many ways. He received five Grammy Awards during his lifetime, as well as a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; among other honors, he also received honorary degrees, presidential recognition, and the Key to New York City.Tune in tomorrow for part 2 of celebrating the life and music of Tito Puente.Support the show

This week Christina Abreu drops in to discuss Cuban-American history, Cuban music, and the representation of Cubans in film. We explore the origins and characteristics of Cuban music, as well as the migration of Cubans to the United States in the 1950s. We also discuss the relationship between Cuban-Americans and other Latino groups, as well as the integration and segregation within Cuban-American communities. This is a fun podcast and deep dive into Cuban American history. I hope you dig it.About our guest:Christina Abreu is associate professor of history and director of the Center for Latino/Latin American Studies at Northern Illinois University. Her research focuses on the role of race, nationalism, and migration in the Cuban and Spanish Caribbean diasporic communities of the United States with a particular emphasis on popular culture.  Her first book, Rhythms of Race: Cuban Musicians and the Making of Cuban New York City and Miami, 1940-1960, examined the relationship between black and white Cuban musicians and the Cuban and broader Latinx communities of New York City and Miami in the 1940s and 1950s. In her second book, Patria over Profits: The Story of Afro-Cuban Boxing Champion Teófilo Stevenson, she offers a cultural history of the life and times of Afro-Cuban boxing champion Teófilo Stevenson, winner of three heavyweight boxing Olympic gold medals in 1972, 1976, and 1980. In detailing Stevenson's triumphs in the ring, another more complex and interconnected story emerges about revolutionary Cuba and the island's Afro-Caribbean connections, race and black athletic activism, Cuban exile culture and politics, and international sports celebrity. Patria over Profits is under contract with the Sport and Society series at the University of Illinois Press.

SynopsisThe Palladium Ballroom once stood at the corner of 53rd Street and Broadway in New York City. It opened on today's date in 1946, and in its heyday, was the mambo capital of the world, showcasing performances by Latin superstars like Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez and Machito.The Palladium closed in 1966, but its dance floor and bandstand were re-created for the 1992 film The Mambo Kings, in which Puente plays himself.The spirit of the Palladium was also evoked in a more recent chamber work by Puerto Rican composer Dan Román. Fascinated by both the music of contemporary minimalist composers and the popular dance forms of Puerto Rico, he combines the two in his four-movement work Musica de Palladium for violin, viola, cello and piano.The work's final movement, “Sensacional,” is, according to Román, “a collage of aural images taken from mambos and other dance music of Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodríguez.”Musica de Palladium was written for the New World Trio and recorded by them, joined by violist Steve Larson.Music Played in Today's ProgramDan Román (b. 1974): ‘Musica de Palladium'; New World Trio (Annie Trepanier, vn; Carlynn Savot, vcl; Pi-Hsun Shih, p); Steve Larson, vla. innova CD 904

My guest this week is Robert W. Schneider who joins me to talk about his new podcast, Broadway Bound — The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway. Each of the ten episodes in the first season of this wonderfully researched new series focuses on a high-profile musical that was on its way to Broadway but for various reasons never made it. Analyzing and identifying those reasons is part of what makes this series so fascinating. Musicals featured in the first season include Arthur, Minsky's, Breakfast At Tiffany's, The Baker's Wife, Juliet Of The Spirits, Busker's Alley, The Graduate, and The Mambo Kings. Rob Schneider is an original programming producer at 54 Below, where he has produced and directed more than 100 events, and Artistic Director of the J2 Spotlight Theater Company. In addition to Broadway Bound, Rob is the host and producer of two other popular theater podcasts: Behind the Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends and Fifty Key Stage Musicals, which was inspired by his book of the same title. All three of which can be heard on the Broadway Podcast Network. Become a PATRON of Broadway Nation! I want to thank our Broadway Nation Patron Club members, such as longtime members Chris Moad and Judy Hucka, whose generous support helps to make it possible for me to bring this podcast to you each week. If you would like to support the creation of Broadway Nation, here is the information about how you too can become a patron. For just $7.00 a month, you will receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussions that I have with my guests — in fact I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. You will also have access to additional in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host Albert Evans that have not been featured on the podcast.  All patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgment of your vital support of this podcast. And if you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please just click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was supposed to be the musical that turned Latinx characters in musical theater from hoodlums and gang members to heroes and inspirations! A musical that was steeped in the rhythms of Latinx history and a story that would examine assimilation and appropriation within the immigration experience. So why was creator Arne Glimcher leaving his heart, and show, in San Francisco? Well you see what happened was…..well, we are going to let composer Carlos Frazetti tell us in this episode of Broadway Bound which will focus on the 2005 heart-breaker The Mambo Kings! BROADWAY BOUND PLAYERS Bryan Austermann as The Variety Reporter Erin Fagundes as The San Jose Mercury News Reporter Andres Felipe as Oscar Hijuelos and Sergio Trujillo Jordan Ari Gross as The San Francisco Chronicle Reporter Daniel Schwartzberg as Michael Riedel Sean Stephens as The Oakland Tribune Reporter Antonio Urrutia as Jaime Camil Nicole Weitzman as The San Francisco Examiner Reporter If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use.

Hoy DJ MJ y DJ D Latino nos acompañan para conversas sobre sus futuros projectos! Sabado 16 y el 31 de Diciembre fiesta Latina en Christchurch NZ!

Tonight we're going to Spotlight a talented Musician, Record Producer, Band Leader El Gran Timbalero The late Ralph Irizzary RIP. We were friends since the eighties when I lived in LA. He was a great friend and humble human being. Always fun to be around. Tonight we will honor Ralph's Music that lives forever. Ralph is dearly missed. Now let's take a listen to a creative spirit great percussionist who completed his mission on this dimension. Ralph Irrizzary RIP . I remember him as an actor in Mambo Kings . He was the butcher. That was a taste of his music available on YouTube search TIMBALAYE the name of his band. a group with a sound that had great arrangements with a Cuban Timba swing a danceable Cuban Salsa Afro Caribbean Jazz group from Puerto Rico BATACUMBLE with percussionist on Congas Cachete Maldonado RIP , Eric Figueroa on Piano, Papo Vazquez on Trombone and I believe Nestor Torres on Flute. Incredible sound. Salsa singers were traveling alone with their musical director and background vocalists. 12-15 piece bands not in high demand hard to make it work. Locally they were a hit and in NYC. this music in the 80's by Batacumbele and Ralph Irrizzary RIP in the 90's was influenced by Forbidden Music to US Citizens. The Cuban influence and long single recordings. 

Tonight we're going to Spotlight a talented Musician, Record Producer, Band Leader El Gran Timbalero The late Ralph Irizzary RIP. We were friends since the eighties when I lived in LA. He was a great friend and humble human being. Always fun to be around. Tonight we will honor Ralph's Music that lives forever. Ralph is dearly missed. Now let's take a listen to a creative spirit great percussionist who completed his mission on this dimension. Ralph Irrizzary RIP . I remember him as an actor in Mambo Kings . He was the butcher. That was a taste of his music available on YouTube search TIMBALAYE the name of his band. a group with a sound that had great arrangements with a Cuban Timba swing a danceable Cuban Salsa Afro Caribbean Jazz group from Puerto Rico BATACUMBLE with percussionist on Congas Cachete Maldonado RIP , Eric Figueroa on Piano, Papo Vazquez on Trombone and I believe Nestor Torres on Flute. Incredible sound. Salsa singers were traveling alone with their musical director and background vocalists. 12-15 piece bands not in high demand hard to make it work. Locally they were a hit and in NYC. this music in the 80's by Batacumbele and Ralph Irrizzary RIP in the 90's was influenced by Forbidden Music to US Citizens. The Cuban influence and long single recordings. 

Tonight we're going to Spotlight a talented Musician, Record Producer, Band Leader El Gran Timbalero The late Ralph Irizzary RIP. We were friends since the eighties when I lived in LA. He was a great friend and humble human being. Always fun to be around. Tonight we will honor Ralph's Music that lives forever. Ralph is dearly missed. Now let's take a listen to a creative spirit great percussionist who completed his mission on this dimension. Ralph Irrizzary RIP . I remember him as an actor in Mambo Kings . He was the butcher. That was a taste of his music available on YouTube search TIMBALAYE the name of his band. a group with a sound that had great arrangements with a Cuban Timba swing a danceable Cuban Salsa Afro Caribbean Jazz group from Puerto Rico BATACUMBLE with percussionist on Congas Cachete Maldonado RIP , Eric Figueroa on Piano, Papo Vazquez on Trombone and I believe Nestor Torres on Flute. Incredible sound. Salsa singers were traveling alone with their musical director and background vocalists. 12-15 piece bands not in high demand hard to make it work. Locally they were a hit and in NYC. this music in the 80's by Batacumbele and Ralph Irrizzary RIP in the 90's was influenced by Forbidden Music to US Citizens. The Cuban influence and long single recordings.   

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Plus celebrating 100 years of the Mambo Kings with Berklee College of Music.

We celebrate the lives of mambo legends Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez with two local mambo and salsa icons. Berklee College of Music is marking the kings this Thursday with "The Mambo Kings: 100 Years."

5:06 New TV show - Promised Land 11:30 Leaving Communist Cuba 13:42 Getting his start in music  15:25 Mambo Kings  21:35 Seinfeld  25:00 John Paragon (aka Jambi) 27:26 BetOnline.ag promo code CLNS50 28:31 How Eric Stonestreet did Cam on Modern Family 31:27 An idea for Curb Your Enthusiasm  32:00 How Jenny and Yul met 33:46 Yul's wife is Disney's Princess Jasmin  35:59 What are you watching?  Follow us all on twitter: @yulvazquez @dannyzuker @jennyjohnsonhi5 @doinitpodcast @theguydf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Carlitos y Daniel invitaron a Juan “Nacho” Sánchez, un amigo de la casa que ganó la liga Mambo Kings en 2021.  Nos habló sobre su clave para el título, los movimientos que ha realizado en Fantasy Baseball y también sobre su trabajo en el offseason con distintos jugadores de Grandes Ligas.

Feb. 25-March 3: The worst lineup in TV history includes a dragon, a dog and some fish, Mambo Kings play songs of love, Emma Thompson gets a house, Josh Hartnett can't have sex, Mel Gibson goes to Nam, the best high school party ever brah, and the truth behind the McDonald's coffee lawsuit. All that and more this week on Thirty Twenty Ten, your weekly look back on the week that was 30, 20, and 10 years ago.

New Movies: Uncharted - Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. Strawberry Mansion - In a future where the government records dreams and taxes them, a dream auditor gets caught up in the dreams of an aging eccentric.Pursuit - Detective Breslin crosses paths with Calloway, a ruthless hacker who's trying to save his kidnapped wife from a drug cartel. When Calloway escapes from police custody, Breslin joins forces with a no-nonsense cop to reclaim his prisoner.Texas Chainsaw Massacre - After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.   Undisputed Classic Prince of Darkness - A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity. 1992 -Falling From Grace, Radio Flyer, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, This is My Life Next Week - Cyrano, Studio 666, Desperate Hours, Dunk or Die, Moon ManorClassic -1992 - The Mambo Kings, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, For Richer, for Poorer  

5:06 New TV show - Promised Land 11:30 Leaving Communist Cuba 13:42 Getting his start in music  15:25 Mambo Kings  21:35 Seinfeld  25:00 John Paragon (aka Jambi) 27:43 BetOnline.ag promo code CLNS50 28:31 How Eric Stonestreet did Cam on Modern Family 31:27 An idea for Curb Your Enthusiasm * 32:00 How Jenny and Yul met 33:46 Yul's wife is Disney's Princess Jasmin  35:59 What are you watching?   Follow us all on twitter: @yulvazquez @dannyzuker @jennyjohnsonhi5 @doinitpodcast @theguydf   

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV is better known as Desi Arnaz Jr. He is an actor and musician. He's also the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Sr. His birth was part of TV history. Lucy's pregnancy was part of the “I Love Lucy” show. That storyline was very controversial at that time. At 12 years of age Desi was a drummer with Dino, Desi and Billy. They had two hit records. Desi appeared in several movies including the “Mambo Kings” in 1992, where he played his father's character, Ricky Ricardo. Little did I know that Desi was involved in drugs and alcohol when I emceed their concert at Milwaukee County Stadium in the 60s. He was 15 years old. He discusses that and more.

- Eternals Marvel's next big hit? Spurs get right against Magic, what have we seen and what are the thoughts on the early part of the season - (15:02) Cowboys take on Broncos, what do the Cowboys need to do and fix as they continue to look like one of the best teams in the NFL - (26:44) Aggies vs Tigers, can Texas A&M survive the curse of the Mambo Kings? - (36:12) Gotham Knights teaser & the Meta coming at 12p - (52:11) Rock the Mic Semifinalists Katie Goodman and John Dyer - (1:02:11) Rock the Mic Semifinalist Bequi Perez - (1:15:53) College Basketball is right around the corner, what to look forward to this year and what to expect from the Texas Longhorns

Oscar Hijuelos (1951-2013), Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Mambo Kings Sing Songs of Love,” and other novels, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. The interview was first aired August 18, 2011 following the publication of “Thoughts Without Cigarettes,” a memoir, and “Beautiful Maria of My Soul,” a sequel to “Mambo Kings.” Among his other novels were “A Simple Habana Melody (when the world was good)” and “Empress of the Splendid Season.” Born in Manhattan to Cuban immigrant parents, Oscar's family spoke only Spanish, but he became fluent in English during a childhood year in a convalescent hospital for nephritis. He studied writing under Donald Barthelme and Susan Sontag, and after a career in advertising, began writing short stories, and then novels. “The Mambo Kings” became a film and later a musical. Oscar Hijuelos died of a heart attack while playing tennis at the age of 62. The post Oscar Hijuelos (1951-2013), 2011 appeared first on KPFA.

Award-winning actor Antonio Banderas is probably one of the most versatile, charming and handsome actors out there today. You've probably seen him in "Zorro," "Philadelphia," "Desperado," or maybe heard him in "Shrek" – he played the voice of Puss in Boots. His latest project is "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard," which comes out in theaters this week. When we last spoke with him, he had just starred in the Pedro Almodóvar directed film "Pain and Glory." We revisit our 2019 conversation with the extraordinary actor to discuss "Pain and Glory." Plus Banderas talks to Bullseye about his childhood in Spain, connecting with people through pain, and reuniting with director Pedro Almodóvar. He'll also talk about how he learned the lines to "Mambo Kings," before he became fluent in English.

Las hermanas italianas Paola y Chiara nos sorprendieron en 2002 con una hermosa canción incluida en su álbum “Festival” titulada “Beautiful Maria of my soul”. En 1993, ya la violinista Susie Hansen con su Orquesta nos había regalado su versión en Salsa de esta canción en la voz de José Luis “Cheo” Negrón. La primera versión en español de esta canción la grabó en 1992 el actor español y también cantante, Antonio Banderas acompañado de los Mambo All-Stars bajo el título “Bella María de mi alma”. Así la escuché yo... “Bella María de mi alma” es una versión al castellano de la canción “Beautiful María of my soul”, interpretada originalmente por el grupo Los Lobos en la voz de César Rosas, grabada especialmente para la banda sonora de la película “The Mambo Kings” (Los Reyes del Mambo) estrenada en 1992 y por la cual fue nominada al año siguiente al Oscar a mejor canción. Así también la escuché yo… Autores: Letra: Arme Glimcher & Música: Robert Kraft - Versión al español Antonio Banderas, Johnny Pacheco y Gabriel Riera Los Reyes del mambo (The Mambo Kings) Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Compay Segundo, Linda Ronstadt, Arturo Sandoval, Los Lobos, Antonio Banderas Beautiful María of my soul - Paola & Chiara (2002) Festival álbum (2002) Bella María de mi alma –Susie Hansen y su Orquesta (1993) Solo flight álbum (1993) Canta: Cheo Negrón (nombre real José Luis Negrón) Bella María de mi alma – Antonio Banderas & The Mambo All-Stars (1992) The Mambo Kings movie Soundtrack álbum (1992) Canta: Antonio Banderas Beautiful María of my soul - Los Lobos (1992) The Mambo Kings movie Soundtrack álbum (1992) Canta: César Rosas ___________________ “Así la escuché yo…” Temporada: 2 Episodio: 78 Sergio Productions Cali – Colombia

Eddie Rodriguez a 40 + year Latin Music Industry professional sending greetings from Puerto Rico. My story is based on firsthand experience as a record label executive and the inequality that still exists today to sign, market and promote Black Latino artists in the US Spanish Market (except for some Reggaeton artists) by multi national recording companies Latin divisions (Universal Music Group, Sony Music and Warner Music).Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente, Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000) was an American musician, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. The son of Ernest and Felicia Puente, native Puerto Ricans living in New York City's Spanish Harlem, Puente is often credited as "The Musical Pope", "El Rey de los Timbales" (The King of the Timbales) and "The King of Latin Music". He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that endured over a 50-year career. He and his music appear in many films such as The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54. He guest-starred on several television shows, including Sesame Street and The Simpsons two-part episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?". His most famous song is "Oye Como Va"   https://youtu.be/zZQh4IL7unMhttps://youtu.be/zZQh4IL7unM     https://youtu.be/X6NpFAsBc1g     https://youtu.be/eewrHI2dFfs   https://youtu.be/IXMvl1YlpMk https:   https://youtu.be/s9nFtytRJfo  

The Palladium Ballroom once stood at the corner of 53rd Street and Broadway in New York City. It opened on today’s date in 1946, and in its heyday, was the mambo capital of the world, showcasing performances by Latin superstars like Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez, and Machito. The Palladium closed in 1966, but its dance floor and bandstand were recreated for the 1992 film The Mambo Kings, in which Tito Puente plays himself. The spirit of the Palladium was also evoked in a more recent chamber work by the Puerto Rican composer Dan Román. Fascinated by both the music of contemporary minimalist composers and the popular dance forms of Puerto Rico, Román combines the two in his four-movement work entitled “Musica de Palladium” for violin, viola, cello, and piano. The work’s final movement, is entitled “Sensacional,” and is, according to Román, “a collage of aural images taken from mambos and other dance music of Machito, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodríguez.” “Musica de Palladium” was written for The New World Trio, and recorded by them, joined by violist Steve Larson.

The Palladium Ballroom once stood at the corner of 53rd Street and Broadway in New York City. It opened on today’s date in 1946, and in its heyday, was the mambo capital of the world, showcasing performances by Latin superstars like Tito Puente, Tito Rodríguez, and Machito. The Palladium closed in 1966, but its dance floor and bandstand were recreated for the 1992 film The Mambo Kings, in which Tito Puente plays himself. The spirit of the Palladium was also evoked in a more recent chamber work by the Puerto Rican composer Dan Román. Fascinated by both the music of contemporary minimalist composers and the popular dance forms of Puerto Rico, Román combines the two in his four-movement work entitled “Musica de Palladium” for violin, viola, cello, and piano. The work’s final movement, is entitled “Sensacional,” and is, according to Román, “a collage of aural images taken from mambos and other dance music of Machito, Tito Puente, and Tito Rodríguez.” “Musica de Palladium” was written for The New World Trio, and recorded by them, joined by violist Steve Larson.

- Cowboys preparing for Cardinals with a new quarterback, but could the QB of the defense be coming back? - (9:15) John McClain: Covers the Texans for the Houston Chronicle - (23:54) Le'Veon Bell has a new home and it hurt's the Mambo Kings - (29:22) What's on Tap

In this episode we take a look at a pair of films that center themselves around a single piece of music. First we have 1992's The Mambo Kings, directed by Arne Glimcher. It's a bittersweet film that gives us a look at a pair of Cuban immigrants who briefly achieve success as musicians in the 1950s, due to a song that one of them has written about a lost love. There's a story to that lost love, however, that he doesn't discover until several years later. And while both Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas do a fine job, we have to give extra points to the women in this film: Maruschka Detmers, Cathy Moriarty and, in a much smaller role as the lost love and subject of the song, Talisa Soto. Then we have Tom Hanks' directorial debut from 1996, That Thing You Do! This film also traces the brief rise and fall of a musical act based on a single song, only this one takes place in the early 1960s, in the shadow of the original Beatlemania. And while Sean and Claude share some of the Beatles allusions with you during the show, there are plenty more for you to find on your own as you watch this film. This is a fun little comedy that you can enjoy right up to the last minute...but maybe stop the playback before that last minute happens. Just trust us on this one; we'll all be a lot happier. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wordsandmovies/support

You'll have seen or heard Yul Vazquez in movies (The Mambo Kings, Runaway Bride, American Gangster), TV (Seinfeld, Sex and the City, The Sopranos) and theatre, but what you may not know is that he also has a long history of being a musician which led to becoming a member of bands Urgent and Diving For Pearls during the 1980s. We hit the ground running on this one - no intro - and dug into early life as the son of an actor mother who took up the drums aged 7, onto guitarist in a Miami Beach-based 5-sets-per-night metal covers band, hanging out with Judas Priest and his eventual move to New York. Enjoy. Instagram - @yuluminati

Este episodio de Guillaera News Podcast (GNEWS) en su Tercera Temporada Entrevistamos a FLOW LA DISCOTECA EN LA FERIA con Andy Boy, Kartier, Mambo Kings, Sandy Rhythm, Javy The Flow, Perreke, Hector El Father, El JD, Dj Nelson & Dj Victor. La misma fue hecha por el primer periodista del genero Urbano Dr. Mannix Guillaera. @guillaeranews @doctormannix--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/guillaeranews0/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/guillaeranews0/support

6ix9ine y sus videos musicales han dejado algunas cosas muy claras: Tiene una fórmula por sus efectos visuales y una afinidad extraña para la leche. Después de alcanzar la cima del Billboard Hot 100 con su sencillo “TROLLZ” asistido por Nicki Minaj, el controvertido rapero ha entregado una nueva canción y un video titulado “YAYA” producida por DJ Luian y Mambo Kings.   Míra esto formato video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcgK2kaStDo&t=34s  

Music performerViavattine has performed with a variety of popular "Big name" musicians. He played on tour with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, including a memorable performance in Washington, D.C. at President Reagan's 1980 Inaugural Ball. He has also performed with Ray Charles, Patti Page, The Temptations, Chuck and Gap Mangione, Randy Brecker, Jeff Tyzik and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Connie Francis, Vic Damone, Aretha Franklin and Lou Rawls.He is a member of Rochester's hit Latin Band, "Mambo Kings", started by another local musician and composer, Richard Delaney. He is also a member of one of Rochester's premier party bands, "Unlimited", founded and directed by his brother Bob Viavattine. John began playing when he was young, learning early on from his teacher, Joe Romano, to pay strict attention to time, keeping with the rhythm section, and complementing them. On June 12, 2007, Viavattine and the Mambo Kings opened for the rock group "Los Lonely Boys" at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.Music teacherAfter earning his bachelor's degree in music from Nazareth College, he moved to Los Angeles, California to teach for a short time before returning to Upstate New York to teach at Spencerport High School in Spencerport, New York. He is the director of the Spencerport Wind ensemble, and in conjunction with his colleague, Ben Osborne, the Spencerport Symphonic Band. In 2007 Viavattine received the prestigious RPO educator of the year award. Students say that it is his passion for music which encourages them. He acts as a role model by being active in the musical scene around Rochester outside of school.High school jazzHe is probably most well known as director of the Spencerport High School "Jazz One" band. This group has been ranked one of the top high school bands in the country, ranking first place in heritage music festivals nationwide. In March 2007, Spencerport Jazz One took first place in the Berklee Jazz Festival. In April 2007, Jazz One took first place at the Heritage Festival in Orlando, FL, competing against more than twenty schools from across the nation. On April 18, 2007, Viavattine led the band to another first place at the MCC Jazz Festival.[2] In 2008, they won first place in a nationwide Yamaha recording contest, judged in part by members of Tower of Power.

Antonio Banderas joins us to talk about his latest project with Pedro Almodóvar — Pain and Glory, a touching and beautiful confessional about living with chronic pain. Banderas plays a director who much like Almodóvar is crippled by his maladies. The film debuted at Cannes Film Festival where Banderas won the award for Best Actor. Banderas talks to Bullseye about his childhood in Spain, connecting with people through pain and reuniting with Almodóvar. Plus, we find out how he learned the lines to Mambo Kings, before he became fluent in English.

This New York born, New Jersey raised actress received TONY and Drama Desk Award nominations and won a Helen Hayes Award for her portrayal of Mother in the Kennedy Center Revival of RAGTIME on Broadway. She is currently starring in the record-breaking First National Tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN. She made her Broadway debut creating the role of Emma in JEKYLL & HYDE, receiving a FANY award for Best actress in a musical. Ms. Noll received her second Drama Desk nomination for her work in CHAPLIN on Broadway. She has been seen perennially as Sister Margaretta in NBC’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE with Carrie Underwood and she supplied the singing-voice of Anna in the Warner Brothers animated feature THE KING AND I.    She has also enjoyed starring in Broadway productions of ELF (at Madison Square Garden), IT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES and on tour in URINETOWN (Ovation Award), THE MAMBO KINGS, GREASE!, MISS SAIGON and CITY OF ANGELS as well as a tour of Australia and Thailand of SOUTH PACIFIC. With a reputation for great versatility, Ms. Noll has performed a varied repertoire in Broadway, Operetta and Jazz. She has been a frequent guest soloist with symphony orchestras in every state in the USA, as well as international appearances with Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony, Sinfonica Brasileira in Rio, China Philharmonic with concert pianist, Lang Lang and orchestras in Hong Kong, Czech Republic and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She made her Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson, in his last pops performance with The New York Pops and sang with Steven Reineke SONDHEIM! THE BIRTHDAY CONCERT at Carnegie Hall. She made her Hollywood Bowl and O2 Arena debut singing with Julie Andrews in GIFTS OF MUSIC and her opera debut with Placido Domingo in THE MERRY WIDOW at the Kennedy Center as well as operetta performances in City Center Encores! THE NEW MOON, THE STUDENT PRINCE, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE and THE MIKADO. Ms. Noll has premiered shows Off-Broadway and regionally: SNOW CHILD, OCTOBER SKY, City Center Encores! 1776, John Kander’s KID VICTORY, THE COTTAGE, THEY’RE PLAYING HIS SONGS, ACE (Helen Hayes nomination), THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, THE PIPER, FRANKENSTEIN, KEPT (Krieger/Russell), CALL THE CHILDREN HOME, A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE, TAKE FLIGHT (Maltby/Shire), LITTLE BY LITTLE and LIZZIE BORDEN.  And happily starred in favorites NEXT TO NORMAL (Connecticut Cristics Circle award), FOLLIES (St. Louis Critics Circle award), CLOSER THAN EVER (Off-Broadway Alliance award), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, MARY POPPINS, 1776, THE KING & I, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, INTO THE WOODS, MACK & MABEL (Connecticut Critics Circle Award), THE BAKER’S WIFE, THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Salzburg Marionette Theare), and CAROUSEL. Ms. Noll as also enjoyed television performances on LAW & ORDER SVU, MADAM SECRETARY, and THE GOOD FIGHT.  Christiane has performed her solo shows in cabaret at 54 Below, The Metropolitan Room, Birdland, The Regency, The Nikko, The Plush Room, The Duplex, The Nevermore, Arci’s Place, The China Club, Peaches, B.Smith’s and The West Bank Café as well as appearing in Town Hall's BROADWAY BY THE YEAR and the Lincoln Center's AMERICAN SONGBOOK SERIES.  Along will many cast albums and compilation recordings, she has released five solo CD’s, CHRISTIANE NOLL – A BROADWAY LOVE STORY and THE IRA GERSHWIN ALBUM, both on Fynsworth Alley, LIVE AT THE WESTBANK CAFÉ on 2Die4 Records, MY PERSONAL PROPERTY on Jay Records and GIFTS – LIVE AT 54 BELOW on Broadway Records. Christiane is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.  ChristianeNoll.com - Twitter: @christianenoll - Instagram: @christiane.noll --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/confessionsofanactress/support

Director Taylor Hackford's (An Officer And A Gentleman, Dolores Clairborne) first cut of his Chicano epic Blood In Blood Out was nearly five hours long but distributor Disney, already skittish about the box office prospects of a hard hitting drama about Mexican gang culture with no stars, forced him to cut it down to three.  Disney also insisted on a title change.  Blood In Blood Out refers to the Chicano gang motto of death being the only way in and out of a gang.  Disney, fearing violence at movie theaters, changed the title to the safer Bound By Honor.   Dan and Vicky discuss Blood In Blood Out, their second film with a primarily Latin cast behind The Mambo Kings from episode 73.  Also on deck are lots of recently seen including selections from the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Scary Movie Festival, Crazy Rich Asians, Red Christmas, Maps of the Stars, 1982's The Thing, and Vicky's first viewing of 2001.   And don't miss talk of Vicky's further Funikijam adventures and Dan's first experience with a YouTube Live broadcast.   Celebrate our diamond 75th show, Hot Date: Blood In Blood Out, and leave us some feedback on our social media accounts.    

Essentially an immigrant story set in the 1950's New York music scene, The Mambo Kings is also one of the few mainstream Hollywood films to highlight the Cuban/American experience, albeit without actual Cubans in the cast.  Leads Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas are Italian/Irish and Spanish respectively.  The female leads,  Cathy Moriarity and Maruschka Detmers, are American and Dutch.  The only cast members with any Cuban heritage are singer Celia Cruz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. but they each have small supporting roles in the film.   Dan and Vicky discuss the movie, based on the Oscar Hijuelos' 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, and Vicky recalls seeing the film in 1992 after falling in love with the novel.  Your hosts also tell us what they've been watching recently including Showtime's Patrick Melrose, Netflix's Travelers, The Book Club, the new Leatherface movie and Hitchcock's forgotten gem I, Confess.   Feel the beat and sway to the rhythm of Hot Date 73: The Mambo Kings and leave us some feedback.  Check out our website hotdatepod.com

***This is a Spoiler Free Episode*** “A Whole New World” from Aladdin - 1:50 Robin Williams’ “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin - 6:56 Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” from The Bodyguard - 10:37 Whitney Houston’s “Run to You” from The Bodyguard - 15:31 “Beautiful Maria of My Soul” from The Mambo Kings - 21:47 Perfecting Musical Perfection - 26:02 Wrapping Up - 28:52 1992’s Best Original Song category is a talent overload. The world has been in awe of Whitney Houston and Robin Williams for years. Well, the reprisal of “A Whole New World” by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle is nothing to scoff at either, and if that’s not terrific enough for ya, Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas might be at their thespian bests while singing the nominee from The Mambo Kings. If you think we won’t heckle these great songs in their movie scenes or 90s music videos, think again. Cliches abound, Kevin Costner’s bodyguard, and cartoons make us laugh. This halfisode is another fun critical foray into the world of music, and once more, we’re glad to have the chance to review it. Like these episodes? We’ve already released a few, and since they’re too much fun to record, we probably won’t stop anytime soon. It’s the Oscar Off-Season after all. Also don’t forget to check out our catalog of other Oscar episodes as we’ve reviewed all the major nominees from the 2017-18 award season to cover the recent award show, we’ve already previewed next year’s show, and of course, we’ve also done several retrospectives to mine some entertainment from Oscar history. The Mikes of Oscar also break from our awards coverage from time to time. We reviewed the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe in an 10-episode arc, including a two part review of Black Panther, six 3-film review pods to cover Kevin Feige’s 18 films leading up to this spring, an entire episode dedicated to the new Avengers: Infinity War, and then a ranking episode where we each countdown from 19 to our no. 1 movie. We’ll cover Netflix in year in review and quarterly review episodes, we’ll preview the upcoming theatrical releases every few months & then review the biggest hits that we consider movie events, and we’ll also keep you up to date on Hollywood News with our HHT (Hollywood Hot Take) series. Feel free to chat with us on social media. We’re on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and Gmail. Then there’s Mikemikeandoscar.com, which is in the pipeline, and we should launch it this summer. As always, thanks for your help spreading the word about our show, and thanks for listening. When reality sucks, do watch movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, and Oscar!

The Mambo Kings bring some serious heat as they celebrate sizzling music of Latin America and the United States on February 18 in Hot Latin Nights with the NJSO. Richard Delaney joins us to chat about how the group came to be created and how he enjoys arranging pop music in Latin style as well as composing his own.

Sensualidad Bad Bunny Prince Royce and J Balvin Ft. Mambo Kings and Dj Luian Airplanes Pt 2 B.O.B ft Eminem & Hayley Williams I Want You Thalia Ft Fat Joe No One Else Total Ft. Da Brat That's How It Go T-Pain Stir Fry Migos Gigabytes Jim Jones Ft. Cardan Who Am I Beenie Man Tipsy Wonderwall J Kwon vs Oasis One Time T.A. Ft. Fat Joe and Remy Ma Get Em Up V Smoove & Serg Sniper B-Boy Document 99 The High and Mighty Ft. Skillz and Yasiin Bey Rude Boy on Broadway Rihanna vs. Sir Mix-A-Lot Number One Massari & Tory Lanez Shoulda Let You Go Kesha Cole Come Through and Chill Miguel Ft. Salaam Remi

En el episodio #45 converso con una gran actriz que a estado en teatro, tv y cine tanto local como internacional. Conversamos sobre su decision de no recidir en Los Angeles como hacen todo los actores que quieren probar suerte en el cine y como quiera lograr estar en peliculas como Born of the Four of July y Mambo Kings entre otras, también su otra decisión, el regresar a su isla y trabajar en el cine local. Espero que se disfruten mi conversación con la gran Cordelia González. Agradecemos como siempre a los muchachos de The Pin Guy que son los que hacen nuestros pin oficiales de HA24F. Este episodio es auspiciado por OFX los mejores en muebles de oficina visita su showroom en la calle Eleonor Roosevelt 213 en Hato Rey o entra a su pagina web www.ofxpr.com #cordeliagonzalez #antesquecanteelgallo #cine #bornofthefourofjuly #tomcruise #mambokings #antoniobanderas #martinscorsese #movies #puertorico #hablandoa24frames #podcast #cinelatinoamericano#hablandoa24frames#gwcinco#gabrielnieves

As I stepped over a pile of trash on the floor I was compelled to ask, “Who are these people?”  In what universe do people consider it okay to trash the area around them and leave it for someone else to pick-up?  Compare this to our experience when we got to hear the Mambo Kings with the Hartford Symphony at the Talcott Mountain Festival in Simsbury.  The fields are full of people and when over, there was no trash anywhere.  What makes the difference? 

This is the story of two brothers, Nestor and Cesar, fresh out of Cuba, trying to make it as musicians in 1950's New York. Vibrant, exciting, full of life, the novel relates the brothers' trials and tribulations on the music scene, night life in the various clubs that hire them to play, love, sex, alcohol, fun and partying. But it also deals with immigrants' lives and with what it means to grow old in the anonymity when you were once so admired. A Pulitzer winner and the basis for the movie “The Mambo Kings” with Antonio Banderas, this is a deeper novel than it looks, full of all the elements required to turn a novel into a Classic of modern literature.

Kara's credits as Production Designer include: Everything Must Go, Dear John for Lasse Hallström, Polish Wedding, Guy (written by documentarian Kirby Dick), and Cold Around The Heart.   As set decorator, Kara contributed to the diverse looks of such films as French Kiss, Strange Days, When a Man Loves a Woman, In the Line of Fire, The Mambo Kings, and more recently Race to Witch Mountain. Kara also wrote the screenplays for Killing Me Softly and A Time for Dancing, for which she earned an Emmy nomination. Her novel, Sparkle Life, was published in 2006.

Jordan Roth, President of New York's Jujamcyn Theatres, discusses his ascension to the top spot running a quintet of Broadway houses, which makes him one of the handful of people who can decide what is (or isn't) a Broadway show. He talks about his lifelong love of theatre; how he grew to be dissatisfied with performing while still a student at Princeton; his wholly unplanned evolution into the producer of "The Donkey Show" and the freedom on that production to create new ways of putting on a theatrical production; his move into Broadway producing and how he worked to push beyond conventional boundaries with the revival of "The Rocky Horror Show"; the profound impact closing of "The Mambo Kings" out of town had on him; how he came to produce "A Catered Affair" and why he bridles at the show being considered a more conventional work than his previous efforts; and, six months in, how he's enjoying his new role, the difference between being "the producer" and "the house," and how he hopes to achieve artistic goals while operating the theatres. He also explains his new role moonlighting as a moderator for the 92nd Street Y's new "Broadway Talks" series and his role in creating Givenik.com, which merges ticket selling with philanthropy. Original air date - March 24, 2010.

Jordan Roth, President of New York's Jujamcyn Theatres, discusses his ascension to the top spot running a quintet of Broadway houses, which makes him one of the handful of people who can decide what is (or isn't) a Broadway show. He talks about his lifelong love of theatre; how he grew to be dissatisfied with performing while still a student at Princeton; his wholly unplanned evolution into the producer of "The Donkey Show" and the freedom on that production to create new ways of putting on a theatrical production; his move into Broadway producing and how he worked to push beyond conventional boundaries with the revival of "The Rocky Horror Show"; the profound impact closing of "The Mambo Kings" out of town had on him; how he came to produce "A Catered Affair" and why he bridles at the show being considered a more conventional work than his previous efforts; and, six months in, how he's enjoying his new role, the difference between being "the producer" and "the house," and how he hopes to achieve artistic goals while operating the theatres. He also explains his new role moonlighting as a moderator for the 92nd Street Y's new "Broadway Talks" series and his role in creating Givenik.com, which merges ticket selling with philanthropy. Original air date - March 24, 2010.

Producer Daryl Roth, talks about her current and upcoming projects, including the Off-Broadway plays "Vigil", "The Temperamentals" and "Love, Loss and What I Wore". She also discusses how she plunged into producing with Maltby and Shire's "Closer Than Ever", after having been solely a member of the audience up to that point; her ongoing partnership with producer Elizabeth McCann on the plays of Edward Albee ("Three Tall Women", "The Goat", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"); her relationships with a number of not-for-profit theatre companies, notably the Manhattan Theatre Club; how she finds plays and what factors into her decisions on what to produce; what it's like to be both a theatre owner and an independent producer; how she varies her role from being lead producer to being "part of the team" from project to project; the show she most wishes she'd been a part of; the impact of getting letters from members of the audience, and which show of hers generated the most mail; how "Wit" was prevented from playing on Broadway; the painful decisions that led to closing "The Mambo Kings" out-of-town; and how she feels about starting a theatrical dynasty now that her son Jordan is heading Jujamcyn Theatres. Original air date - October 5, 2009.

Producer Daryl Roth (winner of the Tony for Proof, The Goat or Who is Sylvia? and August: Osage County), talks about her current and upcoming projects, including the Off-Broadway plays Vigil, The Temperamentals and Love, Loss and What I Wore. She also discusses how she plunged into producing with Maltby and Shire's Closer Than Ever, after having been solely a member of the audience up to that point; her ongoing partnership with producer Elizabeth McCann on the plays of Edward Albee (Three Tall Women, The Goat, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?); her relationships with a number of not-for-profit theatre companies, notably the Manhattan Theatre Club; how she finds plays and what factors into her decisions on what to produce; what it's like to be both a theatre owner and an independent producer; how she varies her role from being lead producer to being "part of the team" from project to project; the show she most wishes she'd been a part of; the impact of getting letters from members of the audience, and which show of hers generated the most mail; how Wit was prevented from playing on Broadway; the painful decisions that led to closing The Mambo Kings out-of-town; and how she feels about starting a theatrical dynasty now that her son Jordan is heading Jujamcyn Theatres.

Producer Daryl Roth, talks about her current and upcoming projects, including the Off-Broadway plays "Vigil", "The Temperamentals" and "Love, Loss and What I Wore". She also discusses how she plunged into producing with Maltby and Shire's "Closer Than Ever", after having been solely a member of the audience up to that point; her ongoing partnership with producer Elizabeth McCann on the plays of Edward Albee ("Three Tall Women", "The Goat", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"); her relationships with a number of not-for-profit theatre companies, notably the Manhattan Theatre Club; how she finds plays and what factors into her decisions on what to produce; what it's like to be both a theatre owner and an independent producer; how she varies her role from being lead producer to being "part of the team" from project to project; the show she most wishes she'd been a part of; the impact of getting letters from members of the audience, and which show of hers generated the most mail; how "Wit" was prevented from playing on Broadway; the painful decisions that led to closing "The Mambo Kings" out-of-town; and how she feels about starting a theatrical dynasty now that her son Jordan is heading Jujamcyn Theatres. Original air date - October 5, 2009.

Choreographer Sergio Trujillo talks about the development of the new Broadway musical "Memphis" and how the dance styles he employs in it draw upon research he'd already done for several other musicals. He also talks about his childhood in Colombia and how music was part of the country's daily life; his discovery, while studying science at the University of Toronto, of his love and aptitude for dancing; his journeyman years as a Broadway dancer in shows including "Jerome Robbins' Broadway", the 1992 "Guys and Dolls" and "Fosse"; his transition into choreography at Canada's Stratford Festival and in London's West End; how he created dance moves for "Jersey Boys" when the original Four Seasons only stood and sang; why "The Mambo Kings" was vital to his career even though it was never seen in New York; his many collaborations with director Des McAnuff, including the 2009 "Guys and Dolls" -- where he took his inspiration not from Frank Loesser, but from Louis Prima; why his credit isn't "choreographer" on "Next to Normal"; his meticulous preparation, which includes already having all the choreography worked out for this spring's "The Addams Family"; and his plans for his directing debut in 2010 with "Havana", and whether he thinks that will cause him to ultimately leave choreography behind. Original air date - September 21, 2009.

Choreographer Sergio Trujillo talks about the development of the new Broadway musical "Memphis" and how the dance styles he employs in it draw upon research he'd already done for several other musicals. He also talks about his childhood in Colombia and how music was part of the country's daily life; his discovery, while studying science at the University of Toronto, of his love and aptitude for dancing; his journeyman years as a Broadway dancer in shows including "Jerome Robbins' Broadway", the 1992 "Guys and Dolls" and "Fosse"; his transition into choreography at Canada's Stratford Festival and in London's West End; how he created dance moves for "Jersey Boys" when the original Four Seasons only stood and sang; why "The Mambo Kings" was vital to his career even though it was never seen in New York; his many collaborations with director Des McAnuff, including the 2009 "Guys and Dolls" -- where he took his inspiration not from Frank Loesser, but from Louis Prima; why his credit isn't "choreographer" on "Next to Normal"; his meticulous preparation, which includes already having all the choreography worked out for this spring's "The Addams Family"; and his plans for his directing debut in 2010 with "Havana", and whether he thinks that will cause him to ultimately leave choreography behind. Original air date - September 21, 2009.

Oscar Hijuelos discusses the contrast between the light, happy tone of his new novel and the darkness of his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Mambo Kings.