Overview
- Producers announced that Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o will host a special Buena Vista Social Club dance-along performance on Friday, Aug. 14, inviting audience members to dance from their seats.
- The Aug. 14 event is the third celebrity-hosted dance-along for the show, following appearances led by Lin-Manuel Miranda in March and John Leguizamo in May.
- The production emphasizes live music credibility by crediting and honoring its band members, who received a Special Tony Award as part of the show’s five Tony wins.
- The Broadway run at the Schoenfeld Theatre remains active with a named ensemble cast and creative team, and a replica production is planned to open in Puerto Rico this fall.
- The dance-along nights are a deliberate audience-engagement strategy that pairs high-profile one-night hosts with interactive staging to sustain ticket demand and broaden the show’s profile.