On Your Feet
Gloria Estefan was right: the rhythm is gonna get you. Though it's been open since November, I only just recently saw On Your Feet , which tells Emilio and Gloria Estefan 's story (using their music, of course). The show begins with a concert, which is a great way to immediately engage the audience. The incredible band, which includes actual members of Miami Sound Machine, get that rhythm going, and then Gloria ( Ana Villafane , making an impressive Broadway debut) kicks it up a notch. We're then taken back to Gloria's younger days in Miami, and watch as she meets Emilio (a charming Josh Segarra ) and takes up with Miami Sound Machine, much to the chagrin of her protective mother, played by the terrific Andrea Burns ( In the Heights , Songs for a New World ). Academy Award-winning writer Alexander Dinelaris ( Birdman ) is entrusted with the book. He takes care to hit the highlights/important moments in Gloria and Emilio's career, though it never feels like...