It was so special to get to meet some of our fans this month at the Drama Book Shop for the release of our REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL Cast Album! We did a signing with some of our cast, and then I had the honor of accompanying our lead actress Tatiana Cordoba in a special performance of “Flying Away”. Thank you to Ghostlight Records and the Drama Bookshop for hosting us and putting this event together!
Very excited to share that Gloria Estefan will be co-hosting a post-show talkback with my co-composer Joy Huerta after the April 22nd show of Real Women Have Curves! Middle school Benjamin is reeling right now. Check out more information on Broadway.com
It was surreal to get to have our title song be performed by Joy and some of our cast as part of the Mexico Independence Day festivities in Times Square! Here’s some footage of them performing, along with Joy talking a little about the show:
"Real Women Have Curves" in Times Square, featuring Joy Huerta, Jennifer Sanchez, Florencia Cuenca, Elisa Galindez, and Aline Mayagoitia, with Nadia DiGillianardo and Rich Mercurio in the band!
I’m excited to be part of an upcoming panel discussion at the Museum of Broadway on Sunday, October 6th. I’ll be joining other writers, composers, and producers—the next generation of storytellers—who are dedicated to bringing fresh voices and new stories to the Broadway stage. If you’d like to come check it out, click here to register for the event!
Panelists include Benjamin Velez (Composer/Lyricist), Eric Ulloa (Writer), Sammy Lopez (Producer), Amanda D’Archangelis (Composer), and Jesse Sanchez (Composer/Lyricist, Writer, Music Director). Moderated by Luis Salgado and Gabriela Garcia.