Mandy Gonzalez, Kevin Del Aguila, and More Join the Cast of the World Premiere Musical Basura

Alliance Theatre and producers Michael Shulman and Colin Callender announced the complete cast for the world premiere of Basura, a new musical with original music and lyrics by Gloria Estefan and her daughter Emily Estefan, directed by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif. Performances are May 30-July 12, with an opening night on June 12, at Alliance Theatre.

The production will star newcomer Jaci Calderon in the leading role of Nambi, alongside Dario Alvarez as José, Zack Calderon as Nunu, Nathan Diaz as Dani, Isabel Gonzalez as Blanca, and Michelle Zink-Muñoz as Sofía, with Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Kevin Del Aguila as Mario and Drama Desk Award winner Mandy Gonzalez as Mónica.

The ensemble will include David Andino, Monica Garcia Bradley, Victoria Gómez, Michael Marrero, Gage Martinez, Avital Tikva Masri, Kara Menendez, Coty Perno, Julio Rey, Lannie Rubio, Diego Turner-Figueredo, and Ariana Valdes.

National Latino Playwriting Award-winner Karen Zacarías wrote the book for the musical. Grammy Award, Tony Award, and Emmy Award winner Alex Lacamoire is the musical supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger.

The creative team also includes Tony Award-winning choreographer Patricia Delgado, dramaturg Ken Cerniglia, music director Cynthia Meng, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning music coordinator David Lai, scenic designer David Korins, Tony-winning costume designer Dede Ayite, lighting designer Ben Stanton, and Tony-winning sound designer Peter Hylenski.

Based on the award-winning documentary film Landfill Harmonic, the new musical is about Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra, where young artists turn scrap material into instruments.