November 6, 2002

Saturday, November 9th Latin Madness Show -- SOLD OUT!

Latin Madness Official Cast Party
The official cast party for Latin Madness will be held at the "El Flamingo" Night Club on the evening of November 17th, 2002. Doors will open at 7pm. The band will be Frankie Vasquez and Los Soneros Del Barrio. Admission will be $10 to the general public.

October 7, 2002

Look at the bottom of this page for all the workshop instructors for Latin Madness' Salsa Holiday Week.

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September 2002

LATIN MADNESS
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL
RETURNS FOR A SECOND SEASON

This Double-Dose of Comedy and Dance is a Unique Journey Through The History of Latin Dance in America

Get a Sneak Peek of Latin Madness at Bryant Park's "CultureFest"
Sunday, September 29th at 3:00PM

(September 2002-- New York, New York) Latin Madness, a production of Latin Madness, LLC and Side Street Kids, Inc., is a dynamic musical comedy that returns for a second season to the Teatro Heckscher at El
Museo del Barrio from November 7th to November 17th.

Latin Madness, conceived and co-produced by Nelson Flores and Carlos Mendoza, fuses the producers' love of humor with their experience as dancers, choreographers and directors of their own dance companies. Written by comedian Herb Quiñones, Latin Madness will take audiences through a journey of the history of Latin dance and music beginning in the Caribbean, highlighting the Palladium, the Boogaloo, the Disco Hustle, the rebirth of Mambo and finally transporting audiences to the new millennium through this spectacular theatrical production.

The Story

The story is about two Latino guys from the Bronx who, after exiting a Broadway show, comment on how the Latino story has never been represented on stage. So, they decide to bring their show to Broadway. Latin Madness stars Latin radio personality Herb Quiñones, stand-up comedian/actor Rich Ramirez and 35 dancers who perform everything from Mambo, Cha-Cha to Merengue and Hip-Hop in over a dozen pieces.

As Artistic Director of Latin Madness, María Tirado combines hot Latin beats and fast stepping dance moves for an extraordinary dance experience. Also, audiences can expect special guest performances by internationally recognized Salsa song man Ray Sepúlveda and world-renowned percussionists Bobby Allende and Marc Quiñones in a special recreation of the legendary battle of the timbales between Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez.

The Cast

Nelson Flores is currently director of the Descarga Latin Dance Co., and Carlos Mendoza is the Executive Director of the Side Street Kids, Inc., a non-profit organization committed to providing inner city children with positive afterschool activities.

Herb Quiñones stand-up has appeared on NBC, HBO, BET, KTLA and WPIX. Herb can be heard every morning as "The Boricua Kid" on the Coco y Celines de Seis a Diez morning show on LatinoMix 105.9FM.

Rich Ramirez's comedic performances have been on A&E, BET, and VH1.
Also, Rich showcased his acting skills on NBC's "Law and Order" and daytime TV's "Another World" and "One Life to Live." Rich debuted on the silver screen in "Punchline" with Tom Hanks and Sally Field.

Latin Madness starts on Thursday, November 7 and runs through Sunday, November 10 and again from Thursday, November 14 through Sunday, November 17. All performances will be held at the historic Teatro Heckscher at El Museo del Barrio. The Teatro Heckscher is located at 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street. Tickets are US $37 and US $40 and may be purchased online at www.latin-madness.com, by phone at 718-595-1000, or during performance days at the Teatro Heckscher box office. Tickets for Thursday shows are US $30.

Latin Madness Salsa Holiday Week

Come join us during the week of Nov. 10th thru Nov. 17th. We will be offering lots of dancing throughout the week and cap if off with a great musical production called Latin Madness.

What we are offering is 12 hours Mambo/Salsa workshops during a three (3) day period. We will be doing 4 hours a day (12noon – 4 pm), which will have beginner and intermediate levels on the following dates Monday Nov.11th, Tuesday Nov. 12th, and Wednesday the 13th.

The workshops are going to be taught by the cast members of Latin Madness. When we closer to the date we will have the names of the instructors that are going to conduct the workshop. The workshops will be taught on 1 and on 2.

During that week we will issue you passes that will enable you to get discounted prices to enter the night clubs, example:

Monday Night
Flamingo – your price with the Latin Madness Pass is $8.00. Normally the price is $10.00 - $15.00 depending who is playing.
Well on that date they have scheduled the legendary Roberto Roena.

Tuesday Night
Etoilet - is one the hottest clubs on Tuesday nights from 6 – 11pm

Wednesday Night
Nells – Catch the sounds of one of our hottest DJ’s Elvira in the world. Expect to have a great night there.

Thursday Night
This is the BIG NIGHT.
You will go to OUR PRODUCTION called LATIN MADNESS from 8pm-10pm
Then from there go to one of our finest Night Clubs in NY called Babalu’s. There you will run into New York’s BEST social dancers on either 1 or 2. You must definitely go there on Thursday evening.

Friday Night and Saturday Night
We have yet to get any confirmation on these dates.

The cost of the 3 day workshop and the Latin Madness performance is $190.00 US

You must confirm your booking in advance, class is limited.
Contact Number to make reservation is 1-718-652-2319.

Workshop Instructors:
Nelson Flores, Co-Producer
Maria Tirado, Artistic Director
Addie Diaz-Siverio, Addie-tude
Al "Liquid Silver" Espinoza (Los Angeles)
Al Zagami, Descarga Latina
Amaryllis Cintron, Descarga Latina
Bobby Allende, Percussionist, Musician
Brenda Byrd
Brenda Ramos
Brett Nichols, Addie-tude
Candy Mena, Jai & Candy
Carolinna Alonso, Santo Rico Dance Co.
Cee Cee Williams, Revelation Dancer
Duplessey Walker
Edie, The Salsa FREAK (Los Angeles)
Franklin Diaz
Jai Catalano, Jai & Candy
Jhesus Aponte
Manny Siverio, Addie-tude
Marcus Nieves, Descarga Latina
Marc Quinones, Percussionist, musician
Maribel Maldonado, Descarga Latina
Mario Gonzales
Osmar Perrones, Santo Rico Dance Co.
Rodney , Addie-tude
Savina Vega, Descarga Latina
Sherwin Johnson, Descarga Latina
Steve Seda, Descarga Latina
Stracy Diaz, Asst. Artistic Director
Thomas Guerrero, Santo Rico Dance Co.
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