The new, non-Equity national tour of On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan, which launched in November 2022, recently played a limited engagement at Artis–Naples.
One of the performances at the Naples, Florida, venue was attended by Grammy-winning husband and wife team Gloria and Emilio Estefan, whose story is the basis for the hit musical. Check out photos from that evening below.
The tour will next be seen at The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, Colorado, February 16-18. Click here for the current itinerary.
The company is led by Gaby Albo and Samuel Garnica as Gloria and Emilio. Albo and Garnica starred in the acclaimed Spanish-language premiere of On Your Feet! at the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Washington, D.C., helmed by Luis Salgado, who also directs and choreographs the current tour.
The cast also features Francisca Tapia as Gloria Fajardo, Adriel Orlando Garcia as José Fajardo, Adela Romero as Consuelo, Lauren Danielle Horgan as Rebecca Fajardo, Katie McCollum as Young Gloria, Javier Iván as Young Emilio and Nayib, and Augusto Guardado as Phil.
The ensemble includes Facundo Agustín, Miguel Flores, Arquímides González, Emilee Hassanzadeh, Marielisa Lugo, Madelin Marchant, Miranda Pepin, Reynel Reynaldo, Ralphie Rivera de Jesús, Angelliz M. Rosado Ramos, Rodolfo Santamarina, Kristen Tarragó, Sebastian Treviño, Zaiedd Vélez, and Marina Vidal.
Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Clay Ostwald, and the On Your Feet National Tour Band
Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, and The Company of the On Your Feet! National Tour
Emilio Estefan, Luis Salgado, Gloria Estefan, Gaby Albo, and Samuel Garnica
Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Gaby Albo, and Samuel Garnica
Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Gaby Albo, and Samuel Garnica
Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan
Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan
Samuel Garnica, Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, and Gaby Albo
Samuel Garnica, Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan,and Gaby Albo
On Your Feet!, which charts the success of multiple Grammy winners Gloria and Emilio Estefan, features a book by Oscar winner Alexander Dinelaris and a score that includes such hits as “Rhythm is Gonna Get You,” “Conga,” “Get On Your Feet,” “Don’t Want To Lose You Now,” “1-2-3,” and “Coming Out of the Dark.” The band is led by music director Daniel Alejandro Gutierrez on keyboard.
The production also has scenic design by Clifton Chadick, lighting design by Christopher Annas-Lee, costume design by Jeannette Christensen, video design by Patrick W. Lord, sound design by Diego Garzón, hair and wig design by Bobbie Zlotnik, casting by Kate Lumpkin Casting, music direction by Gutierrez, musical supervision by Clay Ostwald, music, lyrics, and orchestrations by Emilio and Gloria Estefan, arrangements by Lon Hoyt, additional orchestrations and arrangements by Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald, and Oscar Hernández. Assisting Salgado are associate director Claudia Mulet and associate choreographer Shani Talmor.
On Your Feet! opened November 5, 2015, at Broadway's Marquis Theatre following previews that began October 5. When it closed August 20, 2017, the production, directed by Jerry Mitchell and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, played 34 previews and 746 regular performances. The musical received seven Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, three Drama League Award nominations, and a Tony nomination for Best Choreography.
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