FREE EVENT!

A new bi-lingual musical!

From TheaterWorksUSA Family Summer Theater Series!

We are proud to partner with TheaterWorksUSA and their Family Summer Theater series in the FREE NYC premiere tour of El Otro Oz.

Click your heels together tres veces and take a transformative journey with this salsa, merengue, and Mexican folk-infused musical.

As her fifteenth birthday approaches, Dora, a contemporary Latine teenager, struggles with her family’s ideas about tradition and dreads her impending quinceañera! But, when Dora gets swept away to a strange new land, she learns how to celebrate her unique rhythm and embrace her cultural identity.

Photo by Jeremy Daniel. From left: Gerardo Esparza, Mayelah Barrera.

El Otro Oz features a book by Mando Alvarado (Basilica, Post No Bill, Parachute Men) and Tommy Newman (Band Geeks, The Single Girl’s Guide, and Tinyard Hill), and music and lyrics by Jaime Lozano (Children of Salt, A Never-Ending Line, Songs by an Immigrant) and Tommy Newman. Orchestrations and arrangements are by Salomon Lerner and Jaime Lozano. Scenic design is by Frank J. Oliva, costume design is by Christopher Vergara, and puppet design is by Jessica Scott. Choreography is by Andrea Guajardo, music direction is by James Osorio and direction is by Elena Araoz. The company includes Mayelah Barrera, Regina Carregha, Juan Danner, Gerardo Esparza, Indra Palomo, and Rafa Reyes, with Victoria Sanchez as stage manager.  A previous version of the show, entitled Yellow Brick Road, premiered in 2010 and was recognized as a New York Times Critic’s Pick.

Photo by Jeremy Daniel. L-R_ Rafa Reyes, Gerardo Esparza, Mayelah Barrera, Juan Danner

Three performances only at Pregones Theater in The Bronx!

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In-person performances at PREGONES THEATER (575 Walton Avenue in The Bronx)

This event is open to the general public. Key to NYC full vaccination mandate with valid photo I.D. and face mask safety protocols will be observed. Admission capacity is reduced; please get your tickets early. We no longer offer printed tickets. Please use the online Box Office link at the top of this page to RSVP and download your FREE digital tickets to your phone.

About TheaterWorksUSA – Click To Open

TheaterWorksUSA‘s Family Summer Theater is made possible, in part, with generous support from the Miranda Family Fund, ConEdison, The Shubert Foundation, The Chanel Family Foundation, (DCLA) and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

TheaterWorksUSA has led the Theater for Young and Family Audiences movement in New York City and across North America for over half a century. At TWUSA, we believe that access to art—and theater, in particular—is vital for our youth. Since 1961, the 501(c)3 not-for-profit has captured the imaginations of 100 million new and veteran theatergoers with an award-winning repertoire of over 140 original plays and musicals. Acclaimed alumni include Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Disney’s Frozen), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), Jerry Zaks (The Music Man), Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen), Miguel Cervantes (Hamilton), Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America), and Chuck Cooper (Tony award winning actor, The Life). Visit WWW.TWUSA.ORG for more information 

COVID-19 Visitor Safety Info – Click To Open

Per current Key to NYC mandate, all visitors must show proof of full vaccination against COVID19 and matching photo I.D. prior to gaining entry to Pregones/PRTT’s Bronx and Manhattan theaters. We also require audience members to wear a face mask at all times. By acquiring a ticket and/or asking for entry to our events, you agree to abide by these rules.

FULL VACCINATION: To gain entrance under the Key to NYC public mandate, U.S.-based patrons must have received full vaccination including “booster” from Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson. Acceptable proof of vaccination must clearly indicate which make of vaccine was received. International guests must show equivalent proof regardless of vaccine make.

VACCINATION PROOF
To be presented with matching government-issued I.D., valid documents of vaccination status include:

  • NYS Excelsior Pass
  • NYC COVID Safe App
  • CDC Vaccination Card
  • NYC Vaccination Record
  • Proof of overseas vaccination

FACE MASKS
Mask must be worn at all times in the building. Masks must cover nose and mouth. Masks should fit snuggly against the sides of the face.

For additional information, please visit the City’s Key to NYC website here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines-keytonyc.page

Our Esteemed Funders – Click to Open

This program is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. For a full list of our funders, visit www.pregonesprtt.org.

Directions to Pregones in THE BRONX – Click to Open

PREGONES THEATER
575 Walton Avenue
(b/w 149 & 150 Streets)
The Bronx, NY 10451

Subway #2, 4, 5 to 149 Street & Grand Concourse
We’re just one short block away from the station!

For more information call us at 718-585-1202.

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  • Location

    at Pregones in THE BRONX
    575 Walton Avenue
    (between 149th & 150th Streets)

  • Featuring

    Mayelah Barrera
    Regina Carregha
    Juan Danner
    Gerardo Esparza
    Indra Palomo
    Rafa Reyes

    Stage Manager
    Victoria Sánchez

    Book by
    Mando Alvarado &
    Tommy Newman

    Music and Lyrics by
    Jaime Lozano &
    Tommy Newman

    Orchestrations by
    Salomon Lerner &
    Jaime Lozano

    Set Design by
    Frank J. Oliva

    Costume Design by
    Christopher Vergara

    Puppet Design by
    Jessica Scott

    Choreography by
    Andrea Guajardo

    Music Direction by
    James Osorio

    Directed by
    Elena Araoz