Mexican painter Frida Kahlo has attracted so much attention that no one can name a single piece of merchandise that is yet to embrace her name. There have been books, movies, clothing lines, immersive exhibits, and more.
Now, Frida Kahlo’s life narrative will be turned into a musical; it was revealed on Thursday, continuing the unending Fridamania. Following regional tests next year, the show is anticipated to debut on Broadway in 2024.
It will trace Kahlo’s life from Mexico City to Paris to New York and back to the fabled “Blue House,” where she was born and passed away in 1954. The production, “Frida, The Musical,” will be produced by Valentina Berger and feature music by Jaime Lozano and words by Neena Beber.
Although there has already been a lot written about Kahlo, the show’s creators hope that by revealing previously unreported details and personal stories about the beloved artist, it will offer a new perspective on her life.
Conversations with Kahlo’s family members in Mexico and her niece Isolda P. Kahlo’s book “Intimate Frida” will serve as inspiration. Although various attempts have been made to turn Kahlo’s life into a musical, only this one has been given the “O-K” by her family.
The worldwide successor to the Frida Kahlo legacy, Mara Romeo Kahlo, stated to The Washington Post, “In all the stories I heard when I was a little child, our family remembered Aunt Frida as a very joyful woman. “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.”
The makers of the musical claim they want to capture something more three-dimensional, despite the fact that Kahlo merchandise occasionally presents the artist as a bubbly feminist icon and art historians frequently concentrate on the physical and emotional suffering that is so vividly captured in her work. Lozano stated over the phone, “We really want to see Frida through a wider perspective.
Berger says, “Everyone knows a colder Frida, a suffering Frida, but she loved life. She was really, really fun. That’s what we want to portray. I used to have a sad view of Frida, like, ‘Oh, the poor woman.’ Now, knowing how she was so smart and so clever, I look up to her.”
Now, Frida Kahlo’s life narrative will be turned into a musical; it was revealed on Thursday, continuing the unending Fridamania. Following regional tests next year, the show is anticipated to debut on Broadway in 2024.
It will trace Kahlo’s life from Mexico City to Paris to New York and back to the fabled “Blue House,” where she was born and passed away in 1954. The production, “Frida, The Musical,” will be produced by Valentina Berger and feature music by Jaime Lozano and words by Neena Beber.
Although there has already been a lot written about Kahlo, the show’s creators hope that by revealing previously unreported details and personal stories about the beloved artist, it will offer a new perspective on her life.
Conversations with Kahlo’s family members in Mexico and her niece Isolda P. Kahlo’s book “Intimate Frida” will serve as inspiration. Although various attempts have been made to turn Kahlo’s life into a musical, only this one has been given the “O-K” by her family.
The worldwide successor to the Frida Kahlo legacy, Mara Romeo Kahlo, stated to The Washington Post, “In all the stories I heard when I was a little child, our family remembered Aunt Frida as a very joyful woman. “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.”
The makers of the musical claim they want to capture something more three-dimensional, despite the fact that Kahlo merchandise occasionally presents the artist as a bubbly feminist icon and art historians frequently concentrate on the physical and emotional suffering that is so vividly captured in her work. Lozano stated over the phone, “We really want to see Frida through a wider perspective.
Berger says, “Everyone knows a colder Frida, a suffering Frida, but she loved life. She was really, really fun. That’s what we want to portray. I used to have a sad view of Frida, like, ‘Oh, the poor woman.’ Now, knowing how she was so smart and so clever, I look up to her.”
