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Grammy & Tony winning Buena Vista Social Club expands worldwide, final performances on Broadway

From: Polk PR <polkpr@polkandco.com> Subject: Grammy & Tony winning Buena Vista Social Club expands worldwide, final performances on Broadway Date: 6 November 2026 at 14:02:01 GMT To: Polk PR <polkpr@polkandco.com>

The multi award winning and acclaimed production of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB is bringing its infectious joy and Cuban musicianship to stages worldwide.

This weekend the Tony-winning musical will be performed simultaneously at the Schoenfeld Theater on Broadway, the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, TX, the Antonio Paoli Festival Hall at the Centro de Bellas Artes in Puerto Rico, and the Teatro de los Insurgentes in Mexico City. These four unique companies, mounted in record time from the Broadway debut, are illustrative of the popularity of this celebrated music and the reach it has to audiences worldwide.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB has made history since opening on Broadway in March 2025, becoming the first musical to feature a score sung entirely in Spanish and attracting the highest number of Hispanic ticket buyers in the history of The Shubert Organization.

The legendary music, performed by a world-class, Tony Award-winning band, has propelled BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB to significant critical acclaim, a Grammy Award, and five Tony Awards.

In 2027, Buena Vista Social Club will open in the West End in London and play the final performance on Broadway on January 17 after 96 weeks and 767 performances.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB has been seen on NPR's Tiny Desk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1bx9_TL20A&list=RDX1bx9_TL20A&start_radio=1&pp=ygUgYnVlbmEgdmlzdGEgc29jaWFsIGNsdWIgYnJvYWR3YXmgBwE%3D>, NBC Today Show <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXIeD6-J3Gw&pp=ygUgYnVlbmEgdmlzdGEgc29jaWFsIGNsdWIgYnJvYWR3YXnSBwkJRwwBhyohjO8%3D>, CBS Sunday Morning <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflaxWJJOsE>, ABC Good Morning America <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHjSkUpTNmo&pp=ygU1YnVlbmEgdmlzdGEgc29jaWFsIGNsdWIgYnJvYWR3YXkgZ29vZCBtb3JuaW5nIGFtZXJpY2E%3D>, the Latin Grammy's, Macy's NBC Thanksgiving Day Parad <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ldDTMs_ZIo&pp=ygUgYnVlbmEgdmlzdGEgc29jaWFsIGNsdWIgYnJvYWR3YXnSBwkJRwwBhyohjO8%3D>e, the Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS Mornings <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKqSFjAe9Mw&pp=ygU1YnVlbmEgdmlzdGEgc29jaWFsIGNsdWIgYnJvYWR3YXkgZ29vZCBtb3JuaW5nIGFtZXJpY2E%3D>, Telemundo, Univision, ABC's The View <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V4tZKvzkIU&pp=ygUgYnVlbmEgdmlzdGEgc29jaWFsIGNsdWIgYnJvYWR3YXk%3D>, WNYC's Greene Space <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fohepFEsYI&pp=ygUgYnVlbmEgdmlzdGEgc29jaWFsIGNsdWIgYnJvYWR3YXk%3D>, and a special concert on a FIFA soccer <https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nw0XPkPM3_g>pitch created just for them in Rockefeller Center. The show has won 3 Drama Desk Awards, 5 Tonys, 3 Chita Rivera Awards. It has been recreated <https://www.instagram.com/p/DSqmDxmgaor/> by famous illustrators; sold out four dance-alongs with Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Leguizamo, Rachel Zegler and Lupita N'yongo; the national tour's recent Florida stops shattered every house record in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

"From our very first trip to Cuba to meet the musicians who created this masterpiece, I knew we had something truly special, something to cherish. I am in awe of what Marco R., Saheem, Patricia, Justin, David, Marco P. and Dean have created artistically, bringing this extraordinary music to life on stage and presenting the first Broadway score performed exclusively in Spanish, said lead producer Orin Wolf. "I am deeply grateful for the time we've had on Broadway – and the speed with which the team has created three more productions. We are thrilled the Broadway production is on schedule to recoup as we look ahead to an exciting tour, special engagements in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and so much more."

A parade of celebrated Latin artists continues to be drawn to the Schoenfeld to help bring this important story to life including Gina Torres("Suits," "Firefly," "911: Lone Star"), New York Yankees Legend Bernie Williams and Xolo Maridueña ("Cobra Kai"). Major League Baseball veteran and recording artist José Iglesias, known to music fans as Candelita, made history as the first Latino MLB player to debut on Broadway when he joined Buena Vista Social Club this summer.

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