Producer Maria Elena de Noval will present a developmental, industry-only reading of the new musical “Waiting for Snow in Havana” on Nov. 13. The reading will take place at Open Jar Studios and will be helmed by Tony Award-winning “Hadestown” director Rachel Chavkin.
“Waiting for Snow in Havana” is based on the memoirs of Carlos Eire, who was born in the titular city but was forced to flee to the U.S. in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. The musical follows a young Carlos through a series of foster homes as he copes with loneliness, reckons with loss and prepares for his mother’s long-overdue arrival.
The new musical will feature a book by Sarah Gancher, the Obie Award-winning playwright of “The Wind and the Rain: A Story About Sunny’s Bar,” and Karen Zacarías, who penned the book for the musical “Basura.” Music for “Waiting for Snow in Havana” will be by Tony-nominated “Real Women Have Curves” co-composer Benjamin Velez, with lyrics by Velez and 2013 U.S. presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanco.
Rounding out the creative team for the developmental reading will be Or Matias as music supervisor and Alejandro Senior as music director. Casting will be by Kristian Charbonier for Telsey Casting.
The reading’s cast will include Dario Alvarez, Danny Bolero, Isabella Esler, Elisa Galindez, Julian Lerner, Anthony Lee Medina, Omar Lopez-Cepero, Ella Noriega, Christopher Ramirez, Naomi Serrano, Benji Santiago, Mariand Torres, Pablo Torres, Lorraine Velez and Aléna Watters.
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