Before Broadway, Natalie Venetia Belcon Was Sweating It Out In Dance Class With J.Lo
She's since remedied that, of course, and now, eight times a week, Belcon belts out the numbers in flawless Spanish (the spoken parts of the show are in English).
The Buena Vista Social Club Gets Bigger and Smaller on Broadway
In musical theater, the book's often the trickiest thing to get right and the easiest target for criticism. If you don't believe that the characters have a reason to break into song, blame the book.
The new Broadway musical attempts to celebrate the music of Buena Vista Social Club while crafting a dramatic storyline, but it quickly becomes monotonous for some viewers.