By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS An estimated 800,000 visitors — about 20 percent of whom will be international tourists — are expected to attend the 2020 carnival festival in the Yucatan capital of Mérida, said the city’s director of economic development and tourism, Eduardo Seijo Solis, during a press conference on Monday, Jan. 20. Headlining the festival will be the internationally acclaimed
Read more
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The Mexican Spanish-language production of Tim Rice’s award-winning 1970 rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” (called “Jesucristo Súper Estrella,” in Spanish ) – jointly produced by longtime Mexican theatrical regisseur Alejandro Gou Boy and U.S. film and television star Armando Reyes (“Chicago P.D.”) – is a rare thing in the world of modern theatrical revivals: It manages to
Read more
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It’s a story that has inspired generations for millenniums and a musical that has awed audiences for more than 40 years, and, now, after nearly two decades in ausencia, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s and Tim Rice’s award-winning 1970 rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” is returning to Mexico with an all-star cast for a limited 20 appearances in Mexico
Read more