On Your Feet! | |
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The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan | |
Music | Emilio Estefan Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine |
Lyrics | Emilio Estefan Gloria Estefan |
Book | Alexander Dinelaris Jr. |
Basis | The life and music of Gloria Estefan |
Premiere | June 2, 2015Oriental Theatre, Chicago : |
Productions | 2015 Chicago 2015 Broadway 2017 US National Tour 2017 Netherlands 2019 West End 2019 UK tour |
On Your Feet! is a jukebox musical that played on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre. Based on the lives and music of 26-time Grammy Award-winning husband-and-wife team Gloria and Emilio Estefan, the musical has a book written by Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and a score built around the Cuban-fusion pop music made famous by Gloria Estefan. The songs featured include "Get on Your Feet," "Conga," "1-2-3," and "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You." The musical also features the original song "If I Never Got to Tell You" with lyrics by Gloria Estefan and music by her daughter Emily Estefan.[1]
After playing on Broadway for two years, Gloria Estefan announced there are several international productions in the works. The Dutch adaptation was the first to launch. In the presence of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, a fully Dutch cast performed the musical for the first time in Utrecht, Netherlands on October 17, 2017. International tours and sit down productions have also been announced for Germany, Italy, Mexico, Japan and France.
After a pre-Broadway engagement in Chicago during the summer of 2015, On Your Feet! opened on Broadway on November 5, 2015.[2] It opened to positive reviews and box office success.[3][4] The musical received seven Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, three Drama League Award nominations and a Tony Award nomination for Best Choreography.
A film adaptation is in development as of April 2024.[5]
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