Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
About the Show
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL is the new Broadway show that’s bursting with love, ambition, and possibility.
Summer 1987, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. After eighteen years under her parents’ roof, Ana is ready to spread her wings. Her dreams of college and a career in New York City are bursting at the seams, but her mother’s expectations would keep her home, working at their garment factory. Should Ana pursue her own dreams at the expense of her family’s? Based on the play by Josefina López that inspired the iconic hit film, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL is an empowering new show that explores life’s unexpected curves.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL features songs by Grammy Award®– winning songwriter Joy Huerta (Jesse & Joy) and Benjamin Velez (Kiss My Aztec), a book by Lisa Loomer (Girl, Interrupted) with Nell Benjamin (Mean Girls), and choreography and direction by Tony® winner Sergio Trujillo (Ain’t Too Proud).
About the Show
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL is the new Broadway show that’s bursting with love, ambition, and possibility.
Summer 1987, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. After eighteen years under her parents’ roof, Ana is ready to spread her wings. Her dreams of college and a career in New York City are bursting at the seams, but her mother’s expectations would keep her home, working at their garment factory. Should Ana pursue her own dreams at the expense of her family’s? Based on the play by Josefina López that inspired the iconic hit film, REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL is an empowering new show that explores life’s unexpected curves.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL features songs by Grammy Award®– winning songwriter Joy Huerta (Jesse & Joy) and Benjamin Velez (Kiss My Aztec), a book by Lisa Loomer (Girl, Interrupted) with Nell Benjamin (Mean Girls), and choreography and direction by Tony® winner Sergio Trujillo (Ain’t Too Proud).
Performance Schedule
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January
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About the Theatre
James Earl Jones Theatre
138 W 48th St
New York, NY 10036
The Cort Theatre was built as a venue for producer John Cort’s productions in the early 1900’s. Peg o’ My Heart was its premiere performance in 1912.
The Shubert Organization eventually took ownership of the venue and had it completely restored. The theater was renamed in honor of James Earl Jones in 2022.