The cast and creative team are set for\u00a0Pregones\/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater’s upcoming engagement\u00a0of\u00a0Torched! In Concert.<\/p>\n
Directed by Artistic Director Rosalba Rol\u00f3n, who wrote the book and lyrics,\u00a0performances will\u00a0run May 28\u2013June 7\u00a0at Pregones Theater\u00a0in the Bronx. Torched! composer\u00a0Desmar Guevera\u00a0is the musical director.<\/p>\n
The cast will\u00a0feature\u00a0John Cencio Burgos as Burt, Christin Eve Cato<\/a> as Gina De La Vega, Jos\u00e9 Joaqu\u00edn Garc\u00eda<\/a> as Tito,\u00a0Austin Turner as Mr. B and Jay, Jenyvette Vega as Candy\/Insurance Broker, and Nyseli Vega<\/a> as Linda.\u00a0The artists will be backed by a band that includes\u00a0Guevara on keyboard, Alvaro Benavides on bass,\u00a0Anthony Carrillo on percussion, and Marcos Torres on drums.<\/p>\n The production explores\u00a0the complex legacy of the Bronx fires of 1970s New York, exposing the arson-for-profit schemes. The musical, according to press notes, pulses “to the beat of salsa, funk disco, and hip hop \u2026 [while transporting]\u00a0audiences between 1970s New York and the present-day.”<\/p>\n \u201cRevisiting our original TORCHED!\u2014The People Ignited production
Torched! In Concert will also\u00a0have\u00a0lighting design by Lucrecia Brice\u00f1o, costume design by Harry Nadal, and projection design by Eamonn Farrell. Jessica Moya is the production manager, Brianna Guillen is the stage manager, and Samara Lee is the assistant stage manager.<\/p>\n
\n and re-envisioning it in a concert allows us to expand its
\npossibilities, making it possible to perform it as a full musical
\nproduction or as a concert in many other cities,\u201d said\u00a0Rol\u00f3n\u00a0in a statement. \u201cOur goal is to add to the
\nvoices of countless artists who have worked over the decades to correct
\nhistory, sharing one of the most tragic eras of our beloved Bronx,
\nbringing it to light, and exposing the truth behind the fires. We are
\ndedicating this run to the countless firefighters, the thousands of
\nresidents whose lives were at risk throughout an entire decade, and the
\nleadership for their guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n