www.broadwayworld.com: This fresh, irreverent musical comedy could only spring forth from the clever and culturally savvy mind of John Leguizamo (who seriously schooled Berkeley Rep audiences with Latin History for Morons). With an energetic musical fusion of salsa, Latin boogaloo, hip-hop, gospel, funk, and merengue, and an inspired mash-up of Elizabethan dialect and modern slang, Kiss My Aztec! celebrates, elevates, and commemorates Latinx culture.
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Kiss My Aztec! sounds like a really cool musical! Definitely one for the books. This 16th century based, Spanish occupied Mesoamerica concept seems very thoughtful while also making a larger commentary on our world history. The Broadway World Review of this musical was super insightful while also providing some articulate critiques. The language in this show is a mixture of Elizabethan, modern, hip hop, and slang. The critic said that the language in the musical had too many “ist” or “ish” endings, making the elizabethan portion of the musical feel extremely forced. Personally if I was the writer of this new work, I would be really appreciative of a review like this. It could greatly help a writer focus on reworking. I’m assuming that any playwright is always looking to make positive revisions in their work. Also, the fact that the San Diego Tribune said that there is not a lot of history learning in this musical is somewhat disappointing. I was expecting it to be somewhat Hamilton-esque.
As someone who is from San Diego, I'm disappointed to be missing this show! From reading the reviews, it seems like is being well received. The show seems like a very interesting combination of different music styles that deviates from the traditional nature of musical theatre. Something that I was unaware of until recently was that John Leguizamo was a writer for the stage. I had always seen him in films and other projects across the years, including a recent performance in the fantastic Netflix mini series, When They See Us. So I was very interested to find out that he was the mind responsible for bringing this apparently sharp and fun show to fruition. Something that I regret not doing more often was engaging more with the plethora of professional theatre in San Diego. I started to see a couple productions before coming to CMU and realized that I may have been missing out on a lot! At least I will now for the future when I return home for breaks.
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