REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES TO HOST SPECIAL WEEK CELEBRATING THE MUSICAL’S FANS

 REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES TO HOST SPECIAL WEEK CELEBRATING THE MUSICAL’S FANS

 

 

Real Women Have Curves announced a celebration of the musical’s fans will be held between June 3 and June 8, with special activations happening each night at The James Earl Jones Theatre. The week, called “Curves Fan Week,” will also celebrate the release of the original Broadway cast recording for Real Women Have Curves from Ghostlight Records, officially out June 6. 

Throughout the week, fans can purchase $74 orchestra tickets at the James Earl Jones Theatre Box Office (138 West 48th) with no fees using code RWPRV1 (or visit Telecharge.com, where orchestra tickets start at $89 inclusive of all online fees ($74+$15 fee).

The week kicks off on Tuesday, June 3, with “Cantina Night.” Following the evening performance of Real Women Have Curves, audience members will be treated to post-show snacks from Siete Foods on behalf of Las Mujeres Garza. Fans can also head to Friedman’s at the Edison Hotel (228 W 47th St) during June to try two Real Women Have Curves-themed cocktails created with Gran Centenario Tequila, the official tequila partner of the production. Fans can choose from the De Nada Margarita (Gran Centenario Plata Tequila, Blood Orange, Cardamom) or the Daydream Paloma (Gran Centenario Plata Tequila, Grapefruit, Orange, Cherry). Patrons who show their ticket stub from Real Women Have Curves at Friedman’s in June can get two of these exciting signature drinks for the price of one! 

 

The evening of Wednesday, June 4 marks the “Night of Joy,” where the evening’s performance will be followed by a special sing-along led by Tony Award-nominated co-composer of Real Women Have Curves, Joy Huerta, who will perform some music from the show as well as some of her own Grammy Award winning hits.

 

The week continues on Thursday, June 5, with the “Night of 200 Dresses,” where audience members can win some amazing prizes from Not Your Daughter’s Jeans and more! Audience members attending the June 5 performance are also encouraged to bring along new and gently worn women’s professional clothing, jewelry, and accessories to be donated to Bottomless Closet, an organization whose mission is to make women feel confident, prepared, and empowered to ace their job interviews, start that new job, and begin their journey to self-sufficiency. 

 

The evening performance on Friday, June 6, will be followed by a special post-show sing-along led by Joy Huerta to celebrate the newly released Original Broadway Cast Recording of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical. Finally, audience members who attend the show on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8 will be treated to a fun and colorful post-show giveaway! 

 

Activations will continue to be announced throughout the week on Real Women Have Curves’ social channels so fans can look out for some extra surprises! 

 

Real Women Have Curves began performances on April 1, 2025, and is currently playing on Broadway at The James Earl Jones Theatre. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased on Telecharge.com. In-person rush, digital rush, and lottery tickets are also available.

 

Real Women Have Curves received 12 award nominations this season, including a Tony Award nomination for “Best Original Score” (Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez) and a Tony Award nomination for “Best Featured Actress in a Musical” (Justina Machado.) The show was hailed as “an absolute joy to witness” by Entertainment Weekly and “the most relevant musical of the year” by Time Out New York. New York Magazine / Vulture raved that “Huerta and Velez’s songs are buoyant and engaging.” The New York Times praised the show’s “hummable score that sounds variously of Mexico, Broadway and American pop.”

 

Real Women Have Curves is a funny, joyous, and empowering new musical that celebrates our shared humanity with humor and heart. Ana Garcia dreams of flying away from East Los Angeles. But when her family receives a make-or-break order for 200 dresses, Ana finds herself juggling her own ambitions, her mother’s expectations, and a community of women all trying to make it work against the odds.

 

The musical stars Broadway newcomer Tatianna Córdoba as ambitious high school senior Ana, film and television actress Justina Machado (“One Day at a Time,” “Pulse,”) as Carmen, Ana’s hardworking mother who imagines a traditional life for her daughter, Florencia Cuenca (Broadway debut) as Estela, Shelby Acosta (1776) as Prima Flaca, Carla Jimenez (Broadway debut) as Pancha, Aline Mayagoitia (Broadway debut, Six Boleyn Tour) as Itzel, Mauricio Mendoza as Raúl, Mason Reeves (Broadway debut, Frozen National Tour) as Henry, Jennifer Sánchez (Elf) as Rosalí, Sandra Valls (Broadway debut) as Prima Fulvia, along with Ariana Burks, Quincy Hampton, Zeus Mendoza, Claudia Mulet, Christopher M. Ramirez, Monica Tulia Ramirez, Shadia Fairuz, Elisa Galindez, and Omar Madden. 

 

The musical features direction & choreography by Tony and Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo, music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning artist Joy Huerta and composer/lyricist Benjamin Velez, book by Lisa Loomer with Nell Benjamin, and music supervision by Nadia DiGiallonardo. Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will also feature music direction by Roberto Sinha, scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, costume design by Wilberth Gonzalez and Tony Award winner Paloma Young, lighting design by eight-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz, sound design by Tony Award winner John Shivers, video design by Tony Award winner Hana S. Kim, hair, wig, and make-up design by Krystal Balleza & Will Vicari, orchestrations by Nadia DiGiallonardo, Joy Huerta, Rich Mercurio, and Benjamin Velez, and casting by X Casting/Victor Vazquez, CSA and ARC/Duncan Stewart, CSA. Tripp Phillips serves as Production Stage Manager, B.J. Holt as General Manager, and Alecia Parker as Executive Producer. 

 

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical is based on the play by Josefina López and HBO’s Real Women Have Curves (screenplay by Josefina López and George LaVoo). American Repertory Theater (A.R.T) at Harvard University produced the musical’s critically acclaimed world premiere in 2023.

 

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical is produced by Barry and Fran Weissler (Waitress) and Jack Noseworthy, alongside Peggy Koenig, Stan Ponte, Las Mujeres Garza, HGH Productions, Weller/Harney, Erin and Ramesh Narasimhan, John Gore Organization, HarbourView, Ira Pittelman, Stacie and Steven Weisbrot, Michael Valdes, Michael P. Kruke, Nederlander Presentations, Inc, Armstrong/Manocherian, Danielle Del, Emerald Drive, Independent Presenters Network, Just for Laughs, Gerry and Jared King, Scott and Debbie Klein, Yael and Ira Kleinman, Peter May, Bob and Alison Murchison, Kari Nettles, Prospero Teatro/La Gran Audiencia, Philip and James DeCarlo-Schnepper, Lilli and Jonathan Roth, Catherine and Michael T. Sheehan, Jayne Baron Sherman,  Jeffrey A. Sine, Spoke Media, Gina Vernaci, Amy Wen, Alicia Menendez, Angelica Vale, and the Shubert Organization.

 

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