The iconic album 'Buena Vista Social Club' has inspired an Off Broadway musical almost 30 years after turning veteran Cuban musicians into global stars. The musical is a story of second chances and is receiving the stage treatment. 'The Buccaneers,' based on Edith Wharton’s final novel, has been updated with a modern soundtrack and a fresh-faced cast. It's a nearly 90-year-old story with a contemporary twist.
‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ a Story of Second Chances, Gets One More (Brian Seibert - @nytimes) https://t.co/R3VAKNA71n
The best-selling album "Buena Vista Social Club" turned veteran Cuban musicians into global stars and inspired a documentary almost 30 years ago. Now it’s an Off Broadway musical. https://t.co/qJLwVrcUFS
The best-selling album “Buena Vista Social Club” turned veteran Cuban musicians into global stars and inspired a documentary almost 30 years ago. Now it’s an Off Broadway musical. https://t.co/oKRTSWKBec
#TheBuccaneers, based on Edith Wharton’s final novel, has updated a nearly 90-year-old story with a cast of fresh-faced actors and a bumping modern soundtrack. Click the image for more: https://t.co/NcLtg6XDgr
'Buena Vista Social Club' was released the same year as Radiohead’s 'OK Computer' and Janet Jackson’s 'The Velvet Rope' but it became the least likely music phenom of 1997. Now it's getting the stage musical treatment. More: https://t.co/0kefAtJhyi https://t.co/gsnj2kfSnw