Brava Presents
Larry The Musical
An American Journey
March 16 - April 14, 2024
at 8:00pm in Brava’s Main Stage
Larry the Musical is based on the book Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong, by the late historian Dr. Dawn Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta.
The assistant director under Cesar Chavez when the United Farm Workers (UFW) was created, Larry organized and led protests for equal pay and dignified living conditions for farm and cannery workers throughout the West Coast and Alaska from the 1930s to when the UFW was created in 1966. As the musical unfolds, Itliong’s story as a brilliant labor organizer comes to life, shedding light on the Filipino American community who shaped Itliong’s leadership as a 15-year-old to his posthumous recognition in Labor International’s Hall of Fame, and the proclamation of “Larry Itliong Day,” by the State of California in 2015.
Larry the Musical creative team includes:
Gayle Romasanta, Writer and Executive Producer (author, Journey for Justice, The Life of Larry Itliong; playwright, Love in the Time of Breast Cancer, artist-in-residence, Brava Theater)
Bryan Pangilinan, Composer and Executive Producer (music director, LIKHA Pilipino Folk Ensemble, actor, Tatsuo Kimura in the Bay Area premiere of Allegiance, artist-in-residence, Brava Theater)
Director and Choreographer Billy Bustamante (assistant director, Here Lies Love; assistant choreographer of Stephen Sondheim’s last musical Here We Are on Broadway);
Music Director and Co-Composer Sean Kana (music director, Hippest Trip - The Soul Train Musical, associate music director, Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations)
Co-Writer Kevin Camia (Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Frankie Quinones Show, The Dress Up Gang)
Larry the Musical is produced by winemaker, avid enthusiast and supporter of the arts and athletics, Francis Novero, choir director, organist, and music teacher Rosario Pangilinan, community activist, publisher, filmmaker and founder of Positively Filipino Mona Lisa Yuchengco; San Francisco State University professor of Ethnic Studies, Filipina/x/o American Literature and Art, and founder of Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP) Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales; and John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor, author, psychologist, activist and President of the Filipino American National Historical Society Dr. Kevin Nadal.
For more information visit www.larrythemusical.com and follow us on Instagram: @larrythemusical.
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Tickets
Previews: $25 - $55
Regular: $55 - $150
*fees not included
Opening Night - Saturday, March 23rd, 2024