I Like It Like That – A Musical.LLC and Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater present

I LIKE IT LIKE THAT
“El Barrio – The 70’s – When Salsa was the Religion of the Masses”

Written by DAVID MALDONADO and WADDYS JAQUEZ

Featuring

TITO NIEVES
ROSSMERRY ALMONTE, ANA ISABELLE, CARIDAD DE LA LUX, CHACHI DEL VALLE
SHADIA FAIRUZ, JOSEPH “QUIQUE” GONZALEZ, NELSON GONZALEZ
SOFIA KLIMOVSKY, ANGEL LOPEZ, YESENIA SANTIAGO, GILBERTO VELAZQUEZ

Directed by WADDYS JAQUEZ

The Band
BOBBY ALLENDE (Percussion), ANTHONY CARRILLO (Percussion), JORGE CASTRO (Saxophone)
GUIDO GONZALEZ (Trumpet), DESMAR GUEVARA (Keyboards), JERRY MADERA (Bass)
HOMMY RAMOS (Trombone)

Musical Direction by DISMAR GUEVARA
Executive Producer: CARDENAS MARKETING NETWORK
Scenic Design: RAUL ABREGO
Co-Lighting Design: LUCRECIA BRICENO, G. BENJAMIN SWOPE
Sound Design: JULIAN EVEANS
Costume Design: HOCHI ASIASTICO
Projections Design: ROCCO DISANTI
Properties Design: CHARLES BOWDEN
Choreography: WADDYS JAQUEZ
Assoc. Choreographer/Salsa: JONATHAN MALDONADO, CHACHI DEL VALLE
Dramaturg: ROSALBA ROLON
Stage Manager: LEYMA LOPEZ
Production Manager: PETER L. SMITH
Publicity: JT PUBLIC RELATIONS
Social Media marketing: JENNY A. PULIDO
Music Rights and Clearance: LESLIE ARREDONDO
Producer: DAVID MALDONADO
Producer: DAVID RODRIGUEZ, JUAN TORO
Co-Producer: PREGONES/PRTT
Assoc. Producer: OLLIE ENTERTAINMENT, DR. MICHAEL LANG/SANDY M. LONG/MARNIE ORTIZ

The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre
304 West 47th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues)
www.ilikeitlikethat.com or (212) 581-9858
September 7 – November 16; Opening Night – 09/22/16

There’s an awful lot of talent on the small stage of The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. Strong voices; creative choreography by Waddys Jaquez, Jonathan Maldonado, and Chaci Del Valle; and a pulsating beat that will make the most staid of audience members bounce in their seats punctuate Waddys’ and David Maldonado’s I LIKE IT LIKE THAT. Set in El Barrio in the 1970’s, this high-energy production celebrates the music that brought families together, inspired social activism, and provided a source of pure fun in an often-challenging environment.

Starring Tito Nieves as the family patriarch, I LIKE IT LIKE THAT shares a culture that has persevered and thrived in America. If you are not of that culture, you are going to miss some of the inside jokes even though English subtitles are occasionally flashed on the backdrop. What you won’t miss is the enthusiasm and spirit that generates and drives this lively musical.

- Laurie Lawson -