On July 21st, a new Broadway musical project was announced
following the life of the famous Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.
Although this painter’s story has been told in many ways such as
movies and immersive experiences, art-lovers still find novel ways
to elaborate on her unique life.
The show is named “Frida, The Musical,” with the music by Jaime
Lozano, lyrics by playwright Neena Beber, and production by
Valentina Berger. With the authorization of Frida’s family, the
production team planned to present Kahlo’s life from Mexico City
and Paris to New York to the “Blue House,” where she both came
into the world and left it.
“Frida still has so much to teach us, and I am thrilled at the chance to
honor her life and her work through this most expressive medium,”
said producer Valentina Berger in a statement. “Her spirit is very
much alive in our young creative team, who continually dazzle me
with their big creative swings and mind-bending talent.”
The production team said the musical will reveal “new, rarely
explored layers of this most complex – and ardently Mexican –
genius as it follows her journey from Mexico City to Paris and New
York, and finally back home to the house of her birth for one final
professional triumph.”
The product will be partially based on the book “Intimate Frida” by
Frida’s niece Isolda P. Kahlo and its family’s account of her. In fact,
this musical is the only one that her family has officially authorized.
“In all the stories I heard when I was a little child, our family
remembered Aunt Frida as a very joyful woman,” said Mara Romeo
Kahlo, universal heiress to the Frida Kahlo legacy, in a statement to
The Washington Post. “She was passionate about music, arts and
Mexican culture. ‘Frida, The Musical’ honors everything she was: a
real woman who fought for her dreams, loved like anybody else and
always lived ahead of her time.”
Known for her self-portrait and still life paintings, Kahlo and her
husband Diego Rivera are two of the most significant artists in
Mexico. She was a supporter for feminism and an icon of and for
Chicanos, and the couple were both heavily participated in politics.
“Kahlo redefined beauty, humanity, political activism, feminism,
and sexuality in her time. Through an explosion of music, alongside
authentic imagery and exclusive material granted by the estate, Frida
promises to bring audiences new dimensions of this sister, friend,
artist, lover, and perennially relevant icon,” said the producers.
Sources:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1658696217464x38275724
3075349900/%27Frida%2C%20the%20Musical%27%20will%20tak
e%20the%20painter%27s%20life%20story%20to%20Broadway%2
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https://deadline.com/2022/07/frida-kahlo-broadway-musical-indevelopment-1235074160
following the life of the famous Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.
Although this painter’s story has been told in many ways such as
movies and immersive experiences, art-lovers still find novel ways
to elaborate on her unique life.
The show is named “Frida, The Musical,” with the music by Jaime
Lozano, lyrics by playwright Neena Beber, and production by
Valentina Berger. With the authorization of Frida’s family, the
production team planned to present Kahlo’s life from Mexico City
and Paris to New York to the “Blue House,” where she both came
into the world and left it.
“Frida still has so much to teach us, and I am thrilled at the chance to
honor her life and her work through this most expressive medium,”
said producer Valentina Berger in a statement. “Her spirit is very
much alive in our young creative team, who continually dazzle me
with their big creative swings and mind-bending talent.”
The production team said the musical will reveal “new, rarely
explored layers of this most complex – and ardently Mexican –
genius as it follows her journey from Mexico City to Paris and New
York, and finally back home to the house of her birth for one final
professional triumph.”
The product will be partially based on the book “Intimate Frida” by
Frida’s niece Isolda P. Kahlo and its family’s account of her. In fact,
this musical is the only one that her family has officially authorized.
“In all the stories I heard when I was a little child, our family
remembered Aunt Frida as a very joyful woman,” said Mara Romeo
Kahlo, universal heiress to the Frida Kahlo legacy, in a statement to
The Washington Post. “She was passionate about music, arts and
Mexican culture. ‘Frida, The Musical’ honors everything she was: a
real woman who fought for her dreams, loved like anybody else and
always lived ahead of her time.”
Known for her self-portrait and still life paintings, Kahlo and her
husband Diego Rivera are two of the most significant artists in
Mexico. She was a supporter for feminism and an icon of and for
Chicanos, and the couple were both heavily participated in politics.
“Kahlo redefined beauty, humanity, political activism, feminism,
and sexuality in her time. Through an explosion of music, alongside
authentic imagery and exclusive material granted by the estate, Frida
promises to bring audiences new dimensions of this sister, friend,
artist, lover, and perennially relevant icon,” said the producers.
Sources:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1658696217464x38275724
3075349900/%27Frida%2C%20the%20Musical%27%20will%20tak
e%20the%20painter%27s%20life%20story%20to%20Broadway%2
0-%20The%20Washington%20Post.pdf
https://deadline.com/2022/07/frida-kahlo-broadway-musical-indevelopment-1235074160
